CONTENTS: - A History of Philosophy in Epitome - 15

“The constantly increasing division of labor daily increases the exchange of commodities and services, in which money plays so important a part. The subject of money is, therefore, supposed by the writer to be of sufficient general interest to warrant the publication of the present work. If it shall aid in dissipating any of the numerous errors and prejudices so long connected with money, and thus increase the power of this instrument to further the well-being and progress of humanity, the object of the writer will be attained and his labors amply compensated.”

The Gentle Skeptic;

Or, Essays and Conversations of a Country Justice on the Authenticity and Truthfulness of the Old Testament Records. Edited by the Rev. C. Walworth. 1 Vol. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.

“This is one of those books that require not only reading but studying, and yet it can be read with interest even by those who never study. It is a book rich in scholarly research, masterly in argument, admirable in methodical arrangement.”—The Tablet.

The American Annual Encyclopædia,

And Register of Important Events of the year 1862. Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1 Vol. 8vo. Cloth, $4.00; Library Leather, $4.75; Half Mor., $5.50; Half Russia, $6.00.

The favorable reception given to the volume for the preceding year, has induced us to make special efforts in the preparation of this one. Its contents embrace the material and intellectual progress of the year, particularly in this country; the important civil and political measures of the Federal and State Governments; an accurate and minute history of the struggles of the great armies and their battles, illustrated with maps and plans of actions taken from official copies; the debates of the Federal and Confederate Congresses; financial measures of the Government, commerce, &c., &c.; the proceedings in the Confederate States to maintain the war and establish their government; also, the progress of foreign nations; the developments in the physical sciences; the progress of literature; mechanical inventions and improvements, embracing the results of the British Industrial Exhibition; the principles involved, and the developments in plating ships with iron; descriptions of the most useful patents; the present statistics of the religious denominations; and biographical sketches of the eminent persons deceased in 1862, &c.

The United States Bank Law:

An Act to Provide a National Currency, secured by a pledge of United States Stocks, and to provide for the circulation and Redemption thereof. Paper covers, 25 cents.

The Pentateuch and Book of Joshua,

Critically examined. By the Right Rev. John Wm. Colenso, Bishop of Natal. 2 Vols., 12mo. $1.25 each.

“Bishop Colenso’s books, in which the genuineness and authenticity of the earlier portions of the Old Testament are doubted, or, as he expresses it, his ‘arguments to prove the non-Mosaic and unhistorical character of the Pentateuch,’ have created intense interest in England.”—Chicago Post.

Man’s Cry, and God’s Gracious Answer,

A Contribution Toward the Defence of the Faith. By Rev. B. Franklin. Cloth, crimped, 50 cents.

“A thoughtful discussion of theism—or man’s need of a God, and what kind of a God; and of Christianity—or God’s gracious answer to that need, and how it is an answer.”—Congregationalist.

Prof. Huxley’s Lectures “On the Origin of Species.”

1 Vol. 12mo. $1.

1. The Present Condition of Organic Nature.—2. The Past Condition of Organic Nature.—3. The Method by which the Causes of the Present and Past Conditions of Organic Nature are to be discovered. The Origination of Living Beings.—4. The Perpetuation of Living Beings, Hereditary Transmission and Variation.—5. The Condition of Existence as affecting the Perpetuation of Living Beings.—6. A Critical Examination of the Position of Mr. Darwin’s Work “On the Origin of Species,” in relation to the complete Theory of the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature.

“Readers who cannot accept Mr. Darwin’s doctrines and conclusions will still be delighted with these lectures, since they embody so much curious information and so many important principles of biological science, expressed so clearly as to render the book, even to readers possessing scarcely any previous knowledge of the subject, not only intelligible but more interesting than any romance.”—Weldon’s Register.

Lectures on the Symbolic Character of the Scriptures.

By Rev. Ariel Silver, Minister of the New Jerusalem Church. 1 Vol., 12mo. 286 pages. $1.25.

These lectures, delivered to a mixed congregation during the past winter, are now given to the public.

“The author assures the reader, who has not looked into the spiritual sense of the Holy Word, that if he has a desire to do so, and will study the science of correspondences, and read these simple illustrations of the sacred Scriptures, with a sincere desire to become acquainted with the Word of God that he may the better know his Heavenly Father, his own soul, and the true way of life, that he may walk in it, the Lord will open to his mind a new field of thought and lead him to a fountain of heavenly wisdom which he will prize as more valuable than all things else; for he will find therein the true life of Heaven.”—Extract from Preface.

