The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-11
BOOK NOTICES.

1.-THE Art of Living Long" a new
and improved English version of the
treatise of the celebrated Venetian
centenarian, Louis Cornaro, with es-
says by Joseph Addison, Lord Bacon
and Sir Walter Temple William A.
Butler, Milwaukee. publisher. 81 Uni
versity building. Cloth binding, illus
trated, $3.50. In 1.-The Art of Living
Long" Is presented new and careful
ly prepared translation of 1.-THE Tenn
perate Life" the historic treatise of
Louise Cornaro, the world-famous
Venetian centenarian, of whose writ
ings, life work, family history etc,
the volume mainly consists. The four
"discourses" that complete Cornaro's
treatise, prefaced by an introduction
penned by the immortal Addison, are
followed by essays-from Lord Bacon's
History of Life and DEATH" and Sir
William Temples Health and Long
Life"-upon the means of preserving
health and prolonging life. In every
civilized language, THE Temperate
Life" has long ranked as a standard
work. In this country, the best known
edition has been the one issued in
London in 1873. which, though out Of
print as we'll as out of date, has still
-perforce-continued to do service,
either in fragmentary form or under
various DISCUSSES. The present version
places 1.-The Temperate Life before the
American public in a more accu-
rately rendered and convenient form
than has hitherto been available.
1.-THE Spoi1smen," by Elliott Flower.
Bound in red cloth: 324 pages: deckle
edge; price $3.50. Published by L. c.
Page & Co., 200 Summer street, Boston;
for sale by Estate E. NJ. Connor, cor
ner of Bull and Broughton streets, Sa
vannah. Stories of the inside workings
of politics are invariably fascinating
when they are well told and true to life.
1.-The Spoilsmen" takes the reader
through the devious ways of modern
politicians experience, showing what
one who would win in the political
game must meet and master The
scene is laid in Chicago, and while the
words mentioned in the story are fic-
titious, the situations and the condi-
tons are described from those which
actually exist, probably in all large
cities. The political methods employed
by the people of the story are taken
from the actual experience of men
who have served the public in one ca
pacity or another, and the author says.
1.-The stories are literally true" There
is love narrative running through the
narrative which 1ightens and brightens
it, The book is one of the kind which,
once begun, is seldom put aside more
than few minutes at a time until it
has been finished.
"Simms' Child Literature" by Mae
Henion Simms. Cloth, limo, IA pages,
with illustrations. Price. 30 cents.
American Book Company, New York.
This is the latest addition to the we'll
known and popular series of Eclectic
School Readings. and is intended for
First Reader grades. Its distinctive
senting attractive nursery rhymes
and stories, popular poems, and Bible
stories, simplihed and told in short,
easy words. The rhymes are after
ward repeated in their original form.
"Curtiss' American Standard Book
keeping-High School Edition." by C.
c. Curtiss, A. NJ. Cloth. large sv0, 1872
pages. Price. 100 American Book
Company, New York.
Forty years experience as a teacher
of bookkeeping and accounting is en-
bodied in this thoroughly practical vol
ume. IL not only gives a broad and
sound knowledge OF the theory and art
of bookkeeping, but will also encourage
the formation Of correct business hab-
its The different kinds Of accounts are
fully explained and exemplifed, and
actual specimens of records are sup
piled for study
"Winterourn's The Spanish in the
Southwest" by Rose V. winterburn
Cloth limo, 22l pages illustrated
Price. 55 cents. American Book Com
psny. New York.
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