The Detroit times., 1915-07-19
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Heritage In "DOubLe Squeeze


loran." and Is published by Double.
day. Page & Co. Really. that 10 all
we know about II, but we remei
"The Harvester" and "Freckles' and
anticipate.
Here 10 a surgeon who y q phil
osopher. One might think that sur
gerry could make a surgeon phiio-
sophical. though II never seems to
have that effect upon the patient.
the cutter and the cuttee being two
distinct propositions.
Robert T. Morris has theory that
genius (that curious creature we
have set upon q pedestal these many
years. Is caused by microbes" and
can be treated as other diseases.
Could we ordinary mortals get
few germs injected into US, we won
der. when we are feeling unusually
nat and empty' Say just enough to
tide us over the day.
Tomorrow Topics" which In
cludes such curiosity-provoking titles
az Doctors versus Folks" Microbes
and Men," and "A Surgeons Phil
osophy." has just been published by
Doubleday. Page q Co.. Chicago.
II one wishes to inform himself
as to the most enlightened and ad-
vanced thought In regard to prop
erty rights. wages. questions OF so
GEOLOGY, ETC., he has at his COM
mand four books by Scott Nearing.
until recently professor In the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. They are
Social Adjustment" Social Re-
ligion.' wages in the United
States" and the last. just publish
ed. entitled Income; an Examina.
tion of the Returns for Services Rem
dered and from Property Owned In
the United States"
Macmillan. New York, Publish.
| ers.
That amazing man Gorky, who
writes with his pen dipped in the
life blood Of the Russian people, has
. written a book called my Child
hood which will soon be publish
ed by the Century Co.
We will look forward to it with a
shrinking eagerness, as we might 10
seeing a great cataclysm OF nature,
which must at the same time fll
us with admiration and rend our
feelings.
There Is a treat In store for us
in II. G. Wells new book, Boon;
'rhc Mind of the Race" Mr. Wells
writes the introduction himself, dis
claiming any proprietary interest;
he goes even further and gives II
a black eye; much in the manner
Of Shaw's critics in "Fanny's First
Play
1t is scathing arraignment Of
the English politicians. and appeals
to our sympathfes for the poor lit
tie devil who comes up out of hell
into the cold, uafecling world In
, order to fnd scme OF tho arch-dev-
IFS wild asses. that have escaped.
He finds them right in the most
conspicuous places OF Old London.
We are not going TO review this
book, for we haven't II yet. This
is just an appetizer; little caviar
on biscuit. The piece de resist
ance comes later. George H. Doran
is doing this for US and We are
jubilant With expectations.
You remember THE Happy Irish,"
who are sad and happy al the same
time, which you'll know il you lis
ten to their songs. Harold Beg
bic, author of the book Of that title,
has written another book called
Milestone" and tina, hasn't a very
happy sound, has !t9 1t is a novel
and II Is based upon what he found
in America in his prowlings in the
underworld.
Geo. II. Doran. New York.
THE Soul OF Germany" has more
to do with the home, school and
mental life OF the country than
with the war machine. which 1t
seems to have turned itself into. II
comes out Of Bavaria. which is diff
ferent from Prussia, where the
bonds OF militarism we're forged and
carried thence all over the land.
Bavaria Is the seat Of music and
art, and It is there perhaps that
we may hope to get at the soul"
Of the German people.
Geo. H. Doran.
We would like to know the atti.
tude Of the native Hindu in regard
to the present war. According to
the unrest which has been brew
Ing there for SO mapy years and
which has crystallized into the ma
tionalist movement against English
rule, we can fancy what II Is. But
India IL large and there are native
princes whose interests are tied up
with the English government. This
book. india and the War" is by
an Englishman, Lord Sydenham and
In an interesting subject.
Doran, New York.