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Miscellaneous Works
Ancient Art and Ritual, Elizabeth Har

Ancient Art and Ritual, Elizabeth Har-
rison.
Miss Harrison shows the intimate |
connection which exists between ritual |
and art, and has taken the Greek drama |
as typical instance because in it we
have the clear historical case of great
art which arose out of a primitive and
almost worldwide ritual. She shows
how important is the question of art in
our modern civilization; its relation to
and its difference from religion and
morality-in a word, on the whole in
quiry as to what the nature of art IS
and how it can help or hinder spiritual
life adapted from the preface.)
| The Bulb Book, John Weathers.
4 store-house of information to all
| who are interested in bulbs by one of
the experts of the Royal Gardens, Kew.
Coming as these plants do from all
parts of the world, it requires no little
Iskill on the part of the gardener to
lsucceed in their cultivation; but if he
+ X,
fear no failure
The Care of the Skin and Hair, Will
liam A. Pussy.
In this little book the author I'M
dertakes to consider the skin and it's
lcommoner disorders from the stand
point of what every person of inteli-
gence should know of these subjects
II
both because of their practical personal
Importance and as a part of one s gen
eral information. The book is concern
ed chiefly with the hygiene of the skin
: and hair, and one does not need much
experience to discover how universal
IS the desire to possess a healthy skin
and luxuriant hair.
Dancing and Dancers of Today, Caro-
f line and Charles Caffin.
4 discussion of the modern revival OF
, dancing in its many aspects as shown
: by these celebrated dancers: Isadora
/ Duncan, Maud Allan, Ruth ST. Dennis
, Adehne Genee, MikaiI Mordken, Anna
! Pavlowa, Rita Sachetto, Lydia Lopouk
. owa and Theodore Kosloff. The origin
of the dance is traced until we realize
its evolution as an art form. coming
!once more to be part of the life of the
community and the natural expression
of joyousness.
Electrician s Handbook: a Referenc,
Book for Practical Workers. I
Croft
This is practical man S handbook
:, In compiling it the aim has been t,
r collect such information as will enabI
# practical electrical men-wiremen, con
$ tractors, linemen, small plant superin
:, tendents, operators, and construction
Il engineers to select and install com
e mercial electrical apparatus and ma
ST terials inteligently for the perform
. anee of given services, and to qualif,
,e them for operating the equipment al
l. ter it had been installed Illustration
8 and diagrams, every one of which ha
n been especially prepared for this book
is have been used very freely, becaus
ct one illustration viii frequently explain
/: more than several pages of text n
is attempt has been made to treat appa
r ratus or materials involving voltage
4 exceeding 240O. Although this hand
- book has been prepared primarily 70
e men of little schooling it is designe
Of also to give practical information t
y the technically trained engineer
= From the Preface.
e. Essentials of Electricity ". H. Tin
"a bic.
X This book explains the underlyin
g facts and laws of electrical practie,
which the really welI-informed and et
icient workman must understand: it
r also designed to be a systematic
y text book for self instruction and SUI
n plies the underlying reasons, the why
en- of task to 1.-The man on the job. =
lie \ Painter s Progress. VIII Fl. Low
as The Scammon Lectures given by NJ
"a "a Low in 1910, before the Art Institut
he of Chicago, in part autobiographiea
a being a partial survey along til
rs pathway of art in America and FL
IS rope with sundry examples and PR
ld cepts culled from personal eneounte
a with existing conditions. The boo
as has many illustrations, reproduce