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Astronomy for iSSS and 1S90," with a bibliography 

 attached. Other papers are taken from the American 

 and British Association reports, one of the best of 

 which is the "History of the Niagara River," by 

 the well-known Geologist, G. K. Gilbert. Pro- 

 fessor Boys' Royal Institution lecture on ' ' Quartz 

 Fibres " is introduced ; and many others from 

 English, American, German, and other reviews and 

 magazines. 



The Art of Modelling in Clay and Wax, by Thos. 

 C. Simmonds (London : Bemrose & Sons). Mr. 

 Simmonds is the head-master of the Derby School of 

 Art and Technical Institute, and the present admir- 

 ably written and graphically illustrated little manual 

 is the first of Bemrose's "Technical Series." If its 

 successors are equal to the present example, it will 

 be a very acceptable and valuable little library. We 

 strongly commend Mr. Simmonds' book to all sorts 

 and conditions of our readers. 



The Primer of the Art of Massage (for Learners), 

 by Dr. Stretch Dowse (Bristol : John Wright 

 & Co), is a little book which ought to be 

 welcomed. Massage is now much 

 practised, and is as useful, if not 

 as important, as "Ambulance." It 

 is well and clearly written, and 

 sufficiently illustrated by original 

 sketches. Dr. Dowse's book is an 

 eminently useful one. 



Wood-Carving, with Suggestions 

 on Chip-Carving, by Thomas C. 

 Simmonds (London : Bemrose & 

 Sons). Another of Mr. Simmonds 

 vigorously and clearly described 

 shilling handbooks, illustrated with 

 a vigour and force that must make 

 them "take "with students. It is 

 the best, cheapest, and most in- 

 structive work of its kind now 

 before the public. 



Ha7idbook for Essex, Suffolk, Norjolk, and Cam- 

 bridgeshire, third edition, carefully revised, with 

 maps and plans (London : John Murray). Murray's 

 famous Handbooks are known everywhere, but we 

 question if a more altogether unique and interesting 

 district could be dealt with than these four eastern 

 counties. As far as possible the rich storehouse of 

 historic and ecclesiastical archaeology, has been effi- 

 ciently dealt with and brought up to date. The 

 geology, botany, zoology, etc., have also been as 

 carefully revised, as the Editor of Science-Gossip 

 <to whom they were entrusted) could possibly under- 

 take. 



Betteath Helvellyn's Shade, by Samuel Barber 

 'London : Elliot Stock). Many of our readers will 

 remember this writer's illustrated contributions on 

 Clouds in past numbers of Science-Gossip. He is 

 a man of acknowledged eminence in the science of 

 meteorology, and especially in the department of 



cloudland. For several years Mr. Barber has been 

 curate at " Wythburn's lowly house of prayer," as 

 Wordsworth calls it — the picturesque little white- 

 washed church on Dunmael Raise, at the foot of 

 grand Helvellyn, in the country which Hall Caine has 

 made so famous in his " History of a Crime." Mr. 

 Barber is a man of strong natural history tastes and 

 keen habits of observation ; he is also a man of sym- 







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pathetic nature, and gifted with good literary tastes. 

 He can hardly have gone anywhere to have better 

 studied the birth, life, and death of clouds, or the 

 habits of wild mountain-birds, or the strange tricks 

 of glacial geology. His charming little book includes 

 all these subjects, as well as notes on the folk-lore, 

 habits, and customs of the natives, local archaeology, 

 etc ; and three valuable chapters on clouds. It is an 

 eminently readable little book, which we strongly 

 recommend. 



