Retrofpe&t of German Literature.—Philalogy— Technology, &e. 707 
VILLAUME’s ‘* Reading-Book, for 
the Ule of Country and Military Schools,”’ 
ranks high among the numerous works, 
with which this branch of German lite- 
rature has been lately enriched. The ve- 
nerable and learned author poffeffes, in 
an eminent degree the rare gift of hand- 
ling the moft important fubjects with a 
clearne(s and_precifion, that enables the 
moft uncultivated mind to derive inftruc- 
tion from his works. 
Mr. Funke, to whom the inftruétors 
ef youth are already indebted for many 
excellent works, in the branch of peda- 
gogic literature, has edited “ DzMa- 
REE’s Tabellary Manual of Modern Ge- 
ography, Hifiory, and Statifticks, for 
Schoo!s,”” with very correct and neat 
maps, by Sotzmann. 
PHILOLOGY.. 
The zeal with which this branch of 1i- 
terature has ever been cultivated in Ger- 
many, fince the fixteenth century, is not 
likely to abate, whilft claffic learning 
fhall continve to enfure to the pofleffor, 
both fame and emolument, which  evi- 
dently is more generally the cafe in 
Germany, than in any other European 
country. Laft Eafter fair has been pro- 
ductive of numerous corroborative fpe- 
ciments of this zeal, which, however, 
feems not to have been fo fuccefsfully ex- 
erted as ufual; the number of fierling 
publications in this branch of fci-nce (as 
far as our information goes) being this 
time comparatively but very {mall. 
SCHWEIGHAUSER’s **Animadverfiones 
in Atheneum, &c. &c.” afford new 
proofs of the refined tafte, the philofo- 
phical penetration, and the profound eru- 
dition of this diligent philologer; and 
this volume is ftrongly intitled to be put 
at the head of all the works in this branch 
of literature, that. have made their ap- 
pearance at the Jaft fair. The additions 
that have been communicated to him from 
the excellent Codex Sedano-Parifienfis, do 
not, indeed, poffefs any more the merit 
of novelty ; but if confidered relatively, 
they may neverthelcfs be called novel, 
with refpeét to the pafliges where they 
have been inferted by Mr. S. One of the 
moft important interpolations of this kind, 
is a fragment of Pangalis. 
Another work, that deferves being 
mentioned here is, ‘“ Nemefius Eme- 
fenus de Natura Hominis: Greece et 
Latine denuo multo quam antea emenda- 
tius edidit, et anwnadverfiones adjecit 
MarTuHael.” 5 
The editor exhibits, in this elaborate 
work, additional proofs of his profound 
knowledge of the Greek philofophy, as 
well as of his refined critical tafte; and 
we have every reafon to expect, that this 
edition will render this valuable work of 
Nemefius, as generally read, asit eminently 
deferves. 
In the department of Roman Literature, 
which has been uncommonly unproduc- 
t:ve laft fair, we have to notice only, 
M. Tullii Ciceronis Cato Major, et 
Somnium Scipionis,’’ revifed and illuf- 
trated by parallel paflages, by A. Goetz, 
of Nurnberg. The editor has placed, 
oppofite to the original, in which he fol- 
lows Ernefti’s Recenfion, Gaza’s Greek 
tranflation. Immediately after Cicero’s 
text, we find a felection of the moft in- 
terefting paffages on antiquity, and other 
fubjeéts of a fimilar nature, gleaned from 
the works of the Greek claffics. The 
Head of parallel Paflages contains 
fhorter extracts from the writings of Plato, 
Xenophon, Marcus Aurelius, and from 
the poets. The whole concludes with a 
critical apology by the editor. He was 
not fatished with, merely copying Ernef- 
ti’s text, but carefully confulted the cri- 
tics, Gruter, Grevius, Faviolati, and 
others; and it cannot but be confeficd, 
that he has made his emendations with 
great judgment. 
TECHNOLOGY, MECHANICS. 
Amongft the few good works in the 
technological department, that have lately 
appeared, wediltinguifhthe ‘‘Syltematifc he 
Theore'ifch-Praétifche Anweifung zum 
Frucht-branntweinbrennen.”’ — Syftema- 
tical theoretico-praétical inftruétion in 
the diftilling of brandy from grain, by 
J.S. G. WeIss, in two volumes, with a 
preface by the celebrated Wefltrumb, 
‘who fpeaks highly of the merits of .this 
work. It is but jultice to fay, that it is 
eminently fuperior to all other works on 
the fame fubjeét, that have appeared in 
Germany within the Jaft 40 years. 
Mr. Gutsmutus’s “ Mechanifche 
Nebenbefchaftigungen fir Junziinge, &c.”” 
Mechanical Recreations for Youths” de, 
ferve the attention of all mafters of private 
academies, and afford an additional proof of 
the excellence of the inftitution of which he 
isthe chief manager, and where they have 
been introduced by him with great be- 
nefit. 
Another work of fuperior excellence in 
this branch of literature, that deferves to 
be diftinguifhed from the great bulk 
of trivial publications, is GzeissLer’s 
“Practifcher Lehrbegriff der genauern 
hohern Drehkunft.”” 
This practical inftrution in the art of 
tisning, 
