THE CHAUTAUQUAN. _A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF TRUE CULTURE. ORGAN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE._ VOL. V. FEBRUARY, 1885. No. 5. Officers of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. _President_, Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio. _Chancellor_, J. H. Vincent, D.D., New Haven, Conn. _Counselors_, The Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D.; the Rev. J. M. Gibson, D.D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D.D.; Prof. W. C. Wilkinson, D.D.; Edward Everett Hale. _Office Secretary_, Miss Kate F. Kimball, Plainfield, N. J. _General Secretary_, Albert M. Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contents Transcriber’s Note: This table of contents of this periodical was created for the HTML version to aid the reader. REQUIRED READING FOR FEBRUARY How English Differs From Other Languages 247 Sunday Readings [_February 1_] 250 [_February 8_] 251 [_February 15_] 251 [_February 22_] 252 Home Studies in Chemistry and Physics Chemistry of Fire.—Ancient Fancies 252 Temperance Teachings of Science: or, the Poison Problem Chapter V.—Prohibition 255 Studies in Kitchen Science and Art V. Tea, Coffee and Chocolate 257 Household Beverages 260 Huxley on Science 261 The Circle of the Sciences 264 The Poet’s Vision 267 The Homelike House Chapter II.—The Family Parlor 268 National Aid to Education 271 The Parson’s Comforter 274 The Smithsonian Institution 275 Geography of the Heavens for February 279 New Orleans 280 The Upper Chautauqua 284 Outline of Required Readings, February, 1885 285 Programs for Local Circle Work 286 Local Circles 286 The C. L. S. C. Classes 291 Questions and Answers 293 The Chautauqua University Can Language Be Taught By Correspondence? 295 Editor’s Outlook 296 Editor’s Note-Book 299 C. L. S. C. Notes on Required Readings for February 301 Notes on Required Readings in “The Chautauquan” 302 Talk About Books 305