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The Diet Of The Labouring Classes In Edinburgh. By H.

Noel Paton, M.D., .T. Craufurd Dunlop, M.D., and Dr. Elsie Maud Inglis. (Otto Schulze.)—This " study " is a very elaborate and careful piece of work. The second chapter,......

The Study Of Newfoundland. By F. E. Smith. (horace Marshall

and Son. Is. 6d.)—The story which Mr. Smith has to tell is not one of unmixed prosperity. There are countries where the evils of misgovernment are easily redressed, where Nature......

Ancient India As _described In Classical Literature....

Annotated by W. McCrindle, LL.D. (A. Con- stable and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—Dr. McCrindle concludes in this sixth volume his valuable work on India as described by Greek and Latin......

Railway Era. Yet Even Then "the Highlands Were Open To

all the influences of civilisation." One of the chief attractions of this book is the zest with which Alexander Smith describes the survivals of the pre-civilisation period. It......

A Century Of Law Reform. Lectures By W. Blake Odgers,

LL D., and Others. (Macmillan and Co. 5s.)— These twelve lectures were delivered at the request of the Council of Legal Education. (Dr. Blake Odgers is responsible for three,......

Belgium And The Belgians. By Cyril Scudamore. (w. Black-...

and Sons. 6s.)—This, perhaps, is hardly the most apposite time for the appearance of a book on Belgium. Anyhow, it might be as well to study it at home, and to put off the......

Mycencean Tree And Pillar Cult. By Arthur J. Evans. (mac-

millan and Co. 68.)—Mr. Evans reprints this treatise from the Journal of Hellenic Studies, where it appeared towards the end of last year. Substantially Mr. Evans had put forth......