The Washington times., 1922-04-16

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the Doctors commendable efforts
to aid these narcotic addicts
through the medium of "Opiate
Addiction" should receive the en-
thusiastio support Of every one
interested in bettering the condi-
ton of society. For, what was
once simple immortality has now
become criminality.
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s0T'HE Amateurs Book OF the
Dahlia" Doubleday. Page 4
Company. is a record Of the exper-
fences and experiments of Mrs.
Charles II. Stout, known to all
gardeners as one of the most suo-
cesstul amateur dahlia growers In
the United States and the winner
of many medals for her famous
dahlias the Emily d. Renwich,
Gertrude Dahl, J. Harrison Dick
and many others. The study OF
Mrs. Stout's favorite flower deals
with all phases Of dahla culture
from pursuit of dahlias old and
new TO the latest developments Of
hybridizing. The book Is so COM
prehensive and authoritative that
the editor Of the Garden Mag
azine" says is win obviate the
necessity OF writing another book
on the subject for at least ten
years.
MAX BEERBoHM's "a Survey
-Fifty-one Cartoons Double
day. Page a Coz is the first collec-
ton Of his cartoons to be pub
lshed since the issue OF his Fifty
Caricatures" eight years ago. They
were exhibited last year at a pri-
vate showing at the Leicester Gal
leries. London, and caused a great
stir in the English art and political
circles. Every notable In London
went to enjoy Mr.. Beerbohm's In
imitable thrusts at his contempo-
rartes, secretly hoping that the in
imitable Max might have selected
him also for his gallery of fame.
The book opens with Mr.. Conrad
In immaculate ducks surveying
through his monocie a green ser
pent and skull on a golden south
sea coast and musing pensively,
what a delightful coast. One
catches an Illusion that one might
forever be almost gay here"
Lloyd George, Lytton Strachey,
Bernard Shaw. Arthur Balfour,
PaderewsISy, D'Annunzio and
many others are subjects of his
wit and It is the type of wit which
Mr.. Beerbohm ranks highest, "the
kind that pierces without leaving
q wound"
In the late nineties Max Beer
bohm, aged twenty-five, published
his Collected Works" When a
few years later another slender
volume entitled More" appeared
good literary people regarded IT as
the continuation of the whim of
a very delightful young man. This
was followed by "Yet Again" and
a series of cartoons drawn with
the same delicate sureness and
whimsical irony that characterized
his books. Last year Heinemann
published another volume. "And
Even Now"
COVER TWO SEAS" by Ralph
Henry Barbour and H. p.
Holt Appleton) details the ad-
ventures of two lads in the
South Seas. The terrors of the
ocean are splendidly portrayed,
and a terrific storm which they
meet after passage through the
Panama Canal is told In graphic
fashion.
A fire at sea. shipwreck, cap
ture by savages and a hair
breadth escape from death at the
hands OF the natives are only a
few of the happenings which win
entertain the youthful reader of
this interesting book.
ZANE GREYs publishers are
shipping TO Australia another
large consignment Of his new
novel. ITO the Last Man." and his
Tho Mysterious Rider" one Of
the greatest selling successes Of
last year. This is tho third ship.
ment Of Zane Grey's books to Aus
tralia within the last two months.
Mr.. Grey is now in Catalina
Island, enjoying successful combat
with the deep-ses denizens about
whom he wrote his well-known
book, Tales OF Fishes"