Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28


world, creating new forms, modifying
old ones, adapting others to new condi-
tions and blending still others, I have
constantly been impressed with the
similarity between the organization and
development of plant and human life"
is Luther Burbank's introduction to his
discussion of "The Training Of the HUI
man Plant" Mr.. Burbank believes,
further, that upon a wisely directed
crossing Of species rests the hope of all
progress, and that I'm the United states
today exists the grandest opportunity
ever presented OF developing the finest
race the world has ever known. out
of the richness of his years of expert
ence and investigation Mr.. Burbank
urges an ideal training looking toward
an Ideal race. He shows that we are
more crossed than any other nation in
the history Of the world and that we
meet the same results that are always
seen In n much crossed race Of plants;
II we follow the teachings of nature
we may produce the finest race ever
known. He demands for the child of
the race-rpost sensitive of living things
first and foremost q heredity and en-
vlronment of love- differentiation in
training, sunshine, good air and nour-
ishing food. He condemns the mar
riage of the physically unfit and dis
CuSStS dJ leiBln HeIGullyy DIeueSllili-
tion, training, growth, environment and
character The fundamental principles
of education, Mr.. Burbank declares,
should be the subject of earnest scien-
tific investigation including all the
causes which tend to produce men and
women with sane, well balanced char
acters
The Training Of the Human Plant
By Luther Burbank, New York. The
Century company.
1t were idle in this day and hour to
attempt a serious review Of Mark
Twain's "Chrlstian Science" He him
self has refused to say whether it is
joke or an attempt to riddle the cult
by means Of barbed arrows of ridicule.
True the cover does bear this state
ment:
"This book is the result of years of
careful investigation of Mrs. Eddy's
cult and writings and of the church
which she has founded. 1t is an earn
est effort to answer impartially those
questions which the public generally
have been asking about Christian Sci
ence. And while it must be ranked as
the most serious and extended criti-
cism of the subject that has yet been
made, it is not without frequent tinges
of humor which make it, while instruc-
tive, also deeply entertaining"
buJ WIldn uOeS JNdJ PROVE! OIly
that Twain is taking his usual sly fling
at the critics, letting his readers into
his secret, as is his want? Or is it an
apology for levity in treating q subject
that many hold sacred?
However, the book is a most inter
esting one; 1t certainly picks Mrs.
Eddy's Science and Health to minute
bits, and leaves only shreds and
patches. One should enjoy reading it,
Iyha tpUnr nnoic hn1iafG
Christian Science. By Mark Twain.
New York: Harper & Bro.
Priscilla of the Doll Shop" by Nina
Rhoades, is one of the Brick House
Books" as they are called from their
well known cover designs, which are
eagerly sought by children all over the |
country, and it will be much appre-
ciated novelty to offer them a new one |
In the spring. There are three good |
stories in this book, instead of one, and |
it is hard to say which little girls, and |
boys, too, for that matter, will like the |
best In each is to be found that COM |
plete naturalness and excellent taste |
which have won for the books by Miss |
the great favor that they |
enjoy.
Priscilla of the Doll Shop BY Nina
Rhoades. Boston,: Lothrop, Lee e.
Shepard Co.
The possibility that a defunct cat |
should have nine ghosts probably never
occurred to any writer until Ellis |
Parker Butler contributed his very
funny short story "The Chromatic |
Ghosts of Thomas" to the May Wo-
mans Home, Companion. The story
will march down the aisles
of fame arm in arm with Pigs Is
Pigs" by the same author. Mr.. But
ler's story has pletny of good. COM
pany. In the same number of the |
Woman's Home Companion are three |
other exceedingly clever short stories
THE Wall of the Word" by Herbert
D. Ward; "The Madness of Watkins"
by Henry M. Hyde, and "Their Inno-
cent Diversions" by Jean Webster.
Among the special articles are "The
Years." by Charlotte Perkins Gilman;
Shopping in London" by Carolyn
Wells; 1.-The Home Builders-Planning
the House." by Charles Edward Hoop
er. and Europe on Two Dollars a
Day." by Esther Brook. Lovers of
music will be delighted with the double
page contribution Fragrance" a new
song by Victor Herbert. DIR. Edward
Everett Hale, who writes an editorial
page each month, tells about a men,
orable visit to Mount Vernon. The de-
partment devoted to the child labor
campaign contains an important ar
ticle on "Child Labor and Education
in Southern Cotton Mills" by A. j.
McKelway, assistant secretary of the
national child labor committee. Mr..
McKelway reproduces an agreement
made between parents and mill owners,
in which the parents promise that their
children above twelve years of age
shall work in the mill" Grace Mar
garet Gould describes the latest fads
in gowns and frocks; Evelyn Parsons
contributes new ideas for summer
needlework and Fannie Merritt Farmer
describes emergency dishes in her
monthly cooking lesson. In the pages
for children Dan Beard tells the "Sons
of Daniel Boone" how to build play
forts, and Aunt Janet sends a message
to the members of her "Club of Clubs"
The May number of this popular mag
azine is illustrated in colors-an inn
portant departure for magazines of its
size.
Staggering to our matter-of-course
ideas on the punishment of crime is
Brand Whitlock's article, What Good
Does 1t Do?" in the May Everybodys.