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J who is especially Interested in the
! growth OF our foreign trade.
Mr.. Hurley says III his forcword
! III has recently been my good for
! tune TO serve my country in Il capacity
+ that brought me into close contact
4 with the forces that are planning AND
| developing the world trade and ship.
| pins conditions OF the immediate tu.
ture. My observations and my studies
! have made some profound impress ions
upon my mirI. In consequence al
/ these Impressions. ] am dcvotinE this
book to an effort TO induce all who
l read II TO shake off the shacklcs OF
our retrospective past and to think
OF American commerce and American
prosperity in terms Of american
ships. There are only two kinds OF
civilization: that OF tSay) Eng a nd
or Switzerland on the one hand and
that of AfEhanis;an and Thibct on
the other The difference bet "ccn
Mr. Hurley is native OF Illinois
His services during the war as chair
man of the United States Shipping
Board and President OF the Elmer
Ecncy Fleet Corporation. which be-
gan the TRANSFORMED ION OF American
dependence to American independence
IN shipping matters. are well known.
Mr.. hurley has now gone back into
business. but his interest in our new
merchant marine IS undated.
ENCE UPON CIVILIZATION By NJ.
l.uckicsh. The Century Co.. New
York
This is, the story of mans CON
quest OF darkness. /; is as fascinat-
ing rs "A thrilling piece of fiction. and
i; is one of those extraordinary books
with almost universal interest. Most
people do not realize how much of
health. happiness and wisdom we owe
to our ability merely to diSpcl dark
ness at viii; and the hook is a stimu-
latihE opener and quickcncr Of the
mind. And tho vista OF new develop
mcnts OF light to come in the future
are enhancing.
Light paints pictures" says the
author 'dccoratcs walls. molds
architecture and models ornament
It's great range OF brightness, its
wonderful purity of color and i;S mo-
bility combine to make it the cx-
prcssivc MEDIUM par excellence. With
all these powers, lighting may be-
come a line HIrt. and IL it does il will
contribute more to spiritual civi!iza-
ton than any other art"
Mr.. l.uckicsh is native of Iowa:
was graduated from Purdue Univer-
sity, Iowa state College. and the state
University of Iowa: has devoted him.
self to The one subject Of light for
years; is the author Of Color and It's
Application. Light and Shade and
Their Application etc; and is Il
member OF the American Institute
Of Electrical Engineers. the illuminate
ing Engineering Society. etc.
'Ar,lticial Light" is helpfully IL
Illustrated from photographs 1; is
the second volume in the series. The
Century Rocks Of Useful Science.
Of which the first volume was Or.
+. T.. Seasons remarkable Creative
Chemistry"
MY \. l. +. ny Frances Ncwbold
Moves. Frederick y. stokes Co, New
York
We have here a straight talk ~ I'm
the hear: to the man OF the American
-Xpcditionary forces by one who Vas
in a sense a romradc--a Y girl in
France for many months and there
fore. one who has a clear insight
into what happened over there" 1t
its fine spirit Of Arncricanism. it's
clcar-cut picture OF what was done
for the boys. it's earnest appeal for
the truth from those who know. and
in it's frank acknowledgment of the
individual upiift resulting from the
association amidst the Dcrils and Dri-
vat!ons OF service for their country
! The author is the daughter of the
I president of the Associated Press and
editor OF the Washington Star She
[ applied 10 go overseas with tho
| Y. NJ t. A. early in 1915. hut was held
un ny the ruling against allowing
sisters Of men IN tho service 10 go 10
I France. She then buclilcd down "a
! work In he y. NJ. G. A. hut at the
/ Washington barracks IN Washingto on
J till trc rule was rcScindcd She was
! then assigned 10 tho enlisted mems
hut al Chaumont. France &. H. @
where she did very remarkable work
cnd-arine herself to all Of the MOI
Of The American cNpcdit!onary forces
WITH whom she came in contact