Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-08

with these girlish attributes is an earn
estness of soul that decided Dr. Heston
to lay aside the pleasant things of life
and go into the missionary field OF the
far east-'not to preach but to practice
Her book. which is merely compila-
ton of letters written from India to
friend Eleanor at home, gives profession
al experiences that range from the
jmaharajah's mother to leper outcasts.
and there are chatty descriptions of va
cation trips to many ancient places. one
of which is so satisfying that she feels
II should have dated this letter
Heaven instead of Kashmir.'
The correspondence, always interesting
because of its fact values, attains liter
airy excellence in many letters. notably
the one from Agra with it's description
OF the Tai Mahal. Romance adds its
charm to the last letter. and one feels
personal pleasure that the brave young
doctor is to give up her missionary work
in the far east to marry and live happy
ever after.
Packard Illustrated by Charles
COPELAND. Boston: Small, Maynard
& Co.
In this little book each pa e is a fairy
tale told by Mother Nature. 1t is the
autumn number of four volumes which
together constitute 1.-The New England
year. but though it's chronicles relate
only to the trees. berries. birds and wood
creatures of that section Of the country.
its charm will appeal to all lovers of the
open. regardless of the map. These wood
wanderings lead through forest aisles
where each tree takes on its personal
identity and where every bird and squlr-
rel and woodchuck makes ready for
winter with an intelligence that one calls
human for want of better word. To
the charm of the text is added drawings
by Charles Copeland
SKETCHES FROM THE KAREN HILLS.
By AlonZo Bunker, ID. D., author OF
800 Than" With an introduction
by Rev. Henry M. King, d. d. New
York: Fleming, H. Reven Company.
In these sketches the author is both
missionary and explorer In his zeal to
extend the gospel to the far-off places of
heather Burma he travelled through
jungles alive with beasts and serpents,
across endless stretches of arid plains
and into villages so savage that every
step of the way meant adventures to
which the spice of danger was seldom
lacking. There is an opening description
of the Loikaw mission, which reveals
DR.. Bunker's method of work. In
chapter entitled tx surdo'' one gets
very real glimpse of a lonely mountain
towering ABOVE pain, Wnefe tne mis-
siOnary and his companions built bamboo
huts in the midst of flowers. fruits, birds.
man-eating beasts, giant cobras and py-
thons, and began to teach the natives
whose village was huddled under the
mountains shade. Another chapter,
"Perils and Pleasures" gives a realiza-
ton Of the many drawbacks of a life
whose one great and almost only pleas
ure is the consciousness of doing ones
best to bring heather people to the
knowledge of God.
The book closes with the capture OF
bandit chief by convert Karens, an act
of bravery which proved to their heather
brethren that Christianity does not make
a Karen less a man. In a several-page
introduction Rev. Henry NJ. King. d. D.,
cites that Dr. Bunker has devoted his
long life to the Karens. having been IAN
honored and successful representative
in Burma of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union for over forty years.
There are a number of photographs of