The New and Complete Taxpayer’s Manual,

Containing the Direct and Excise Taxes; with the Recent Amendments of Congress, and the Decisions of the Commissioner. Also, complete Marginal References, and an analytical index, showing all the Items of Taxation, the Mode of Proceeding, and the Duties of the Officers, with an Explanatory Preface. 1 Vol. 8vo, 184 pages. Paper covers, 50 cents; cloth, 75 cents.

An indispensable book for every citizen.

The Crisis.

1 Vol., 8vo. Paper covers, 95 pages, 50 cents.

Madge;

Or, Night and Morning. By H. G. B. 1 Vol., 12mo. $1.25.

From the Congregationalist.

“It contains the story of a young girl ‘bound out,’ as the custom is in the New England villages. Her Northern mistress was a harsh, selfish and unfeeling woman, and the ‘bound girl’s’ character is pleasantly and interestingly portrayed, as it becomes moulded and hewn out by the hard circumstances of her lot, till she becomes ‘purified by suffering,’ a perfect woman.”

The New American Cyclopædia.

Edited by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana. Now complete, in 16 vols. 8vo, double columns, 750 pages each. Cloth, $4; Sheep, $4.75; Half Mor., $5.50; Half Russia, $6 per volume.

The leading claims to public consideration which the New American Cyclopædia possesses may be thus briefly stated:

“1. It surpasses all other similar works in the fulness and ability of the articles relating to the United States.

“2. No other work contains so many reliable biographies of the leading men of this and other nations. In this respect it is far superior even to the more bulky Encyclopædia Britannica.

“3. The best minds of this country have been employed in enriching its pages with the latest data, and the most recent discoveries in every branch of manufactures, mechanics, and general science.

“4. It is a library in itself, where every topic is treated, and where information can be gleaned which will enable a student, if he is so disposed, to consult other authorities, thus affording him an invaluable key to knowledge.

“5. It is neatly printed with readable type on good paper, and contains a most copious index.

“6. It is the only work which gives anything approaching correct descriptions of cities and towns of America, or embraces reliable statistics showing the wonderful growth of all sections.”

Two Pictures;

Or, What We Think of Ourselves, and What the World Thinks of Us. By Maria J. McIntosh, author of “Two Lives,” “Charms and Countercharms,” etc. 1 vol., 12mo., 476 pages. $1.50.

“The previous works of Miss McIntosh have been popular in the best sense of the word. The simple beauty of her narratives, combining pure sentiment with high principle, and noble views of life and its duties, ought to win for them a hearing at every fireside in our land. The lapse of time since we have had any work of fiction from her pen, has only served to increase her power.”

A Glimpse of the World.

By Miss Sewell, author of “Amy Herbert,” etc. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.

“Of the authoress’s style and language it would be superfluous to speak. The simplicity of a refined nature, the ease of a skilled writer, and the correctness of an industrious one, are conspicuous in every page. There is no straining at effect, no distortion of English palmed off as originality, no distrust of native vigor evinced by a recourse to artificial.”—The Press.

The History of Civilization in England.

By Henry Thomas Buckle.—2 vols. 8vo. Cloth, $6.

Whoever misses reading this book, will miss reading what is, in various respects, to the best of our judgment and experience, the most remarkable book of the day—one, indeed, that no thoughtful, inquiring mind would miss reading for a good deal. Let the reader be as adverse as he may to the writer’s philosophy, let him be as devoted to the obstructive as Mr. Buckle is to the progress party, let him be as orthodox in church creed as the other is heterodox, as dogmatic as his author is skeptical—let him, in short, find his prejudices shocked at every turn of the argument, and all his prepossessions whistled down the wind—still there is so much in this extraordinary volume to stimulate reflection, and excite to inquiry, and provoke to earnest investigation, perhaps (to this or that reader) on a track hitherto untrodden, and across the virgin soil of untilled fields, fresh woods and pastures new—that we may fairly defy the most hostile spirit, the most mistrustful and least sympathetic, to read it through without being glad of having done so, or, having begun it, or even glanced at almost any one of its 854 pages, to pass it away unread.—New Monthly (London) Magazine.

History of the Romans under the Empire.

By Charles Merivale, B.D., late Fellow of St. John’s College. 7 Vols. small 8vo. Handsomely printed on tinted paper. Price, $2 per Vol. (Nearly ready.)

I.	On the Natural History of Man-like Apes.
II.	On the Relation of Man to the Lower Animals.
III.	On some Fossil Remains of Man.