In the interesting paper on his father's business relations with Darwin which Mr. John Murray contributes to "ScieJico l'rogress" .attention is called to the curious anomaly in our uujyriaht, Uiv whereby.-the intention of an author as to'his work niay bo completely frustrated. Thus, the copyright of the first edition of the "Origin of Species' , expired in 1901, arid advantage has been frtely taken 'of this circumstance :to reprint the issue in ■question., "But Darwin himself had express y said that he regarded it da imperfect, and did not wish it to be taken as representing his views. , . . These lib embodied ih buccessive corrections, to later editions! yet'the imperfect book is being offered to the pubiifl unaccompanied by n.iiy tiloai- statement of-its .discrepancy from Darwin's motiirer iudg- ? l o°rn t - .S ersom rcpHHtiftg the edition of 1850 without a proper explanation are of course absolutely within their legal right and if they cannot be made to understand thd ethical .unsoundness of their/position, sdmehills itiiftlit 1)6 done to enlighten them by (';;id:U;:ili. It should not pass the wit d'f : Parliamentary draug'litsliicn, ih ft case siicli ns the one doscribod, to provide for tho conlmil*n!l r^\? ( ? sU V -liibllbgrtpiiical note sotting forth the facts in a conspicuous place on the I'opnnt.— "Tho Guardian."
Every Womnn who is ft mother is beginning to find out what .she most likes" in iiinn; and as hor bo.v grows up thnt is what she should inculcate in him. Above all. glvo him a noble exmliplo in herself, his mothci' —"Young Woman."
We are at last rciilifsitig thnt liufrv RllTiillriiisilcss, ni'til i'lilbiisliisdi rtl-e not \\\\l (!h/ilill«ll ilf linlimlliiiliir ji dr n lady,—Vl/octura," Madrid.
The foriii tif fusion best calculated 1o sesurc the tfofld's Ijpaco Would ho the flllfiinient of Cecil Khodes'B ideal—an Anclo-leUWii-Ainuricaa Wota,"
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 528, 8 June 1909, Page 7
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