Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

of today they had little or no comprehen-
sion. They belonged to a civilization in
most respects alien to the demands of
modern life. But they offered certain
graces, certain refinements and a mental
grasp beside which much of modern social
life is crude indeed.
THE STORk BOOK. BY Newton New
kirk. Illustrations by Wallace Gold
smith. Boston: H. NJ Caldwell Com
pany-
In view of such well-esta5lished
precedents,' So Mr.. Newton Newkirk
makes confession, 1T seems fitting that
the author of this work. who knows
nothing about babies, has never expe-
rienced the joys of fatherhood, should
write about babies So it is in the
spirit of the light-hearted. irresponsible
bachelor that the stork and his parcel
are celebrated in these hilarious pages.
1t is not surprising that it is chiefly
the humors and ironies of the nursery
that are chronicled. 1t remains to be
said. however, that there is little food
for mirth in the subject that mas not
been appropriated by this clear sighted
bachelor. The Stork Book" is really
funny.
PRODUCTION to Mental Science BY 4.
W. Scripture, Ph.D.. MD, assistant
neurologist, Columbia University.
Second Edition. Revised. Illustrated.
New York: G.. P. Putnam'S Sons
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
During the last few decades psychology
or mental science has been entirely revo-
lutionized by the Introduction of expert
mental methods. DR.. Scriptures book,
which was written for the general reader,
was the first treatise on the subject in the
English language. The first edition had
a rather unusual history. 1t had a phe-
nomenal sale-over 10000 copies.
The work as it now appears has been
in large part rewritten and includes the
result of years of extensive research by
the author.
Among the special features of the book
may be mentioned the wealth of illustra-
lions showing experiments In every de-
partment of mental life clear and concise
descriptions of experiments on the time
of thought and action the remarkable
chapter on color, the entertaining one on
binocular vision, the summary of Windt' s
new theory of the feelings, the practical
instructions for training attention and i'm
proving memory, together with a full
consideration of suggestion hypnotism,
etc.
THAT AFFAIR AT ELIZABETH. BY
Burton E. stevenson, author of The
Marathon Mystery" etc. New York
Henry Holt & Co. Washington:
Ballantyne & Sons.
The Stevenson type of mystery story
has a place by itself. This is another
story in which Lester, the young lawyer.
and Godfrey, the reporter, play the part
of detectives in unraveling a dramatic
modern mystery. A friend and client OF
Testers is to be married to a charming
girl in Elizabeth. n. j.; the bride-to- be
is ready for the noon wedding. when she
disappears from her home. leaving no
clew as to where she has gone, or why.
Her fate is soon connected with a MUIR
der: to what purpose the reader is
reathess to discover and is completely
surprised when he does.
HOLLAND SKETCHES. By Edward
Penheld New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
The contents are "a Christmas at
Cape Spaander." Holland from the Stern
of Boeier," Amsterdam Impressions
and THE Magenta Village and some
thirty or more of the Penfield colored
sketches. The whole is a delight to mind
and eye. While the entirety Of Holland is
presumably mott to be comprehended in
four articles and some illustrative ma
terial the wonder grows that SO complete
of no Iii in 5n nv the