21 OCTOBER 1871, page 19

An American Cookery-book.*

THERE is only one proper way of reviewing a cookery-book, and that is to try all the receipts in it. Unfortunately this is not pos- sible for anyone under the rank of a writer......

Temple's Rugby Sermons, 1862-67.*

Sticn is the simple—must we add unattractive ?—heading, of as valuable a little compendium of Christian thought as it is rarely, very rarely, our lot to meet with. " Sermon "is......