New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
PROGRESS AND THE MODERN HOUSEHOLD q =
BOOKS
A Review of Publications o.
Special Interest to Women.

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THE BOYS PLAYBOOK OF SCIENcv
BY John Henry Pepper. George Rou,-
ledge * Sons, Ltd, London, and z D
Dutton X Co, New York;
All children want TO know the Ia,
and the why OF things. and even tho..
parents who realize the Importance OF An.
swering their Questions-not as numerm,.
class as might be desired--are not al.
ways capable OF doing so. Indeed n
would be beyond the capacity Of any I'M.
man mind TO be prepared always to sat.
isfy that Unsuitable thirst for knowleda.
which marks the expanding mind OF
childhood and which, alas! from want o.
satisfaction too often fails to survive that
period.
TO meet the need Of parents who 20.
alize all this THE Boys Playbook Of
Science" was written, and has just been
rewritten and relllustrated. and happy
will those boys or girls be who arr
brought up on such books. To them the
realm OF science will never be one Of dry.
as-dust facts and oarbarous allen terms
but a wonder world I'm which they will
be az much at nome as I'm that narrower
universe which is all that most people
know. Cnconsciously they Will acquire a
knowledge which could hardly be gained
by years Of study in later years, and on
this foundation they can build, II the
passion for scientific truth develops from
their play. edifces which may prove Of
fncalculable value 10 themselves and to
the world.
The Boys Piaybook Of Science" Is q
book of experiments. or looking at II from
the standpoint OF childhood, book OF de-
lightful games. The chapter entitled
properties of neutrality-suspicious.
might not suggest games, II one went no
further than the title, but on the next
page one learns how TO put huge Guantt
ties Of cotton wool into e glass already
full OF spirits OF wine. or 10 Introduce
finely powdered sugar into flask fun Of
water without increasing the bulk Of
liquid. Other properties Of matter are H.
Illustrated with equal simplicity. The chap.
ter on THE Centre OF Gravity affords
opportunity for some very amusing tricks
and 20 on throughout the book The ma
iority OF the experiments can be per-
formed in an ordinary kitchen with the
helm of tho glass and crockery found
there. and when anything else IL required
the reader is told, whenever pracucaols
how 10 construct the necessary Spparatua
THE BOY-How 70 Help Him Succeed.
nv Nathaniel &. Fowler, jr. Emo, %.
800. (Moffat, Yard g. Co, New York;
what the boy IL fl for, not what the
parents want him to do, is OF the might
lest importance" says Nathaniel C. Fow-
Ter in a book born OF his experience with
/ bows and put into such form that the
value derived by him can DC handed Oh
| 10 the millions Of others who have ths
eternal Boy to train.
Much is recorded here Of the correctly
assumed responsibility OF the parent
not on account OF the age out only on
! account Of real superiority.
: n viii give many hints to parents what
IN look for In their boys. Questions sucn
as these are brought up: What business
ar profession the boy should adopt, the
value OF money in the boys economy. the
relationship OF employer and empIoye' 'ne
question of associates, health, saving time
and money, undesirable habits, etc.
II is unfortunate that there Is so iitus
modus operandi given, although perhaps
q book so replete with suggestions VIII
prove creative OF method.
One OF the most interesting and most IL
Eliminating features of the book Is SYM
posium of the opinions OF Sls American
men of marked accomplishment ana
broadcast reputation. These opinions ars
recorded in response to a questionnarS
of twenty-five questions sent out py 'n'
author. Some OF the questions are as ioa'
lows
To what one thing, or 10 what tN'
or more things, do you attribute 'o''
success?
. In choosing a trade, business or pr''
fsssion. would you advise the boy 10 enter
the one for which he has decided PREF
erence?
a Would you advise the country boy F"
20 TO the city?
/ 4. Should the farmers boy % Aep' ""
:. Is II advisable for boy 70 10 7"
college against his Wilt
On general principles. would w
advise a boy to enter his fathers cus'
ness?
7. Would you advise college for 0oS'
ness career7
8. What do you consider ths III ~"
books for a boy 20 read2
Q. II all the boys in America were "
session, and you were asked to teiesrsp'
q few words OF advice. what would wv
say?
II Is easy to believe that answers , y
these questions and to others Jus, A. Wis.
make a most exciting collection Oh ~"
teTial suggestion.