5 MARCH 1881, Page 22

An Outline of Rode-craft. By W. Barnes, B.D. (0. Kogan

Paul and Co.)—This little book will not, we fear, be readily " under- stauded " of the "homely men" for whose use the author prepared it. They must learn an English tongue very different from that of Board schools and mechanics' institutes before they will be able to seize the meanings assigned to such compound terms as "fore-begged thought.puttings," "in-working redo-step," "in-wit redo-ship," and " twin-suchness." But cultured readers will at once perceive that they have a quaint, yet learned and skilful tract before them, if they but turn to the " Foresay " or preface, to the "Heads of Matter" or contents, and to the "Clue to Matters Handled" or index. The Teutonic English into which Mr. Barnes has translated the usual logical terms is sometimes happy and easily intelligible ; but we do meet with some cumbrous forms, at once ugly and perplexing. " Spiffiness " for proprizint and " hapliness" for accidens are acceptable ; but what shall we say of "self-having with other- what'' for habitat;