Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
pAN-AMERICAN TRADE,
ALASKA AND MEXICO
FIGURE IN NEW BOOKS
rModernizing the Monroe Doc
trine" Deals With Trade
Problems of the South
ern Continent
O T II E R NoN-F1CTIoN

The advantages offered by the South
,.,srican trade fields and the methods to
=. on,nIoyed by American investors and
yy.,.,noss interests who desire to reap the
,soaats of trade expansion in that drec-
~ are ably set forth in "Modernizing
~. Monroe Doctrine" by Charles H.
Eorrill, ex-tTnited States Minister TO Ar
s.anIine (IIoughton Mifflin Company Bos-
toni. -..,, -
.,,ocsssfil experience in the handling Of
our commercial and diplomatic relations
in IatIn-America, The author explains
,he economic situation in the South
American republics, describes the oppor-
,unittes for trade expansion and shows
,ron, experience just what policies will fos-
,sr that friendship SO vital 20 the de-
attainment of our future commerce The
chapters devoted to a discussion of the
neihods to be adopted by chambers of
commerce and similar commercial bodies
which desire to take part in increasing
sales abroad are particularly valuable,
Harry Anton Auer carries forward his
travel narrative, begun In THE North
country" with "Camphres on the Yukon
Cstewart & Kidd Company, CincinnatD,
4 The author brings to other lovers of the
! great outdoors who are not so fortunate
as to be able to pick up their traps and
mack along the remote trails, pictures Of
life in our northern possession which con-
trast sharply and divergenty with the
pent-up life we have to endure in cities.
no matter how keen is the wanderlust
within our souls. He is n hunter of big
game, as well as an explorer In addition
to covering the great wastes Of the Alas
kan wilderness, Mr.. Auer has closely OBJ
ba ttyi1l Ia
than nimrod who kills for the sake of
a record bag or sheer delight in slaugh-
ter His observations are of real value.
And he has illustrated the book with some
remarkable photographs Of scenery and
action.
In The Mastering of Mexico" CNacmil-
Ian Company New York;. Kate Stephens
has given a graphic picture-story of the
period and persons who are dealt with
after the manner of formal history by
william Hickling Prescott. Castillo, Cor
tez, Alvarado, Sandoval and Christobal
de Old appear and reappear in the pages
Of an account as fascinating as fiction
through its spirited mode of telling the
tale of adventures of hardihood and
derring-do. The pale figures of the Mon
tezumas have, at this late date, n pathetic
interest before the onrush of the conquis-
effectively that their characterizatons
tadores The SpanardS are recreated SO
stand out as IL flesh and blood adventurers
. had been recalled from the dim reaches of
history. The account is not only readable,
but it is highly Informative. The author
has made studous research in olden
chronicles, and has availed herself Of
the scientific Investigations of the stand
ard historians.
Winlfred Reed Tredwelrs delightful
humor enlivens the pages Of her little
volume, "Chinese Art Motives Interpreted"
&c. p. Putnam's Sons, New York;, until
the book takes on an added interest. The
author declphers the Taoist, Confucian,
Buddhist and nondescript symbols on
vases, paintings, embroideres and other
forms of Oriental art so clearly that the
hidden beauties of the subjects become at
once apparent. 1t Is when she comments
upon the Chinese legends, which are the
sole subjects of the art, that the authors
fresh humor Is particularly pleasing,
Some day somebody Is going to write a
history for the schools that will contain
something more than merely names and
! dates. Thomas s. March, State Inspector
of High Schools of Pennsylvania, has
made an approach in this direction In "A
History Of Pennsylvania" (American Book
Company. New York;, Doctor March has
appended a few intelligent questions at
the end of each chapter that might give
the student an inlSllng of the social, eco
nomic and political significance of the i'm
portant events of the past.
DR.. Floyd S. Muckey does not say any
thing that would revolutionize the method
Of voice training in his book, THE Nat
ural Method of Voice Production" (Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York, Chicago, Bos-
toni. The volume, which Is the result of
systematic study since 1879 and special
laboratory investigation during the last l3
years, states as its major premise that
non-interference with the action of the
vocal cords and the full application OF
resonance are the two things essential to
correct voice production. This is the ideal
for which all reputable vocal teachers
strive.
us Venus Inhabited?" by C. f. Housden
Gongmans Green & Co., London and
New York;, contains the deductions which
convince the author, a British astrono-
! mer, that life does exist upon the planet
which is one step nearer the sun than the
earth. The pamphlet is written in readily
understandable English, making ii as en-
tertaining 10 the layman as it is interest
Ing to the scientist
Italian Ouaries Answered