Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06

! Of cemcr; and concrete presented
from the scicatiiic standpoint, bu; In
hontechnical language The book
/ tells the past history or cement and
concrete. discusses the raw materials
| necessary Tor the different types, IN
| plains their preparation tells the
parts chemistry and other sciences
play III cement and concrete. sets
| pens when they set and harden. and
| iciiS OF the various usual and an
usual uses OF this extraordinary ma
| tcrial which modern science has de-
! Nt'oHcu 10 help solve our problems.
! The author is recognized au-
| thoritE. anu lie writes with the Inter
Icst-compeiltnS Vigor, OF AN enthusiast
| sive!y
Mr.. Howe was born In Kentucky.
but spent much OF his boyhood IN
indiana. graduating from Eurlham
College ~ Richmond. in 1901 His
| ate schools at the CniH--r~i;i"s Of
Michigan and-+sOc!csicr WAS devoted
almost wholly To chemistry as APP
| pied &c industrial problems. After
several years. practical experience on
the star of various Industrial con-
Germs. he joined the Nitrate Division.
Army Ordinances in 1919. Following
the signing of the ,armisticc MIR Howe
( became II member Of the national re-
search council. where he now serves
rs CHAIRMAN OF the division al re-
search extension.
The New. stone Age" is hclp:umy
frustrated from photographs. l. is
the third volume in the series The
century Books OF Useful science Of
SloSSon remarkable "CroatiNv Chem
I iS;rE AID the second Was NJ I.uc.>;-
eShs unique work. "ArtiticiH! Light"
THE LOWLANDS OF HEAVEN.
spirit messages claimed TO have been
received and written down by the
Hev G; Vale owen. vicar of oxford.
lancashire. England. George H.
Doran Co. New York
The communications contained in
inns book and its companion volume
The Highlands OF Heaven" differ
i pr;%t;3umniy IN character from any
spirit messages heretofore recorded.
OIclr. detailed and intcliigibI. de-
Scfptions OF The life led by those who
nave passed the life beyond the veil
Cor at least. so alleScd) they bring
you lace TO face with IL spiritual uni
verse OF unimagined intensity and
Sr"hurnr. Ihey were written down
ny an English clergyman whose posi-
s'oi apparently places his sincerity
The L.owlands of Heaven" de-
scribes the after-lifc in the first
sphcres to which the spirit is adj
United. according to its state OF de-
vclopmcnt.
THE HOUSE IN poRMEE FOREST.
Co. New York
Dealing with Tie primitive pas
S,iions and instincts OF humanity. "The
Louise in pormer Forest" by Mary
Me"n, Is dramatic novel OF a coun-
Try FAMILY who are bound together
ny convention. The story carries on
the spiritua! struggle Of the indivi-
"ual TO hreak free from the herd The
theme is developed in the tangled
.oEtS' fears and superstitionS of The
!hmiiN group, and their :.ucicn, ana
malignant house on the edge Of the
forest
Ii is love story Of beauty o,1
compelling interest which confirms
the author in the unique plac. made
i"r ncr ~ her memorab story Gone
10 Earth. "a book which Rebncca
West thought the greatest novel -:
the year IN which it was published
BODY AND SOUL. By Arnold Ben
me- ny, George II Doran Co. New York
m.l. new play. Is !. farcical comedy
which satirizcS modern society. nN
trcmcly up-to- date and laughtcr.pro-
vokinC.
late Of the English Midland*. an ac.
I"hipi !Shed seller of typcwri;crs. and
Lady Nab Unfold. whose insatiahIe
a .Iil t"r new eN1erienc.s lei her to
az pubic function. The complica-
tons that follow were not of I1Jv
Nah : making. and 1t becomes specdiIy
evident that 81 Midland lass can outd1
thc clcNcrest most charmin. arjsto-
crat n her own game. .'!io,iv and
Sonl" is scheduled for London n m'a.
Seniation during this winter. it fol-
lows closely upon Mr.. I;cnnctt's studv
oar Women" which is a mu,h Liz,
cuSS"d book at the present lime II
Is limited in London literary rircIcs
tha' some OF the characters in Body
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