Book Notices.

Roughing it in the Bush. By Mrs. which is an epitome of the most vital
MOODIE. New York: G. P. Putnam negotiations of our government.
Co.

"Roughing it in the Bush" forms Nos. XII. and XIII. of Mr. Putnam's SemiMonthly Library, and is quite equal to any of its predecessors. The authoress is a The authoress is a sister of Agnes Strickland. She lives in Canada, having emigrated thither many years ago, is the wife of a farmer, has experienced all the toils, trials and privations incident to pioneer life, and has given us an account of them in two highly entertaining volumes. Mrs. Moodie is a true heroine, and her simple narrative has all the interest of an imaginative creation. It is a work of so much merit, the scenes and adventures it describes are so full of freshness, truth, and humor, the tone that pervades its entertaining pages are so healthy, and the lessons it teaches are so profitable, that it is to be hoped it will find a place in every library.

Life and Letters of Neibuhr. Harpers.

Whoever has visited Rome, and felt the difficulty of separating the chaff from the wheat of her history, and known the bewilderment attending the endeavor to reconcile her existent remains with the classic annals, and then turned to the acute, profound and suggestive pages of Neibuhr, will greet this interesting account of his childhood and youth, the cordial and sincere letters, the affectionate spirit, and the truthful manliness of his intellectual character, as here unfolded. It is full of interest and information, and contains essays on his character by Professors Brandis and Lorbell, and Chevalier

Bunsen.

The Diplomacy of the Revolution. By W. H. TRESCOTT. D. Appleton & Co. Versed as our people are in the actions which resulted in the establishment of American independence, few, we apprehend, do full justice to the foresight, firmness, and judgment with which the correspondence, state papers, treatise, and other diplomatic writings of American statesmen have been conducted. To bring together and elucidate this phase of our history is a worthy and important enterprise, and a great saving of labor to those who desire to possess themselves of the essential points of the subject. This has been done with great tact by the author of this little volume,

The Friend of Moses, by Dr. HAMILTON, of Mobile, Ala., is the title of a work of deep interest to the theological student, and all who desire to acquaint themselves with the fundamental grounds of the Christian religion. Our author evinces an extensive acquaintance with ethnological learning, especially with that of modern Germany. He treats of the cosmogony of the ancients, the origin of the human races, and other topics of interest to the biblical scholar, and the lover of curious enquiry. Dodd is the publisher.

Arctic Journal; or Eighteen Months in
the Polar Regions. By Lieutenant S.
OSBORN. New-York: G. P. Putnam & Co.
This is the latest issue of Putnam's Semi-
monthly Library, and it is a most agreeable
volume to read during the "reign of the
dog-star." Quite refreshing to revel, while
sweltering under an almost tropical sun,
among icebergs and the scenery of polar
regions.

American Female Patriotism. A Prize
Essay.

By ELIZABETH WETHERELL.
New-York: Edward H. Fletcher.
This is a little, playful, spirited discussion
by an intelligent family circle, in which is
canvassed the question, "How may an
American Woman best show her Patriot-
ism?" We can best indicate the nature of
the work by saying that this somewhat
perplexing interrogatory is answered in a
sensible, common-sense way-a way which,
if put in practice, would soon bring to an

end much of the senseless twaddle about
"woman's sphere."

The Laws of Life, with Special Reference
to the Physical Education of Girls. By
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, M.D. New-
York: G. P. Putnam & Co.
A well-written volume on an important
subject. It is the second of a series on
Popular and Practical Science. We have
in it evidence that there is no insurmount-
able obstacle to the acquisition of profes-
sional knowledge by females, yet there must
be a great change in public opinion before
ladies can append the M D. to their names
without exciting a sense of the incongruous.
There is much valuable matter in these
lectures, and we cannot do better than to

commend the book to the attention specially as it does, a detailed account of the misof mothers.

"My object in the present course"-we let her speak for herself" is to call your attention to the importance of this subject -the physical education of the youngand to urge upon you the means by which our present degeneracy may be checked, and a steady progress made in the improvement of the condition of the race. To do

this, I shall, in the first place, point out the great principles which govern existence, and according to which the material life of our bodies is carried on. I shall show the way in which these wonderful bodies of ours grow, and what they require for perfect growth. I shall indicate what nature has to do, and what we have to do in the grand work of growth-and by an exam:nation of our present habits of life, I shall search out the causes of evil-the way in which we defeat the designs of nature, and produce our present condition of suffering In the course of my remarks, I shall notice some of the important functions of our economy, and state the conditions of their normal action, dwelling on such points of physiology and hygiene as bear directly upon our subject. And lastly, I shall consider what changes we may accomplish in the arrangements of practical life, by means of which the truth we have gained may become a living fact, moulding our lives for good. And I trust that our efforts may have the influence of all earnest endeavor, in hastening that grand future when man shall attain to the harmonious action of all his powers, and bear once more the image

of the Creator!"

sionary labors of a man well known—not here only, but throughout Europe-and esteemed as widely as he is known.

Historical Sketch of the Electric Telegraph: Including its Rise and Progress in the United States. By ALEXANDER JONES. New-York: Geo. P. Putnam & Co.

To those who would understand the

merits of the long controversy respecting exceedingly interesting. Of course, there telegraph patents, this work must prove is much of dry detail, the result of indefatigable labor; yet, notwithstanding, it is well worth perusal by the general reader. It appears, from a very cursory glance through its pages, that the right to electrotelegraphic communication belongs as much to the people as to any patentee, or perhaps more so-excepting, of course, some of the minor inventions of individual operators, and many of these were found out by several, either simultaneously or without knowing what had been already discovered by others.

Queechy.

the work before

By ELIZABETH WETHERELL New-York: G. P. Putnam & Co. The precursor of this volume, by a new candidate for public favor, found many readers, yet it was not till the publication of even us, that "The Wide Wide World" was properly appreciated; has had, however, already an almost unprecedented sale, and we doubt not that The editor of the Christian Intelligencer, "Queechy" will attain a like popularity. on whose judgment we can rely, says:

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St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope: "Domestic and country life are so beautior Incidents of the Missionary Life of fully and truly portrayed, and both are perRev. J. M. Bertram. By Rev. E. F.vaded by such a healthful moral tone, that HATFIELD, D.D. With Introduction, their pictures, while they delight the imagiby Rev. GEO. B. CHEEVER. New-York: nation, cannot fail at the same time, to imEdw. H. Fletcher.

The "lonely isle" has a charm about it to all, from its having served as an imperial prison; and to such as have touched at that stopping place in the paths of the sea, the rock of the ocean has double charms; yet very little is known of its inhabitants, in this country at least; and we welcome the little volume before us, giving us a glance at its interior life and the progress of Christianity and civilization among its anomalous people. To the religious world it will prove highly interesting, containing,

prove the morals and make the heart better. From the eagerness with which we have seen it devoured by some youthful readers, we think it must be peculiarly captivating. The dialogue is always easy and natural: and throughout the whole there is a tincture of philosophy which compels the intellect to pause and reflect, while the imagi nation is carried forward with the beauty its delineations. We have much admired some of the pieces of poetry in these volumes, of which the author very ingenuously declares she has them only by gift--not the gift of nature.""

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