The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-20
BY Walter ID. Hickman

Making mud pies will not satisfy
the hunger for adventure in, chill
dren.
The child is always asking the
"why?" and the ''what2"' of so many
things.
That Is child life at it's best, the
continual quest to find out some.
thing.
We have not had enough literary
Fairgrounds for the children. Now
comes a , book called, Modern
Aladdins and Their Magic" by
Charles E. Rush and Amy Winslow.
1t is published by Little. Brown
and Company of Boston. 1t has an
introduction by Meredith Nicholson.
Mr.. Rush is librarian Of the indian
apolis Public Library and Miss
Winslow is chief of the technology
division of the library.
These two people have earned the
right by their continual association
with the reading public to know
what the child wants. They have
produced a book which establishes a
literary and scientific playground in
every home that gets hold of this
book. Here is a book that should be
in every home in this land. 1t will
increase the value of the playground
for every child.
know it is a hard job these warm
days to be original and. it is for me
just ct this hour. l know it is hot
and so will rely upon prepared
index/to give you an idea of the
vastness Of this book.
The Index
Thew. K. Stewart Company of
this city has sent me a little an
nouncement which contains the
chapter index of Modern Aladdins
and Their Magic"
The index is as follows:
Part I. In the Schoolroonl-Ho
the Wasp Taught Us to Make
Paper; The Story Of Bookmaking;
What Is a Lead Pencil?; Feathers
and Fountain Pens; How Fish and
Insects Make Ink; A Long Journey
from an Ocean Bed; OF What Are
Pastes and Clues Nader; The Queen
of the Business World.
PART II. The House r Live In
Our Oldest Building Materials; Lum-
Der in the Making; Making Bricks
Without Strawl The King of Metals
The New Stone Age; The Mystery
Of Melted Sand Preserving Our
Houses; Making Varnish from Gum;
Wallpaper Designs; Spinning Metal
Threads; A Thousand Nails per Min
ute; The Miracle of Light.
Part III. In the Kitchen - The
Oldest Metals; The Story of the Tin
Can; Magic from Common Field
Mud; An Ancient Art in Our Hitch
ems; How the World Keeps Clean;
Sealing Wax; How the Worlds Fires
are Started; Sweeping Cobwebs Out
of the Sky; How Mankind Has
Learned from the Birds; What
Should We Do Without Boxes?;
Measuring Heat; How Heat Makes
Cold; Protecting Our Food from
Decay; The Cloth That Will Not
Burn; Heating Our Houses.
Part w. In the Basement and
Laundry-From Forest to Coal Bin;
How Man Learned to Use the Sacred
Fires: The Oil Well and It's Large
Family; From Banana and Cactus
Plants to Rope; Rainbow Colors
from Coal; Taking the Starch Out
of Plants; Four Kinds Of Bluing;
Stories of Cleaning Days.
Part V. In the Bathroon-Combs
Are Made Of Many Things; How to-
Know Good Brush; Fishing for
Sponges; Glass and It's Many Uses;
The Useful Cork stopper; Stealing
Natures Scent.
Interesting Facts
Part VI. The Dining Room
The Dishes on Our Tables; Knives
and Forks Instead of Fingers; How
Great Grandmother Sighted Her
Home; Harvesting the Sparks of
Heaven; Girdiing the Earth with the
Human Voice. a
Part VII. In the Living Room
The Rug-maker's Craft; Furniture
the Badge Of Civilization; The En-
blem OF Mans Vanity; The Little
4 Wheels That Measure the Hours;