The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-02
Review Of me copper HANDBOOK.

Volume VII, Of the new edition Of
the Copper Handbook, has just been
issued by the author. HoraceJ. Stevens,
Michigan. The book has l22S pages,
octave, BREWER type, being materially
larger than before. The author apollo
gizes for his inability to revise the book
thoroughout explaining that fire, sick
ness and loss Of FIVE months time prevent
ed, but the new volume contains about
18O, 900 words Of new matter equal sm
length to three ordinary works of fiction
In addition to the matter remaining
unchanged from the preceding issue.
The new edition of the Copper Hand
book contains Is chapters, an increase
of nine, treating of copper under the
headings of History, Geology, Chemistry
Mineralogy. Mining, Milling, Concen-
trating, Hydrometallurgy, Pyrometall-
urgy, Electrometallurgy, Alloys,
Brands, Grades, Uses, Substitutes. Ter
minology, Geography, Copper Deposits,
Copper Mines and Statistics. The treat
ment given the subject in 1928 pages is
encyclopaedia in scope but the logical
and orderly arrangement Of the great
mass of facts presented, coupled with
a table ~of ,contents,. full index and
alphabetical arrangement of districts,
countries, mines, minerals and glossary
render it possible to ascertain any given
fact with almost as much ease as a
word is found in dictionary. This is a
point Of much value to readers that has
been overlooked in many otherwise ex-
cellent works of reference.
The Copper Handbook is not intended
to replace other works for the use of
technical men, but it does supplement
all other technical books on copper,
while for the average reader its hundreds
of pages devoted to the scientific and
technical features of the subject will be
found to cover every point of interest.
The language is plain throughout, and
the layman, whether miner or investor,
will find the clear and easily under
standable exposition of scientific facts
great aid, as the highly technical lang
guage used, in many of the best scien-
tifc works is serious stumbling-block
in the path Of the man not technically
trained, who is forced to read such books
with dictionary at his elbow.
In whatever light the Copper Hand
book is viewed, whether in describing
the thousands of different copper mines,
in all parts of the world, in the plain
description of intricate processes of
mining, milling, smelling and refining,
or in the forty pages of statistics COW
ering the copper industry of the globe
in its varions commercial and financial
aspect, the book must stand as monu-
ment of patience and labor, it being the
unaided work of single man.
The book will be found of deep in
terest and practical value to every man
interested in the subject of copper,
from whatever stondpoint. whether he
be engaged in the production or use of
the metal, or is an investor in copper
shares. The descriptions of the mines
are written without fear or favor, and
several hundred mining companies, some
very prominent are handled without
gloves, and in a manner that would
justify no end of libel suits were the
author not sure of his facts. In view of
of the exceedingly plain speaking in this
book, in which scores of companies are
termed swindles and frauds, it seems
rather surprising that in the seven years
of its publication not one libel suit has
has been brought into court, though
many have threatened. In fact the author
of the Copper Handbook has turned the
tables on some Of his critics by placing
a few Of them in prison, for their frauds
upon the investing public.
The price Of the Copper Handbook is
five dollars. and the selling plan used is
absolutely unique in the book trade.
For FIVE years past Mr.. Stevens has
sent his book, all carriage prepaid, with
out penny payment in advance, to any
person in any part Of the world, on one
weeks approval, subject to return if
unsatisfactory. It speaks well for the
book that only about one copy IN thirty
has been returned, and well for the
honesty Of average human nature that
only about one man in thirty keeping the
book has failed to pay for It. On these
unusal terms anyone interested in
copper can well afford to send to Mr..
Stevens for copy of the new edition
Of the Copper Handbook.
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