Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22

Sci'iiiIoi All INC nursery, nOWanayS ana,
Ike his other word. "bromlde." has
been SO laxly applied that the author
has been forced to acknowledge a dis
tinction between different kinds OF
goopS. and has divided them, In his
last work. into red and blue varieties.
Red Goops behave, on the whole, nd-
mlrably, with only q spice OF naughu-
ness. Blue GoopS persist in the many
faults of childhood. In Mr.. Burgesss =
new book. by clever device In binding.
blue goops may be reformed, or
changed into red goops at a moments
notice. and any child may understand
the helpful change.
Which color does the average child
prefer. red or blue? This is n question
Gelett Burgess has been investigating
In connection with the preparation or
his latest juvenile book, Blue Goops
and Red" (Stokes). 1t was necessary
for his purpose 10 assign the two COL
ors to different kinds of children. the
Well and ill-behaved. Should the good
ones be called red goops and the bad
one blue goops. or vice versa The
question put to kindergarten and pri
mary teachers. to mothers and to the
children themselves. decided him in
favor of red as the most popular color
with little children. and. though this
decision has the support of most psy-
biologists, there is considerable evil
dence in favor of blue as the favorite
color Perhaps 1t would be safer to say
that most boys prefer red and most
girls blue. but as most girls would like
to be boys anyway. Mr.. Burgess Is on
the safe side. and, in making his little
Chester1ields red Goops. has pleased the
greater number of children.
The Importance OF William Allen
Whites remarkable novel, "A Certain
Rich Man" Is becoming thoroughly rec
ogniZed throughout the entire country.
Very recently the attention of Senator
Beveridge of Indiana was called to IL
In short time he had read the boob
twice. and written this letter to Mi
White;
Ny Dear Mr.. White:
have just finished reading "A Ger
tain Rich Man" for the second time.
and j cannot do myself an injustice in
not writing you again about that book.
1t ls by far the biggest thing that You
have done-bigger than everything
else you have done all put together. II
is one of the most vivid and faithful
pictures of American life that ever has
been drawn. Again / congratulate you.
Sincerely.
(SignoO ALBERT ]. BEV'ERIDGE
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of "Sher-
lock Holmes" fame has been quoted
as saying that the only sort of critic
ism he cares about Is that of man to
man. who passes q book along with
the endorsement, ITS rippln or, ITS
rot" A reviewer of books supported
this idea in a recent letter directed to
hn II iSh n
lad once" the writer says, who was
unofficial faster for all the boys In his
town. He was an omnivorous reader
and by common consent the others
waited for his verdict, II he said a
book was good they besieged the libra
rian, and IL 1t failed to meet his COM
mendation 1t went unread. For some
reason, very likely too much adult lau-
dation. he did not admire Treasure
Island" which he pronounced AN aw-
full yarn Ny own nephew bewails
tho way good books are spoiled with
putting girls in. so you havo to skip
such lots"
It seems safe to say that nc more
distinguished body of American schol-
ars has been assembled than that
which will face President Taft at the
meeting Of the American Historical and
Economic association In New York In
holiday week. The number will include
DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart. who is pres
ident of the American Historical as
ISOLATION and editor of the extensive
history. "The American Nation" which
was published by Harper & Brothers In
81 volumes; Presidents Lowell OF Har-
ward, Hadlcy of Yale. and Butler Of
Columbia: Ambassador Bryce: Capt
o,,tI 90 OIL 70
Steam" and 1.-THE Influence of Sea
Power" Charles Francis Adams; ].
B. McMaster: William E. Dunning. au-
thor of Reconstruction, Political and
Economic:" F. ]. Turner. author Of
"The Rise of the New West" E p.
Cheney. author of European Back
grounds of American History" and D.
r. Dewey, author of National Prob
lens"
In a suburban book-shop the other
day a woman sought copy of "The
Servant in the House." Charles Ram
Kennedy's drama which represents
Christ as a servant bringing a house.
hold to the knowledge of brotherhood
and love. mo, madam" declared the
clerk. I'VE haven't The Servant in the
House, but we have The Woman's
Helper a most excellent cookbook"
Quite in line with this was a recent
reference In print to Lost Borders"
Mary Austin's story OF the far west
which the Harpers recently published
as Mary Austin's Lost Boarders.'
Two old ladies wandering about the
Public Library building in Boston the
other day entered Bates hall and gazed
interestedly at bust of Oliver Wendell
Holmes In black bronze.
''Wcll." one old lady remarked very
audibly to the other one, Il never knew
before that Doctor Holmes was ne
gro"