Oliver Optic in a New Field.THE WAY OF THE WORLD.A Novel.ByWILLIAM T. ADAMS,(Oliver Optic.)Under hisnom de plumeof "Oliver Optic," Mr. Adams has acquired an enviable fame as writer of juvenile books. Always teaching a wholesome lesson under cover of an attractive story, his books are welcome guests in every household.His "Army and Navy Stories," six in number, viz., "The Soldier Boy," "The Sailor Boy," "The Young Lieutenant," "The Yankee Middy," "Fighting Joe," and "Brave Old Salt," have already reached a sale of fifty thousand copies, while the total sale of his books during the last year alone reaches one hundred thousand copies.That so prolific and pleasing a writer will be equally successful in his new field of enterprise none can doubt who have witnessed the eagerness with which his juvenile books have been seized and read by the "old people" as well as the "young folks."Lee & Shepard, Publishers,149 Washington Street, Boston.
Oliver Optic in a New Field.
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
A Novel.
ByWILLIAM T. ADAMS,
(Oliver Optic.)
Under hisnom de plumeof "Oliver Optic," Mr. Adams has acquired an enviable fame as writer of juvenile books. Always teaching a wholesome lesson under cover of an attractive story, his books are welcome guests in every household.
His "Army and Navy Stories," six in number, viz., "The Soldier Boy," "The Sailor Boy," "The Young Lieutenant," "The Yankee Middy," "Fighting Joe," and "Brave Old Salt," have already reached a sale of fifty thousand copies, while the total sale of his books during the last year alone reaches one hundred thousand copies.
That so prolific and pleasing a writer will be equally successful in his new field of enterprise none can doubt who have witnessed the eagerness with which his juvenile books have been seized and read by the "old people" as well as the "young folks."
Lee & Shepard, Publishers,149 Washington Street, Boston.
FOOTNOTES
[1]"The preamble and resolution were signed by Philo Tillson, President, and S. L. Andrews, Secretary, of the Northeastern District Medical Association of Michigan, as having been adopted by that Association, at its annual meeting, held on the 19th day of May, 1864, and which its delegate, Dr. Stockwell, was instructed to present to the Association."—Trans. Am. Med. Association, 1864, p. 60.
[1]"The preamble and resolution were signed by Philo Tillson, President, and S. L. Andrews, Secretary, of the Northeastern District Medical Association of Michigan, as having been adopted by that Association, at its annual meeting, held on the 19th day of May, 1864, and which its delegate, Dr. Stockwell, was instructed to present to the Association."—Trans. Am. Med. Association, 1864, p. 60.
[2]Now that the decision of the Prize Committee has been made, the purpose of the above stipulation becomes evident. The Committee consisted of Drs. D. Humphreys Storer, Henry I. Bowditch, J. Mason Warren, and John H. Dix, of Boston; the Chairman of the Committee being the writer's father.
[2]Now that the decision of the Prize Committee has been made, the purpose of the above stipulation becomes evident. The Committee consisted of Drs. D. Humphreys Storer, Henry I. Bowditch, J. Mason Warren, and John H. Dix, of Boston; the Chairman of the Committee being the writer's father.
[3]The Committee consisted of Drs. H. R. Storer, of Boston; T. W. Blatchford, of Troy, N. Y.; H. L. Hodge, of Philadelphia; C. A. Pope, of St. Louis; Barton, of South Carolina; A. Lopez, of Mobile; and W. H. Brisbane, of Arena, Wis.
[3]The Committee consisted of Drs. H. R. Storer, of Boston; T. W. Blatchford, of Troy, N. Y.; H. L. Hodge, of Philadelphia; C. A. Pope, of St. Louis; Barton, of South Carolina; A. Lopez, of Mobile; and W. H. Brisbane, of Arena, Wis.
[4]Studies of Abortion; Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, February 5, 1863.
[4]Studies of Abortion; Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, February 5, 1863.
[5]Transactions of the American Medical Association, 1859, vol. xii. p. 75.
[5]Transactions of the American Medical Association, 1859, vol. xii. p. 75.
[6]Percival: Medical Ethics, p. 79.
[6]Percival: Medical Ethics, p. 79.
[7]Man Transformed, Oxford, 1653.
[7]Man Transformed, Oxford, 1653.
[8]Reginav.Wycherly, 8 Carrington and Payne, 265.
[8]Reginav.Wycherly, 8 Carrington and Payne, 265.
[9]Criminal Abortion in America, p. 5.
[9]Criminal Abortion in America, p. 5.
[10]Owen: Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, vol. iii. p. 322.
[10]Owen: Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, vol. iii. p. 322.
[11]Naegele: Treatise on Obstetric Auscultation, p. 50.
[11]Naegele: Treatise on Obstetric Auscultation, p. 50.
[12]Studies of Abortion: Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, February 5, 1863.
[12]Studies of Abortion: Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, February 5, 1863.
[13]Criminal Abortion in America, p. 42.
[13]Criminal Abortion in America, p. 42.
[14]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 42.
[14]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 42.
[15]Studies of Abortion, &c.
[15]Studies of Abortion, &c.
[16]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 106.
[16]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 106.
[17]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 34.
[17]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 34.
[18]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 32.
[18]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 32.
[19]H. R. Storer: The Causation, Course, and Treatment of Insanity in Women; a gynæcist's idea thereof. Transactions of the American Medical Association, vol. xvi., 1865.
[19]H. R. Storer: The Causation, Course, and Treatment of Insanity in Women; a gynæcist's idea thereof. Transactions of the American Medical Association, vol. xvi., 1865.
[20]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 13.
[20]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 13.
[21]A Woman's Thoughts about Women. By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," p. 14.
[21]A Woman's Thoughts about Women. By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," p. 14.
[22]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 55.
[22]Essay on Criminal Abortion, p. 55.
[23]Introductory Lecture at University of Pennsylvania, 1854, p. 19.
[23]Introductory Lecture at University of Pennsylvania, 1854, p. 19.
[24]Essay, &c., p. 101.
[24]Essay, &c., p. 101.
[25]Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, editorial, December 13, 1855.
[25]Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, editorial, December 13, 1855.
[26]Essay, &c., p. 106.
[26]Essay, &c., p. 106.