Evening star., 1939-10-01

Sne did not wish to have them die
on a foreign battle field. In both
Representative Rogers and Repre-
sentative Nortons mail were sur
prlSlngly large number from boys of
the draft age who were opposed to
going to war-no particular reason
being given. There were several
letters, however, from boys and
young men showing a strong sport
ing quality. They were not keen
about fighting, but said they had
been out of job for sometime and
that they would be willing to take
. chance over there.
Ace Aviator Count
Battling for France.
Somewhere in the war zone in
Europe one of Frances ace airmen,
Count Anton de Saint Exupery, is
battling for his beloved France. Poet,
philosopher and novelist are so in
tertWined in his books that it is
difficult to believe that he also
possesses the scientific and me-
chanical skill which has made him
one of the worlds foremost flyers.
In all that he writes the human
quantity so often seems uppermost,
and his word pictures are like glori-
Gus paintings with the bursts of
light and the enshrouding darkness
filling one with wonder.
Second Tobacco"
Volume Appears.
The outcome of the tobacco refer
endum to be held this week in the
entire flue-cured or bright belt for
a 1910 control program may be
problematical. But Mr.. George
Arents, jr., has again given pleasure
to thousands of lovers of the weed
by the publication of the second
volume of Tobacco" Like the first
1t is illustrated by the engravings,
manuscripts and books that form
a part of his collection of tobaccoana
containing about 5000 books-main-
ly first editions. which are acknoWi-
edged by collectors and bibliophiles
to be the finest and most compre-
hensive in the field
A cursory glance into the new
volume in the Rare Book Division
OF the Library of Congress reveals
joys for future perusal The book
costs considerable volume-and
the publication is limited to 300
copies. The present volume con-
tains 572 pages and dates from 1915
to 1898, period In which it appears
tobacco was used largely for medic
inal purposes, sometimes for love
potions. The recipes for its medi-
cinal use are wonderful. One from
the Brief and Accurate Treatise,
Concerning The Taking of the Fume
OF Tobacco, which very many, in
these days Doe Too loo Licentious-
ly Use" by Tobias Venner, a noted
physician and writer of the 10th and
18th centuries, is simply delightful,
and might be tried if one does not
want the small boy or girl to smoke.
1t follows: "Macerate the tobacco
stepped two or three days in sacke
abundantly edulcated or sweetened
with sugar wherein nutmegs cloves.
SaHrOn, the roots OF SaSSafraS, the
flowers of rose marie, sage and Law
ender-spike, together with knaps,
fennell seeds and the excellent
CRANES called 'cubebe' have been in
fused four and twenty hours, and
afterwards strained from the liquor
with strong Expression
The editor, Mr.. Jerome E. Brooks,
who has made this and the first
volume of Tobacco" a masterful
compilation of facts and romance
put together in the most readable
way, says that after a careful
search in the work of Shakespeare
he has found no mention of tobacco
nor smoking. One cannot quite un-
derstand this for does not Othello
say: 20 thou weed, Who art so love-
ly fair and smell'st so sweet?"