Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-30

with something like dsmay. Were these
all, he would not hesitate to agree that the
possession of genius necessarily units men
for domestic bonds The author has told
each story graphically and entertairsngly.
The first five of the band made abortive
attempts, perVerse. or timid, or ponderous,
or too facile-as suited their temperaments
! but never came within the influence of
any passion that could be called great.
The others, in varying degree, achieved
love that was an active force. But
there again some defect of temperament
| or-as in the case of Keats-death itself
| made for sorrow.
garet Sherwood. illustrated. New
York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
The charming and delicate art Of Miss
Sherwood is at it's best in this COLLECTION
of modern fairy tales. She has utilized
the forms and conventions of the old
fairy literature, and awaited herself of its
mysticism just in so far as it will barb
the arrows of her satire-satire so gentle
and so playful that 1t is completely dis
arming, which yet gets within the guard
of some of the worlds most cherished
weaknesses The opening story, 1.-The
Princess Pourquoi," is possibly the most
characteristic. The demure gravity of the
authors pose is retained until the last ut
terance of the wicked fairy. who murmurs,
"A pretty age of the world, when not
even the curse of mind can harm a
woman.
HOUSE HEALTH and Other Papers. By
Norman Bridge, Md, author Of THE
Penalties of Taste" etc. New York:
Duffield & Co.
The parents of the nervous, affectible
child, of keen sensiblities but insufficient
physique, can do nothing better than to
read the two essays of this collection:
1.-The Blind Side of the Average Parent"
and Some Unconceded Rights of Pa
rents and Children The combination of
physician, in the case of the author, with
the man of culture, broad sympathies and
acute powers of observation make the
book one of unusual significance and
value. The opening essay, from which the
collection takes its name, is Of practical
use to every householder. while Human
Talk and 1.-The True Gospel of Sleep
must be helpful to the man or woman OF
sick nerves. 1t is impossible to praise
too highly volume which offers such e1-
fective help to the modern beset with the
difficulties in the way of sane living. IL
is safe to say that few parents will not
feel convicted of the mistakes in the
training of children which the author
points out with kindly authority. 1t Is
fortunate that the suggestions for cor
recting mistakes are as clearly indicated
as are the errors themselves. In fact, DR..
Bridges modest little book contains much
to make more clear the tangled web Of
human relationships.
MATERNITY. BY Henry D. Fry, MD,
SGD, professor of obstetrics. medi-
cal department of the Georgetown
University, etc. New York: The
Neale Publishing Company.
80 Dr Tr1, xayiN incnro
that his book receive attention. 1t Is
intended for the lay reader, for the med
ical student or for the trained nurse, and
is admirably adapted for the needs Of all
three classes. Its object is to combat
the evils due to ignorance and supersti-
ton as well as the tendency to physical
deterioration observed in modern times.
The work is prefaced by short history
of medical practices, and Is complete In
it's treatment Of the hygiene of the sub
ject. 1t closes with authoritative articles
on the infant and infant feeding.
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS IDEALS. BY
Artemus Jean Haynes. MA, minister
of the United Church on the Green,
Charles Scribner'S Sons. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
With the thought that, as these re-
Elections have been the outgrowth of
his own real need, others may find
them of help in their progress toward
the ideal, the author has published
this little volume of timely essays. The
thought is modern in it's spirit and
framed to meet the perplexities uf mod
ern life The writer's appeal is not
primarily to dogma, but to life ITSELF.
THE CRUCIBLE. BY Mark Lee Luther
author of THE Henchman," etc:
With illustrations by Rose Cecil
ONeill. New York: The Macmillan
Company Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
This is a story based upon the injustice
inherent with the administration Of GRIM
inal Justice and the consequent struggle
for existence of young and friendless
girl Allowances having been made for
the obvious impossibility of certain Incl
dents of the plot and certain unconvincing
characters it must be stated that the tale
has human interest and fair amount of
charm
By Thomas M. Lindsay. DID,, LID,
principal the United Free Church
College, Glasgow. Volume II: The
Reformation in Switzerland, FRANCE,
The Netherlands. Scotland and Eng
land; The Anabaptist and Socinian
Movements; The Counter-Refo rma-
ton. With map of the reformation
and counter-reformation. Now York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
Dr. Lindsay's book is an exhaustive his
tory of the religious phase Of the Refor-
nation movement, the political aspect en-
tering into it only in it's relation to the
church. The history is based upon care
full study of contemporary documents as
well as of preceding histories. The work
has been scholarly and thorough, and the
most intricate questions have been dis
cusSed with a breadth and fairness that
has made evident their true significance.
The result is an authoritative work, care
full in it's treatment of obscure as OF the
greater sectarian movements.
PROSPERITY THROUGH THOUGHT
FORCE. By Bruce MacLelland. Hol-
yoke, Mass: Elizabeth Towne.
With the theory. proved by his own ex-
pertence, that success is dependent wholly
upon the attitude of mind Of the man
who determines to have 1t, the author
wishes to give to the world the result Of
his own conclusion. He gives instances
| in support Of his theory and prescrlbes
| for the unsuccessful or the disappointed
| man the train of thought that will Sc
cure tranquility and force.
A BACHELORS BABY and Some
Grown-Ups. By Thomas L. Mason,
author of "A Corner In Women"