List of Works

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FREDERICK PITMAN,

20, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C.

Second Edition, demy 4to, cloth, price 78. 6d.

The Psychonomy of the

Hand; or, the Hand an Index of Mental Development, according to MM. D'ARPENTIGNY and DESBARROLLES. With thirty-one tracings from living and other hands. By R. BEAMISH, F.R.S., &c., Author of "Life of Sir M. I. Brunel."

"It is generally thought that Chirognomy and
Chiromancy are simply the arts of fortune-telling by
the lines in the palm of the hand; but MM. D'ARPEN-
TIGNY and DESBARROLLES have shown that every
mental organization is uniformly accompanied by a
definite form of hand. In this work, the art is fully
discussed, and illustrated with examples of hands
from various sorts of people-the several European
nations, poets, labourers, philosophers, and idiots, to-
gether with much curious information concerning the
almost lost and but little practised art of palmistry;
and the general application of chirognomy to indi-
vidual and national character."-The Literary Gazette.
"The title suggests nothing in comparison with
what the book yields. It is full of entertainment for
the artist, for the student of nature, and the specula-
tive of no school in particular. The long and inter-
esting story is illustrated by various designs of hands
of ancient ladies and gentlemen, beginning with the
gorilla; and for a table book for general entertain-
ment or useful purposes, nothing could be more valu-
able."-Court Journal.

"At any rate, science has taken chirognomy in
hand, and, in the person of Mr. BEAMISH, has writ-
ten a very ingenious and not uninteresting book upon
the subject.
Mr. BEAMISH has brought much
research, ingenuity, and labour to his work, and
therefore deserves an impartial hearing, or rather
reading."-Illustrated London News.

Fcap. 8vo, extra cloth gilt, gilt edges, price 3s. 6d.

Love: Selections from the

best Poets.

Third Edition, Revised, demy 8vo, extra cloth, price 6s. 6d.; half-morocco, 12s.; morocco, 158.

Life Its Nature, Varieties,

and Phenomena. By LEO H. GRINDON, Lecturer on
Botany at the Royal School of Medicine, Manchester,
Author of " Figurative Language," "Manual of
British and Foreign Plants," &c.

"The reader will find in it much thought and much
reading; there is plenty to think upon, plenty to study,
plenty to entertain."-Illustrated London News.

"Full of profound and admirable observations, and
pervaded by a devout and philosophical spirit. The.
book has great merit, and will repay an attentive
study."-Eclectic.

"Mr. Grindon is evidently a thinker of great origin-
ality.
Right nobly does he discourse on the
crowded mysteries and many-coloured phenomena of
existence.
The work abounds with striking
remarks. It contains some healthy reasoning on
practical questions, such as education, diet, the due
enjoyment of life, and others of general importance."
-British Quarterly Review.

This work can also be had in Twelve Sixpenny Parts.

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A Manual of British and

Foreign Plants, consisting of the Latin and English names of those likely to come before the Botanical Student; with other useful information. By LEO H. GRINDON, Author of "Life: Its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena," &c.

Third Edition, crown 8vo, extra cloth, price 2s. 6d.

Our Eternal Homes.

By a BIBLE STUDENT. Contents:-1. What is Heaven ? 2. Guardian Angels. 3. Heavenly Scenery. 4. Death the Gate of Life. 5. Do the Departed forget us? 6. Man's Book of Life. 7. Infants in Heaven.

"The subject of this volume is second in interest to none. The various themes are treated with a taste and pathos which will edify every reader."-Christian World.

"In the perusal of it we have met with sentences which we should be sorry to forget."-Christian Times.

"The feelings which prompted this book, and the
spirit in which it was written, are worthy of all
praise."-Illustrated London News.

"This is a charmingly written book, on a very im-
portant subject.
The chapter entitled 'In-
fants in Heaven' is especially beautiful. To those
who wish for strikingly original views on this most
important of all subjects, verified constantly by ap-
peals to Bible texts, conveyed in clear and beautiful
language, and in a tone devoutly reverential, we con-
fidently recommend this handsome little volume."---
Devonport Independent.

"An earnest and clever writer on a theme of vast
importance to the Christian world, the Bible Stu-
dent' is entitled to the highest respect and attention.
Sensible, serious, and often eloquent, this
book merits careful perusal; for it may confirm the
faith of many, and lead others to beneficial studies."
-Public Opinion.

"We have read few books of late years which have charmed and edified us more than this.

It is

a noble example of Christian prose poetry. We say to
our readers, Read this book."-The Orb.

"It is a miniature picture, but a photographic one,
every point and line being clear and distinct."--
Intellectual Repository.

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Parable, or Divine Poesy.

