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 ETHICS, AND MORAL TALES. IS ed. 1851, pp. 128, 7 as. pp. 158. S. B. S. a capital school book, gives 33 Moral Apologues. 60. JOSEPH'S HISTORY, T.S., pp.51, £ as. This subject is popular both with Musalmans and Christians, — shew- ing a bright example of chastity and filial love. 51. Jydn Amah, SELECTION OF MORALS, by Frem Chand Roy, 1842, 2nd ed., Sar Sangraha, P., pp. 194, 1 Re. 8 as., translated and compiled from the best Sanskrit and other works. Gives tales and anecdotes to illustrate the follow- ing subjects ; duty to parents and teachers : knowledge : folly : company : truth : subduing the passions : mercy : fidelity : anger: covetousness : youth, age. 52. Jy'an Chandrika, SELECTION OF ETHICAL PIECES, pp. 192, 1 Re. 12 as., 1838, by Gopal Mittre, an ex-Student of the Hindu College, — the Council of Educa- cation subscribed for it. Gives extracts from the Prabodh Chandrika, Hitopadesh and Purush Parikhya. Contains Moral Essays on attention, the means of gaining knowledge, persever- ance and politeness, gambling, truth, gratitude, covetousness. 53. JyanoUas, by Ishwar Chandar Mallik, of Burra Bazar, Bi. B., 1854, pp. 18, Das. P. On gifts, hospitality, mercy, knowledge, patience, covetousness, gratitude to God, truth, — it requires pruning. 54. KULIN POLYGAMY RIDICULED, Kulin Kul Sarbaswa Ndtak, S. P., 1854, pp. 127, 1 Re., by Rim Narayan Sharma, Head Pundit of the Metropolitan College. This gained the prize of Rs. 50 offered by Kalichandra, a Zemindar of Rangpur, for the best Essay, pointing out the evils of Kulin Polygamy. It shews how daughters are kept to be married to old profligate Kulins ; the hypocrisy of the mar- riage arrangers ; the behaviour of the women ; girls are as it were sold. ^ Designed like Uncle Tom's Cabin, by pointing out the evils of a system to lead to a remedy being applied. The author shows a thorough mastery of the style and sub- ject The book is calculated to be very useful. 55. LITTLE HENRY AND HIS BEARER, Chota Henry, 1st ed. 1824, last ed. 1849. TS., pp. 60, I an. Mrs. Shearwood*s beautiful Indian tale of an Orphan, intermixed with instruction relative to Christianity ; there is much inter- esting advice given in the guise of fiction, on the relations between a bearer and children. C