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POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW. 
Darwinism and Design, or Creation by Evolution. By George St. Clair, 
F.G.S., M.A.I. London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1873. It seems hardly 
fair to notice a hook of some size in a few lines, especially when the 
author’s aim has been a good one and is cleverly carried out. However, 
we cannot avoid it. For we do not think Mr. St. Clair’s book entitled to a 
long notice in the presence of other more important ones. However, we 
may say that he has considered the whole question with a great deal of 
calmness, and has done justice to most of those who are concerned in the 
matter. We do not agree in his conclusions, however, and we assert that if 
he used reason alone to examine the questions considered, he must come to 
a quite different result. 
The Vapour and Turkish Bath: their Value in Diseases of the Skin. By 
J. L. Milton, M.R.C.S. London: Hard wicke, 1874. This pamphlet shows 
us how we can construct a portable Turkish bath in our own house ; and it 
is therefore a useful little book. 
Treatise on Solid Geometry. By W. T. Pierce, Architect. London : 
Longmans, 1874 — is a large 4to. volume, illustrated by more than 36 plates. 
In this the author appears to point out clearly the more important problems 
in the practical division of solid geometry. It is to be followed by another 
treatise. 
ITalf -hours with Insects. Part I. By A. S. Packard, Jun. Boston : Estes 
and Lauriat, 1874. This is the first part of a serial popular work. It promises 
well. The author’s effort is a capital one, and the publishers have secured 
the very best men in the country for the work. 
We have also received: “ University of London Questions,” by C. J. 
Woodward, B.Sc. ; “The Psychology of Scepticism and Phenomenalism,” 
by James Andrews ; and “ The Geology of Suffolk,” by J. E. Taylor, 
F.L.S:, F.G.S. 
