The Washington herald., 1913-07-20

Money Crows" published two years ago.
devoted . chapter to The WAN Street
Wolf" to whom references are being
made In the present Union Pacific In
personages," says Mr.. Garrett. can af-
ford to be seen publicly with the wolf.
or even to recognize him In the street.
but more Of them know him and are
known TO Him than you would easily be-
lieve." He describes this parsonage a.
wearing expensive clothes. often . silk
hat, carries . stick. and delights to feei
that he 10 tointed out The thing that
buises from his coat pocket out II q
copy Of the penal code. He carries 1t
always."-Harpers.
IAN Elementary Study Of the Brain. %
based on the dissection Of the brain OF
q sheep, by Eben W. Fiske. NJ D.. is an
interesting publication. This II designed
to be q unit study of the brain of a
strictly elementary character. The brain
of the sheep has been used as the sub
1ect for dissection and the basis for
comparison because of its general avail
ability, relative simplicity. and practical
identity to that of man. The author has
approached the matter largely from the
biological standpoint not only In those
chapters briefly reviewing the develop
ment Of the brain in the race and in
the human individual. but by constant
reference to the more fundamental con-
ceptions Of nervous structure and evo-
Observation-Disclosures.
Tho Genus Iris" by william Rick
atson Dykes. with forty-eight colored
plates and thirty line drawings In the
text. brings together the available infor-
nation on all the known species of iris
The account Of each includes references
to It in botanical literature and q full
description Of the plant. together with
observations on its peculiarities. its po-
sition In the genus. its value as a garden
plant, and its cultivation. As far as
possible the account of the distribution
Of each species is based on the results
OF research in the herbaria of Kew. the
British Museum. the botanic gardens
OF Oxford. Cambridge. Berlin. Paris. VI
emma, and St. Peterburs. and the United
States National Museum at Washington.
The most striking feature of the book is
the forty-eight life-size colored plates,
reproduced from originals drawn from
living plants-making II a volume Of
great beauty as well as OF scientific i'm
portance. University of Chicago Press.
Chicago. ILL.
London in English Literature" by
Percy Holmes Boynton, assistant pro-
fessor of English literature In the Uni
versity Of Chicago. differs from all other
volumes on London in that IL gives
consecutive illustrated account Of Lon
don not from the point of view OF the
antiquarian. but from that Of the In
quiring student OF English literary his
tory. II deals with ten consecutive Pc
RODS, characterized in turn by the the
works Of Chaucer. Shakespeare, Milton.
Dryden. Addison. Johnson. Lamb. Dick
ems. and by the qualities of Victorian
and contemporary London. The empha-
sis is thus distributed over history and
given largely to the richer and more lit
erary periods. The temper Of each epoch
10 discussed. and then in particular those
literary works which are intimately re-
lated to certain localities in London
University of Chicago Press, Chicago,
nl).
The Around -the-Worid Cook Book"
is the name given to a new cook book
made by Mrs. Mary Louise Barroll. wife
OF a navy officer. Mrs. BarroiI has
travelled In every quarter Of the globe for
many years. and everywhere gathered
recipes of the dishes that she found
of special excellence. The result 10 the
Around the World Cook Book" to be
The Century Company has imported
the illustrations for Kipling's Jungle
Book" made by the English artists,
Maurice and Edward Detmold. and will
issue a new illustrated edition of this
ella ssic in the fall.
Christian Faith for Men OF Today"
by E. Albert Cook. professor of system
attic theology In the Congregational Col
lege OF Canada contains a clear and
reasonable Interpretation Of life from
the Christian point of view. and some
definite formulation of those beliefs
that have proved most effectual in the
of Individual character and
in the promotion of the welfare of So
ciety. Prof. Cook believes that Chris
unity Is the religion which best meets
the needs of all races and classes. The
arrangement of the material
in numbered paragraphs, the valuable