New Britain herald., 1924-10-28
Me,u Books af : He Institute

ard aids for the business man to be found at the library? somel of tho more important reference book. which are being constantly used and which should be even more gener. ally consulted are:
 U. S. Census Reports,-for author. itative statistics on population b, towns and wards as well as by race and color. on manufactures and fl. nancial standing of American cities
 The ,statesman's Year Book is a reliable manual of descriptive and statistical information about the gov erppents of the world. Here. ar. langed for ready reference is given information about each country's ruler, constitution and government production and industry, money and credit, to mention only a few of the subjects covered.
 Pitman's Dictionary of Conner ocial Correspondence in Seven Lan- guages--Of help in writing or trans. lating business correspondence in English, French, German, Spanish Italian, Portuguese and Russian.
 Thomas Register of American Manufactures-This is buvers' guide to manufactured goods in all lines. A new edition for 1s24-25 has just been placed in the library.
 New England Business Directory for 1924-Contains classified lists of all merchants. of manufacturing, f. nancial and professional interests in the New England states. Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance--A reference book compris- ing over 5000 terms relating to money, credit, banking practice, for. oign exchange, investments, etc,
 Other sources of information arc at hand to be used either by phone or visit to your library. New Books
 ADVENTURES IN THE NEAR
 EAST 191S-22 by Alfred Rawin- son. @t
 This record of the resourcefslness and courage of an English officer is vivid and dramatic account of postwar conditions in the Near East. 'sa
 BATTLES WITH GIANT FISH by
 F. A. NJ. Hedges.
 Apparently deep sea fishing has not lost its zest with the departure of the old time whaling ships and there are yet uncouth monsters be- neath the surface of the seven seas to be captured by perilous methods. BEGINNING OF ART IN THE
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS by Margaret
 F.. Matthias.
 A plea for self-expression In art work from the very earliest dawn of child's interest in making things" Gives very useful sugges- tions for the proper direction of handwork in the lower grades.
 
 BOOK OF MOTHER VERSE by
 Joseph Morris.
 An excellent collection of poems about mothers selected from the writings of well known authors. BURMA by JIG. Scott An engaging f1ippancy eniirens this sound historical narrative re- constructed from little known rec ords of an unfamiliar country. CAOBO, THE MAHOGANY TREE
 by w. D. Wilcox.
 A curious blend Of scientific iu- formation, of the beauty of a tropi- cal forest and of philosophic mus ings on man and his destiny. ECONOMICS OF FATIGUE AND
 UNREST AND EFFICIENCY OF
 LABOR IN ENGLISH AND
 AMERICAN INDUSTRY by r. S.
 Florence.
 Setting out with an historical in- terpretation of the conditions under which modern labor problems have developed, this work summarizes the most recent results of American and English research. much of it con- ducted by the author himself. THE EDITOR AND HIS PEOPLE
 by William Allen White.
 In this volume are gathered some of the most striking and character istic of Mir. Whites editorials in- cluding his pronouncement on free speech entitled ITO an anxious friend" which won the Pulitzer prize for the best editorial article Of the year.
 HOME CONFERENCES by F. W.
 Ives.
 Very simple description of the most desirable modern appliances for reducing the drudgery in homes. INVESTMENT X NEW PROFES-
 SION by H. S. Sturgis.
 Practical advice as to how the or dinary investor should 20 about in- vesting his surplus. how he should choose his bond house, what general principles should be followed in a list Of securities and the co-opers- ton necessary between the investor and hts banker If both would attain the best results.