Evening star., 1938-02-06

tations as bind the most intelligent an
alyst In the world-that is, an inabil-
ity to analyze any mind superior to her
own. Consequently she turns to those
who are a cut below her. and we
have the characters described above.
In the present story she tells Of
three sisters and their relatives and
incumbents, and how these three sisters
grew old each in performing a certain
duty in the world. One devoted herself
to her children. one to her job and
one to her husband. None of them
came out with overwhelming happi-
ness as reward, but each of them did
well enough for a woman Of limited
intelligence in a small life. OF the
three, not one had any interesting
quality. But Miss Lawrence probes,
slices. explains and expounds on their
humble careers for some three hun
dred pages. And there you are. The
reviewer can make nothing Of the book
beyond what is told in those unenthu-
siastic sentences.
LEAVES FROM A SURGEONS
CASE-BOOK. BY James Harpole
New York: Frdereick A. Stokes
Co.
A IL of that large public which de-
lights in talking of symptoms of
illness should certainly get this book
It Is written by a famous surgeon
whose name is not James Harpole,
so its publisher tells us; the nom de
plume, we are informed, has been
used to enable the writer 40 employ
greater freedom. Be that as it may,
the book is one long revel in oper-
ations, in shockingly severe diseases
in practically miraculous cures, in
the wonders OF surgery. the magic Of
medicine and what have you. Well,
what do you have? Cancer, diabetes,
Influenza, tuberculosis, lockjaw (te-
tanus to them), stomach ulcers, ma
larla. glands and vitamins-all these
are discussed here in terms OF past
history. treatment in different lands
and newest methods of science. Than
reading this you could not have a
better time if you settled down in a
convalescent home with bunch Of
happy hardened hypochondriacs. The
reviewer predicts that it will 60 to the
best seller list in record time and stay
there practically forever.
ICY HE'LL. BY Will E. Hudson. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
IF YOU are interested in real ad-
venture, If the thought of the
frozen North holds a thrill for you,
this is a book you will enjoy. 1t is a
matter-of-fact record of trip
through Alaska and the Arctic zone
by neWsreel camera man and sew
eral more or less important others.
1t tells of the trip North through the
landlocked inner passage, of breaking
through the ice in the Bering Sea, of
being lcebound for the winter and
the more than hazardous trek across
the Northern desert to Yukon and the
outer world. 1t tells something about
these Httle-knoWn Arctic tribes. de-
ScrlbeS a few odd characters, pays
tribute to the dog as one of the most
important citizens of the North. and
Is altogether fascinating reading. As
is to be expected from the profession
OF the author. it is we'll illustrated by
photographs throughout, although it
is to be regretted that there are not
even more photographs. This is a
book that will appeal to all members
OF the family. r. r. T.
CARBINE AND LANCE, THE STORY
OF OLD FORT SILL. BY Capt. w
S. Nye Norman, Okla: University
Of Oklahoma Press.
THE story of Fort Sill, Okla, is. in
essence, the story of the fate OF the
Indians of the Southwest. The fort
In the heart of the homelands of the
kloWa snd Comanche tribes, was the
Key point in the dramatic Indian cam.
paigns of 1885. It became the ref.
uge OF the non-hostiles and some OF
the hostiles, masquerading as ''gooc
Indians to escape the wrath Of
aroused Texans they had raided.
The author, boyhood resident O.
Los Angeles, who remembers Wher
Hollywood was a barley field, served ir
the Ambulance Service during the
World War, was commissioned in 1926
and served, among other places, a,
Fort Sill. There he began his re.
searches into early Indian and Western
Oklahoma history.
He interviewed many of the Indian:
and white settlers who survived tn,
fighting in that country and appar.
emily has gained a rare insight into
Indian character and feeling. He has
too, a power OF making historical
scenes appear with life and color. He
has been eminently fair in his treat.
ment of both parties to the guerilla
warfare which spilled blood over the
Southwest.
Many of the incidents. in spite oil
the grimness of the general scene, are
full OF unstudied humor There is the
visit of a preacher named Gassaway
to the Indians. He was an exhorter
The Indians, who could not understand
much of his sermon, were dismayed te
see him shake his fist aloft and to lea,
him shout. They rose and left, say.
ing, He IS mad at U.s." With difficulty
they were persuaded to return. All
went well until they came to the
Lords Prayer. When the interprete,
repeated in Comanche the words "give
US this day our daily bread" the In.
dians, thinking they were about to gel
something to eat, stood up in a bod,
and shouted, "Oh-ho! Oh-ho!"
1T was hard to quiet them" Capt
Nye remarks.
You will be entertained by the stric,
translations of the names of some o,
the doughty redmen, among them
Kicking Bird, ,A-Man-N -Not-Living, Bear.
That Goes Into the = Timber, Bob.
Tailed Bear. Hard Rope, Heap-of.
Bears. Red Food, Stiff Neck, STANDING
sweat-House. Touching-the-Sky anc
Working Birds Tail-Feathers.
The volume Is a valuable addition tc
the history Of the Indian and of the
Southwestern United States.-J. s. E
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