Evening star., 1919-10-05

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Marcosson, author of THE Busi-
ness of War;" etc. New York:
John Lane Company.
<<nEACE has come. but there is
- no end of war" Another
struggle, bitter, but blood
less. is on. 1t is the strug-
gle for economic rehabilitation, for
economic supremacy. .. And in this
struggle America has a stupendous
stake. Such is the foundation upon
which Isaac Marcosson gathers facts
and translates the portents of indus
trial Europe for the instruction and
guidance of business America. The
book is a remarkable exposition of the
lines that rehabilitation will take in
the different European countries. 1t
is an equally striking dramatization
of Americas opportunity at this crisis
Mr.. Marcosson has gone from coun-
try to country in Europe-England.
France, Holland, Switzerland, Italy.
Spain with it's German occupancy, and
then back to America His estimates
and evaluationS are as sound as his
seizure of the salient and important
features of each economic unit is il
Eliminating. With his feet on the
ground, with his eyes clear and wide
visioned, with his heart given to
American interests, and with mind
of great power and integrity, Mr..
Marcosson brings, in a few chapters
of straight statement, a world of
truth for Americans to ponder and,
finally, to act upon. "The whole world
looks to us for leadership. just as it
turned to us for succor during the
ravening years. The next twelve
months will decide whether we will
be able to maintain our far-fiung au-
thority." For illumination and guild
ance in the matter with which it deals
this is the book of books for Ameri-
can business men and women.
Translated from the French by
Florence Constable Bicknell. New
York: The Century Company.
;FlELD. FOREST AND FARM. BY
Jean-Henri Fabre, author of so
cial Life in the Insect World" etc.
Soils and fertilizers are not, as a
rule, themes upon which captivating
stories can be built. But, as a rule,
again, writer's upon these subjects are
not scientists and poets and children,
all rolled into one, as is the great
Jean-Henri Fabre. author of Field,
Forest and Farm" and of many an
other fascinating story about the
wonders of the ways of nature. Upon
the basis of soils Fabre works out
here in his entertaining way to the
business of farming and gardening
and fruit raising. Plants, like humans,
ARE shown to have preferences and
axersions. friends and enemies. How
fortify them with the other becomes
the lesson that is here so inspiringly
ana usefully given. The book is de-
signed for young readers for the
thousands of boys and girls who are
at the present time being turned to-
ward soil cultivation by schools and
colleges and the United States Agri-
cultural Department. 1t is, neverthe-
less. a book that is calculated to in
struct and inspire grown readers also.
MODERN GERMANY. BY ]. Ellis
Barker. author of ''The Foundations
OF Germany" etc. New York: E.
i p. Dutton & Co.
knowing what to choose and what
70 reject. knowing where to stress
events and where to give the light
touch. have made it possible for Mr..
Barker to present in this single VOL
ume a comprehensive view of the es-
sentials of German history during the
L.
And, although five editions of Mod
ern Germany" have been offered to
students of this subject. the one in
hand-the sixth-is. in manner, a
new presentation. The year 1914 set
Germany out in a new light. Old
facts, under the revelations of that
historic year. called for new inter-
pretations. New frontings were dis
covered. old innocencies of appear
ance were disclosed as the essence
nd 0nH
war, world Of new problems-polit-
1caf and economic-are set for a de-
feated and impoverished land. This
y the purpose of the new reprint of
Modern Germany"-that of setting
the old foundations, so competently
considered in earlier editions, within
the new field of present and future
Germany. The industrialism of the
country. its potentialities for the re-
birth OF the nation as a commercial
this study is chiefly concerned. And
IN this direction it stands as COM
pendium of easily available fact on
the subject.
1O. AND BEHOLD YE: BY Seumas
MacManus.s author of Donegal
Fairy Stories" etc. illustrations
by Mabel HIATT. New York: Fred
erick A. Stokes Company.
Out of faraway times the incom-
parable MacManus has drawn these
tales-out Of times when kings were
plentifuller. Happenings wonderfulier
and women wittier, ten times. than
they are in these God-forgotten days"
In part, out of this treasure house
OF old folk-tales. and in equal part
out OF the wizardry of his own gift
OF make-believe. Seumas tells of
kings and peasants, of saints and
sinners. of fairies and others Of the
tribes of little folk. in a maze of be-
witching Irishry "On many a merry
night by the bright turf fire of my
father. Pat MacManus (God rest
him3" says Seumas in sponsoring
these tales. "or round Shan O'Quinn's
golden hearth. or in Jimmy Mor's
cricket-haunted chimney corner-and
on many glorious day theigh-hoD
mid the story-crowned felIs and
fairy-haunted dells of royal Done
gal-heard most of these Thousand
year-old) tales. dreamed a few of
them. and. with warp of dream and
weft OF tradition. wove the remain-
der" And whether these be frax
ments of old facts, or remnants Of
old story. or dream. or pure inyen-
ton. they are inimitable and en-
snaring.
THE LAND THEY LOVED. By GD
Cummins. New York: The MacmiI-
Ian Company.
A story of Ireland. Its prime inter-
est centers about three hro,ho ~