RECENT LITERATURE. 
The TeinpcrnineniHt or The Varieties of Phys¬ 
ical Constitution in Man, considered in their Re¬ 
lations to Mental Character and tne Practical 
Affairs of Life, etc. By D. II. Jacques, M.I>., 
with an Introduction by II. S. Drayton. A M.. 
Editor of the Phrenological .lournul. l2mo, 350 
pages, 150 Illustrations, extra cloth. Pries $1.50. 
New York • S. R, Wells & Co., Publishers, 737 
Broadway. 
A work treating of a subject that should be of 
universal Interest, as If is of very great, importance. 
The temperaments are denned according to both 
the ancient and the modern theories and classifica¬ 
tions. The pathological views of the old medical 
Hcliooly are fully described, as well us those of the 
more recent anatomical and physiological systems. 
The writer discusses all the trmperameuUil modifi¬ 
cations and combinations usually met wlih, show¬ 
ing the conilguratlon which Is associated with the 
different types. The. relations of temperament to 
occupation, marriage, education, training of child¬ 
ren, choice of occupat ion, health, and disease, are 
entered into. An Important, and valuable feature 
Is that of the practical hygienic rules for correcting 
the unhealthful predispositions of certain tempera¬ 
mental conditions; and not the least Interesting 
part or the hook Is that which is devoted to the 
temperaments as they appear In races and nations, 
and Is Illustrated with many portraits. Then 
there are studies In temperament, and a chapter on 
the temperanumts In the lower animals, showing 
the effect of domestication and other conditions. 
The book In size and style Is such as Ls usually 
sold for $1.50, but ls offered In connection with a 
year's [subscription to the Phrenological Journal, 
which Is only $2. It must, we think, be specially 
acceptable to the subscribers, as It Is In entire 
keeping with the objects o( that publication, yet in 
Itself forms an Independent volume of a most at 
tractive and useful sort. 
MAGAZINES. 
The Popular Science Monthly for January 
1879.—The enlargement of The Popular Science 
Monthly, announced to begin with tills number, ls 
quite as apparent In the variety as In the extent of 
Ita contents. The first article, on the Traces of an 
Early Race In Japan, ls by Prof. R. S. Morse, w ho Is 
at present lecturing In the University of 'I'oklo, and 
Investigating Japanese arc tocology and natural 
history. In the next article, on Virchow and Evolu¬ 
tion, ITof. Tyndall discusses the famous address of 
the distinguished German doctor, on The Freedom 
of .Science In the Modern State, Astronomical Mag¬ 
nitudes and Distances, by Prof. H, C'orhart, Is an 
exceptionally successful attempt to convey to the 
average render some idea ot the vastness of heaven¬ 
ly spaces. The Beginning of Nerves In the Animal 
Kingdom, by Geo. Romanes, is a very clearly writ¬ 
ten and interesting article. Pope and antl-l’ope Ls 
u trenchant comment by Prof. Carl Voght, on the 
light In Germany between the “.Medical Pope” Vir¬ 
chow, and the “Zoological Pope,” Hoeckol, over 
the subject of Darwinism. Black Diamonds by 
Maury, ls an entertaining account of the early dls- 
covptles or coal. Following Isa readable illus¬ 
trated article on The Devil-Fish and Its Relatives. 
But the paper ot the number, both for inter, m and 
Importance, 1s Heredity by Geo. Hies. The Seien- 
tinc Relation of Sociology and Biology, The Physi¬ 
cal Functions of Leaves, Curari or Woorara Poison. 
Molecular Dynamics, Effects of Alcoholic Excess 
on Character, and u Sketch of Gustav Wallis, make 
up the contents of the body or the number. Beside 
the firteen articles enumerated there arc editorials 
on Protection and Socialism, The Religious Reeogul- 
tlon ot Nature, and Improved Domestic Economy. 
