LEE AND SHEPARD'S HANDBOOKS.
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"JUST AS THE TWIG IS BENT, THE TREE'S INCLINED."
LESSONS ON MANNERS. For home and school use. A Manual by Edith E. Wiggin. Cloth, 50 cents; school edition, boards, 30 cents net.
This little book is being rapidly introduced into schools as a text-book.
SHOWS WHY THE WINDS BLOW.
WHIRLWINDS, CYCLONES, AND TORNADOES. By Prof. W. M. Davis of Harvard University. Illustrated. 50 cents.
The cyclones of our great West, the whirlwinds of the desert, every thing in the shape of storms, scientifically and popularly treated.
"THIS VOLUME IS SUBLIME POETRY"
THE STARS AND THE EARTH; or, Thoughts upon Space, Time, and Eternity. With an Introduction by Thomas Hill, D.D., LL.D., late President of Harvard University. Cloth. 50 cents.
"It cannot but be valuable to the student of science as well as to the professors of religion, and tends to bring them closer together, and reconcile them."—Potter's Monthly.
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DRINKING.
HANDBOOK OF WATER ANALYSIS. By Dr. George L. Austin. Cloth. 50 cents.
"It condenses into fifty pages what one would have to wander through a small chemical library to find. We commend the book as worthy of a wide circulation."—Independent.
EVERY LADY HER OWN FLORIST.
THE PARLOR GARDENER. A Treatise on the House-Culture of Ornamental Plants. Translated from the French, and adapted to American use. By Cornelia J. Randolph. With eleven illustrative cuts. 50 cents.
It contains minute directions for the "mantel-piece garden," the "étagère-garden," the "flower-stand garden," the "portable green-house," the "house-aquarium," the garden upon the balcony, the terrace, and the double window, besides describing many curious and interesting experiments in grafting.
"HELLO, CENTRAL!"
THE TELEPHONE. An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as involved in its action, with directions for making a Speaking-Telephone. By Professor A. E. Dolbear of Tufts College. 16mo. Illustrated. Price 50 cents.
"An interesting little book upon this most fascinating subject, which is treated in a very clear and methodical way. First we have a thorough review of the discoveries in electricity, then of magnetism, then of those in the study of sound,—pitch, velocity, timbre, tone, resonance, sympathetic vibrations, etc. From these the telephone is reached, and by them in a measure explained."—Hartford Courant.
A PRACTICAL PROOF-READER'S ADVICE.
HANDBOOK OF PUNCTUATION, and other Typographical Matters. For the use of Printers, Authors, Teachers, and Scholars. By Marshall T. Bigelow, Corrector at the University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 18mo. Cloth. 50 cts.
"It is intended for the use of authors and teachers; while business men who have occasion to print circulars, advertisements, etc., can hardly afford to be without a copy of it for reference."—Schenectady Daily Union.
"A USEFUL LITTLE MANUAL."
HANDBOOK OF LIGHT GYMNASTICS. By Lucy B. Hunt, Instructor in Gymnastics at Smith (Female) College, Northampton, Mass. 50 cents.
"It is designed as a guide to teachers of girls; but it will be found of use, also, to such as wish to practise the exercises at home."—New-York World.
LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS.
PRACTICAL BOAT-SAILING. By Douglas Frazar. Classic size. $1.00. With numerous diagrams and illustrations.
"Its directions are so plain, that, with the aid of the accompanying pictorial illustrations and diagrams given in the book, it does seem as if 'anybody,' after reading it, could safely handle a sailboat in a squall."—Times, Hartford.
"A HELPFUL LITTLE BOOK."—Springfield Republican.
HANDBOOK OF WOOD-ENGRAVING. With Practical Instructions in the Art for Persons wishing to learn without an Instructor. By William A. Emerson, Wood-Engraver. New Edition. Illustrated. $1.00.
"A valuable handbook, explanatory of an art which is gradually attracting the attention of amateurs more and more, and which affords, not only a pleasing pastime, but an excellent means of procuring a livelihood."—Cleveland Sun.
"A LITERARY TIDBIT."
SHORT STUDIES OF AMERICAN AUTHORS. By Thomas Wentworth Higginson. 50 cents.
"These 'Studies' are rather those of the characters themselves than of their works, and, written in Mr. Higginson's best analytical style, fill up a leisure hour charmingly."—Toledo Journal.
"NO LITTLE BOOK IS CAPABLE OF DOING BETTER SERVICE."
HANDBOOK OF ELOCUTION SIMPLIFIED. By Walter K. Fobes, with an Introduction by George M. Baker. Cloth. 50 cents.
"This valuable little book occupies a place heretofore left vacant, as a digest of elocution that is both practical and methodical, and low in price."—New-York Tribune.
SHORT-HAND WITHOUT A MASTER.
