The Washington herald., 1913-03-30

as life itself. particularly those finer at
tributes which have the molding OF char
aCter. Love for mankind. love for the
beautiful. parent love, honor. as well as
ambition. greed. and pride. all figure as
actuating motives. And the peopis who
are presented in the pages are seen from
the viewpoint of one who has a sympa-
thetic understanding of them and Of the
principles which guide them.
II is TO he doubted whether there IL a
more popular animal writer to-day than
Charles G. u. Roberts. whose stories Of
the denizens OF forests and streams are
read with pleasure by young and old
alike. In The Feet of the Furtive." his
latest book MacMillan). are brought to-
Sether some of his most remarkable tales
The hat. the bear. the seal. the moose.
the rabbit. the Leopard. the "whistling
swan the chipmunk. the otter. the SAL
mon the buffalo. and other animals are
here made vivid in their daily exist
ence.
The Amateur Gentleman" the new
625 page novel by Jeffrey Farnol whose
The Broad Highway" is in its 10th
thousand. will he published March Is by
Little. Brown & Co. Boston Mr.. Far
mol in his characteristic style tells OF
try-bred youth who sets forth for Lon
don TO 'hecome gentleman" The
Amateur Gentleman" Is the first story
Mr.. Farnol has written since the puhlica-
ton Of The Broad Highway" and Is
said to possess the same qualities which
gave that book its universal appeal.
Readers of fiction who have heen look
ing forward for the last six months or
SO for another Mary Roberts Rinehart
novel are soon TO have their desire graft
fed. for. II is rIImored. a brand new mys-
terry story by Mrs Rinehart Is to be pub
lished early this month.
The final statistics giving the compar-
ative standings OF the various books In
the fiction field in the United States dur
Ing 1912 shows that Of the first fifteen
novels experiencing the greatest vogue.
the Bobbs-Merrill Company published
four: Harper & Brothers, three: the
Book Supply Company and Houghton
Mifiin Company two each. and Double
day Page & Co, the Century Company,
Dodd. Mead & Co. and Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons. one each.
In Mind and HEALTH published last
week by MacMillan's. DR.. Edward F..
Weaver surveys the latest results Of the
psychological study OF the influence Of
mental states upon health. "Inasmuch
as there Is strong tendency among re-
lisious bodies to make nonmedical heal
Ing a part Of their work and because
this Is done without a thorough knowI-
edge of psychology or medicine, there Is
urgent need for the examinati ton OF this
professed healing" writes Dr.. Weaver in
his foreword. The question whether
definite healing and faith healing are es-
sentially the same as mental or psychic
healing or whether the former are funda.
mentally different from the latter 10 per-
picking to a great many perosns"
W. S. Stevens book. industrial Com
binations and Trusts" is receiving con-
siderable praise from public oficials.
Among those who have written to the
publishers CMacMillan Company. about
It are Senator Moses f. Clapp. chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce. and Louis n. Brandies. spe-
cial government prosecutor. simply in
valuable to the beginning student or
business man who wants a brief and vet
fairly comprehensive treatise on any
phase of the question Is the Senator'S
Characterization. while Mr.. Brandies says
that the author has performed a dis
tinct public service in making available
the most important material bearing upon
the trust problem in America"