The Washington times., 1921-07-03

seems 10 De loolC&teo pY the IAcS
that the novel jumped high up In
first week after It's publication last
month.
YOUR SUMMER READING.
AS plans for summer reading are
made. undoubtedly many people have
in mind books other than fiction
Probably Wells Outline" II it<bas not
already been read. or some such book
as Lytton sStrachey's Queen Vic
toria," may appear on the list Such
books as these are highly stimulating.
II is with these and other titles in
mind that we recommend two books,
which rank high in the field of non
fiction. One Is sour Social Herb
tage," by Graham wallaS a timely and
book, yet highly
readable, dealing with present social
conditions. The other is Charles $.
Brooks collection of seventeen essays
in the diverting style which Mr..
Brooks has used In his earlier vol
umes and in his contributions to such
applications as the Atlantic Monthly
and the Yale Review. This newest
Volume bears title appropriate -
Hints TO Pilgrims"
A REAL USE FOR BLANK PAGES.
II lends a lot to a book-makes
II more personal thing in many
ways--to paste on the ny leaves the
most pertinent clippings about the
volume or it's author that the book
owner chances across in newspapers
or elsewhere.
But the added interest these cor
raled clippings lend the book for
It's original purchaser isn't a patch
on the interest they lend the volume
for the visitor who happens to pick
Il up from your table to while away
= few enpty minutes. And after ALI.
a real part of the pleasure of book
Il that of seeing 1t interest your
friends.
ROYAL SENSE OF HUMOR.
According to London cables. Queen
Alexandra and her royal party laugh
ed and applauded the screen produe-
tion OF Mark Twain's satire on royal
ty. "A Connecticut Yankee In King
Arthur's Court" The queens party
consisted OF the princess royal, Prin-
cess Maude. and other members of
the royal family.
HIS ULTIMATE MAJEsTr--MAN.
1t is possible. but not probable. says
Edwin Grant Conklin. in THE Direc-
ton of Human Evolution" (Scribner's)
that the entire human species may
become extinct in advance of other
higher animals; but even II this
should happen. from what other
source could a superior animal arise7
No other animal approaches man in
intellectual capacity. upon which de-
pend the rational organization of so
ciety and the conquest of all nature.
However imperfect, irrational, and
anti-socisl mankind may be: however
much we may laugh or weep over his
simian Characteristics and at times
sympathize with Mark Twain's COM
ments on "the damned human race"
we may feed confident that in the long
ages Of future evolution no other
greatly superior animal will appear
on this planet. II superior species
ir to appear 1t must come from hu-
man stock.
The Yale University Press has re-
Gently published the following books:
Life Of Marcus Aurelius," by Henry
Dwight Sedgwick. A biography told
by letters, together with an account
OF the stole religion and an -expcsi-
ton Of the Roman governments at
tempts to suppress Christianity dur
ing Marcus reign.
Exceptional Children and Public
School Policy" by Arnold Gesell.
Yale Shakespeare; Tanning of the
Shrew,r edited by II. T. r. Perry. and
King Richard Second" edited by Lew
ellyn M Buell..
THE "BIRDs- IN CHINA
A group of native nurses in Picking
recently put on their own dramatic
version of Kate Douglas Virgins
formance earned them a good sum for
the benent of the poorer patients In
their hospital, and was described as
"deliciousiy funny by one of the
American on-lookers. II was an ALL
Chinese performance. The we'll
known Ruggles family appeared In
native costume, with paper patches
attached to Indicate that they were
poor, and with faces wreathed with
the most insratiating of celestial
smiles
THOSE GUARDED HEIGHTS.
There has been considerable discus.
sion as to what the title of wads-
worth Camps novel. "The Guarded
Hetehts," really means. The com
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