The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
A FINE BOOK OF EXCERPTS,

Encyclopedia OF Illustrations for Public
Speakers Containing Facts. Incidents.
Storles sIons Experiences, I, Anecdo'es. selec-
with Cross-references. Compiled and
edited edited by M Robert Scott scott and William G
Stiss' SdS EGitErs E5, of The HHmiletc Re
Publishers, New York.
This is large, handsome volume,
designed to aid public speakers and
writer's IN providing illustrations, quo
tatlons, and citations, provided con
venlently and aptly for his use. Every
public speaker understands fully the
value of good illustration or quotation
In assisting the audience to grasp
readily and easily the truth which he
is trying to represent. This book is
Just the thing for him in such case.
1t is not a collection Of timeworn IL
lustrations, but is entirely new and up
to date. comprising exclusively illus
tratlons, suggestions, and ideas not TO
be found in any other collection. All
the material is drawn from original
sources, and all is fresh and new.
Tho work comprises more than $500
Illustrations for the use of those who may
lie addresses. The material is drawn
from a surprisingly large number OF
sources, chiefly recent books and peri
odie9l literature. long catalogue OF
from records in almost every depart
ment OF human knowledge are TO be
found in these pages, Science has fur
nished many, including habits and do
ings of beasts and birds. curious and
useful feats In surgery, ways and Won
ders Of plant life, useful and valuable
tors. explorers, discoverers, etc, etc.
| From history and geography have been
CLEANED many important: curious. inter-
esting Incidents. facts, and sayings. From
wi hp
| found hundreds of useful and usable
things. Literature has yielded a goodly
especially as expressed in missionary
work, is represented in numerous para
graphs" All these things are neatly
turned and adapted to Illustrate truths.
Alphabetical order through the book.
These topic heads cover almost every
subject or division OF a subject that any
public speaker would ever wish to dis
cuss. and furnish him on short notice
with a good illustration for his subject.
Many Of the illustrations are in verse.
thus greatly endchring the collection and
adding to its amazing variety. 1t may be
doubted II any collection OF this kind
heretofore made has represented so much
careful critical labor of selection and
general skill in bringing together, as this
work does. The' especial value of this
book consists in the fact that it selec-
tons are new and recent. There are no
| have done service in other works Of this
| kind, Tho sources are new, and the turn
| given to them, either in the admiration
OF n title or in a brief Introductory pas
sage practically makes this an original
| work.
| There is good evidence all through
| these pages that the editors were able
| TO discriminate between real ilmstra
| tlon and mere quotation or citation
| Works OF this class heretofore have not
| drawn this line very clearly. But all the
entries in this volume are distinctly H.
| lustratons, or supply the material for
| Illustrations,
No passages arc included merely be =
cause OF their beauty or truth, every
| thing is included for its Illustrative value
For the use of preachers and others
who wish to use the work in connection
with the Bible. text indexes are given
conveniently Keyed TO the corresponding
! illustra lions.
| The volume is mechanically perfect.
the printing and binding representing the
| best art OF the book maker