Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-02

snouiu know how to keep af1oat In the
water and to make some degree of prog.
ress, 50 as to prevent drowning In case
Of accident. The number of deaths by
drowning every year is appalling. 1t
represents wanton waste of life.
waste which could be greatly reduced
were the simple effective instructions
conveyed in this little volume learned
by all classes Of people. This manual
in which is given series of plain dfrec-
tions to guide the swimmer In the water,
appeals to the middle-aged and the tfmid.
to non-athletic persons and women, to
swimmers who learned in the days OF
the breast stroke and who want TO try
who, whether swimmers or not, have
children to teach and prefer to have
them started In the way they should go.
Line diagrams illustrate the instructions
upon the principle that it is Just as i'm
portant to learn properly as to learn al
all, for the author believes that 1t is
not enough simply to know how to pad
die in the water.
AMERICAN NATURE SERIES
SHELLFISH INDUSTRIES. b.
James L. Kellogg, professor OF b1
ology in Williams College. Illus
trated. New York: Henry Holt &;
Co.
In these days of conservation 1t is as
important to study the question OF shell
fish cultivation as to devote attention to
the preservation of forests. The salt
waters Of our coasts are capable OF al
fording an immense quantity Of food for
the people il proper methods are ADOPT
ed Some Of the states have undertaken
the protection of the oyster by means OF
which entails difficulties. A public senti-
ment has developed within few years
strongly favorable to shellfish conserva-
ton. In this volume the whole neid or
shellfish industries is covered. the work
having been prepared to deal with our
food mollusks for the sake Of three
arou-s of persons-those who eat them.
those who are already or who desire to
become directly interested In their cu-
tllre and those who have an interest IN
the biological problems involved IN tnelr
artificial control. Thus there Is both a
popular and scientific side to the work.
In addition to a topical discussion Prof.
kellogg treats the subject geographical ally,
dividing the North American mollusk
fields into several ,arts-the northern
field. Including the shores of New Eng
land and Long Island: the Chesapeake
bay field. the North Carolina field. the
Gulf of Mexico ard the Pacific field He
discusses the rearing OF oysters ana
clans. comparing oyster rearing meth,
DDS here with those which are utilized
i'm foreign countries. The work is or
striking value both from the popular
and the scientific points of view: and
should awaken practical interest In the
subject of food mollusk conservation that
will eventually produce. results in better
laws and better methods.
THE CARLETON CASE. BY Ellery H.
Clark. author of loaded Dice" IL
Illustrated by Georg, Brehm. Indian
apolis: The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
The usual detective story opens with a
crime and proceeds from that point to
the climax Of solution after an interval
Of suspense false accuse tons. suspicious
and analysis by a shire wd amateur or
professional detective. Mr.. Clark's latest
essay in this direction, however. is in diff
ferent tempo. He does not commit his
crime until the story has been about two
thirds finished. There has been much
doing before the fatal blow is struck and
thus a good substantial foundation is
laid for the suspicion which naturally