~ Retrofpedt of German Literature—Mifcellanies. 
- Phyfiolocie philofophifch: bearbeitet, 
von Cari Curist. Bru. Scumip, Prof, 
der Theologie zu. Jena.” Phyhology, 
treated after a Philofophical manner. Jena, 
Academ. Buchh. vol. 1. 1798, pp. xxxiv 
and 362. vol 2.1799, pp.viland 670, $vo. 
An extenfive knowledge of medicine, and 
of natural philofophy, a true philofophical 
fpirit, and a moderation equaliy remote 
from depreciating the merits’ of others, 
and from extolling one favourite party, 
charaéterize this work as one'of the moft 
valuable produétions of the paft year. 
.Dr. FRIEDR.BEN.OSIANDER’s ‘‘Lehr- 
buch der Entbindungskunft.”’ Introducti- 
on to Midwifery. Vol 1. Gottingen, Rofen- 
bufch, 1799, pp- 599, 8vo. This is the 
beginning of a work which fatisfies the 
withes of the* practitioners of midwifery, 
and of which much. may be expected on 
account of the practical fkill of the author. 
This firft volume contains the literature 
and hiftory of midwifery. 
MiscELLANIES. 
“Die Zeichen der Zeit, angewandt auf 
offentliche Chriftiiche Religionslehrer bey 
dem Wechfel des Jahrhunderts, von D. 
Wit. ABRS TELLER.” The Signs of 
the Times, with refpect to Public Teach- 
ers of the Chriftian Religion, at the clofe 
of the 18th Century. Jena, Frommann, 
1799, pp. 124, 8vo. Whatever may be 
faid to prevent the ftili further fpreading of 
the irreligioufnefs of our times,is here fug- 
gefted by the venerable Teller with the 
true fpirit of Chriftianity. 
«< Hinterlaflene Papiere eines Philofophi- 
fchen Landpredigers, den Freunden der 
Kritik und Laune gewidmet. Herausge- 
geben, von Prof. K. H. HEYDENREICH.”’ 
Pofthumous Papers of a Philofophical 
Country Parfon, dedicated to the Friends 
of Criticifm and Humour. Leipzig, Som- 
mer, 1769, pp..285, 8vo. The treatifes 
here publifhed relate to philology, litera- 
ture, and morals, rather than philofophy. 
Some of them are of connderable merit. 
«¢ Patriotifches Archiv fiir Deutfchland, 
der Gottheit, den Fiirften, dem Vaterlan- 
de gewidmet, von Sam. CHR. WacG- 
NER.” Patriotic Magazine for Germany, 
dedicated to God, the Princes, and the 
Country, 1799. Berlin, Maurer. A valu- 
‘able colle€tion of treatifes, intended for 
the advancemént of patrietifm, and for 
preventing the revolutionary fpirit. 
For’ Mineralogy a regular periodical 
publication has appeared at Freiberg, in 
Saxony, the title of which is Neues Berg- 
‘mannifches Journal, herausgegeben von 
KOHLER und HoFFMANN. 
‘Kratz. For ceconomical and agricultura! 
‘ 
+ 5 Jf 
Freiberg, 
679 
knowledge the beft information may be de- 
rived from profeflor BEeKMANN’s Re- 
view, which, under the name of The Phy- 
fical and Oeconomical Magazine (Phy- 
ficalifche und Oekonomifche Bibliothek) 
is fill increafing in bulk and matter. The 
z2oth volume of it was finifhed at the end 
of the laft year... Even for railing and 
cultivating bees, a particular magazine 
has been eftablifhed (Journ! fiir Bienen- 
freunde) by Meffrs. BiisHi NG and Kais- 
eR. Colle, Scutch. 
View of the néw German Publications ad- 
wvertifed in the Catalogue of tbe Leipzig 
Eafter-Fair, 1800. 
The catalogue of books to be offered for 
fale in the fair of Leipzig has fearcely 
ever been of fuch a bulk asitisnow. It 
contains 2894 new books, which are an- 
nounced as ready; and although in fome 
articles, as romances and plays, the hands 
may have worked more than the head, 
there are however more works of fcience 
and literature, of great intrinfic value, than 
ever. It is apparent, that there 1s a great 
tendency in the age to fimplify the fei- 
ences, by reducing all empirical and un- 
certain fyftems to general principles ; the 
popularifation of the theories and doétrines 
concerning religious inftruétion, the ad- 
miniftration of juftice, police, medicine, 
ceconomy, arts and trades, is another ob- 
ject of the endeavours of the authors. Ne- 
ver yet has a catalogue of the Leipzig 
fair announced to the man of bufinefs, fo 
many new Views and Obfervations on 
policical and domeftic ceeconomy. The 
foreigner will be aftonifhed at the number 
of almoft three fhoufand new works, which 
are the produce of owe fair, particularly if 
he underftands that all gazettes and 
intelligencers, as well as moft ef the 
books of devotion, and all publications 
of Government, are exciuded from it, and 
that the Autumnal Fair brings at leaft one 
thoufand more, which had nor been nnith- 
ed early enough. According to the Jour- 
nal Général de la Literature de France, 
publithed at Strafburg by TREUTTEL 
and WuRzZ, No. xii. the whole feventh 
year of the Republic produced no more 
than 1407 works, of which two thirds at 
Jeaft are pamphlets and ephemeral pro- 
duétions.. If all the articles which the 
Monthly Magazine announces pretty com- 
pletely every month, as the neweft literary 
produétions ot Great Britain, from Janu- 
ary to December. of laft year aré com- 
puted, there will be found no more than 
1000, In which number mufic and prints | 
are included. This literary. a€tivity in 
Germany is in a great part owing to the di- 
452 vifion 
