THE CHAUTAUQUAN. _A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF TRUE CULTURE. ORGAN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE._ VOL. V. JANUARY, 1885. No. 4. 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 Temperance Teachings of Science; or, the Poison Problem Chapter IV.—The Cost of Intemperance 183 Sunday Readings [_January 4_] 186 [_January 11_] 186 [_January 18_] 186 [_January 25_] 187 Glimpses of Ancient Greek Life Chapter IV.—Public Life of the Greek Citizen 187 Greek Mythology Chapter IV. 190 Studies in Kitchen Science and Art IV.—Apples, Peaches, Blackberries and Strawberries 194 Home Studies in Chemistry and Physics Air—Physical Properties 199 The Homelike House Chapter I.—The Hall 203 A Prayer by the Sea 206 Geography of the Heavens for January 207 Yale College and Yale Customs 208 New Zealand 211 The Laureate Poets 212 The Bells of Notre Dame 215 The New York Custom House 215 The Christian Revolt of the Jews in Southern Russia 218 The Inner Chautauqua 220 Outline of Required Readings 221 Programs for Local Circle Work 221 Local Circles 222 The C. L. S. C. Classes 227 Questions and Answers 229 The Chautauqua University: The Correspondence Schools 231 “Invincible”—Class of ’85 232 Editor’s Outlook 233 Editor’s Note-Book 235 C. L. S. C.