rk sad millions,' whose long 'night of wrong is
brightening into day,' shall bless him, as,

'With oar strokes timing to their song,
They weave in simple lays
The pathos of remembered wrong,
The hope of better days,--
The triumph note that Miriam sung,
The joy of uncaged birds:
Softening with Afric's mellow song
Their broken Saxon words.'

MENTAL HYGIENE. By J. RAY, M. D. Ticknor &
Fields, Boston.

This work is not offered as a systematic treatise on Mental Hygiene. Its
purpose is to expose the bad effects of many customs prevalent in modern
society, and to present practical suggestions relative to the attainment
of mental soundness and vigor. Many important facts are clearly stated,
and sound deductions drawn from them. The law of sympathy is clearly
traced in the propagation of tastes, aptitudes, and habits. Many curious
and startling examples of its effects are detailed. The author traces
the laws of mind, exhibits the consequences that flow from obeying or
disobeying them, in a succinct and able manner. The art of preserving
the health of the mind against incidents and influences calculated to
deteriorate its qualities; the management of the bodily powers in regard
to exercise, rest, food, clothing, climate; the laws of breeding, the
government of the passions, the sympathy with current emotions and
opinions, the discipline of the intellect--all come within the scope of
the work. It is designed for the general reader, and will interest all
who care for the preservation of mental or physical health.

The subject is one of great importance in our excitable country, where
so many minds are overtasked, so many brains too early stimulated, and
insanity so rapidly on the increase. We heartily commend it to all
readers interested in the subjects of which it treats.

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[Continuation of Literary Notices prepared for the present issue
unavoidably crowded out; they will however appear in our next
number.]

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] Since the above was written, the speech of Earl Russell, in
Scotland, indicates a disposition on the part of the British Government
to do us justice, at least in the future; and it is to be hoped that a
satisfactory adjustment of all differences on the whole matter may be
peacefully made.

[2] In the 'Letters to Professor Morse,' in the November numb