The Saturday Magazine, a new applicant for 
public favor, la edited by F. B. Perkins, and pub¬ 
lished in weekly numbers of 32 large octavo pages, 
at ll liromtleld 8t., Boston, for $3.50 a year. 
We Judge, lrom what we have learned of this 
magazine. Its pages are intended to give a variety 
of literature that will furnish to every member of 
on Intelligent family, food Tor thought, as well as a 
store from which to draw Inst .ruction and amuse¬ 
ment. Each number Is to contain carefully made 
selections of both prose aud poetry from the best 
foreign publications, Interspersed with original 
Hems, editorial remarks, notes and queries, and 
other things needed to moke the magazine rich, 
racy and attractive. Brevity Is one of Its rules, 
although we see Indications that parts of one con¬ 
tinued story may 1st expected in each number. 
We tuv told a tree ts known by Its fruit, but Ills 
not always necessary to wall for fruiting time lo 
predict w hat will result from oak, apple or chestnut 
trees; nor do we, from our knowledge or Mr. Per¬ 
kins, the editor ot this magazine, feel obliged to de¬ 
lay our judgment as to Its value and success, uor 
have we any hesitation In giving, as our belief, that 
he will make It all that ts promised—intelligent, 
versatile, lively, thoughtful, witty, experienced, 
and in every w ay adapted to cater to the literary 
pubUe. We shall bo disupjwMnteU If he does not 
make for the Saturday Magazine a place among the 
most, popular publications or the day. 
“ A Scoot, ot Thread and How It Is Made,” Is the 
title of an Illustrated pamphlet Issued by the WU11- 
mantlc I.lnen Co., of WtUlmantJc, Con. The arti¬ 
cle was prepared by C. 11. Clark, of the Hartford 
Courant. and originally appeared in Scribner's 
Mont hly. I'nill this art Idle Is reach one would never 
imagine the extent of the interest that may be 
spun about, a simple spool ot thread, nor the Intri¬ 
cate and Interminable machinery used In Its pro¬ 
duction. It Is a chapter freighted v ltli curious In¬ 
formation and wen worth reading. We presume 
the Company will send it free to any applicant. 
The Messrs. Burnett issue a very pretty price 
list that contains an explanation o. thp language 
of flowers and other Interesting information. Ita 
distinctive, feature is tic handsomely decorated 
and Illumined covers in the Egyptian style, some¬ 
thing quite novel auil attractive, 
J. E. Mims' Traveling Expense-Book ls a very 
clever Idea, undoubtedly suggested by experience. 
It is a systematic itemized record oi all dally ex¬ 
penses, put In such shape as lo remain a record af¬ 
ter the pages are filled. One book contains memo¬ 
randa for thirty days. Spring & Robertson, pafay- 
ettte, lnd„ are the publishers, 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
$or ISlomfE, 
CONDUCTED BY MISS FAITH RIPLEY. 
DON’T MARRY A MAN TO SAVE HIM. 
SARAH K. BOLTON. 
A cry comes over from Oregon 
For a car-load—not or women wan. 
But of women of brain and blood, and ton ?— 
*' Come, marry those, men lo save them! 
14 There are thousands hero In these haunts of sin 
Spending their money in game and gin, 
Corrupt without and corrupt within; 
Come, marry those men to save them! 
44 They have, been somebody's pride and Joyt 
Somebody's petted and pampered boy; 
Spoiled for lack of a maiden coy; 
Gome, marry these men to save them! 
44 You must l>e healthy, and pure, and strong. 
Alike to breast aud bear the wrong. 
Willing to carry a burden along; 
Gome, marry tb 06 c men to save them 
44 You rnuBt be leader, but always seem 
To be gentle and helpless as lovo’s young dream, 
And leaned upon when you seem to lean; 
Come, marry these men to save them ! 
44 You must be cleanly, and kind and sweet. 
Making a path for their godless feet 
Up to the grace of the mercy-seat; 
Come, marry tbeBe men to save them t" 
Oh! Woman, you're sold at a fearful pi ice 
If you wed your virtue to a chance device; 
And trust your soul to that of vice: 
Don't marry a man to save him 1 
A life that is pure needs a pure one In turn, 
A being to honor and not to spurn. 
