The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24

balloon-a nishap that almost cost the
inventors Iife-is told with the knowledge
and approval of NJ. Santos-Dumont, ami
is at once interesting ard authentic. Many
pictures illustrate the text.
Among the translatfons announced for
publication this month is The Simple
Life by Charles Wagner, rendered from
the French by Mary Hendee. This essay
is a plea for simplicity in our mode of liv-
ing-for simple thoughts, simple words.
simple deeds, simple pleasures. simple
beauty" An introduction and biograp6N
cal sketch of the author are furnished by
Grace King. Mcclure, Phillips & Coz
Lafcadio Hearn, author of "a Japanese
Miscellany, which Little. Brown & Co.
have just published, has had a most un-
common and romantic experience. His
father was an Irish surgeon in the Sew
enty-sixth British Regiment. his mother
a Greek lady from Cersgo. He was born
at Leucadia, Santa Maura, Ionian ISL
ands. He was sent to France at is to oe
educated. came to America when 10 and
found himself in New Orleans. where he
did editorial work for ten years. In 1887
he visited the West Indies, with which he
was charmed; went to Japan against his
wish, but was quite reconciled to his fate,
for he married a japanese lady, studied
the Japanese people with marvellous sue
cess and has produced books of rare
charm and remarkable value. He Is now
lecturer on English literature IN the I'm
perial University Of Toxic.
Volume VII Of the Columbia University
biological series will be on "Regenera-
tion," by Thomas Hunt Morgan, Phi. D.,
professor of biology at Bryn Mawr Col
lege, and will be published by the Mac
milan Company Immediately. The author
has brought together and analyzed the
numerous and widespread observations Of
the power Of regeneration in animals and
plants. beginning with the famous experiO.
ments Of Able Trembley. of Bonnet and OF !
Spallanzani and extending down to the
present time. The book is not only in
tended for biologists, botanists and ply
sicians, but also for the intelligent general
reader who wishes to place himself in
touch with some of the newest fields Of
work and thought in biology. Among the
topics in the book is the explanation of
the discussion between the modern school
of neo-vitalism and mechanism that is at
present exciting far reaching interest.
Theodore Roosevelt, In the introduction
he has written to A. G. Wallihan's forth
coming book, Camera Shots at Big
Game" considers the photography Of wild
animals as sport and lauds the camera
shot above the rifle shot. He says:
more and more as it becomes necessary
to preserve the game, let US hope that the
camera will largely supplant the rifle. 1t
is an excellent thing to have a nation pro-
ficient in craftsmanship, and it is high
ly undesirable that the rifle should be
wholly laid by. But the shot is, after ALL
only a small part of the free life of the
wilderness. The chief attractions lie in
the physical hardihOod for which the life
calls. the sense of limitless freedom which
it brings. and the remoteness and wild
charm and beauty of primitive nature.
All this we get exactly as much in hunt
ing with the camera as in hunting with
the rifle. and of the two the former Is
the kind of sport which calls for the high
er degree of skill. patience. resolution and
knowledge of the life history of the ami
NAL sought"
The mention of Mr.. WalHhan's camera
shots in particular are as those of pho
tOgfaphic sportsman of the first order.
whose record may never be equaled, for
the reason that he has been a pioneer in
the best game fields in the time of the
greatest abundance of wild life. The vol
ume as published this month by Double
day, Page & Co. will contain fifty of the
best photographs selected from the work
of ten years past and the reproductions
are in elaborate halftone and photo
graVure