The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-17
DIVERSIFIED FIELDS
EXPLORED IN THE
BOOKS OF THE WEEK
A Popular Edition Of Bernhardi's Demanded Book
Other New Books of the War.
Some Interesting Pocket Editions-Voumes of Travel
Technical Books Of Many Kinds.

will fnd an advantage in being able to
grasp the Scandinavian countries AS a
whole. The author saw "A good deal OF
the people The book Ia illustrated.
There is a curious mixture OF truths
and half truths that viii amuse people
VINO really know something about
France in Rollin Lynde Hyatts Under
standing the French" tMcBrde. Mast
and Company. New York;. The author
is so anxious to remove misapprehcn-
sions that he spends most of his time
in explaining a Frenchmlu VINO does
not exist To an equally nun-cXistcnt
American. when he describes things
as they are he Is often correct and
what he says is worth listening To.
When he undertakes n set wrong ideas
right he Is as often as not mistaken
both in the idea and the correction.
owing 10 his inclination to Ecneralize.
There Is much that is unimportant and
not very interesting in the book. but talk
about Paris cannot fail to be entertain
ing. II II be only for the memories il
recalls.
The author OF The Women Of Egypt
Frederick A. Stokes Company. Eliza
beth Cooper. had unusual opportunities
TO see Egyptian women IN their homes.
/ so that her account OF what she saw
there is interesting. She has an uncX-
pectedly practical way of looking at
some matters with curious lack Of
sympathy In others that may perplox
the reader. She has certain reforms I'm
mind all the time, and her views Of
Egyptian life are somewhat co.ored by
Them. The book is illustrated.
An interesting account Of travel in
ha tasil 10 In
man Scholar in the East" by II. Hack
man, translated by Dalsie Rommel
'keran Paul. Trench, Trucbncr and
Company; James Pott and Company.
New York;. The author was a German
! pastor in Shanghai for some years; he
went to China to study Buddhism and
Is now professor of the history OF re-
iigions at Amsterdam. His book gives
his impressions OF travel, but every
where he Is on the lookout for the local
peculiarities in religion. 50 that he sees
things that other travellers pass over
This gives peculiar interest to his
book. He visited Mongolia, Cochin
China, Cambodia, Siam and Burma be-
SIDES the Interior of China and Japan
The illustrations are unusual and good
In the form of story Edward s Cur
IFS, In Indian Days OF Long Ago"
World Book Company. Yonkcrs), de-
scribes the Indian life in the far West
before the white man came \ little
boy goes through the experiences that
would be likely up To the time when he
Is received into tho tribe as a man IN
the process ceremonies are described
and explained and many myths and leg
ends are told 10 him. The book is
sort Of ethnographic reader and Is pro-
fusely illustrated, fine photographs be-
Ing used whenever it Is possible.
As is indicated on the title page. X
T.. NJ Dumhelrs california and the Ear
West" Games Pott and Company New
York; contains suggestions for travellers
and is by no means n guide book II Is
In the form Of list OF places that may
hc visited, with some description IL
them, great many Of them not in Cali
fcrnia at all; for instance, Alaska and
the Panama Canal. II the traveller has
plainly Of time he will he glad tn learn
about some Of the places that may be
seen on the way. \ list Of hotels Is
appended.
More generally useful Is Nellie Van
DC Grit Sanchez's Spanish and Indian
Place Names Of California" "a. NJ Rob
ertson, San FranclsCo). The author
gives the pronunciation, we imagine
the correct Spanish rather than that
used locally. of the geographical names,
and besides tells in many Instances how
the name came to be used. For the
numerous names OF saints, she tells us
first who the saint was and then why
his name was given to the mission or
other place. She does not pretend to
delve deeply into Indian philoiogy, and
, evidently finds more interest in Spanish.
In the Arrangement OF the book she
works her way from south to north.
At the end she puts lists of pronuncia-
tons and of place names. II Is an in
teresting. popular account, that may not
be authoritative to scholars in spite Of
much honest work, but that viii sat
lsfy all requirements in the great ma
Jority Of cases