The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-12

Why Worry?. By George L. Walton, M.
 D. c. P. Lippincott Co)
 Dr. Walton is the consulting neurolo- glst to the Massachusetts General hos pital, and has sent forth his book, "Why Worry?" based the Chinese motto. from Chwang Tsze, '"rhe legs of the stork are long, the legs of the duck short; you cannot make the legs of the stork short, neither can you make the legs or the duck long. Why worry" As we all knew before Dr. Walton put it in a book, there are two kinds of worry, legitimate and ilegitmate, the latter kind of "crying over split milk. It is Dr. Walton's endeavor to prove that we should not shed tears over split milk, but that we should simply call the cat to lick up the milk and let it go at that-by simply pointing our minds in another direction.
 Dr. Walton says truly that the habit of worry, which to an extent is a species of insanity, is not to be overcome by unaided resolution. It is the aim of this author as he puts it, mot to transform the busy man into philosopher of the indolent and contemplative type, but rather to enable him to do work more effectively by eliminating undue solici- tude." Dr. Walton insists that this elim- ination is consistent even with the strenuous life" The great question is to decide what is normal and what abnor-f nal worry, but Dr. Walton says that | Websters definition of worry Ca state or undue solicitude) obviates the necessity of deciding what degree and Kind or worry is abnormal and directs attention rather to deciding what degree of sohcl- tude may be fairly adjudged undue. In a nutshell Dr. Walton's idea is that when worried unduely or unwisely in re- | gard to anything that person should not l attempt to say, "I will not worry, be- | cause that could not be successfully car ried out. But in such case simply to I turn the mind on some other thought l and that can be done We all know how we can shift the mind to other perplex- 1 ities. and it is a diversity of thoughts l that keeps one steady and freer from worry than specialization. Dr. Walton | does not expect to annihilate individual worries by his book, or to influence the reader by the direct application of sug- | gestions, but rather to establish grad | ual frame of mind
 | The book is quite interesting and full of good suggestions for worrying" men I and women.
 A Pocketful of Limericks. Written and IN Compiled by Ralph A. Lyon. (Mayhew l Publishing Co.)
 | The publishers introduce "A Pocketful | of IimerckS thus:
 | A young man in North Baltimore, Who's "way up in limerick lore,' | Has made up this book, I Both written and took"
 Just read 1t and you'll cry out 'Encore" 1 The young man in North Baltimore is, of course, MT. Lyon It is a pleasing spec linen of Limerick effusions. For instance, here is one on good old Birmingham: | A New Song of Needles and Pins"
 'eThere were three young women of Bir- mingham.
 | And know sad story concerning 'em: | They stuck needles and pins In the right rev'rend shns | Of the bishop engaged in confirming 'em"
 The book, or 'pocketful," is filled with just that class of Limerick stuff very bright and very funny. There is also a history of the Limerick in preface. I The Lady of the Car By William Le
 Oueux. q. P. Lippincott Col | This book is collection of ii short stories, all connected with each other, in regard to the happenings, adventvres, etc, of an interruptions scoundrel who travels around robblng people under the name and title of "The Prince" The au- thor has the audacity to apologize, in his preface to the book, for withholding real names in the book; says he, with uncon-
 scious humor: With the law of libel looming darlSly. the reason is obvious"
 Those who like fly up the creek" effu-. sions will possibly. not probably. thrill over the adventures of The Prince. A
 cheap imitation lhe is of "Raffes' and | "Bunny."
 Some of these stories have appeared in magazines which doesn't help the matter at all These stories are pretty flew"
 "Stories. New and Old. American an1