The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
THE WORLD OF BOOKS
LITERARY GLE .dNcs AND GOSSIP

IS manual Of health for the busv man
and woman giving in an interesting form
a programme. for the maintenance Of
good physical and msntaI condition IN
all periods Of life. II is the finished. and
completed product Of a series Of popular
lectures given by DR.. Bainbridge al Chan
tauQua 1t is unusual because il covers
the whole subject. not combining Itself 10
/ one period OF 10 one phase OF hyzlene-
such nutrition. It IS also unioue be-
cause II Is popular book By a reoce-
nizsc medical authority, Dr. Bainbridge
I,,sins a very proTnin ut physician in New
ioFh City, with many medical and sur
slcai connections Of importance
Fernando Cortes and His Conquest a.
Mexico By Francis MacNutt. author OF
bartholomew de Las Casas.- editor af
Letters Of CoTtes.@ &c. IN a narrative
remarkable for its dramatic pover
graphic characterization. and exae+ipe
scholarship Mr- Francis Augustus Mac
Mutt. whose Las Casas" and Letter.
/ OF Cortes" have made him q recognized
authority in his field. tells. the story Of
! one Of the most striking and altogether
extraordinary incidents OF the worlds
history-the conquest OF Mexico. Tbs
volume entitled Fernando Cortes~ VIII
be published by the Putnams IN Nav. and
VIII constitute the forty-seeond volume
Of the Heroes Of the Nations series.
The book will commend Itself By its
brevity as well as BY many solid and
attractive qualities. It has this advan-
tage over PrescOtts ~COnquest'--it has
profited BY ali the lsbors Of historical
students since PTescOtrs tine. and Il
does not az any point draw upon its
imagination for either facts or coloriug.
Finally. It should be said. il makes az
good reading as a novel
Romance attaches to the unknown.
springs from the unfamiliar. the strange
and the mysterious. les behind the bsr-
rier. glows Just beyond the mountains
abides on the other side or the dor. Ro-
nance is not inherent IN incidents. nor
resident in piaSes Il Is q state Of mind.
q point OF view. = part OF the dreams OF
youth and love. z reflection OF the emo
tons which color the world Il gives fer
vor and intensity 20 the thrilling events
which are always occurring on the other
side OF the door. Romance IS dead. The
cave neH said &c That romance is
still very much alive IS, We hope. evi-
cenced BY Miss Lucia Chsmberlzin-s new
noveI OF old san Francisco
The title Of the new book by the VIII
iamsons. just published by Doubleday.
Psge < Co. IS SET in Silver The name
suddenly came 20 the authors one dav
as a description OF England. They had
gOJ out Of their automobile 70 have z pic
nc lunch on a down overlooking Ports
mouth The wonderful beauty OF the
view led one OF them 10 quote 20 TIE
other from Richard Il" about This
precious stone, set in the silver sea.
The May number OF Putnam's viii be.
TO q certain extent, a travel and 6escrip-
ton number. appealing strongly 10 the
interests of cosmopolitan readers Il
covers incidentally such widely divergent
topics as ex-Presi6ent Roossvelt's trip 10
Africa, The Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo
sitIoa al Seattle. Camping Above the
Yosemite VALLEY The Fascination OF
Lo1don. BY a Londonsr. and the lack OF
fascination Of Paris for q certain fcti-
tiOus sojOurner. by an American hum0T-
isJ, Jane Austen Al Lyme Regis" Eng
land. The Jumping-on Place (the lie de
Brehst, OF the north coast OF France.
and a poem OF the Roman Campaign b.
the novelist. Eden Phiilpotts. The COS
moPolitan atmosphere IS preserved in an
article reviewing some recent books deal
ing with life. art. and travel IL Italy and
HeighboTing lands. and in fully Illus
trated description OF three notable art
shows IN New York.
Camille Flamnla-ion. whose study q
Mysterious Psychic Forces" as trans
lated into English and published IN this
set the Angio-Ssxon world agog,
has Just startled Paris by showing that
the earth has hesvjngs such as the ocean,
eight inches being the extent OF the rise
and fall Of terra fTna N every twenty
four hours. Critics point out that ply
sicists and astronomers have known the
fact for a long time and that, If there Is
anything new about Fiammarion's dis
covery. It is the statement Of the amount
Of Oscillation, which hitherto has baf-
fed expeTiulelters 20 determine Fla-n-
marion ascribes the discovery 70 Hecker,
the German astronomer.
The other afternoon IN London the in
mitable Anne Warner. author Of The
Panther. vas giving tea 10 a few friends
when the pretty sis,er-ln-law OF Paul
Thomas came in Unexpectedly She seem
d nervous It developed that she had
ipent the evening before with the book.
after reading which she had gone 70
Ileep and dreamed that she was 10 be
married TO a big blond gentleman Her
ivefse 20 the match and had tried 10
iissuaGe her by telling her confidential
Y that her fiance IVES q Hon. She didn't
mind that much until presently her lance
emaTked, You mustn't mind my not
ating, because I only eat on THURSDAY.
This gave her 2 hOrrid chill They were
married however, and set of in car
iage with a coachnlan and a travelling
uE made Of pieces OF fur sewed together
n a pattern The bridegroom wore a
.ray ovsrcOat The bride kept looking
II him. wondering more and more acute
Y II he were really lion. After q whiie
le said 10 her. y love you very much.
md you ought not to be surprised at that
act when I remind you that this IS
Then the girl had fresh
hivers. and thought, "Oh, mel Oh. N.Y.
! few moments later the carriage was
'toppe0- one lhOUsht l6F enc al ndnO-
But instead her husband took the travel
ng rug and The coachman into the wood
With him, and left her alone in the car
iage- After q while he came back with
he rug, looking indescribabIv happy and
ontent and drove the horses himself 70
heir first stopping place. She peeped
ut at him driving and noted with horror
hat his gray overcoat had turned 70 4
ich tawny yellow. & point in The nara
i've al which the heroine broke down over
er tea and declared herself unable 10
ontinUe- "Oh, there was q lot rnore-a
OF nlora.- she exclaimed II sras awf-I,