The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-16
Library News

Some unusually interesting books Of
travel have been added recently to the
library, among them being:
White Shadows on the South Seas, by
Frederick O'Brien.-A delightful account
of years residence among the cannibals
in the South Sea Islands. They prove TO
be most hospitable and friendly people.
The varied experiences of the writer are
told in an interesting way and the de-
scriptions of the scenery are unusually
good.
lie Petit NOrd, by Anne Grenfell and
Katie Spalding.-Dr. GrenfelPs wife and
a nurse who went with them on their ex
petitions have given breezy and enter
tanning account of their experiences in
the form of letters illustrated by DIR.
Grenfell. Those who have read A Lab
rador Doctor will be especially inter
ested in the mission life from this differ
ent point of view.
Letters Of Travel by Rudyard Kip
ling.-There are interesting glimpses of
our Main street and the surrounding
country in several of the sketches that
make up the first section of the book
called From Tideway to Tideway. The
second section is a series of letters to the
family from Canada dated 1907, and the
last section deals with Egypt and was
written in 1913.
Old Plymouth Trails, by Winthrop
! Packard. The first and most important
of the essays and sketches which make
up the book describes the old trails which
may still be followed along the outskirts
OF the town of Plymouth. Nantucket
in April, Footing 1t Across the Cape.
/ Mayflowers are among the other studies
of nature in its various aspects on the
cape.
Among other recent books of non fiction
can be found:
Yankee Ingenuity in the War, by
StOckbridge.-The mobilization of science
and industry; the Liberty Motor; Ameri-
can Military airplanes; the chemical con-
quest of the air Potash, sulphuric acid
and dyestuffs poison gas some Yankee
tricks in underseas warfare The wonders
of war wireless; and Medical and surgi-
cal achievements are some of the chapters
in the book, which is fully illustrated from
official photographs.
LabOr's Challenge to the Social Order,
by John Graham Brooks.-Mr. Brooks
says: The problem here submitted is
study of power rapidly and in part acct
dentally acquired by labor. More eSpe-
cially it is a study of what labor is to do
with its new membership, what fitness it
possesses for the work it would take in
| hand and how meantime, other classes are
to play their part"
Int war. ZIG hUTlu w liSOAs Dy
| Creel.-AIr. Creel tells among other
things why Roosevelt was not given per-
mission to go to France-why General
! Wood was kept at home-why a coalition
cabinet was not formed, and why Presi-
/ dent Wilson wrote his famous election
letter.
| Presidents and Pies, by Mrs Larz An
derson.-A vivacious and interesting ac-
count of social life in Washington from
1897 to 1919. Senators, governors, gem
erals, commodOres, ambassadors, lords,
counts, barons. presidents, cabinet Off
Gals, Mrs. Anderson knew them all and
has woven in a good deal of political his
tory with the lighter gossip and anecdotes
about well-known people.
Entertaining Made Easy. by Emily
Rose Burt.-Contains suggestions for en-
gagement announcement parties, summer
and winter weddings and receptions. So
Gals and big parties of various sorts, cele-
brations for the different holidays, ami
versaries, birthdays and so on, and good
Zines out of doors.
Inclusive Verse, by Rudyard Kipling.-
This includes all the poems and verses
written between 1885 and 1918. The
chapter heading from the Jungle books,
and Just so stories. Songs from Puck of
Pooks Hills and other books are found
here, as well as the Departmental Ditties,