WHOLESOME COUNSEL.-"He that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise." Whoever would live long and happy, let him observe the follow If ever you speak anything, speak first, and look narrowly to what you speak, where you speak, of whom you speak, and to whom you speak, lest you bring yourself into great trouble. M. A. D. B. MIRTH. "A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men." "WE both scratched for a living," said the old hen to the editor. He told her to shear off. A WESTERN humorist, who is courting a girl named Furlong, says it is an eighth of a mile around her waist. He must be a rood fellow. ON Broome Street, New York, there are two doctors, side by side, one named "Little," and the other named "Shorter." A FLY is said to have 16,000 eyes. No wonder he is careless where he leaves his specs ! "I BELIEVE in nothing," said a weak, selfconceited fellow to Gilkerson. "Well," said Gilkerson, after looking at him a while, "I believe you do."-Puck. A PROMINENT lumberman in Burlington has had his coat-of-arms painted on the panels of his carriage, with the Latin motto, "Vidi." Which by interpretation is, "I saw." IT is said that the German word "pfingsten "" comes from the old Greek "Pentecoste." Yes, and dyspepsia comes from sauerkraut.-Puck. "Is it law you're talking about? Look, now, when I was a saudger I shot twenty men for the Queen, and she gave me a pinshun, but if I was only to shoot one stray fellow for myself, bedad, I'd be tried for murder. There's law for yez." AN Oil City man purchased a small handbellows, took it home, and told his wife he had concluded to blow his brains out; whereupon she replied that a smaller-sized bellows would have answered the purpose better. 44 A FIDGETY maiden, Lucinder, Poked her head out the open car winder, Struck the sash with a whack, Having caught in her eye a loose cinder. JAMES," said a motherly woman to a young man whose first sermon she had just heard, "James, why did you enter the ministry?" "I had a call from the Lord," said the young man, and then she replied: "But are you sure it wasn't some other noise that you heard?" "ARE sisters Sally and Nancy resources, pa?" "No, my boy; why do you ask that question?" "Because I heard uncle Joe say that if you would only husband your resources, you would get along a great deal better than you do. That's all, pa." A FRENCH experimenter has been trying the efect of alcoholic intoxication on pigs, and says that those which have been kept drunk a year don't seem any the worse for it. That's pretty much the case with human pigs, too. 273 cunning and silence. It is no excuse that its work may be better done under cover. There are benevolent societies which do much good quietly and thoroughly, but not in secret. Society has confidence in them, and supports them without caring to question their methods. The President of Wheaton College furnishes an historical sketch of the Order, and the critical analyses of the nature of the degrees. It seems a little odd that intelligent men should seriously take part in such elaborate ceremonials and indulge in so much mummery. As a matter of amusement we should not object to it. Possi "YES," said Mr. Profundity, "it is the silent strength of gravity that binds the world togeth-bly that is the major premise. er; it is the silent power of light that gives life and beauty to all things; it is the silent stream that is deepest; it is-" "It is the still sow that gets the most swill," Mrs. P. put in, secing her liege lord had got to the end of his rope and similes. It was kind of her, but it somehow spoiled the effect of his dissertation. In a certain minister's family the conversation turned upon the character of the baby. Why was the baby so naughty? The brother, who had reached the age of twelve, and was studying the steam-engine in his intervals of catechism, gave vent to his orthodoxy in the following suggestive inquiry: "Papa, as we all inherit the sin of Adam, and the baby is such a little fellow, is there not a greater pressure of sin to the square inch in the baby than in the rest of us?" Library. THE FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN, and the Home Treatment of their Diseases. By T. C. Duncan, M.D., author of "How to be Plump," etc., editor of The United States Medical Investigator, etc. Sold only by Subscription. 