Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
RICHARD CROKER By Alfred Henry Lewis, au-
thor OF ..WoifvilIe." etc. New York: Life Pub
fishing Company.
It would be interesting to observe the
emotions Of an average Tammany heller
throughout and after the process of a read
| ing of this book, perhaps under the in
| spiration of tip from the ward captain
| that 1t Is well to keep abreast of current
| literature. He would unquestionably be
| puzzled first to know why Mr.. Lewis has
| written it at all. Then he would want to
| know what need there was for SO large
| a book when so little of it was devoted
! to the chief He would cape at the long
dissertations on ethics, classic and medic
val and Elizabethan manners, and the
scores of themes which the versatile au-
| thor has approached regardless of his CEN
| trail topic. 1t would all look very learned,
| but 1t would not forcibly appeal to the
| Tammany mind more than do the HERO
| glyphics on the face of the obelisk in Gen.
] trail Park. He would read with eager de-
] light, occasionally mystified, the chapter
| on prize fighting, embodying an interview
| In the vernacular with John L. Sullivan.
| He would stand amaze at the rapidity
with which the writer disposes Of presi-
| leaders and policies with the sure touch
] Of the man who has discovered himself.
The Tammany mans questions are not
far from representing the attitude Of the
| gage the work. Richard Croker surely
needs no eulogy among those who blindly,
| faithfully follow him. He can hope for no
! help from such a work among those who
now distrust him. He is an interesting
| figure to those who have no concern in
him or his work, as a specimen of the
American boss politician, but he Is as
suredly not of stature to warrant such
remarkable praise while yet living. After
he has passed from the scene it will be
| historically advisable, perhaps. to reckon
up his account and to state 1t fairly. This
Is different proposition.
There is no denying the quality of the
work. 1t Is well done, perhaps too well
done. The praise is ladled over the SUBJ
ject with such profusion that the reader
marvels that SO noble, honest, 1ncorruptf-
BILE, unselfish, progressive and altogether
desirable man should have succeeded in
earning the disregard of SO many OF his
fellow Americans. Croker calls for no
such display of metaphor and allusion,
nor for limitless a store Of citation
and comment. His part in the politi-
cal drama is much too distinct to warrant
a work of this proportion and diversity.
The book is interesting as study in
vocabulary and imagery. Words acquire
a significance unusual when flung with the
abandon and yet the precision which Mr..
Lewis employs. There is, to be sure,
tendency to mix the figures freely, to jangle
them together in delightful confusion at
to arouse sense of admiring wonder on
the part OF the East Side reader.
The work is a pitiful waste Of effort,
however, when all is said. 1t seems wanton
to prostitute the undeniable gifts of style
which have been bestowed upon this
ready craftsman in language to the end
of preaching SO fulsome a fiattery of a
man who stands for so much that is de-
grading in American public life.
THE INSECT BOOK; Popular Account of the
Transformers
North American Insects exclusive Of the he But
AND and Mh full By LIFE eahd
O. Howard. Phi. D., chief of the division of
sa@ lpsparmsnt of
Washington: VIM Ballantyne & Sons
DR.. Towards purpose is to encourage
! amateur insect study, not merely by point
| ing out what science has already discover
| ed regarding the tiny creatures, but by in
| dcating the gaps left by Investigators, In
the hope that the new seeker for informa-
ton may fill them through his own efforts
The particular line of research which the
author hopes to stimulate Is the writing
Of the life history of the bugs, flies, etc.
which he Identifies and Classics and whose
personal biographies are as yet unprepaTed.
He thinks the time is ripe for a general
advance in popular insect knowledge, al
| ready stimulated by the growth of great
nature-study movement which has char
dcIeTlZ6Q the past rev years. Ills DOCK Is
carefully and handsomely prepared, with
numerous plates some of them finely col
Ored, and with such specific descriptions
that an intelligent child can distinguish
the cimbex americana from the tremex
lumba after a little investigation. There
may be some painful experiences to re-
suit from such study, but sacrifices for
science are to be hardly borne when such
fascinating works tempt the inquirer into
the fields and woods.
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By crazy an auhor Of
Silence of Dean Maitland etc. New York: D.
Appleton Company.
THE GOLDEN TOOTH; Novel. By J: Maclaren
Coffan, author Of 1.-The Angel OF the Covenant
etc. New York: F. NJ. Buckles & Co. Wash
ington: Brentano's.
THE RAND-McNALLY HAND BOOK TO THE
PAS-AMERiCAN EXPOSITION, BUFFALO,
AND NIAGARA FALLS Illustrated. Chicago:
Rand, McNaly & Co.
Sanders, of the Hughes High School, Cincin-
natl. New York: American Book Company.
The Baby In Summer.
From Motherhood.
Greatest of all the sicknesses OF baby
hood is the summer diarrhoea." Often in
distant small country places It is difficult
to procure a doctor quickly, and If the
mother knows how to act very serious
illness may be avoided. Do not, above all
things, try to check the diarrhoea at once;
the cause is some irritating matter which
is In the intestine. Now, you must first
get rid of this, therefore give a dose of
castor oil Immediately. One teaspoonful
for child under six months. two for a
child from six months to two years.
OF equal Importance Is the stopping Of all
milk. which is an excellent feeding ground
for bacteria in the intestine. Therefore
stop the milk for twenty-four to forty
eight hours, and substitute either barley
water, wheat cruel, granum or mutton
broth, all the fat OF which has been re-
moved, mixed with barley water. Even a
very young baby can take any of the above
mentioned foods for few days. After the
movements have begun to resume their
normal appearance add one teaspoonful Of
milk each daY to each bottle of the a hove