Literary Notes

A dt-lightfully simple and practical talk to motliors about interesting cliildren in the study of Nature, by Mary Alllnjr Aher, will be publislied in Tlie Popular Science Monihly for October, under the title Mothen aud natural Science. Mr. Albor pointa out tlie beneñcial ii.iluence of scientilic deus on tbe formatlon of chiiractr, and tells how mothers may nse tlie cointiion tilinga arouud tliein in teacli111,' tlieir cliildren liow to qiiestion Nature, and liow to interpret her anbwers.