Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25


low TO USE CEMENT FOR CON
CRETE CONSTRUCTIONS. by II. Colin
Campbell. &. l.. stanton 4 Van Nlict
Co. Chicago
Covering. as IL does. concrete con
struction for both town and farm
there liz "a vast field " usefulness for
inns book. II suppiies iUnS-iclt
want among builders and others who
are Interested in concrete, since. so
far as>wc know. Il liz the only book
on the market today that covers &C.
inent and concrete construction in all
IT'S phases. 1t not only tells Of the
(" different kinds of structures that can
be made of concrete, but it tells how
TO make them.
And not TO builders alone IL this
: book OF !ncstlmable value. II is UNI
uucStionably the most authentic re-
terence book published on this sub
zee, and as such should lind place
IN every library in the country ''.'
49,. AS = textbook for manual training
strUctions are explicit aud easy TO
comprehend and the 25o drawings aud
photographs which MIR Campbell has
provided to Illustrate the different
kinds ana stages concrete con-
struction enable the student to clear
~ and readily understand the M
s'rliCtions plvcn
The author. ~. Colin Campbell is an
expert engineer who has made a
spcclai study OF concrete II" was
for many years ia the e"rv!c. Of
Nil'' government anu IL no" or the
stan of the Portland Cement Asaocia-
ton az director OF the cditoriai and
advertising bureau. ia which capacity
he has mad unusual opportunities for
obtaining the most authentic Iutorma-
tion concerning this subject
THE VOICE OF THE rAcK Bs
Edison Marshall. Little Brown &
80 one, i, is said. however SAFE
and protected. can hear unmoved
tho cry OF the Wolf PACK, whether IL
be the strong. triumphant cry or early
thl!. the sad. mOurnful howl OF mid
winter, or the cNultant chorus o. the
hunting cry. u stirs ia" deep hidden
instincts and unconscious memories
~ primitive man which Ct.llI.ai ION
has never entirely destroyed r.
II IL the symbol OF the wild. or so
II seemed 10 Dan Failing, come back
t. NE homeland Of mis- frontiers,nan
months OF lie when leaG.uE aneciai.
lists had glvc< him Back ia the
Oregon forests. however. Dan expert
.nces a curious throwback 70 his
famous ancestor. outside OF his
bodily weakness. he seems almost "a
r"!ncarnat!on. He Is "A wOodsinan hy
Intuition. a dead shot 1t sight. and
springs up practically full-ncdYed--
a strange instinct. Then his JOY and
"vc of the he. ana also his love Tor
his mounta!nccr hosts daughter,
NHlApN bl!b hnth''u HIS bllbIlibN ID
i've Eventually ne proves h!mseI.
at Al! points ~ man. a worthy de-
sccndani o: old Dan Failing. the finest
fronti"rsman or his day. II,
There are glowing descriptions Of
IN" oregon w"odA thrilling rcc!tals
% encounters h.tuccn It's w!!u ncni-
Zcns, an account OF a mountain lions
stalk that makes one personally
thankful at the great beasts death.
and remarkable picture OF wolf
packs hunt.
Love stor%. adventure story. nature
story--al three qualities combine in
The Voice Of the PACK" tale OF
modern man and woman arrayei
against the forces OF are ola saw
hsery., Th".y, - striking !rontis-
piece by W. Herbert Dunton.
THE RACIAL PROSPECT ny Seth
Is Humphrey, Charles Se.!bner's
Sons. New York. s
This Is a complete rewriting az the
authors earlier book. ''Mank!nI," and
in hiss new publication. his thought
has carried him deeucr and further
into his subject, which. as the title
suggests. deals with the problem OF
soc!a! dcvc!oppcn;-thc strength OF
races ana their stumbling blocks.
lie points out that race building
Is the key TO dominance In tho COM
Ing civilization and discusses the FAC
tors concerned in it--rac" heritage.
breeding, Unborn qualities, culture.
dccadenc", effects or the war, and
'I'i'' H'''i' P'' 50. ~ con 'Ih'S Win
some striking deductions, drawn rom
N" 6hta ne presents. on The posi-
h!.ltlcs "i inc futurc
The BOOK - written expressly 10
meet the new popular desire FOR prac-
tea! knowledge concerning our racial
ihh"FItancc-itS Workings IN the
everyday NE about US. iis hea ring on
human events, both past and To come
Jhe writer has taken Infinite pains.
Tor the sccur!ty OF MS readers. TO
max" sure that hls cancellations
are p":tu on "!dsiy actcpiti hnihort-
TIES. NO additions 20 technical knowl-
c"t' are aV"ihpitd' ENch elementary
facts o inheritance as are deemed rs-
seh''ni are given III IN" second chap
ter interest Is conferred on VIVA; one
may see III IN" great drama of life
from a somewhat novel viewpoint. /;
IS :; Ncr* Saihanlc contribution to a
suhJcct OF VITAL Importance in the
mcitihG-pot process now going on
In this couhtrE