HANDBOOK OF UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPHY; or, Short-hand by the "Allen Method." A self-instructor, whereby more speed than long-hand writing is gained at the first lesson, and additional speed at each subsequent lesson. By G. G. Allen, Principal of the Allen Stenographic Institute, Boston. 50 cents.
"By this method one can, in an hour a day for two or three months, become so expert as to report a lecture verbatim."
THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY MADE PRACTICAL.
HANDBOOK OF THE EARTH. Natural methods in geography. By Louisa Parsons Hopkins, Teacher of Normal Methods in the Swain Free School, New Bedford. 50 cents.
The work is designed for the use of teachers and normal-school classes as a review and generalization of geographical facts, and for general readers as a guide to right methods of study and instruction.
DAILY FOOD FOR THE MIND.
PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK of 3,000 words often mispronounced, and of words as to which a choice of pronunciation is allowed. By Richard Soule and Loomis J. Campbell. 50 cts.
"This book can be carried in a gentleman's vest-pocket, or tucked in a lady's belt, and we wish several hundred thousand copies might thus be disposed of, with a view to daily consultation."—Congregationalist.
ABOUT 40,000 SYNONYMOUS WORDS.
HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH SYNONYMS, with an appendix showing the correct use of prepositions, also a collection of foreign phrases. By Loomis J. Campbell. Cloth. 50 cents.
"Clearly printed, well arranged, adapted to help any one who writes much to enrich his vocabulary, vary his expressions, and secure accuracy in conveying his thoughts."—Boston Journal.
"A BOOK OF INCALCULABLE VALUE."
HANDBOOK OF CONVERSATION. Its Faults and its Graces. Compiled by Andrew P. Peabody, D.D., LL.D. Comprising: 1. Dr. Peabody's Lecture. 2. Mr. Trench's Lecture. 3. Mr. Perry Gwynn's "A Word to the Wise; or, Hints on the Current Improprieties of Expression in Writing and Speaking." 4. Mistakes and Improprieties in Speaking and Writing Corrected. Cloth. 50 cents.
"It is worth owning, and ought to be studied by many who heedlessly misuse their mother tongue."—Boston Beacon.
"WE COMMEND IT HIGHLY."—Chicago Herald.
HINTS AND HELPS for those who Write, Print, or Read. By Benjamin Drew, Proof-reader. 50 cents.
"The information is imparted in a very lively and remembering way."—Boston Commonwealth.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BUGS?
INSECTS; How to Catch and how to Prepare them for the Cabinet. Comprising a Manual of Instruction for the Field Naturalist. By Walter P. Manton. Illustrated. Cloth, 50 cents.
"Nothing essential is omitted: every boy who has any taste for natural history should have this neat little volume. The many 'Agassiz Clubs' which have sprung up amid the youth of the country, should add it to their libraries."—Chicago Advance.
"OF INESTIMABLE VALUE TO YOUNG BOTANISTS."—Rural New-Yorker.
FIELD BOTANY. A Handbook for the Collector. Containing Instructions for Gathering and Preserving Plants, and the Formation of a Herbarium. Also Complete Instructions in Leaf Photography, Plant Printing, and the Skeletonizing of Leaves. By Walter P. Manton. Illustrated. 50 cents.
"A most valuable companion. The amount of information conveyed in the small compass is surprising."—Demorest's Monthly.
"EVERY NATURALIST OUGHT TO HAVE A COPY FOR IMMEDIATE USE."
TAXIDERMY WITHOUT A TEACHER. Comprising a Complete Manual of Instruction for Preparing and Preserving Birds, Animals, and Fishes; with a Chapter on Hunting and Hygiene; together with Instructions for Preserving Eggs and Making Skeletons, and a number of valuable Recipes. By Walter P. Manton. Illustrated. 50 cents.
"We would be glad if all teachers would take this little book, study it faithfully, become interested themselves, and interest their pupils in this wonderful art."—Practical Teacher.
HOW TO ENLARGE THE ANT TO THE SIZE OF AN ELEPHANT.
BEGINNINGS WITH THE MICROSCOPE. A Working Handbook, containing simple Instructions in the Art and Method of using the Microscope and preparing Objects for Examination. By Walter P. Manton, M.D. Small 4to. Cloth, 50 cents.
Uniform with the author's "Handbooks of Natural History," and equally valuable.
PARLEZ VOUS FRANCAIS?
BROKEN ENGLISH. A Frenchman's Struggles with the English Language. By Professor E. C. Dubois, author of "The French Teacher." Cloth, 50 cents; cheap edition, paper, 30 cents.
The Professor's famous lecture, delivered all over the country. Amusing as a narrative, instructive as a handbook of French conversation.
AN EMERGENCY HANDBOOK.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE. A Handbook for the Nursery, with useful Hints for Children and Adults. By Robert B. Dixon, M.D. Small 4to. Cloth, 50 cents.
Dr. Dixon has produced a work that will be gladly welcomed by parents. His "remedies" are indorsed by many prominent medical men.
Sold by all booksellers, and sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price.
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston.