Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

&1ene calculated 10 prevent the uSlCi ioAo
ton of these cells Metchnikon's conten-
ton, in his previous work. was that sci
ence should be encouraged and helped In
every possible way In Its task or removing
the diseases and habits that now prevent
human life from running its normal
course. and his belief is that were that
task accomplished the great causes OF
pessimism would disappear. In his new
volume the main thesis Is carried furt her,
and a number Of criticisms and objections
are met.
THE MONGOLs. A History. BY Jere,
miah Curtin, author of Myths and
Folklore OF Ireland" etc. With
Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
1t is probable that no other American or
English scholar has approached jeremiah
Curtin in this particular feld-that of the
rise of the Mongol empire and its de-
cadence. From the border-!and Of myth
and legend to the period Of exact histori-
cal knowledge. he has brought together
remarkable array of facts not elsewhere
accessible Mt Curtin Is well known
through his admirable translations Of the
Polish novels of Sienkiewicz. His work in
Indian. Celtic and other folk lore is pos
sibly not SO generally understood. But 1t
has fitted him to extricate from the mass
of legend as to the origin and early life
of the Mongols some conclusions that
throw light on the nature of this extra
ordinary race. With the greater soli-
darty of the various races Of the earth,
more accurate knowledge OF the Mongois
will prove necessary. Hence the timen-
ness Of the present volume Mr.. curtin 5
recent death Is a loss to students In tnls
field as in many others.
THE BETROTHAL OF ELYPHOLATE;
and Other Tales of the Pennsylvania
Dutch BY Helen en-, Reime e1sy
lite Maid" etc. With Illustrations by
Charlotte Harding and Alice Barber
Stephens. New York: The Century
Company.
Mrs Martins portrayal Of Tillie and
MANY other quaint Mennonite maids
opened up a country of odd and interest
ing people. practically unknown to the
majority, of readers. It.was in the nature
Of a discovery. Mrs. Martins new book
is a collection Of short stories in which
the young folks Of the new Mennonite
faith act out their simple romances. The
successful MODERN descendant of the old
stock, who has elected to push his ambi-
ton in the city. but has retained the
sound principles of his ancestors. and the
little maid who must turn plain even at
the risk of the loss of her lover are
present in these sketches, as well as many
others Oh just as IAOitluudI d SIdilH
The book is welcome offering in field
that the author has made peculiarly her
own
VALENTINES. New York: Paul Elder
& Co.
Since the first days when love taught
the amorous swain to send messages to
his lady fair under special guidance of
ST. Valentine. no cleverer device has
been used than this of the Paul Elder
Company. The "Betel Nuts How to
Tell the Birds From the Flowers" "A
Ball Of Yarn and Eye Quite New Cynic's
Calendar" Of revised wisdom were clever
books in their original form. but. pre-
scented with valentine insignia. proper
notices like "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds" and verses and pictures illus
quite too attractive. There are valentines
that not only please the eye, but linger
as solid reminders Of joy and mirth and
wisdom. Here Is a Hindu sentiment:
Upon a green-wfneed paroquet
The love god. Kama came to me.
He wore a ruby cOronet;
Beside him droned the honey bee.
He bent his bow Of sugar cane,
The lotus lowered arrow few;
And since l felt its golden pain
l may not think Of aught but you.
HYMNS OF THE MARSHES. By Sidney
Lanier. Illustrated from nature by
Scribners Sons. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
The progress Of photography is SO amaz-
ing, even emitting the new wonders Of the
color plate. that it is not to be wondered
at that as illustrative material it should
invade even the domain of poetry. That
a photographer, with his scientifically
accurate lens, could be able adequately
<tno - T rga ;S. hnxr
ever. a surprise. Mr.. Troth has inter-
preted the poems with rare feeling. and
there is a phase of the idea which no
doubt would have been pleasing to Lanier
himself. He was a true poet and he was
as well, thoroughly in touch with science.
OF the twenty or more pictures that the
artist photographer has made no one is
without q sure touch of poetic insight
and a sense Of composition and color
which makes it poem itself.
THE GOLDEN BOOKs-MY WINTER
GARDEN. BY Charles Kingsley.
New York: The Outing Publishing
Company.
Charles Kingsleys charming essay. MY
Winter Garden requires no comment
to introduce It, 1t has in a marked de-
gree the pure essence of the Kingsley
spirit. 1t is charmingly presented In this
new reprint, proOaply the HrSt IN tnlS
country. the gold Of its binding truly
symbolic of the bright value Of the con-
tents. With yellow and vellum backs
and an imported Fabriano binding and
slipped into q case of gold brocade pa
per, the little book is most artistic.
CITIZENS OF NO MEAN CITY. An Adj
dress. BY Harry Tennyson Domer,
Am. Philadelphia: Luthe ran Pub
lication Society. Washington:
Swayze, Bailey & Co.
Mr. Domer makes the occasion of a
joint Thanksgiving day service of the
Third Lutheran Church and the Church
of the Reformation. Baltimore, Md, last
fall, the opportunity for an eloquent ad-
dress on the privileges and duties of
Christian American citizenship. While
originally given for a specific time and
place, the address has broad and con-
slant. application and should be read by
all who feel the need of a more intelli-
gent realization Of the prices which have
been paid for the right of American citi-
zenship It's attachments and the chances
it confers Of serving in the ranks with
progressive, helpful Christians.
BOOKS. RECEIVED.