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Show 1 1 us r hook orMTUiir- "Flrst nok of Nature," by Df. Jarnc- II. Talmage, In III rccond an I revised edition, has been published by George '. Cannon & Hoik Co., this clly. Tue Interrvllug little work was from Its first abearance received with great favjr and, htvlng botn adopted at a text book bith In the dl-trlot dl-trlot and Church sohool., the revision wasunderttken to ratke 11 still more tsrvlcable as such. The book It illvlleJ In fojr parts, devoted reipcctlvely to thu onlmil klngdsm, plants, minerals nii the heavens. It Is, as the title Implies, a "first book" on those vast subjeota opening, at 11 wore, to the ttu lent the galea ol the Inoxtnuillbte treasaro, house of nature, and dlroolln 1. his first eflorta towards the acquirement ol knowledge in thoto mist Interesting branches ol learning, lly ptruslng tho volume ono festure of It Impresses Itself on thereader'n mind aud deserves er-eclsl mention. Whllo everything has been carefully eliminated that might be odeoslve In aaohool devoted only to Instructions of a secular character, charac-ter, the tone throughout Is such that the reader In contemplating the objects of nature Is lllled with a.lmliatlon for nature's great Author. On this account It Is well adapted aa a book to be pi iced lu the hands of the young, for whom It Is, In the first place, Intended, Numerous Illustrations have been added and, as usual with Dr.Talmege in hit literary works, special attention haa been given to aubjecta of local Interest. In-terest. Thus, for Instance, an Illustration Illustra-tion Is given of microscopic life as found In drops of water from tho ditches of rtalt J.akeCity. Anaplendlx has been added to the present edition containing review questions on the subjects of the chap. ten, and will be found of great assistance assist-ance to both teachera and pupils. |