Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22

scientist who sacrificed his life for the in.
formation gained, and to accept as au-
thoritauve narrative written 10y the
missionary who rendered personal serv-
Ice TO the late lieutenant and who went
alone into the Lolo country TO identify
the mangled remains, which had been re-
covered by Chinese officials. Though
pathetic interest impresses itself upon the
reader, the book Is not "A sad one, but re-
fleets throughout the buoyant spirit Of
the young explorer while he was alive
and well. the picture OF courage. high
heart and endeavor' There are many
photographs, and a frontispiece portrait
of Lieut.. Brooke.
HOME UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
POI, poLtR EXPLORATION; BY VII
New York: Henry Holt & Co
The attitude OF the general reader
toward the polar explorer is that of
doubling Thomas. The reason is obvious
Here. however. is a book without a SEN
sational line or human interest" snap
shot. written by a man whose knowl-
edge is based on nine polar voyages.
seven to the arctic and two to the ant
arctic regions: on personal conversations
with living polar explorers and on other
talks and correspondence with the lead
ers and many members of the STATS OF
unquestionable material and literary
excellence that gives to every incident
the realism Of a motion picture. the
author has put in ten chapters many
wonderful descriptions OF the polar
regions north and south; Of plant and
animal life; OF physics OF the polar
seas: Of meterology. magnetism. aurora
and tides. In a reference TO icebergs i'm
the southern ocean. for instance: AT
one time we passed through regular
street. lined on each side with towering
bergs. each a temple in itself, now Doric.
shaped. each purer, whittier than the
other, glittering in the sun, pearl gray
in the shade and rich blue in the clefts
and caves which pierced their sides. DR..
Bruce wishes the book to be considered
simply q travellers sample revealing
to some extent what is in the great ware
house Of the polar regions" and as an
Introductory to a more comprehensive
work which he hopes to write later.
OLD INDIAN TRAILS, Incidents Of
Camp and Trail Life, Covering
Two Years Explorations Throuxh
the Rocky Mountains Of Canada.
BY Mary T. s. Schaffer, author of.
in collaboration with Stey'ardson
Brown. Alpine Flora OF the Cana
dian Rockies" etc. With 100 illus
author and by Mary W. Adams, and
map. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
The railway route over the Canadian
Rockies Is now a tourist-beaten track,
but Nature still saves her splendid secret
places to repay the explorer for the perils
of the trail. The average traveller. OF
course, owns a book Of views reminiscent
of the trip that included stop-over privi-
leges at Field, Glacier and that dear
Banff. but few men and practically no
women except the author and her COM
panion have. ever dreamed OF the world
wonders which Mrs. Schaffer describes.
Her experiences are told with a forcefui
simplicity that is all the more realistic
because she makes no effort to over
describe scenes which she knows and the
reader feels to be beyond the power of
words To the interest of her text Is
added many beautiful photographs taken
by herself and by her companion. MARY.
who with me followed the Old Indian
Trails but who has now gone on the
long trail alone" The book is dedicated
to the memory Of Miss Adams. and there
is a frontispiece picture OF the author on
her horse Nibs.