The Washington herald., 1912-08-04

an end IN itself and its independency and
future are safe.
Undeterred by the vastness Of the ma
tertal to be explored. DR.. Liebermar
has brought sound method to the anal
ysis of the precise debt which the Amer.
lean Short Story owes to locality. Him
self q writer Of short stories. as well al
q profound student Of literature In the
better sense, he has known how to give
his treatment practical worth and read
ability. Incidentally 1t IL a singular fact
that the Short Story, in spite of its I'm
mense extension. 30 far has attracted few
serious students. 1t will be Of great value
as a book Of reference.
WE AND OUR CHILDREN: ~ Dr.. woods
Hutchinsn. Doubleday. Page 4 Co. Garden
City. n. 7.
This work Of the well-known author
has all the earmarks Of the productions
Of this writer on medical and kindred
problems It is stimulating. informing.
although here and there inexact. often
little fepetitions Of fact and phrase, and
sometimes a little cloying In its smart
ness, but 1t makes many good points and
often makes them well. DR.. Hutchinson
touches numerouS problems. and gives
solutions of some of them with almost
too much facility. About half the book
treats the nurture and rearing Of the
child. incidentally urging many good
ideas as to letting the young thing judi
ciously alone, and as to respecting its
claims to be allowed to grow up In It's
own way. Much OF the rest deals with
questions bearing more or less directly
on parental fitness and duties. Many OF
the chapters have already served as ar
ticles in magazines. and show that ORIGIN
Those on Eyes and Ears and on the
Teeth. called ''our ivory keepers of the
gate" might be used in any popular book
dealing with personal hygiene. They are
excellent and helpful. despite the futile
advice to strive at least four times day
to keep the mouth "asceptically clean"
What is said concerning mothers as
wards Of the state, and concerning deli
cate children. overworked children. and
the Importance of schools for service.
rather than for superiority, well deserves
TO be pondered.
MAKING HOME PROFITABLE: By Kate v.
Saint. Maur. anthor Of The Earth's Bounty.
sturgis 4 Walton Company New York City.
This is not only a very entertaining but
also a very practical book. and a very
useful one Financial reverses compelled
a family of city jewellers to seek cheaper
living quarters. After looking over the
cheap flats of their home city. with dis
may and often disgust, the wife thought
OF a country home where they could raise
part of their food They searched and
found II. With their small means they
made a small start. but by experimenting
and experience they not only raised most
of their food. but a lot to sell. They
found not only cheaper living. but con-
tentment, varied interest, comfort. health.
and prosperity.
The book came about this way. In
beginning. they made many mistakes be-
cause they lacked practical advice. Mrs.
conceived the idea of put
ting the results Of their experiences. with
practical counsel on a variety of SUBJ
jects, into this book. II covers such sub
jects as poultry. the vegetable garden.
and small fruits. flowers,
bees, storing fruits and vegetables, rails
ing pigs, household pets. &C.