Evening star., 1921-12-04
Anthropology and Physiology.

A"dSoH' ~. Il. Ine Origins OF lnVen-
s5 ton. 1925. Thoroughly reliable
Readable. entertaining. based on
wide knowledge of anthropol-
ogy and ethnology.
Mason, o. T. Woman's Shake in Prim-
tive Culture. 1894. A standard
work, particularly welcome to
readers irritated by the pseudo
science written about the relative
status of the sexes in primitive
as compared with modern society.
Osborn. H. F. Men of the Old Stone
Age, Their Environment, Life and
Art. 1915. Popular synthesis of
findings and opinions Of special
lists. including the author. in fields
OF archaeology, paleontology, geol-
ogy. anthropology and primitive
Haddon. A. C. The Study of Man
1893. Reliable and readable work
by foremost British ethnologist
and anthropologist. Deals inter-
estingly with the distribution Of
man and his varieties over the
earth.
Kidd. Dudley. Savage Childhood.
1906. The games, stories and
songs of Kafir children, as well as
Rafir customs pertaining to chill
dren, described in a charming and
| Instructive manner. An artistic
rather than scientific book-a dis
| tinct addition to popular knowl-
| edge Of anthropology and eth
nology.
Hough. Walter. The Hopi Indians.
1915. Excellent example of de-
scriptive anthropology applied to
particular group. Entertain
ingly written. The authors long
experience in the field guarantees
| its accuracy.
McCollum, f. v. The Newer Knowl-
1 ad nf Nut ri
| itative. non-technical statement OF
the principles underlying proper
| human nutrition as developed
from a great number OF expert
| ments and observations.
Sherman, H. c. Food Products. 1918.
| The chemistry, physiology, avail
ability and economics of human
| foodstuffs, authorita lively dis
cussed in non-technical language.
Heredity.
Darwin. Charles. The Origin OF Spe-
| cies. 1917. The observations OF
! Darwin are still the current ma
terial in biological discussion. His
brilliant imagination, together
J with the thorough and painstak-
| ing way in which all conclusions
| are checked and tested without
! bias, cannot fail to impress the
! reader that the study of heredity
| is noble and engrossing subject.
East, E. M. and Jones, d. F. In
| breeding and Outbreeding. 1919
Although confined to a restricted
| field, this work presents the most
| modern Interpretation of the phe-
| nomena Of inheritance in compre-
| hensible form.
Castle, w. E., and others. Heredity
and Eugenics. 1912. Although
| many important facts have come
4 ;,rl& c;D lnN pr
| pared for an audience not espe-
| cially trained in biology. were de-
| livered. they give in readable
form the general conceptions of
| heredity held by leading investi-
Morgan. T. II. A critique of the
| Theory of Evolution. 1916. By
one of the foremost investigators
| of heredity. His work and that
| of his students in the field OF
genetics has resulted in discov-
cries ranking with those of Men
| del This book, written for un-
dergraduates, semi-popular in
| style, laying special emphasis on
phases of the subject Of special
| interest to the author, introduces
the reader to the important dis
| coveries in genetics.
Conklin, e. G. Heredity and Environ
| ment. 1919. Newer and techni-
cal aspects of a difficult science
are not Stunned. but the direct
! bearings of results of recent
| studies in this field upon the well
fare and the future of man are
! presented in most readable
| manner.
Galton, Francis. Hereditary Genius.
1884. Old. but emphasizes in 9
delightful way the most impor-
tant side of genetics.
Popenoe, Paul. and johnson. r. n.
! Applied Eugenics. 1918. A clear
l. and forceful presentation OF the
bearing and Importance of studies
| in heredity as applied to the hu-
man race.
| Biology.
Thomson, J. A. The Wonder Of Life
1915. "An unconventional intro.
duction to natural history and
| biology, taking broad views OF
the actual lives of living crea.
lures and working inWards: a
| plotted for the curious. but all
bringing evidence to bear on gen.
eral laws of life and its evolu.
Headley. F. W. Problems of Evolu.
| ton. 1900. The author, a skilled
an elementary chapter for the
general reader, also avoiding
technical terms throughout the
work.
Iotsy. ]. P. Evolution by Means OF
| Hybridization. 1916. A brief and
stimulating essay on the origin
and transformation Of living be.
| ings.
Buckley, A. B. Life and Her Children
1881. The Winners in Life's Race.
1883. Elementary, but fascinat.
| ing. Both books form a delight
full introduction to the study OF
| invertebrate and vertebrate Zool.
ogy, respectively.