1-mo, pp 426. Chicago: Duncan Brothers. The author shows in this carefully prepared volume that the field of infant management is by no means filled by the numerous books which are in print on the subject. He has many details on methods of feeding and preparing food, on dressing very young children, which show not a little observation and thought, and which we do not remember seeing in other authors. In his advice concerning the ailments of infancy he endeavors to be comprehensive in their classification and clear in diagnosis; but we should not advise a prudent mother to follow her own conclusions even with such a guide in a case where the disease is evidently severe or complicated. The majority of childhood sicknesses are not of a grave character, and they may be managed by an intelligent parent, with the assistance of such a book as the above; and for them, therefore, it is very appropriate. As hygiene enters largely into Dr. Duncan's plans of treatment, he has, therefore, a good prestige for trustworthiness, besides his manifest knowledge of infant physi In this department we give short reviews of su h NEW BOOKS as publishers see fit to send us. In these reviews we seek to treat author and publisher satisfactorily and justly, and also to furnish our readers with such information as shall enable them to form an opinion of the desirability of any particular volume for personal use. It is our wish to notice theology and pathology. better class of books issuing from the press, and we invite publishers to favor us with their recent publications, especially those related in any way to mental and physiological science. We can usually supply any of those noticed. REVISED ODDFELLOWSHIP ILLUS- lisher. Oddfellowship is presented here to the public in a form which implies authenticity, and it appears to disclose even the minutest of its ceremonies and practices. The day of secret organizations is past, our civilization can not tolerate them. If an enterprise be right and its purpose humane, it is more likely to gather support by openness and directness, rather than by arts of A SELECTION OF SPIRITUAL SONGS for the Sunday-school. Selected and arranged by Rev. Charles S. Robinson, D.D. pp. 249. Flexible red cloth, 20 cts. Published by The Century Co., New York. A neat little book, containing many of the best hymns in our language appropriate to the Sunday-school. Another form, containing the tunes, is offered at 40 cts. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. WESTERN HOME JOURNAL. Published at Columbus, O. Frank W. Gunsaulus and A. W. A Lincoln, Editors. Price, $1 per annum. good beginning. VICK'S ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Published by James Vick, Rochester, N. Y. As fresh and neat as ever. VICK'S FLORAL GUIDE, Autumn, 1881. Pub- Tartarus." Professor E. P. Thwing gives an inlished by James Vick, Rochester, N. Y. teresting account of the "Children's Service" in THE CHURCH AND TEMPERANCE: A Paper. England, just now awakening so much interest. By Hon. William E. Dodge. WOMAN AT WORK, a literary monthly published at Louisville, Ky., has features which should commend it to the public. Prominent among them is the endeavor to inculcate principles of domestic and social usefulness. Woman as a home-maker is set forth with earnestness. MISS SLIMMENS' WINDOW, No. 2. By the author of "A Bad Boy's Diary." Price, 10 cts.— THE DIARY OF A MINISTER'S WIFE. By Almedia M. Brown, No. 4. Price, 10 cts.-SISTER DORA: A Biography. By Margaret Lonsdale. Price, 10 cts.-THE TALE OF SIN. By Mrs. Henry Wood, author of "East Lynne," etc. Price, 10 cts.-THE FATAL LILIES. By the author of "A Gilded Sin." Price, 10 cts.-COBWEBS AND CABLES. By Hesba Stretton, author pression of liberal theology. of "In Prison and Out," etc. Price, 10 cts.-EAST LYNNE; or, The Earl's Daughter. By Mrs. Henry Wood, author of "A Life's Secret," etc. Price, 10 cts.-THE BLACK SPECK: A Temperance Tale. By F. W. Robinson, author of "No Man's Friend," etc. Price, 10 cts. -BORROWED PLUMES. By Mrs. Jennie S. Alcott, author of "Cousin Sidney," etc. Price, 10 ctз.-THE SORROW OF A SECRET, and LADY CARMICHAEL'S WILL. 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Ogilvie & Co., New York, and form parts of their "People's Library." THE October Number begins Vol. VI. of THE HOMILETIC MONTHLY (I. K. Funk & Co., New York, publishers)-the word "Preacher" hereafter to be omitted from the name. tents are of more than usual interest. The se The con ries of lectures by Dr. Joseph Parker in reply to Colonel Ingersoll is continued. The publishers offered to publish Ingersoll's lecture by the side of Parker's reply, but Ingersoll refused permission. We have also, in the Sermonic department, "Gilded Sin," by Howard Crosby, D.D., LL.D.; "The Lamb of God," by John Hall, D.D.; "The Popular Estimate of Sin," a revival sermon, by Charles S. Robinson, D.D.; "The Sin of Esau," by D. C. W. Bridgeman, D.D.; "Man's Wrath Overruled for God's Glory," by I. H. Cuthbert, D.D.; and a "Children's Service," by Rev. W.F. Crafts. Among the miscellaneous papers is one by Dr. Robert Young on the distinction between "Sheol, Hades; Gehenna, THE PHRENOLOGICAL INSTITUTE is at this time in session, with a large attendance of students. Its aim is to prepare men and women for lecturing on Phrenology and physiology, and for practicing in mental science as a profession. Onehalf of our students, however, attend as a means of general culture, and to fit them the better to