An equal love, that.sball constant burn; 
Don’t marry a man to save him! 
A woman's life is a precious thing. 
Her love is a rose unwithering, 
AVonld you Imry 11 del p in its early spring f 
Don’t marry a man to save him ! 
You can pray for his soul from morn till eve, 
You CAn win the angels to bring reprieve 
To his sin-bound heart ; but you’ll always grieve 
If you marry a man to save him. 
God gives to Woman a right to press 
Her claim to a man's best manliness; 
A woman gives all, should a man give less ? 
Don’t marry a man to save him 1 
(Woman 4 * Journal, 
THE WOMAN’S CLUB. 
A NEW AMUSEMENT. 
Dear Faith Ripley.—I want to tell you of a 
very enjoyable time we have had In a (to us) new 
kind of social gathering. 
We have (.like many other of your rural friends 
doubtless) worn out the Old Folks' Tea-party, where 
some one Is sure to be rnortltled by ripping a bor¬ 
rowed heir-loom brocade or bursting a slipper of 
the previous century; The pound Sociable, too, 
has lost Its Interest In these economical days, when 
brown soap, corn meal, washing soda, white sand 
and salt compose the contents of most of the 
tastefully arranged parcels exposed for sale; 
while In amateur dramatic performances or con¬ 
cern some one or some talent Is apt to be slighted 
and the pleasure thereby diluted. It is therefore 
a matter of rejoicing when an entertainment that 
ls democratic, Inexpensive and a pleasant tax upon 
Ingenuity, is introduced. 
I will try and give you an account of our 
VEGETABLE TEA PARTY. 
You would Have been surprised and delighted at 
the numerous devices, tasteful and comic that were 
suddenly developed for the occasion. Those hav¬ 
ing charge of the entertainment had engaged the 
town hall, on the platform of which were seated 
tlve so-called King and f^ueen of the vegetables In 
grotesque regal costumes. The qucetl was dressed 
tn a robe ot pale green and black, and over her 
shoulders was thrown a scarlet,\rloak, trimmed 
with cotton-batting ermine. A pumpkin crown 
and n popped-corn necklaco with three small 
mock orange pendants completed her cost ume. 
His lloynl Highness was gorgeously arrayed In a 
crimson robe embroidered with gold, that looked 
suspiciously like a piano cover belonging to one 
of the ladles present. Ills crown was composed of 
the same precious vegetables us the queen’s. 
The subjects bearing offerings of the vegetables 
they were dressed to represent, were presented to 
their lllglinesscs and after making obeisance, and 
depositing their offerings and the baskets made or 
pumpkins or squashes, which contained them, at 
the feet, ot their sovereigns, retired from tho stage. 
Flora and Pomona of course furnish us with 
many lovely Hulk, aud the heart of the agricultur¬ 
ist would have been grat lilt'd by tne artistic dis¬ 
play that the simple products ol the soil afforded. 
Without taking up Loo much space tn describing 
separately the decorations of a host of counrs, 
countesses and other titled people. I may speak ot 
dainty bonnets made from red, green and white 
cabbage leaves, ruches from the nature-crimped 
kale, and cuffs from 1 ripened corn-leaves. The 
brunettes revelled In the adornment of red peppers, 
while parsley festoons suited the blondes. Pump¬ 
kin seeds served magnlttcenMy tor trimmings and 
watch chains, popped-corn and carrots came Into 
play for earrings, while elaborate necklaces, crosses 
and pendants of carrots aud turnips made a quaint 
display. 
These articles were also utilized for Illuminated 
letters that formed the mottoes around the room. 
After the opening entertainments of the evening 
was over, the audience was Invited to partake of 
a vegetable supper, the entertainers transforming 
themselves Into waiters and waitresses and at¬ 
tending to the wants of those at. the table. 
