The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-11
GEORGE e~RONSON-AOWARD
AUTHOR OF
GODS MAN"
DO64S.nERHHLl

portion OF the coast Of Washington,
oregon and California could have
been shown. which would have added
greatly to its usefulness. as II follows
the railroad lines along the Pacific
coast end describes geologically and
otherwise a particularly interesting
strip Of the country. The price OF this
part Is one dollar.
Matrlmony should be expedited by
the knowledge supplied by The Mis-
tress Of the Lite House." by Fora
Hickman (Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany). The Information supplied is
sensible and Is about the countless lit
tie questions that arise in running a
household. At the end there is a
kind OF calendar enumeratlng the diff
flculties that are likely to arise month
by month. The book is of British
origin, so that many notifications will
have to be made to suit American cir
cumstances.
One form OF Juvenile activity that
has caused much annoyance is encour-
aged by A. Frederick Collins in The
Book of Wireless (App,etons). The
author deals with the whole subject in
a practical way, but begins with the
simple forms of apparatus which boys
can make for themselves. Among the
inducements to learning the art which
he advances is the pleasure OF receiv-
ing on the amateur apparatus the
views Of the world which II may
catch. The Illustrations are helpful.
The construction Of paper lanterns
Is apparently one of the arts impaired
TO youth in the modern school cutrlcu-
.um in England, at least. and the
secrets OF the art are impaired by II.
n. Rankin in Lantern Making" (E
u. Dutton and Company. Very simple
manipulation produces extremely ar
tistic results. The Instructions are
plain and direct. but marrcd for pop
ular use by n technical geomettical
vocabulary, which may he part Of the
training or only an idiosyncrasy II the
authors. II simpllfes matters for those
who remember their solid geometry.
The usual mass of information
~eeded 10y persons who transact husl-
ness with the Custom House will be
found In the th!rty-third edition OF
the Custom House Guide" established
hy the late III. Fulton III. II. Chap
man. New York;. The one document
omitted is h tariff. which must be
sought In another volume.
\ little book Of practical instructions
for women, How to Knit Socks" 10y
Maud Churchill Nicol! CBrentano's).
owes its existence to the desire to do
something for the men who are fight
ing in Europe. The author assume
| that her readers Can knit already. and
limits her explanations To the plrt!c-
! ular requirements OF socks that must
be worn
\ manual for persons seeking Citi-
zcuship has been compiled 10y Frank
Noigt and Wellington l. I|arto in
How 20 Become u Naturali2od 'iti'
ZEN OBoycr brothers, Phiiadclphla).
The directions arc put In simple Ian
guage; they are followed 10y Il brief
summary OF American history and by
the texts of the Declaration of lnde-
pendenCe and Of the g Institution.
The questions and answer are in
tended for the verbal examination he
| fore the court. We wonder how many
| .duCated native Americans could an
answer some Of these, such as "What is
the name of h Representative from
he district IN which you live?" Who
IS the sheriff Of your county ana what
are his dutles?' I'm what ward. dis
,rlCt or precinct do you live" and go
forth.
Contractors and electrical engineers
VIII be greatly assisted by j. II. Mont
| gomcry's Electric Wiring SpeciNCa-
,ions' Cd. Van NostranJ Company,
, purely technical handbook which
only the trade can understand,