The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-24
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WHAT YOU GAN GIVE
Helpful Christmas Present Sug-
gestions for Those Who
Are Puzzled.
Unabridged Dictionary Win Be Appre-
cIated by Children Of kindergarten
Aqe-Other Suitable Gifts for
Young and Old.

NUMBER OF correspondents
| NN3 who have requested sugges
NNS1 lions of books suitable for
SMA Christmas gifts will find an
GAl swers to their queries In
W the following:
| Among the many attractive gift
books for very little boys might be
mentioned Professor Rasmussen 8
Analogy Between the Homogeneous
Protoplasm and the Silurian Mole
Guile" We can think of no book that
would be a greater source of delight
to the child that is not yet out Of
short dresses. 1t tells In easy words
OF eight and ten syllables of the
sports and pastimes Of the protoplas-
lessons from the corpuscles of the
carboniferous era. 1t Is handsomely
illustrated with representations of the
agile animalcule and will be sure to
delight the heart of the little boy or
girl who finds 1t In his or her stock
ing, as the case may be.
Another dainty idea for a child OF
three or four years is the Unabridged
Dictionary. The simplicity of style
observed In this interesting narrative
recommends 1t at once for children
who have reached the kindergarten
the characters are sufficiently varied
to hold the unfagging interest of the
little ones. We have in mind gen.
tleman who gave his little son die
tionary last Christmas. and he as
sures us that the lad simply devoured
the book
A pretty present for child is the
clinical report of the county hospital.
This comes nicely printed on clean
white paper. with bizarre illustrations
showing the rise and fall of the tenn
perature, amount Of protoids eaten.
official count OF the germs, statistics
as to microbes and many other anus
ing and entertaining ideas. A rare
source of pleasure with this book is
to have the little fellows pronounce
the long words first the way they are
spelled and then read them backward
and see what difference, II any, there
is In the sound. Some boys would
rather do this than go skating.
In the line OF pure romance there
is nothing more entertaining from
Prof T. l.. Escopex's How the Spec
trum Caught On in Saturn" This
highly original historical tale tells
how the spectrum revealed the secret |
of Saturn's rings. showing that the
planet was warm and dry and that the
two rings were for ice water. 1t |
comes in four large volumes, with 20
pages OF logarithmic calculations that
ire sure to delight young and old
AS a gift book for a member of
family there is nothing
oleasanter than The Complete Bar
This tells exactly what goes
nto the stun that men put in their
mouths to steal away their brains,
my person who wishes to apply sat.
sfactory tests and determine whether
" not he has been equipped with
,rains and would inspire larceny.
One Thousand Ways to Cure a
odd" by Burton Bales, is beautiful
y written book. giving all the RENE.
lies for cold that were suggested to
is author in one day. There are SO
Tariations OF the quinine and whisky
reatment, and the other Oil rene
lies consist of the same prescription
Without the bitter quinine. This is
! good book to have In any house.
THE Servant Question and It's An.
wer" will deceive many people, but
might do for a gift to young mar
led couple. The answer is quantity
siven: Board" {
WILBUR D. NEsBlT. !
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