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The scheme gradually developed, however, 

 so that while suitably supplying the wants 

 of beginners in astronomical study, the atlas 

 has taken on a scope which makes it more 

 widely serviceable. The plates comprise a 

 general star map in twenty sections, a series 

 of twelve monthly star maps, and several 

 other important single maps and groups. The 

 moon is represented in charts of the four 

 quadrants, and there are also telescopic 

 views of the moon of each day's age from 

 the third to the fourteenth. Each of these 

 pictures is furnished with a key and index 

 of names, and it is believed that students of 

 our satellite will find these plates of much 

 service in identifying the various lunar ob- 

 jects. Other plates represent phases and 

 orbits of the planets, solar phenomena, com- 

 ets, nebulae, systems of satellites, eclipses, 

 etc. An introduction of fifty-seven pages 

 describes the plates and gives a list of select 

 telescopic objects suitable for observation 

 with small instruments. Another feature of 

 the present work is an index to planets. The 

 identification of these bodies is difficult for 

 a beginner, on account of their shifting po- 

 sitions. The author has removed this diffi- 

 culty for the next decade by providing a 

 simple method of learning in a few seconds 

 the approximate position of every important 

 planet. It should be noted that the me- 

 chanical execution of the volume is of a high 

 grade. 



Life and Labor of the People in London. 

 Edited by Charles Booth. Vol. III. 

 Blocks of Buildings, Schools, and Immi- 

 gration. Yol. IV. The Trades of East 

 London. London and New York : Mac- 

 millan & Co. Price, $1.50 each. 



These volumes consist of correlated es- 

 says on various features of its subject by 

 a number of special writers. They form a 

 uniformly straightforward account, abun- 

 dantly fortified by statistics, of how the poor- 

 er classes of London work and live, and how 

 their children are educated. There is no 

 sentiment and few comments or suggestions 

 in these volumes ; they are crowded so full 

 of facts that no room is left for such matter. 

 Compact tables of figures are introduced fre- 

 quently, and in Yolume LTI colored maps 

 show the proportions of native and foreign- 

 born population in London and in England. 

 The information which the work contains is 

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of the highest value to the sociologist and 

 deeply interesting to any one who wishes to 

 know " how the other half lives " in a great 

 city. The essays are far from dry, in spite of 

 their meatiness. Thus, one of those devoted 

 to model buildings is a sketch of life in 

 buildings, which is notably graphic. In the 

 chapter on the Jewish Community is a vivid 

 account of the progress of a "greener" from 

 the time he enters the Thames on board an 

 immigrant steamer until he is established in 

 a little business, perhaps two or three years 

 later. The accounts of elementary educa- 

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 and of girls are also very readable. The 

 trades that receive attention in Yolume IV are 

 tailoring, bootmaking, dock labor, furniture- 

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 and women's work ; there is also a special 

 chapter on Sweating by the editor. A thor- 

 ough insight is given into the conditions of 

 work in these trades, and some idea of how 

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 their leisure is also afforded. These vol- 

 umes are an excellent example of what sort 

 of investigation is necessary as a basis for 

 any intelligent efforts toward bettering the 

 condition of the poor in a large city. 



The Handbook of Emergencies and Com- 

 mon Ailments of E. F. Bradford, M. D., as- 

 sisted by Louis Leiois, M. D. (B. B. Russell, 

 publisher, Boston), is a really valuable work, 

 larger and fuller than most of the books of 

 similar title, but less bulky and diffuse, and 

 therefore more valuable and practical than 

 ordinary books of household medicine. The 

 author's purpose in preparing it was to pre- 

 sent to non-professional readers directions 

 for the diagnosis and treatment of the class 

 of cases described in the title. The author's 

 plan has been to treat the subjects more 

 fully and extensively than is done in the nu- 

 merous handbooks already in circulation, and 

 to describe in sufficient detail the latest 

 remedies and methods of treatment, or such 

 as are available and easily understood. The 

 object has been kept in view, too, besides 

 pointing out specific remedies for different 

 ailments, to discuss and explain some of the 

 general principles upon which a sensible 

 practice of medicine is founded. The book 

 is divided into five parts. Part I presents 

 some general introductory remarks on symp- 



