Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-10

citation and formerly professor m the Bal-
timore Medical college. n Ia a ,borouvh
study OF the subject Of indigestion. from
the infant to the aged, containing suR.
gestlons guarding against and prevention
OF the common ailment. IL treats on the
various causes and tells how and what to
eat, touching on the preparation Of food
and sac various cures. The book deyotes
considerable space to games-both outdoor
ana INDOOR as a cure, closing with the
treatment by drugs" 1t is not only a use
Iul' out an interesting book. Published by
Inc contemporary Publishing Company.
"Chshticleer." by violette Hall ia an
Idyll Of modern life. Roger ana Msrv han
PLY mated. lose by fire their house. with
Its belongings. They are artists by tenn
permanent. though Rogers ostensible voca-
lion Is literature. and they determine to
cut away from their accustomed life. with
It's exact!ons and It's cares, It's worry over
servants, housekeeping and entertainment
and all the artifclalities Of society and to
go back to nature and build for themselves
a new home in the woods that shall be a
nome and nothing more. Accordingly they
set up a shanty for a living room, with two
statsrooms from a wrecked steamboat for
bed chambers, the least possible furniture,
no ornaments. few kitchen utensils and
the simplest Of wardrobes, maybe each meal
on a single dish. comforting themselves
with birds. squirrels, flowers, etc, happy
In the life devoid Of neighbors' opinions,
Friends hearing Of the experiment flock
about them and build homes Of their W
but soon retire and leave them In perfect
happiness. A love story Of charming
sweetness develops and holds the reader.
The narrative Is full OF exquisite deserip-
lions Of nature which belong to the thread
Of the story. The style 10 notably vivacious
and captivating. 1t has originality. wit and
pungency and is splendidly adapted to a
romance OF this kind. Published by
Lathrop Publishing company.
This is an era Of spiritual and intel
lectual progress and tremendous develop
ment Of the human mlnd All thinking men
and women are beginning earnestly to de-
sire a wider knowledge Of the powers and
possibilities latent within them, and this
book is calculated to throw much light on
the problem Of individual growth. "Mata,
the Magician" by Isabella Ingalese, ex-
plains the operation of the vibratory law
underlying all phenomena and, while II In
%structs, II also entertains Its readers with
many strange and ludicrous characters and
situations. The author has had exceptional
opportunities to study occultism, having
been a pupil OF both eastern and western
teachers OF the mystic science. In this
story she describes phenomena that she has
witnessed and then explains them SC
lueidly and scientifically as to rob them Of
the Characterization occult" or super
natural" She gives the key with which tC
unlock many Of the ancient mysteries. Pub
lished by Abbey Press.
The Way Of a Man" is a romance by
Morley Roberts. The tale Is really the way
Of a girl. Meta Cardew thinks she is II
love with Jack Lawrence. a London Btoel
broker. but with her wild fancy Meta does
not understand how she can care for a mar
who buys and sells things. She botheri
Jack and informs him she might love h!u
II he were a pirate or a freebooter oil
something. To taunt him the mean CIR
tells him she doubts his courage. Such &
suspicion enrages Jack. who really lives IL
a kind OF smothered volcano status. There
is a vessel laundering on the coast anC
Jack takes to the lifeboat SO as to rescue
the shipwreeked crew-and is not hearC
Of again. Finally Meta learns that he ha:
been saved and carried in a ship to thu
South American coast. without telling hel
uncle she sails for her lover. and land
after many curious adventures at the re
pubic OF Matanzara, where Generals Cutter
req and Fonesca are trying to cut one an.
others threats. Meta finds out that Jack Il
ar artillery oficer. serving under Fonesca
butt Of course, she is q girl full Of sur
prises, so marries General Gutierrez, be
cause she realizes she has made a fool o
herself as far as Jack is concerned. Pub
lished by d. Appleton & Co.