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editor’s table. 
(Eiritor’s ®abk. 
Sale of Durham Cattle. —We desire to call the 
attention of our readers to the advertisement of Mr. 
Paoli Lathrop, offering his herd of Durham Cattle for 
sale. We have often inspected it, and can therefore 
say from our own observation that it is a very superi¬ 
or herd. Several of the cows are great milkers and 
butter makers, and we believe ail are of prime quality. 
A History of Long- Island, from its first settle¬ 
ment by Europeans, to the year 1845, with special 
reference to its Ecclesiastical concerns. By Nathani¬ 
el S. Prime. Pp. 420, with a map. Published by 
Robert Carter, 58 Canal St., N. Y. Price $1.00. 
Physically and historically, Long Island is one of the 
most interesting sections of the United States. In 
the above history, Doct. Prime has given a clear, and 
sufficiently minute account of its aspect and resour¬ 
ces, and the events of most importance since its first 
settlement. To gather the materials for this has re¬ 
quired much laborious research and personal observa¬ 
tion. The ecclesiastical part of this work is particu¬ 
larly valuable, and can be found in no other history o-f 
the Island. 
Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons; illustrat¬ 
ing the Perfections of God, in the Phenomena of the 
year. By Rev. Henry Duncan. New York: Robert 
Carter, 58 Canal St. This excellent work, like the 
Bridgewater Treatises,” is intended to demonstrate 
the existence and the attributes of God, in the various 
phenomena of nature in the revolving year. The first 
three volumes treat respectively on Winter, Spring, 
and Summer, and are replete with useful and instruc¬ 
tive matter which cannot fail to be interesting to 
teachers of schools, academies, and families. Price 
$1.25 per volume. 
Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido for the 
Suppression of Piracy; with extracts from the Jour¬ 
nal of James Brooke, Esq. By Captain the Hon. 
Henry Keppel, R. N. Pp. 412, with a Map. Price 
50 cents. Harper & Brothers. The magnificent is¬ 
land of Borneo, and the adjacent archipelago are al¬ 
most unknown regions in this country; it is with pe¬ 
culiar satisfaction, therefore, that we are favored with 
a copy of the narration of this Expedition. It con¬ 
tains the latest and most accurate geographical, his¬ 
torical, and political information to be found of 
Borneo; and aside from this, it is full of stirring ad¬ 
venture and wild narrative. 
Results of Hydropathy; or Constipation not a 
disease of the Bowels: Indigestion not a disease of 
the Stomach; with an Exposition of the true nature 
and cause of these Ailments, examining the reason 
why they are so certainly cured by the hydropathic 
treatment. By Edward Johnson, M. D., pp. 181. 
Price 50cts. Wiley & Putnam. We are not Doctor 
enough to pronounce cx cathedra (authoritatively) on 
the subject of hydropathy. But this we know, that 
ablution in cold and warm water, and in the vapor 
bath, are highly beneficial; and if practised much 
more than at present would be greatly conducive to 
the health of the people. Frequent ablution is a sa¬ 
cred duty with many of the Eastern nations ; we wish 
a good spunging and friction with towels were the 
daily duty of this great nation of ours in the West. 
This, with a plain wholesome diet, and abstinence 
from spirituous and fermented liquors, would, in a fu¬ 
ture generation, drive nine-tenths of the diseases out 
of the country. 
Life in Prairie Land. By Eliza W. Farnham. 
Pp. 408. Price 50 cents. Harper & Brothers. These 
sketches are truly national and graphic, and told in an 
alternate style of the gay and grave, the comic and the 
pathetic. They are very like “A New Home,” by Mrs. ' 
Clavers, though far from imitation. In truth they are 
as original as the scenery and people they describe. 
In after generations they will be studied as a true in* 
dex of the character of our own in the wild region 
where the scenes are laid. Y/e have the pleasure ol 
the acquaintance of the fair authoress, and can tell 
our readers that she is a clever woman both in the 
English and Yankee acceptation of the term. 
Number of Cotton Spindles. —According to 
the latest accounts, the estimate of the spindles now 
at work in the principal cotton manufacturing coun¬ 
tries is Spindles 
In Great Britain and Ireland, - - 17,500,000 
In the States comprised in the Custom League, 815,000 
In Austria and Italy, ■ 1,500,000 
In France,.3,500,000 
In Belgium, - • - - - - 420,000 
In Switzerland, - 650,000 
In Russia,. 700,000 
In the United States of America, - - 2,500,000 
Total, 
27,585,000 
Pictorial History of England, including 
that of Scotland and Ireland. Being a history 
of the People as well as a History of the Kingdom, 
down to the reign of George III.; profusely illustrated 
with many hundred engravings on wood of monument¬ 
al records; coins; civil and military costume ; domes¬ 
tic buildings, furniture and ornaments ; cathedrals, 
and other great works of architecture ; sports and 
other illustrations of manners; mechanical inventions j 
portraits of eminent persons ; and remarkable histori¬ 
cal scenes. To be completed in about 40 Numbers, 
forming four elegant volumes imperial octavo. Price 
25 cents per number. Harper & Brothers. This 
history forms one of the series of valuable works is¬ 
sued by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful 
Knowledge, and is undoubtedly the very best for the 
general reader that has yet been written on Great 
Britain and Ireland. The embellishments are really 
beautiful, and so numerous as to form a history almost 
of themselves alone; making it the most attractive 
work for young people we know of—aye, and for the 
middle aged and the old too. No one can be well ac¬ 
quainted with England who has not read its Pictorial 
History. The Messrs. Plarper are doing the Ameri¬ 
can public a great service by its republication. 
Stable Talk and Table Talk; or Spectacles 
for Young Sportsmen. By Harry Hieover. Pp. 357. 
Price $1.00. Lea & Blanchard. The writings of this 
author have attracted a good deal of attention in Eng¬ 
land ; and his observations on the management of hor¬ 
ses, the stable, &c., are highly esteemed. He incul¬ 
cates gentleness and kindness in their treatment, and’ 
shows the impolicy of the reverse method 1 even if one 
has no other motive than his own immediate inter¬ 
est to actuate him. In addition to this, the work is 
replete with anecdotes and amusing scenes told in an 
off-hand and comic vein. 
French Domestic Cookery, combining elegance 
with economy; describing new Culinary Implements 
and Processes; the management of the Table; in¬ 
structions for Carving; French, German, Polish, 
Spanish, and Italian Cookery, 1200 recipes. Pp. 340, 
with numerous engravings. Price 50 cents. Harper 
& Brothers. Now if our readers wish to become an 
fait in the sublime art of Cookery, let them purchase 
"this book and set themselves down incontinently to 
the perusal thereof. The French are acknowledged 
to be the best cooks in the world, and this, from our 
own experience, we can attest as a fact, having resid¬ 
ed some time among them, and partaken very frequent¬ 
ly, with an indescribable gusto, of their exquisite 
1 cuisine. 