Many attractive features may be added to an en¬ 
tertainment of this kind, such as good singing 
tableaux, charades, etc. We had on the stage at 
one time a pantomime, showing an old-fashioned 
kltcbeti with an old lady spinning, another knit. 
ting, a real baby In a cradle, a young girl paring 
apples, a dairy maid churning, while an old man 
sat on a bench trying hard to mend an antiquated 
boot. 
An old fashioned clock that struck while the 
pantomime was in progress added much to the 
effectiveness of the scene. E. c. o. 
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STUDY AT HOME. 
mains a word or two of warning about it, to be 
spoken. It Is a sedentary recreation, and It taxes 
the eyesight—two considerations which make It 
objectionable. At all events, let no one, be required 
or forbidden* to “ use that polished lance," the 
needle, by other law or custom than the direction 
of their own tastes and aptitudes. Jicks. 
-»-M- 
WARM SLEEPING ROOMS. 
When looking over the departments devoted to 
women, In the. Rural, I feel Inclined to ask, “Is not 
the lire more than meat and the body than rai¬ 
ment?” One would suppose uot, Judglug from the 
amount, ot space allotted to fashions, fancy work 
and recipes for cooking, and the absence of contri¬ 
butions which would tend to stimulate readers to 
mental effort. It can hardly be shat the women 
who live In the country are satisfied to allow food 
and clothes to till their lives to the exclusion of 
mental and spiritual Interests, and yet when a Club 
ls opened for them In the Rural, mid they are In¬ 
vited to discuss tn It any and every matter which 
ls of Interest to them, what do we find the leading 
topic, at two or three meetings 01 the club 7 
PIHH-WAHHtNG ! 
Not, how can or shall we Improve on old methods, 
but, mere recordings of personal feelings about the 
occupation. One writer informs the flub, that 
from her youth up she has doted on dish-washing, 
another, takes an unnecessary amount of space to 
divulge the startling fact of her utter abhorrence of 
the process. How entertaining and Instructive! 1 
If dish-washing and the making of rag-carpets en¬ 
gross the time and thoughts of the majority of the 
Rural women, 1 trust there ls at least a small min¬ 
ority who will lie Interested in hearing a little 
about the Boston society to Encourage Studies at 
Home. The ladles who ilrst conceived the thought 
of this association, wished to ascertain by actual 
experiment whether or not It was practicable for 
women to make an advance In learning, without 
the adventitious aids furnished by the class system, 
without, the stimulus of rewards and even without 
the excitement of a competitive examination. 
The rules of the Society are extremely brief. 
They stipulate that, students must be at least sev¬ 
enteen years old, must devote a certain time to 
their work, each day or each week, and mast pay 
an annua! fee of $2 to cover the expenses of post¬ 
age. printing, etc. Any lady wishing to become a 
student can obtain a programme of studies of the 
Secretary, No. 9 Park street, Boston, and having 
selected rrom It the branch or branches, which she 
wishes to pursue, will receive the special directions 
for that course, factory notes, monthly reports 
and examinations by correspondence, are the prin¬ 
cipal ways of test lug the information acquired and 
at the close of tho course each student prepares an 
essay. History, Natural Science, Art. German, 
FreucU and English Literature are the six courses 
In the pregramme. Tlie students live in all parts of 
the a. public. The gren t majority are In out-of-the- 
wa i. places, in which the tew.persons of studious 
tastes are lonely, and regard the Society as their 
deliverer from idleness or 111-dlrected work. Cer- 
■i.i -,-yviks are recommended tn each course, and 
when the pupil cannot obtain them for herself, 
they arc lent to her from the Society’s library, 
which Includes ;49o .volumes. I would advise all 
women who can snatch one hour a day from their 
work to become members of this Society. Try it, 
my friends, and see If you do not derive more satis¬ 
faction from having a thorough knowledge of some 
branch of literature, science or art, than in know¬ 
ing the latest stitch In embroidery, or how to make 
Indigestible novelties In pastry. Free Lance. 
