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Literary Notices.
Rambles about Bath . B y James Tunstall , M . D . Simpkin antl Co . Bath , more than most places , has pride in its antiquity . King Bladud and the warm springs were renowned in their day , and live in memory . Beau Nash and the fashionables of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are not absolutely forgotten , ancl the greatest proof of the importance of Bath is , that it has ceased to be a mere place of occasional resort , it has lost its seasonancl become a metropoliselegant in its buildings
, , , and preserving a high prestige . Our author has a taste for rural scenery , ancl in his rambles from gay Bath to its neighbourhood he has gone a gypsying in good taste , and taken his peripatetic sketches with fidelity . The engravings are excellent companions to those sketches , ancl we congratulate the author on the success attending his labours , and on the appreciation by the public of their value .
Observations on Chloroform in Parturition . By J . R . Hancorn , Accoucheur , & c . Smith , Elder , and Co . To aid nature , not to coerce her , is the great object of medical statistics . The title of this little brochure explains its great motive , and the cases bear testimony to the results . Mr . Hancorn deserves well for his frank explanation of his mode of treatment , and it is pleasant to reflect that under such caieful employment of a powerful auxiliary , the suffering of many a woman may be alleviated .
Rural Records . By James Smith . Henry Washbourne . The author of these papers frankly states that most of them appeared in a popular periodical ; they lose nothing of their interest by being brought together in a volume , nay , their interest is increased ; and we thank him for thus preserving for the information of the rising generation tales ancl records that have instructed a by-gone age . To snatch from the womb of time what is worthy of all time is a duty ; we should be unselfish , and in matters of literature it is well even to think of the childrens' children .
A Treatise on Diet and Regimen . By W . H . Robertson , M . D . Churchill . The sixth part of this work treats extensively of mineral waters , in all their characters and effects . The chapter on sleep is well written , ancl especially worthy attention—sleep is described as " maintaining or restoring the balance of the vital forces . " The effect of occupation on health is in itself a masterly thesis ; as is also the chapter on moral culture , in which the author ranges his arguments , and then condenses them with forcible reasoning .
A few Words addressed to the Labouring Classes . By J . H . Schmit . Effingham Wilson . This brochure is well timed , and being written by " one of themselves , " will not be without effect . It is a translation from the French , and is equally adapted to the humbler classes of this country , being written with moral force and true simplicity , it is therefore intelligible to all—teaching , as it does , that although domestic repose should not be invaded with impunity , nor our rights pass unredressed , yet that we should be grateful to that Being who has gifted us with moral power to act as becomes men .
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Literary Notices.
Rambles about Bath . B y James Tunstall , M . D . Simpkin antl Co . Bath , more than most places , has pride in its antiquity . King Bladud and the warm springs were renowned in their day , and live in memory . Beau Nash and the fashionables of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are not absolutely forgotten , ancl the greatest proof of the importance of Bath is , that it has ceased to be a mere place of occasional resort , it has lost its seasonancl become a metropoliselegant in its buildings
, , , and preserving a high prestige . Our author has a taste for rural scenery , ancl in his rambles from gay Bath to its neighbourhood he has gone a gypsying in good taste , and taken his peripatetic sketches with fidelity . The engravings are excellent companions to those sketches , ancl we congratulate the author on the success attending his labours , and on the appreciation by the public of their value .
Observations on Chloroform in Parturition . By J . R . Hancorn , Accoucheur , & c . Smith , Elder , and Co . To aid nature , not to coerce her , is the great object of medical statistics . The title of this little brochure explains its great motive , and the cases bear testimony to the results . Mr . Hancorn deserves well for his frank explanation of his mode of treatment , and it is pleasant to reflect that under such caieful employment of a powerful auxiliary , the suffering of many a woman may be alleviated .
Rural Records . By James Smith . Henry Washbourne . The author of these papers frankly states that most of them appeared in a popular periodical ; they lose nothing of their interest by being brought together in a volume , nay , their interest is increased ; and we thank him for thus preserving for the information of the rising generation tales ancl records that have instructed a by-gone age . To snatch from the womb of time what is worthy of all time is a duty ; we should be unselfish , and in matters of literature it is well even to think of the childrens' children .
A Treatise on Diet and Regimen . By W . H . Robertson , M . D . Churchill . The sixth part of this work treats extensively of mineral waters , in all their characters and effects . The chapter on sleep is well written , ancl especially worthy attention—sleep is described as " maintaining or restoring the balance of the vital forces . " The effect of occupation on health is in itself a masterly thesis ; as is also the chapter on moral culture , in which the author ranges his arguments , and then condenses them with forcible reasoning .
A few Words addressed to the Labouring Classes . By J . H . Schmit . Effingham Wilson . This brochure is well timed , and being written by " one of themselves , " will not be without effect . It is a translation from the French , and is equally adapted to the humbler classes of this country , being written with moral force and true simplicity , it is therefore intelligible to all—teaching , as it does , that although domestic repose should not be invaded with impunity , nor our rights pass unredressed , yet that we should be grateful to that Being who has gifted us with moral power to act as becomes men .