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1870 and again in the spring of 1871, acting during

part of the time as agent of the benevolence of the Society of Friends. Most of our readers will remember, and will doubtless be glad to see again, the letters addressed to the Times in which he related his experiences and adven.-

hires. They are reprinted in this volume, and form together with other matter a very interesting book. The general tenor of Mr. Capper's testimony is very favourable to the Germans, among whom the North Germans, though less genial than their brethren of the South, seem to have behaved the best. One of the most interesting chapters relates an interview with M. Erckmann.