The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-12
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From hi. own account Mr. Walter S.y
mour who writes Ups and Downs II a
Wandering I.if.- 'Appletons' - the rolling
stone of hi- family. He was a near rela-
tive OF the several Admirals SIR M,cha si and
il the elder brother OF Admiral Sir Edward
Hobart Seymour 81 China fame Having
attained his thrsescpre years and ten. h.
writes hi- rernin,scenc.- n. went to or
ford but did not take a degree; he tried
several places IN the cIvil service which
he DID not retain. and after a time took To
visiting foreign lands whether as a pro
moter' or an smploye. Of investors he
does not make clear He IL slnRIlarIy
r-tic-nt about himself and h,- AFFAIRS and
prefers -o dwell ON facts every one knows
about the countries hs saw Argentina
Paraguay. Venezuela. Spain. Portugal.
South Africa, Egypt. Rumania He tells
many good and amusing stories, most Of
them 81 respectable antiquity and som.
Of them rather coarse
The Use Of the motor car IL creating a
new branch 81 travel literature that IL
growing fast IN. latest addition Is
Ribbon Roads by A T and u X Wood
20 p Putnams sons. an unpretenIious
account Of a trip III Europe. adorned
with rnanv photographs taken by the
authors Thev went through England
with fvIDg visits To Scotland and Ireland
then crossed over 10 Holland. went up
the Rhine back 10 Berlin returned over
another route 20 France crossed INTO
Italy by the Mont Cents made their way
across the Lombard plain to Venice. got
a. far south az Rome and returned by the
coast to the French border. Zigzagging
their wsv thence to Paris The Journey
az accomplished between Nav and Sep
rsmber. u was made in haste and Their.
was onlv time to jot down brief impress
sIons The reader will get from the book
suggestions for several interesting tours
~ hich he NAV be tempted. TO initiate
II - an interesting collection OF biog-
raphies that DR. David Starr Jordan
edits IN Leading American Men Of
Science Henry Holt and Company.
% the SET enteen men whose lives ar.
told to be IN the lis, The most famous
Of all BENJAMIN Franklin. - omitted
purposev. an ne needs q volume all to
himself Tho roll begins with Count Rum
ford; those who follow next are known
10 every one Audubon. Silliman. Joseph
Henry. Agassiz. Jehries wyman. Asa
Grav. Dsns those a, the bottom. who
have died more recently. are equally well
no~n TO students IN their particular
lines III. biographers in general dwell
on the real achiev enent Of the men.
though a few turn 10 .'ilogy. the reader |
will therefore be able Ia form a good
idea Of what America has done in science |
oy rssdiHs the lives ~ th-s. dist, ngiishei |
men
Tn. ESSAYS which DR. Jane. J Walsh |
of fordham University has gathered !
IN Education How Old the New Ford |
ham University Press, ar.- fascinating,
as might he expected from the historian
and glorifier Of the thirteenth century
he title essay - delightful aSpOsit ion |
NJ the many modern ideas that were |
familiar TO the ancient Egyptian Then
follow accounts 81 the first modern uni /
s.rS,ty. at Alexandria: Of the scientific
Of the Middle Ages: Of pop,,-
AR education and wOman's education.
hen and nov: Of the origins Of American
IN the spanish colonies; n.
reviews tn" history ~ medicine for q 90
Years and touches on other educational
matters ~ tn. end he makes fun OF
View England " il all bright and witty
and based on deep erudition and will
'onvince the reader that our remo,.
knew something as we'll "a
On" ~ the best short histories of IN.
rvIl war Mr. Ro-sIt-r John-on'- a His
orv ~ IN" War Of Secession. il pub
I-h"d IN "a fifth edition. revised and en-
arged. by the w--s-l- and BisseII Com.
pany. In this new form ~ makes a hand.
'om" volume. printed IN unusually larR.
yp". with NO indication that u has b..en
l-@'i a. a school text book
Instead II new calendar tn. com.
'IDarion 81 Oliver Herford Ethel Watts
'innford and Addison Miner I.s,,...
his year The CornpIet. Cynic- ,PauI
'ld~r and Company This 10 an an.
biology of their perverted proverbs and
~i-t"d "p'graHn-. cillrd from their calsn-
lars for a'sven years II IL n great ,u.