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Descriptive Handbook of America. By G. W. Bacon and W.

G. Larkins. (Bacon and Co.)—We have submitted this work to native

judgment, and have heard it praised for accuracy. To a stranger it seems marvellously full of information, and clear in its arrangement.

itd i bl done in colt) showing

The maps which accompany are a m ra y one ars,

On as Rearing and Fattening of Turkeys, Geese, and Ducks, both for Pleasure and I at a glance the geology, agriculture, physical features, and grouping of Batts. 1. : Virtue 13rolliere ',Led Co. the various States. The agricultural map indeed resembles the .A.merf-

can flag, as there are stripes of several hues to represent the chief pro- ducts. But it is not in this respect alone that the book deserves notice. It enters so fully into all American matters, and gives so many details about the various States, towns, and territories, that it will be an indis- pensable guide for future travellers, and will enable them to form a clear general 5ntien of the country they are going to visit before they have em ked on their voyage.