perform the duties of their vocations, whatever they may be. If every theological seminary, every school of law, every normal school, and every business college had, in its course of study, careful instruction in Phrenology, it would be the most profitable part of their whole curriculum; because this science teaches a systemic knowledge of human nature, and every profession has to deal with human character in some way, and he who understands the science of human character can most successfully relate himself to the world in general. As man is the one great feature in all worldly affairs, he who understands him best will best fulfill his duty. Any person who would like to receive special information in regard to the course of study followed in the Institute, may write for a circular to the American Institute of Phrenology, New York. side, most always on the right; and his advice, which was kindly accorded to any who asked it, being always practical and generally appropriate to the case. His intellectual organism fitted him for close, specific observation. The lower part of his forehead was prominent and squarely cut, evincing precision, method, and directness. It was well filled out in the median region from the nose to the hair, indicating memory of facts, power of analysis, and delicate discrimination. His Language being large, joined to such qualities, rendered him able in description, especially in that department which relates to character. He could enter into the intricate workings of human nature, especially on its sympathetic side, his own temperament being delicately impressible, and his intuitions alert. His social nature was very influential, giving him a high appreciation of the helpfulness of friends and of family ties, of the true enjoyment found in social intercourse, and also of the duties belonging to citizenship. Hence he easily won friends and kept them. The head rose highly in the crown, impressing his character with qualities of firmness, self-reliance, and independence, and rendering him clear and emphatic in the expression of views, yet by no means careless of incurring the displeasure of others or losing in their esteem. There was, in fact, so much of delicacy and refinement in his mental composition that he was acutely sensitive to censure and reflection. His imagination was active, but held in good subjection to his practical judgment; it was employed with a purpose, and not permitted to soar as a balloon. In his organization, as a whole, there was much of the historical and descriptive; something of the teacher, something of the metaphysician, a good deal of the moralist and critic. He was capable of writing for practical, commonsense people, in such a manner as to interest them and at the same time to inculcate leanings and likings for the higher, purer, and richer sentiments of the spiritual side of human nature. He was born in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Mass., July 24, 1819. His father was a machinist and inventor, a man of singular simplicity and purity of character, whose virtues his son has celebrated in a poem entitled "Daniel Gray," published several years ago in the Atlantic Monthly. Owing to failure of health while fitting for college, he was obliged to relinquish an academic course; and when twenty-one years old he entered the office of Drs. Barrett and Thompson, of Northampton, as a student of medicine. He was graduated a doctor of medicine at the Berkshire Medical College in 1844, but after a three years' practice in Springfield, Dr. Holland gave up his profession and entered upon a more congenial line of life, literature, to which all his natural tastes led him. While preparing for this new field he became teacher in a private school in Richmond, Va., and while thus engaged, was chosen superintendent of the public schools in the city of Vicksburg, in Mississippi. This office he accepted, and satisfactorily discharged its duties for a year and a quarter, when events of a domestic nature called him back to Massachusetts. On his return to his Springfield home he was induced to accept a position, then vacant, in the office of the Springfield Republican. Here, associated with Mr. Samuel Bowles, he entered upon his first work as editor. The earlier years of this connection were years of severe labor, the two young men doing the entire editorial work of the establishment, Two years after entering the office he became joint proprietor, and continued his interest in the business throughout the entire period which was occupied in raising the concern to its present magnitude and prosperity. In 1866 Dr. Holland withdrew from the management, and subsequently visited Europe. In 1870 he became editor of Scribner's Monthly, a magazine in the establishment of which he took a leading part. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the great popularity of this periodical, which from the |