The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
Books and ~ "
y Their Writer'S.

! Among the recent additions to fro MAJ
, matter Of the time Is one from the nresa
OF Laird Lee and designed for the enter.
Imminent OF children. II Is an exouIslte
WORK Tor this purpose. entitled .Frollcs
o. the D G" being the joint effort OF
rahnle y. Ostrander. the children's favorlte
poet ana Il. W. Hlrchert. the talented
illustrator, the author and designer or
baby Goose; His Adventures" the great
success OF last years Christmas season.
whose popularity has been growing ever
since The "Frolics Of the A II c" IS. of
course en- alphabet book, but IN scone.
contents and makeup 1t is radically difrer-
emit from the hackneyed works OF the Kind.
Every letter Is represented here as n tiny
sprltc, whose adventures are told In clever
witty aud easily aforementioned tineles. The
special merit of the book is its simplicity
ana It's purity Of dlction. which renders IL
so quickly understood, and at the same ttne
ms the child's mind with Just that class
OF words which onght to be known frst.
~ Is rare treat to meet with a baby
oooR mat Is not silly, but on the contrary.
50 attractive aud sure to please mothers
ana children alike. The letter sprltes
created by tho author will soon be as pop,
ular as the old time fairies and brownies.
a little gem of colorng There are ten
colors used through the book. binding ns-
per and cover designs are just lovely, ana
the little tots have truly an exceptional
treat in store FOR them.
~
! I'm a Brick" is the peculiar name OF a
late work by Gorilla Banlster. Tho nnhu.
/ cation treats Of spiritual mediumship'.
ana OF ITS scope the author has the fol-
lowing to say:
! IN my reference 10 spiritualsm. Il has
not oeen my purpose to cast any reflections
| upon the conscientious believers in Its sinh.
! lime philosophy, nor 20 rldlcule Its most
progressive and highly cultured mediums.
lhey are all, no doubt perfectly sincere
in their beliefs and in their faith in their
respective missions. honor the conscien.
tlous believer. no matter what his form ~
i"ith may be; yet I hold that there ia
danger both to him and 10 his friends ,r
he misdirects his energies II has been nv
| purpose 10 call attention TO some of tina
dangers thar frequently result from the
mlsdlrectcd application OF medlumship. I
| realize that no mortal can he Injured Nv
| the Impress Of thought from highly cuI.
turcd souls In this or any other life. upou
the sensitzed brain. Electricity, when used
by the unskllled man. becomes a menace
to life and health. SO medlumship. os
Illustrated by Mrs. Brick, and set forth In
her arguments, becomes detrimental to
growth ana seriously rctards mental and
spiritual progress. That mediumshlp which
expands the soul 10 receive the glorious
truths of the material and spiritual worlds.
as typihed by Jesus. Buddba, Andrew
Jackson Davis and others, is from the High.
\ ffK ,I
obvate the former ana 10 induce tbe aro,sts
OF the latter is my object The med,umsnio
that will redeem the world ana eo,,o ,,o,
kind IL the mcdumship of Jeve,onsd .nIt-
hood guided by the lamo Of exnorternc
held aloft by the soul-self of every cbld
Of earth"
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cant ana the Canteen" Is small vol.
ume lately written by Rev. S. b. Dexter
secretary Of the commission which was ap-
pointed at the various preachers meetings
OF chicago to investigate the condition fol-
lowing tho removal of the canteen at Fort
sheridan The work is sent forth in the
interest OF temperance and embraces the
report OF this committee as well as some
history OF the use OF Intoxicating liquors
"a the army from 1901 to 1901, number
OF STATISTICS ana arguments pro and con on
the canteen question Tho writer says:
''Ihc liquor traffic viii prohablv NOT ba
abolished before the dawn Of the mluen.
NAL morning. but the liquor traffic may bs
regulated and restricted. historical evil
dencc, statistical facts ana recent lepisIa.
tive enactments prove beyond question that
the only present visible remedy from tho
liquor curse is legislative restriction and
regulation"
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Fltfalls of the Ban Room Is recent
production by George r. Hall, who is
wen known as lecturer and author. Tho
book Is prefaced with strong Endorsement
from the pen of the noted evangelist Sam
+ Jones 1t Is presentation of subject
Whlch has attracted great attention from
leading church ORGANIZATIONS all avnr tho