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Waste And Repair Of Strength.*

THE world has made enormous strides in the science of sani- tation during the last half-century,—in the science, that is to say, of defending its health against the thousand......

Stained Glass As An Art. By Henry Holiday. (macmillan And

Co.) —Mr. Holiday gives an interesting and thorough account of the art of stained glass, both from the points of view of designing and of carrying out the work. The book is......

Current Literat Ure.

An Essay on Comedy. By George Meredith. (Constable and Co.)—We are not perfervid admirers of Mr. Meredith the novelist, but we have read the present essay with pure delight from......