The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-21

this book was completed the gifted au-
thor died The editors of this book re-
tanned the simple language of the original
manuscript, making only those correc-
lions and that amplification necessary to
bring the matter up to the present fime.
Most people know that the most detin-
lite thing known about electricity is that
no one knows just what electricity is. At
various times it has been thought to be
form of matter, thin, weightless fluid,
a kind of force. a variety of motion and
disturbance in the ether (Which is sup
posed to fill all space. including the pores
in even the most solid metaD.
In his book Mr.. Child conceives or this
fluid as without weight, capable of al
most inconceivable swift motion, mani
Testing itself at certain places and under
certain conditions in the production Of
light or heat and elsewhere magnetism
or as an influence to bring about
chemical action. The author says
that we may also conceive that we live
surrounded by 1t, and that 1t becomes evil
dent to us only when 1t Is In motion or
when the amount of it presented in any
given objec. Is more or less than the av-
erage amount. With these premises Mr..
Child goes ahead to examine and explain
non-technically-the methods in use for
setting 1t (this fluid or electricity in mo-
ton, aud putting it to work.
vphe Philosophy of self-Help." by Stan
ton Davis Kirkman. &c. P. Putnams
Sons.
This volume is intended and designed to
show how by a training and use of the
mind Il is possible to secure at least a
large measure of mental health and phys
ical well-being.
Mr.. Kirkn1an says that some of the
ideas which underlie mental the
rapeutics have become permanent con-
stituents of modern thought, as recent
" discovered CHI emical elements are
permanent factors in chemical science
In his book Mr.. Kirkman gives on out
line of these thought elements of meta
physics and psych ology; he systema-
Ties their essential principles and
shows that practical bearing upon the
art of living, of mind and character
building, whereby the Individual,
through recognition and application,
may develop for himself more round
ed character, a more efficient nina,
healthier body and hence come to i've
a more effective, a more beautiful ana
a happier life Mr.. Kirkman says that
this the reader will do for himself in
the ratio that he first perceives and
then applies the truth. 1t was there
fore with the permanent idea of help
ing others to help themselves that Mr..
Kirkman wrote THE Philosophy OF
Self help"
Mr.. Kirkman's work combines GER
tain qualities which are the CONDITION
of excellence and practical servfceable-
ness in the chosen sphere of this under
taking; the book is firmly founded upon
a rock of philosophy and through the
authors sanity and common sense all
extreme and fantastic claims that fly
in the face of reason and experience
are banished. The thought is reduced
to the simplest form and is free from
technical terms; the ideas suggested
are easily grasped and can be put into
practice. There are lucidity, directness
and vigor in style. structure and man
ner of presentation of all thoughts In
1.-The Philosophy of Self-help."
Adventures Every Child Should Know"
The Marvellous Adventures of Pinoc-
chic" by Carlo Lorenzino. Edited by
Mary E. Burt, from the original
translation. by Augustus G. Capranl.
doubleday, Page & Coz.
OF the many books of the Every Child
Should Know series, poems, heroes,
hymns, essays, prose, pictures and so
on-sent out for ordinary children to
read, mark and inwardly digest-by
Doubleday, Page & Co., this book,
1
that will interest real child. Most of
the others are written for grown people
whatever their titles may say.
This book is dedicated as follows:
"'Once upon time, there was a boy
and there were a 100000 boys just like
him. He had no ears. He stuck pins
in chairs. He kept firecrackers in his
desk He sent comic valentines. He
counted without the fairy He was a
puppet Young man, you are grown up
! now. You will take this book to your
| room and laugh over it. Presently you
will shed tear and say: used to act
! like Pinocchio; wasn't funny when
was a puppet?'"
Carlo Lorenzini. who wrote under the
pen name Of Caro- collodi," was born