[*] “The work is excellent in plan, in presentation. It will be very helpful, not only to beginners, but to those who have been well trained in the science of geology.” N. S. Shaler.
| + + — | Engin. N. 54: 529. N. 16, ‘05. 1250w. |
“A very useful handbook, admirable in the freshness and terseness of its descriptions, and the clearness and abundance of its illustrations.”
| + + | Nature. 72: 223. Jl. 6, ‘05. 1620w. |
[*] “A full and well-considered hand-book for use in the sober work of geological surveying or economic investigation, in a country like Scotland, where there are no active volcanoes, earthquakes or glaciers.” B. K. Emerson.
| + + — | Science, n.s. 22: 628. N. 17, ‘05. 970w. |
Genealogical records, $1. W. G. DeWitt, 201 E. 12th St., N. Y.
A book of blanks for those who wish to record their family history in systematic form. The spaces for names, notes, dates, and index are indicated, and when filled out will constitute a neat and handy volume for genealogical reference.
Genung, John Franklin. Ecclesiastes. [**]$1.25. Houghton.
A philosophical rather than a critical study. “The author, together with most modern students of the book, rightly discards the word ‘Ecclesiastes,’ the Greek translation of ‘Koheleth,’ in the first place because it is almost certainly an incorrect translation, and, in the second place, as the author appropriately observes, because it ‘entitles what is of all Scripture books the least ecclesiastical.’” (Bib. World.) “He dwells but slightly on the historical background, and then introduces us to the theory that Koheleth was a reaction against the immortality doctrine, recently adopted from the Greeks and pushed into prominence by the Pharisees. The preacher contends against living for a vague futurity, and insists upon living this present life to its utmost.” (Cath. World).