WHY MUST ALL WOMEN KNOW HOW TO 
SEW. 
To insist that every woman must sew because 
she wears clothing, Is Just as absurd as to require 
that every man shall farm because he eats. Why 
should Harriet llostner or Elizabeth Thompson or 
Harriet Martinenu be expected to sew and to cook 
or to embroider unless they do It as a matter of 
amusement. Why should It be Insisted on that the 
woman who cannot sew, however wise or noble she 
may be, Ls lacking In some essential element of 
true womanhood. This Is what Miss Harvey said 
In effect In a recent article and a most unjust and 
narrow statement It appeared to me. Every woman, 
even the humblest should feel rree to reject the 
use of the needle, Just so far ns It suits her taste 
or her means to do so. There should not be any 
especial guilt felt ln.the confession, 44 1 do not like 
to sew.” But women have not got beyond feeling 
it, and society has not got beyond Imputing It. 
'The Inadequate wages of many a woman compel 
her to sew when she needs, tnstead, to use her 
leisure for rest and mental culture, such women 
must and do cut down sowing as much as possible 
and would still more, it they were not accustomed 
to think that they must have a certain amount of 
trimming,^cvcn on garments which are Invisible 
to the public. 
Bur, my Rural sisters, why must you? Why 
must you even buy Hamburgh trimming, when 
you would so much rather, If you dared, go with¬ 
out It, and buy instead a book or a photograph or a 
Japanese vase? Let women make a beginning 
here; let them reflect that to put so much time 
and labor into ornament which will soon wear out, 
Is one of the things than can lx* reformed. 1 feel 
quite sure that the ornamentation of clothing 
comes from a liking for beauty, as well as from 
mere love of display, but if we mise to decorate 
what is to be worn-out and used up, we may nnd a 
channel ter our love of the beautiful in things more 
permanent, even though they arc made with the 
needle. It seems rome that ornamental needle¬ 
work,—pro Yidt-a the article ornamented is one 
which deserves such adornment,—Ls as defensible 
as any other ornamental work, and that-there are 
people who have an especial talent for It very close¬ 
ly akin to, yet not quite the same as the talent of 
the painter, some of these can design as well as 
embroider, as some musicians can compose as well 
as execute. When, however, we have put orna-- 
mental needle-work to Its right use, tliere stUl re. 
Tn glad the barbarous Idea that It Ls healthful to 
sleep In frigidly cold rooms Is being combated. For 
ray part, when I recall all the discomforts, yes, nnd 
absolute pain I've endured In cold bed-rooms, I’m 
ready to pronounce a sentence ot perpetual banish¬ 
ment to the Arctic regions, against the Inhuman 
monster who ilrst promulgated tin* Idea that It Is 
44 unhealthfui to sleep with a tire-” If a Are ls a 
good thing during the day when our bodies are at 
a higher temperature than during sleeping hours, 
why isn't it a better thing at. night? People pile 
on a hundred weight or so of bed-clothes, shut 
doors and windows to prevent the entrance of even 
a breath of fresh air, and in spite of their precau¬ 
tions, what with having to breathe the cold air of 
the room and the liability there ls of the clothes 
slipping off, they are not comfortable. There Is 
another thing to be considered, heavy covering is 
weakening. Many delicate women and children 
are made weary by sleeping under great quantities 
of covering. Then, It. has been demonstrated time 
after time, in medical reviews and In newspapers 
generally, that pure tdr Ls absolutely necessary to 
perfect health. What sort of air Is that which has 
been breathed and rebreathed scores of times 
during the night? Haven fire, and open your win¬ 
dows an Inch top and bottom. Instead of laying In 
a heavy stock of blankets and comfortables, Just, 
Invest In a stove, the children can then make their 
toilets In their rooms Instead of rushing through 
the house half-clad to dress by tlie kitchen-Are, 
thereby Impeding breakfast preparat Ions. Besides, 
It Isn't nice ro have wishing and combing going on 
In tho same room and at the same, time as cooking. 
