The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-25

reader whose world has been narrowed by loss will find in it's pages an even greater alleviation and hope
 The title of the story-that beautiful phrase which is one of the most poetic verbal gifts of the War-gives the spiritual keynote of the book. Young Lester, an American. "an open-air fel- low with a zest for sports" was killed by a Bavarian soldier at the front, who himself fell a victim 10 Lester's bay onet. Immediately afterward N,heir spirits met in the other world. King had a literary inspiration when he picked out a peasant from Oberammer-
 gau as the opponent of the American
 whose life had been more or less one lived on the surface. The Bavarian
 had grown up in the spiritual atmos-
 phare of the mountain village famous
 for it's Passion Play. and therefore was more spiritually developed than Lester. He was able to explain to him that. owing to Lester's own undevelop ment he would have been farther be- hind' than he was had he not, of his own free will, given himself in an un- selfish cause. Lester was still con cerned about his earthly ties and the woman whom he nj arried. below him in station and above him in mind and spirit, whom his family had refused to accept. To Mollys spiritual discern ! ment he was able to appear and he witnessed the reconciliation of all i those he loved. A vast readjustment was in process. he realized with a new 1 joy-a readiustment of himself, of his 1 family, and of the world.
 "I WONDER WHY STORES"
 By George Adam. Compiled by Max Hen 1 key. George H. Doran Company, Puh- 1 fishers. New York City
 l When you have aroused the question ! ing wonder of the child mind you have l succeeded in preparing the way for the i truth which you desire to impart Dr. Adams stories are so very unusual and | deal in such dramatic way with events
 of such universal and immediate appeal 1 that the child's interest is at once sc- cured and held. Then when the inevi- | table querry comes 'T Wonder Why the answer is eagerly sought for and
 when found is unforgettably impresse | on the plastic little memory. A fresh col lection of, sales that will prove to be oi
 rare value for the minister,i teacher ant {! parent.
 ! All of the 42 stories are about thing every toy or girl from the youngest u' is intensely interested in. and from thu very start the child's attention is arreste' and held by the psychological arrange ment or the telling of the tales. The sub jects gre drawn from actual facts sitfe
 experienced or personally vouched TO
 by the great story teller, George Adam famed in America and across the Atlantic the friend of statesmen and chiidre
 alike From, every story lesson is paint
 ed ;n such a way that the child learns
 instinctively. but is not obviously mor
 alized over.
 There are stories about all the lates
 inventions used in the war, stories. z
 talking machines. tales of bravery an
 daring, stories of how great things ar done and how every boy and girl ca be just as great and fill the all-importan places in the world. For parent, teacher pasto,. or anyone interested in teacnin , l the growing generation how to live an , do all that is right. honorable, truthf' ! and gcod. this book is timely and ron ! desired work
 . Rsv.. George Adam. the English preachs
 ana lecturer who now has a parish , Montreal. tells these stories to children c r his lecture trips. During the war he vlsi 3 cd the front with his friend. Harl