The Washington times., 1922-10-01

George II. Doran Company.
THIS book will add nothing to
the fame of Mr.. McKenna.
The character who does the con.
Tossing is a dIsagreeable old woman
who in other times would prof.
ably have been pitched into the
nearest horse pond. This was the
way our rude ancestors conveyed
a gentle hint to the scold and fault.
finder.
The well.meaning woman de-
votes her time to exposing the
secret places Of her heart 20 the
reader. She is a poor relation Of
rich and titled persons. and has
turned sour on the whole world.
So. through about 200 pages, she
drapes her entire circle Of relatives
and acquaintance with wreaths Of
wild raspberry. 1t gets to be
monotonous.
YOUR INNER SELF. BY Louis
r. Birch, A. B.. NJ. D.. Pm. ID,
New York: Doubleday, Page a
Co. $50 net.
YOUR subconscious mind and
what you should know about it
Is the theme Of DR.. Louis e. Bisch's
book. This is an investigation Of
the subconscious mind written for
the lay reader who does not wish
to be confused by the difficult
terminology Of science. Psyche.
analysis, a term widely used and
misused. but really understood by
few, is explained in simple terms
and applied to daily life. The book
Is designed to give the reader a
proper understanding and mastery
Of the subconscious mind which
will increase his ability to meet the
daily problems Of the conscious
world. Dreams and their signifi.
canoe are explained by DR.. Bisch,
who points out that their inter.
probation is not an exact science
and should be undertaken only by
trained psychologists. The book
contains an index, a glossary and n
list Of suggestions for those who
desire to go more deeply into the
subject. DR.. Bisch is a physician
and scientist Of repute. who has
interested himself especially in
psychoanalysis. His work is in.
dorsed by DR.. William A. White,
who has written an introduction
for the book.
FLASHES OF GOLD" By
Francis r. BelIamy. Published
by Doubleday, Page 4 Co. sl.75
net.
STEREoTYPED stuff. Herr
Bellamy in drawing his char
acters undoubtedly satisfied him.
self. But somehow he neglected
to satisfy the reader.
The action is as rapid as the
trot OF turtle.
Nancy Van wyck, the heroine,
falls in love altogether too often
and too rapidly. She is the vamp
one encounters in the news items
of the Police Gazette.
David Carpenter, the lerJ
should be dwelling in the Fourth
Dimension. He has no place on a
mundane sphere. That anv red.
blooded man would overlook the
antics Of Nancy is absurd.
One glances over this confused
scheme with amazement-amaze
ment that publishers should lay
out money for the issuance OF
such gable.
Instead of a flash Of gold 1t is
the dull CLINT Of tin!
LISTEN TO THESE" BY
Thomas l.. Mason. New York:
Doubleday, Page a Co. $3.50
net.
THIS is the third book Of short
stories and humorous anec.
dotes Mr.. Mason has compiled
and 1t is undoubtedly the best
While every story in 1t is not in.
tended to produce loud laughter.
each one is worth while
During the twenty-five years
that he has been managing editor
Of Life Mr.. Mason has saturated
himself with American humor. He
knows all the humorists, and has
himself during the period men,
toned, written over fifty thou.
sand Jokes. His publishers inform
us that he is responsible for the
greater proportion Of all the illus.
trated jokes appearing in Life, ani
that he has one Of the larges;
libraries OF humorous literature In
the country. SO it would aprea"
that from such an inexhaustible
storehouse Of humor there should
he plentiful material for one more
volume of jokes.
THE fifth and last volume OF
D,,,oai, uiotory of the ITDiSpr.