The Republican journal., 1903-01-15
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.


particular are invited to read FeIlx l..
Oswald's article ''Dietetic Healtl
Hints in the Januar ry What To EAT
Dr. Oswald writes on popular Fam.
cles, and knocks in the head many VI
the pet theories of food faddlsts. for
instance, he says that only adultefateu
candy is injurious for children, ana tllat
the human system demands pienty OF
+ fresh, pure and even cold orlhKlhg
water. Dr. Oswald's articles are no
taDle for their common sense ana tne
dellghtful style in which they are VIII
ten, free from puzzling technlcan'les.
The principal features of the New
Idea Womans Magazine for FEBRUARY
are, as always, the utilitarlan, ana IN
patterns, descriptions of costume, fancy
work, and domestic affairs there Is noth-
ing more helpful to the home-maker
now published; but the literary Iea-
lures are equally as valuable. The
stories are charmingly told and well
illustrated. Mrs E. A. Osborne'S pa
per upon Lincoln, entitled "a Nations
Patron Saint is especially appropriate,
and Ernest Neal Lyons poem ON wash
lngton emphasizes the patriotic element
of the contents. Mrs. Wilson Wood
rows article upon Mrs. Fiske as MARY
of Magdala" continues the series upon
the prominent women of the stage.
The January number Of the New
England Magazine opens with an artl-
Gle on "Boston's Playground System,
by Joseph Lee, whose connection with
many of the public philanthroples OF
Boston is guarantee of its accuracy.
The evolution of the playground. from
what its name pure and simple implies,
to the supervised athletic field, gym
naSium, and outdoor kindergarten that
shall WELD a correct mental ana moral
influence over the city youth, IS prob
lem as yet only partly solved, but what
progress the city OF Boston has already
made and hopes to gain in the future is
Interestingly shown by text and Illus
trations. Other illustrated articles,
with the stories and verses make up an
excellent number. 1t is good to see
our old friend in its former yellow
cover again. America Co., Boston, %
cents.
Edward Markham and Admiral Sch
ley lead the list of contributors to the
January National Magazine. The Ad-
miral writes of The Sailors Christmas
at Sea. Fine full page portraits OF Con
gresham Cannon, the next Speaker,
and of the Senators Spooner, Clapp,
IIeitfeld and HaWiey are among the
illustrations of Joe Mitchell Chapple's
Affairs at Washington. 5. Glen Andrus
tells how Americans are putting hun
dreds of millions into Mexican agrlcul-
ture and how hundreds of thousands OF
Americans can acquire homes there.
Captain Arthur McGray presents the
most striking and original plan Tor
reaching the North Pole that has ever
been published. George E. Hunt tells
the story of indianapolis, Americas
largest inland city. DR.. a. f. Wmshlp
exploits the wonderful educational phil
anthropy of Senator Stout at Memo
monte, Wisconsin. Ralph Bergengren
discusses the plays Of Gabrielle DAN
nunzio. Frank Putnam, in Note and
Comment, touches on labor problems,
new books the new status of the negro
South, and the Venezuelan affair. c.
A. Luhnow, writing from Berlin, sur
veys The Month in Europe. Robert B.
Armstrong, secretary to the Secretary
of the Treasury, contributes quicken
/ ing discussion of The Shriveling OF the
Earth through the agencies OF com
merce and invention. Carrie Hunt
Latta, Sophie Hammond, James Ball
Naylor. Leavenworth Macnab and l1y-
lie O. Harris are the story teIlers. Inc
Nationals stories are always excellent.
The poems are by Frederic Lawrence
Knowles, Sam Walter Foss, Mary V.
Hobart ana Edward L. Peterson. The
Nationals poetry is quoted everywhere.