Evening star., 1934-10-20
THE LIBRARY TABLE
THE ORIGINS OF MODERN SPAIN.
BY SARAH C. BOWERMAN.

The revolution Of 1881 in Spain,
which sent Alfonso XIII Fastening to
q refuge in France and established
the present republic, was not the f1rst
Spanish revolution. In 1920 q reVo-
luton begun by 4 military mutiny re-
suited in the capture and imprison-
ment OF Ferdinand VII, who was re-
stored to his throne only by French
intervention in 1923. His daug' ter,
Isabella II, succeeded him, at tirst
under the regency OF her mother.
Maria Cristina, and made pretense
OF reigning, under the domination OF
domestic and foreign diplomats, until
1868. Louis Philippe of France forced
her into marriage with her cousin,
Don Francisco d'Assisi, "a wretched
imbecile sulky fanatic" from whom
no heirs were expected. and on the
same day married her younger sister
to his own son, the Duke OF Mont
penSier, in the hope Of paving the
way for a French Bourbon on the
Spanish throne Isabella produced
nine children, but the revolution OF
1868, directed against the dynasty
drove her into exile. After the brief
reign of Amadeo Of SAVOY, elected
King by the cortes under a new con-
stitution. there was an interlude of
republicanism which amounted to
anarchy, until 1874, when the son of
Isabella was brought to the throne
as Alfonso XII. Alfonso XIII was
born six months after the death OF
his father, Alfonso XII, and during
his minority his mother, Cristina,
acted as regent. With this history
Of revolution and restoration Of mon
srchy. 1t Is not surprising if Alfonso
XIII hopes sometime to return to the
EScorial Dr. Trend, who is professor
Of Spanish in the University of Cam
bridge, shows. through series OF
sketches Of leading Spanish reformers
and educators. how liberal thought
has grown in Spain, from the period
Of intellectual Stagnation preceding
the abortive revolution of 1863 down
to the revolution of 1881.
THE MOTHERS ENCYCLOPEDIA
Compiled and edited by the editors
Of the Parents Magazine. New
York: Reynal Il Hitchcock.
MOTHERS GUIDE WHEN SICK
NESS COMES. BY Roger H. Den
nett. B. S. NJ. D. D. Sc, and Ed
ward T. Wilkes, B. S. NJ. D. Gar
den City: Doubleday, Doran & Co
THE TWILIGHT OF PARENTHOOD
BY Enid Charles, M A, Phi. D.
New York: w. w. Norton &. Co.
The subjects treated in THE Moth
er's Encyclopedias" extend from Ado
lescent Boys" 10 "Whooping Cough
and In between cover almost every
thing, 1t seems, which any reasonable
dren could wish to know. Health is
probably the most important classifi-
cation OF the articles, but education
including character training home
life, including interfering grandpar-
ents, dangers to the child and clothes
are among the many other topics
Contributors, of whom there are 1870
are men and women who have won
recognition as specialists in phases OF
| child care. Among them are John B
Watson, author OF "Behaviorism'
James E. West, chief Scout executive
OF the Boy Scouts Of America: DR.. c.
A. Aldrich. pediatrician at the Chill
dren's Memorial Hospital OF Chicago
and Florence l. Goodenough of the
Institute of Child Welfare of the Uni
versity OF Minnesota.
Mothers Guide When Sickness
Comes" by two we'll known pediatri-
clans, gives detailed informal ton
about every childhood ailment. from
the common but dangerous cold to
the dread poliomyelitis. or infantile
paralysis. DR.. bennett is professor o:
diseases of children in the New YORK
Post Graduate Medical School ano
Hospital Of Columbia University and
| DR.. Wilkes is instructor in the same
school.
In The Twilight OF Parenthod.
Enid Charles writes as a SociologiSt
not as q physician, and she disagree:
with many prominent sociologists. Ir
| spite of Nautilus who in 1898 pointed
out that, when unchecked. population
rapidly increases in higher ratio
than the means Of subsistence. aid ir
| spite of the millions of unemployed
III the world today, she believes thai
there is now danger Of underpOpu-
lation. Vital statistics have beer
| crudely kept. she holds. and the new
| statistical approach" shows that there
is q prospect of diminishing popula.
ton in every country of the Western
world except Russia. DR.. Charlie:
makes use of the statistical studie:
| of Dr. Raymond Pearl and especially
Of DR.. Robert r. KucZynSki of Vienna
THAT HEART OF YOURS. BY S
Calvin Smith. M. D., Sc. d. Phila-
delphia: J. B. Lippincott Co.
when a person first learns that hi:
heart is affected he is either skeptica
or dismayed." This is case, says DR.
Smith, in which knowledge is safe
guard and acceptance of fact is tht
necessary condition for a remedy, for
with the advance of modern method:
of study, the once prevalent dread
horror and hopeleSsness of heart i'm
pairment have beaten a retreat anC
| given place to encouragement, con-
fidence and optimism" After prelim-
! inarieS about the structure and func-
tions Of the heart DR.. Smith describes
both the normal and the injured heart
! in childhood, adolescence and middle
life, gives signs of heart trouble ane
general and special suggestions fol
heart care. His chapter on "Th
Psychology of reconstruction" i
very practical, covering the use ant
abuse Of rest, the cultivation Of
correct mental attitude and tn
avoidance Of self-pity, the curtail
ment of occupation and diversion
when necessary, and the discovery o
fresh fields of thought. In this com
panionable talk about heart-health
| the doctor has something to say u
the modern woman: "One of th'
very first things to be done when
woman is anxious to regain nerv
stability and heart efficiency is t.
peremptorily resign from at least 81
per cent of the multiple heart oeset
ting memberships in womens clubs
village improvement societies, churcl
auxiliaries, hospital committees
bridge clubs, literary societies an'
charity organizations"
MOZART. THE WONDER BOY. B.
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