Illustrations in Theology and Morals, selected from the great Divines, and systematically arranged. By R. A. BERTRAM.

The various illustrations are placed under appropriate headings; each article thus formed is subdivided, so as to give coherence to the whole; and each subdivision is chronologically arranged, so as to indicate the progress of thought on the fundamental articles of the Christian Faith in the several ages of the Church. In addition to the many obvious advantages of such careful arrangement, in the case of each article the divisions and subdivisions constitute outlines of sermons; so that, in addition to several thousand illustrations, the work will contain nearly five hundred homiletic skeletons. The value of such a volume to the Lay Preacher and the Sunday-school Teacher will be at once apparent.

16mo, extra cloth, price 1s.

Original Nursery Rhymes,

for Girls and Boys. By ALEXANDER J. ELLIS, F.R.S. With Four full-page Illustrations by EDWIN J. ELLIS, engraved by J. D. COOPER. This book is an attempt to substitute playful sense for serious nonsense.

"It is no easy task to write' New Nursery Rhymes,' or to get out of the old beaten track of those ditties. But there is both novelty and interest in these pages, and no small share of ability. They are not mere rhymes of nonsense, but good moral lessons are contained in most of them."-Wesleyan Times.

"They are peculiarly suitable for the little ones for whom they are intended."-Quiver.

"Mr. Edwin Ellis's illustrations seem to be the promising efforts of a youthful artist."-The Athenæum. "This collection of pretty little rhymes will prove a welcome addition to our nursery literature." Irish Times.

Second Thousand, crown 8vo, cloth, price 58.

Hidden Springs.

By the Rev. JOSEPH PARKER, D.D., of Manchester.
"The sermons of Dr. Parker are specially notice-
able for clearness of thought and language. There
is not in the volume a single cloudy sentence. All
seems as if it were written with a pencil of light.
Nature is everywhere in the ascendant, and
hence its matchless force.
There is no speak-
ing for speaking's sake, no display of any kind; every
word is an arrow directed to the mark."-British
Standard.

"His volume is full of vigorous thought.
It
is strong, individual, and suggestive."-The Patriot.
"When the Doctor reasons at all, he reasons in
terse, striking sentences, full of pith and meaning;
marshalled like a regiment of soldiers, rank and file,
from the beginning to the end of the paragraph.
Whenever sincerity is found, or a desire to profit is
felt, the reader will be amply repaid in the perusal of
'Hidden Springs.' Once read, the work cannot be
forgotten; it will be hung up as a distinct picture in
the chambers of the mind."-United Methodist Free
Churches Magazine.

Feap. 8vo, cloth, price 2s. 6d.

Thoughts, Past and Present,

on Life and Love: chiefly selected from the best
Authors. Arranged in the manner of a conversation.
By D. R. MCNAB, Author of "Body, Mind, and
Spirit."

Fcap. 8vo, extra cloth, gilt edges, price 3s.

Poems.

By B. H. FARQUHAR, Author of "The Pearl of
Days," &c.

"The distinguishing characteristics of the Poems
are simplicity and truthfulness." Intellectual
Repository.

"This work contains a very pleasing collection of moral and religious poems; added to which are some miscellaneous verses for children. It is prettily bound, and well suited for a gift-book for the young.' -Sun.

Her

"Her prize essay was beautifully written.
piece entitled 'Real Religion' was worthy of the
prize and of the author; while the present volume
bids fair to soar above either."-Christian Witness.

Feap. 8vo, cloth, price 38. (reduced from 4s. 6d.)

Vegetable Cookery, Pastry,

Pickling, &c. By the Author of "Fruits and Farinacea the proper Food of Man."

This volume supplies a want long felt. Cookerybooks exist in abundance, but they relate almost exclusively to the preparation of dishes from animal food. This work is devoted entirely to the proper cooking of vegetables, to preserving, pickling, the preparation of sauces, soups, beverages, &c., &c., and forms a complete treatise upon the subject. To thousands of the wealthy the work will be a great boon, as showing them how to secure the choicest dishes; to other classes it will be of equal value, as affording the most economical dishes. Vegetables, fruits, &c., constitute the half of our daily food: here is an essay upon the best possible preparation of this half.

"Cook needs it."-Spectator.

"Vegetarians will find ample directions for making
the most of the kinds of fare to which they restrict
themselves; and the curious general reader, who is
not a vegetarian, will get an insight into the re-
sources of vegetarianism in the way of possible
variety of dishes."-Reader.

"This cookery-book will be found to possess great
value.
It contains upwards of five hundred
receipts for the preparation of the vast variety of
vegetable productions affording food for man."-
Monthly New Book Circular.