The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-08

| TO the Indian. For him. they were
| Genesis. They tell of the first people"
the diminutives. all of whom were
changed into animals upon the coming
of the Indian. The myth system ex-
planned nature and natures phenoma To
the Indian. Mr.. Curtin tells us that
the system extended practically with
out a variation from one end of the
vast continent TO the other, "A religion
and a philosophy. thus, that command
ed a wider territory than ever did any
other before or since. And one is still
further impressed by the thought that
this American creation mythology
is as nearly primitive as the
imagination can conceive for the
Indian was primitive race
and his myths surely represent the
theory as OF ages long before those the
oldest OF oriental records tells us about,
To say nothing of the fact that the lat
ter represent. compare lively ad-
Vanced state of civilization. And in.
deed the creation mythology OF any
race is rarely TO be traced as accurately
as our American Investigators have
found possible with the Indian, al
though the latter has handed down no
documentary record, but preserved i'm
tradition intact through the faithful
memory OF generation unto generation
Mr. furtn's book contains twenty
long myths taken down as We are told
word for word by him from Indians
who knew no religion nor language
save their own, and the chief OF whom
had not seen a white men until years
az maturity. They make most curious
and delightful reading. those master
pieces of the primitive human mind"
The book IL handsomely put up and
sells for $3.50.
Little. Brown a. co. have brought out
u new life of Alphonse Daudet, the
French Dickens written by his son
and included between the covers Is
The Daudet Family" being recollec-
tons OF the infancy and youth of the
eminent author written by his brother.
The translation is by Charles de Kay
and there is frontispiece portrait
The book Ga daintily fashioned and il
equally desirable TO the lover of Dau-
det's writings and 20 the general
reader. who has yet TO enjoy them and
who Is likely To be tempted To am inn
mediate beginning of the feast by
reading of this charming biography.
\ third volume of Peloubets "Sug-
gestiVc illustrations" TO the value of
which the News has already been glad
to pay it's best tribute, is at hand, de-
voted Co the Gospel of John and dis
tinguished by the same thoroughness.
adaptibility that made the '1llustra-
tions" as to Matthew and the Acts so
notable. IL is 20 be hoped that Dr.
Peloubet may continue his good work
TO even greater length than he has al
ready compassed. published by L.. X.
Hcrrick q Company
when Cupid Calls" is the pretty title
of n new book of verse by Tom Hall.
whose When Love Laughs" was such
a success last year. Mr.. Halls society
verse is smooth. agreeable and pleasing
and The book is put together I'm very
pretty style bx the publishers. T.. X.
Hyrricl a co. 10 Is printed I'm umldue
tyne. ON dpclxle edge paper. and each
page has a border design. two colors
alternating throughout the book. There
are numerous Illustrations and decor
otive title page. OFor sale by Gregory
Price Sl.S0)
Mr.. Hall Ia also the author Of a rather
novel. entitled AN Exper-
Iu,cutai Wooing." We believe this e his
FIRST story Of equal ambitiousnese For
tuuatelv be does not abandon the pleas
ant vein which makes his verse AMI
short sketches so enjoyable tu so many
III uu hut ON tho contrary Ina fhs 4