A fire need not bo kept In the bed-rooms all day. 
From eight In the mornlog until about six In the 
evening it could be dispensed with, and the ex¬ 
pense and trouble would thereby be lessened. 
Think It over ladles, and U you have Ideas on the 
subject, please ventilate them for the benefit of tho 
club. Truly, Linda Brown. 
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S JUGGLERY. 
It sounds like a very good motto, “One thing at 
a time, and that,-done well;” but we housekeepers 
know that It would never answer for us. w r e must 
do a great many tilings at a time, or at least keep a 
great many wheels In motion at once, or there will 
be a sad deficiency In some department. The 
household profession calls tor a skill somewhat 
like that of the Chinese Jugglers, who keep a dozen 
or two balls In t.liealr at all tlie same time, catchlDg 
and tossing each at precisely the right moment, and 
never allowing one to falL 
According as a housekeeper ls able to keep a great 
number of Irons in Uteflre at once without burning 
any, will be her general success. She mtlst have 
an eye on the oven, the kettle and the sauce pan, 
the baby and the three-year-old, and very likely be 
setting the table for dinner, all at once. For none 
or these things can go on well without her constant, 
supervision. Housekeeping may go on as regularly 
as clock-work, and yet be very unlike clock-work 
In one respect. You cannot wind It up and set It 
going In the morning and then have It run on alone, 
for the rest of the day. The winding and grinding 
process has to go on continually, 
I think this “Jugglery” Ls the hardest lesson for 
the young housekeeper to learn; yet It ls one of the 
possibilities. Those 44 Heathen Chinese ” did not 
acquire all their skill at once. They were obliged 
to toss and miss their balls a great many thousands 
of times before they succeeded tn performing their 
wonderful feats. The best housekeepers could tell 
you a great many tales or burnt pie-crust, and up¬ 
set cream pitchers, and heavy cake when company 
was coming, nnd many tears dropped over the 
Ironing board, berora they arrived at.thelr present 
state ot perfection, ‘.‘o take courage, and be con¬ 
tent to gain skill little by little. Systematize your 
work so that you can keep many things In hand at 
once. Thus you may save a great deal of precious 
ttme. to do what you please with. If you wait to 
fully finish off one thing before you begin another, 
you will all your life realize the truth of the old 
saying, that " a woman’s work Is never done.” 
ABOUT TEMPERANCE. 
It seems a little strange to me, that not a Une 
has appeared in the Club about Temperance. It 
cannot be, that the subject has no Interest for the 
ladles who read the Rural, for how can any 
woman be indifferent to what so nearly concerns 
the happiness and prosperity of our homes and our 
country.’ l think It would be both profitable and 
pleasant for us to dlseuss the ways and means of 
combating the frightful vice of drunkenness, 
through the Club. 
There Is no question but that this evil will have 
to be fought 44 In season and out of season,” and 
with all the weapons that ingenuity aud patient 
effort can devise. For myself 1 am a prohibition¬ 
ist, 1 believe tn fighting the liquor Interest, at the 
polls as well as In the lecture room. Moral influ¬ 
ence Is excellent in Its way, but l would not place 
my reliance wholly on that. Force as well as per¬ 
suasion Is my motto. There ls one t hing I would like 
to call attention to, and that Is the habit of apply¬ 
ing refined epithets to this coarse sin. a man ls n« 
longer drunk, he ls Inebriated or Intoxicated, or he 
has Imbibed too freely. We are becoming much tot 
elegant to Use such vulgar expressions as drunk 
and drunkenness. It seems to lessen the disgrace 
of the thing when we soften the word that do¬ 
se rlhes it, and as words are a power, may not a 
failure to characterize this sin by the name which 
best expresses the coarseness of the act make the 
sin itself appear less repulsive ? Jq Mobsle. 
