New Britain herald., 1927-02-09
At -Four Library

interest to which they turn for di-
 version when the days work IS | over.
 The recreation may be golf, or
 mountain climbing or hiking, stamp collecting. print or book collecting
 antiques or what not. Identifying birds and flowers are frequent pas times and fortunate is the person
 who can combine those two hob bies with genuine interest in walk i and in the great out of doors. The library has large number 1 of books on all sorts Of hobbies 1 and out Of the generous storehouses ! a selected few are chosen, in the hope that these may stimulate an
 interest in other subjects not includ- i ed in this brief list.
 Photogra is a world wide pas-
 time with the added advantage of l having a broad field of action. In ] recent years its processes have be- 1 come so simpliiled as to make popu- l lar books on the subject of much 1 real value. The Amateur Pho-
 tographer's Handbook" by A. Fred 1 erick Collins is of that sort, for in 1 it the author has kept constantly in mind the needs Of the everyday | photographer; what he needs to
 know about the mechanism Of his
 camera; what happens when the 1 lens is exposed, and the next steps 1 10 take in order to develop and ] print the picture. The book is il- lustrated from photographs and a | large number of drawings and graphs complete its usefulness,
 Often love of photography goes along with love of hiking. Those
 who are so minded will enjoy i stephen Graham's Gentle Art Of
 Tramping," volume of rare charm
 with keen observation, on the pro-
 per clothes and equipment for the | tramping life. There are amusing l commentaries on the fire, the bed and 1 the dip, drying after rain, and 1 marching songs. The tobacco pouch
 has a chapter all it's own, and the ! delighted reader closes the book re- 1 gretfully. after perusing the final
 pages on a trespasser's walk and a
 zigzag walk.
 Still another phase of outdoor life | comes from motor camping which
 is becoming more and more popular.
 "The Motor Camping Book" by
 Elon Jessup is particularly useful
 volume on the subject telling in suf-
 ficient detail just how to do it, dwelling on the importance of right equipment and all the necessities for
 making oneself comfortable in ad- | justing to that mode of life. A fur
 ther valuable suggestion comes in l the final chapters on motor camp ing trails and where to so motor l camping.
 Another much appreciated out of
 door hobby is angling-and the lit
 erature on that subject is legion. A
 recent volume from the pen of Hor- | ace Hutchinson is entitled "A Eel 1 lowship of Anglers" and fly fishing l is it's theme. The book is chatty
 and amusing-yet withal it contains | d tdL utdl ol uotIu LII liIlOi
 Tales of Fishing Virgin Isles" by | Zare Grey is a handsome book con- | taining hundred large fine illustra- | tions from photographs taken by the author. The book teens with inter-
 esting adventure, and all centers
 around the three masted schooner | Fisherman which the author bought | for the voyage.
 Waltons Complete Angler" al ways comes to mind when books on | fishing are suggested. The library | is fortunate in having a new edition i of that famous classic, with mod l ern illustrations by James Thorpe. l Especially appealing is the colored l frontispiece portrait of the author 1 Another out door hobby which
 has many devotees is sailing and on
 this subject too the library has
 many books and much helpful ma | terial for the novice.
 Small Boat Sailing" by E. F. Knight is an explanation of the 1 management of small yachts, half
 decked and open sailing boats of
 various rigs, sailing on sea and on
 river, cruising and coasting are but
 few of the topics included. For more strenuous activities, there are baseball, football and tcn- l nis "Fundamentals of Basebalr' by
 Charles Digby Wardlaw IS a straight | forward presentation of the subject
 with chaptets on throwing, pitching, l catching, batting, base-sliding, coaching a team, and testing the mechanics of baseball. There are excellent illustrations which enhance the usefulness of the book.
 The Art of Lawn Tennis" by William T. Tilden 2d. comes from | the pen of one who can speak with
 authority on the subject. This also is direct in it's method of presentA | ton and it takes up tennis techni- !, que, general laws of tournament ten 1 nis-modern tennis and it's future.
 and some sidelights on famous 1 players.
 In the very strenuous sport Of
 
 1 Der of followers. The Wilderness i Hunter" by Theodore Roosevelt
 gives sketches of sport on the north
 ern cattle plains. The opening chap ter pays allegiance to the great 1 wilderness hunters, Boone, Crockett, ] Houston and Carson and the rest | and from that he goes on to bison 1 hunting, moose, elk, caribou, deer, antelope, and all the great game | found in our western country The l book abounds in exciting adventure. i Game Trails in British Columbia" 1 by A. Bryan Williams IS written i from the authors own experiences i covering a period Of more than B i years of wandering in the wilder
 ness There are hair breadth es-