The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

we wonder that any publisher has the
nerve to offer a book like this to the
long suffering reviewer to say nothing
of the poor, unsuspecting public, not so
canny as the reviewer, who may believe
what he reads on the title page. The
book is hopeless; it is beneath criti-
cism. (Laird & Lee. Chicago so cents-)
In The New Philosophy of Life
Series Mans Undeveloped Powers is
the first book. 1t is divided into two
papers, the first, awakening Latent
Mental Powers. and the second, The
Achievement of Character" by J. Her
man Randall. The authors text is
work out your own salvation" and he
means mentally, morally and spiritu-
ally, and this paper is an attempt to
awake an interest in the process. The
second paper is built around whoever
really and earnestly chooses TO do right
and perseveres in that attitude shall
learn how and in that thought elabo-
rated is found the achievement OF char
acter. The papers are both OF much in
terest and the dainty printing and
binding make a charming gift work.
(H. M. Caldwell & Co., New York;
A book entitled Human Body and
Health" by Alvin Dawson. was pub
lished last year and has proved so sue
SCSo4ui ludI IL has O1cn dL IdnScQ
younger students, In the book will be
found a sufficient amount of technical
anatomy to illustrate all the state
ments. but particular attention is paid
to the subject of personal and public
health. The study of the book will
help the pupils to practice intelligently
the teachings of hygiene and SANTA
ton and will improve the health OF
the individual and thus of society.
(American book company. New York.
so cents)
The name of A. T. Schofield, NJ. D.,
is connected, in the public mind at
least, with treatises on nerves and
treatments for diseases. Therefore
when we see his newest book entitled
With Christ in Palestine 1T is a dis
tinct surprise. In a brief foreword he
explains that visit to the Holy Land
last year suggested the work. which
is in four addresses, first delivered be-
fore a London club. The subjects are:
Bethlehem. or the Birth OF Christ; !;
Nazareth. or the Life OF Christ;
"Capernsum, or the Work Of Christ
and Jerusalem, or the Death OF
Christ" That the author was pro-
foundly impressed by his visit Is proved
by these addresses, which contain no
new matter, but certain familiar scenes
are viewed through new perspective.
Ine Dook is Deautlrully printed ana
bound and contains several illustra-
tions made from photographs. (R. F.
Fenno & Co., New York $1.25.)
The work done by Miss Helen Nico-
lay in her Boys Life of Lincoln" Is re-
peated In her fall offering. The Boys
Life of Ulysses S. Grant" Grant Is
an important American hero worthy to
stand on the shelf beside the immortal
Lincoln. and a certain knowledge OF
the important facts OF his life Is slim
ulating to the youth of today. The
author says in her preface that the
question Is never so much what can be
put in as what can not be left out in a
volume OF this size. and how well she
has chosen from the hero's busy life is
proved by the interest which the book
creates. The Illustrations add much
to the books attractiveness. (The Gen.
fury company, New York. $1.5o.)
Limericks are perennial and a new
book of them has just appeared en-
titled The Sphinx and the Mummy .
They are written by Carol vox and
illustrated by H. Boylston Dummer.
Many of them are clever and amusing
and the Illustrations deserve much
praise. The book Is the best OF the
series. Books OF Humor," which has
yet appeared. (H. NJ Caldwell & Co..
New York. so cents.1