Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . s, but to make them erect,gracefnl, vigorous, and healthy men ami wo-men, at the cost of a trifling amount of timeregularly and methodically devoted, in the in-tervals of other studies and occupations, tothe few simple and easily performed exercisesthat he prescribes. It Avill need onlj a briefexamination of this sterling little manual toconvince any intelligent teacher of either sexthat its simple and sensible exercises may beeasily practiced by the youngest as well as themore advanced boys and girls, with the moralcertaintj^
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . s, but to make them erect,gracefnl, vigorous, and healthy men ami wo-men, at the cost of a trifling amount of timeregularly and methodically devoted, in the in-tervals of other studies and occupations, tothe few simple and easily performed exercisesthat he prescribes. It Avill need onlj a briefexamination of this sterling little manual toconvince any intelligent teacher of either sexthat its simple and sensible exercises may beeasily practiced by the youngest as well as themore advanced boys and girls, with the moralcertaintj^ of eradicating many bad physicalhabitudes, and many ac(piired physical defectswhich staiul in the way of health and vigor,and with the further reasonable certainty ofdeveloping each jonthful limb and nmsclc soas to insure the perfection of bodily grace andstrength to the entire frame. ? Sound Bodies for Our Boys and Girls. By ,AiKiK. antlior of ? How to (Jet Strong. J )]). X. ]()S, lOrno, Cloth, 40 cents. New York: Harperuiid Brothers. 1. HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Vol. LXXII. MARCH, 1886. No. CCCCXXX. AN IRON CITY BESIDE THE RUHR. BY MONCURE D. CONWAY. TN olden times, as runs a parable ofL Krummacher s, there dwelt on thebanks of the Ruhr a rude and savagepeople. They worship])ed cruel idols, andlived like beasts of tlie field. Their coun-try was a wilderness, full of foul marshes,and covered with impenetrable thicketsand noisome weeds. Wars of wild beastsand savage men alone broke the dreary si-lence of that desolate land. Thither camea man from a far country: he stood on ahill, and looked upon the land, and hisheart yearned with compassion at thewretched sight. He was a man of noblemind, lil^e the apostles, on whom restedthe spirit of the Lord. And his namewas called Alfried; for he said, I wouldgladly bring the peace of God to all theworld. Then he came to the savage in-habitants of the land, and they receivedliim with confidence and respect, for li
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