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principles of our religion, political, and so- 

 cial foundations were laid down, and their 

 insidious replacement by traits of less noble 

 character." 



The author almost startles one by the 

 following statements: "The men who wrote 

 the words, 'we hold these truths to be self- 

 evident, that all men are created equal,' 

 were themselves the owners of slaves, and 

 despised Indians as something less than hu- 

 man. Equality in their minds meant merely 

 that they were just as good Englishmen as 

 their brothers across the sea. The words 

 'that all men are created equal' have since 

 been subtly falsified by adding the word 

 'free,' although no such expression is found 

 in the original document, and the teachings 

 based on these altered words in the Ameri- 

 can public schools of today would startle 

 and amaze the men who formulated the 

 Declaration. 



"The basis of the government of man is 

 now and always has been, and always will 

 be, force and not sentiment, a truth demon- 

 strated anew by the present world confla- 

 gration." 



The Pinnacle.. A Book of Verse. By Caro- 

 line Clark Hinton. Atlanta, Georgia : A. 

 B. Caldwell Publishing Company. 

 The author is well and favorably known to 



the readers of this magazine as a frequent 



CAROLINE CLARK HINTON. 



contributor of poems and illustrated articles. 

 She is a lover of the great out of doors. Not 

 only is she a careful student, but she sees 

 nature also from the poet's point of view. 

 A careful and thorough literary training with 

 a natural gift in the use of words enables 

 her to express in effective and impressive lan- 

 guage her emotions as a lover of nature. She 



takes a wide view, as may be inferred from 

 the title of the book, "The Pinnacle," This is 

 not only the title of the first poem but is the 

 spirit of the book. She has a broad outlook 

 upon nature as well as upon humanity. As 

 she looks down from the summit to which she 

 has climbed and tells us of the silence that 

 surrounds her, of the nature far above the 

 passing bird, she considers the sparkling stars 

 and the cool, sweet air that embraces her and 

 all the earth. 



She comes to this conclusion : 

 "No longer need I fear, 

 For fear was overcome, 

 The worst is often best, 

 This was the way 

 That man must go ; 

 this was the way of life: 

 The precipice, 

 The climb, 

 The rock, 



The bird note overhead ; 

 And at the end, 

 The Pinnacle of God." 



Several poems exhibit her intense love of 

 youth and some emphasize her love for the 

 baby. 



"He opened wide his baby eyes 

 And smiled back into mine. 

 I dreamed that I was Marv, 

 The little Child, Divine!" 



We cordially commend this dainty little 

 book not only on account of its beautiful ap- 

 pearance, not merely as a gift for a friend, 

 but as a book to be loved and to influence the 

 reader's life. 



Sebago-Wohelo Camps. Fifth Season. 1917. 

 Under the Direct Supervision of Dr. and 

 Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick, Founders of 

 the Camp Fire Girls. New York City 

 address : 461 Fourth Avenue. 



This is a very attractive book, showing how 

 the Camp Fire Girls or others live in this well 

 equipped camp ; how they exercise or amuse 

 themselves in outdoor athletics and amuse- 

 ments. Dr. Gulick is an expert in the physi- 

 cal training of young people. Mrs. Gulick 

 knows all about costumes, emblems, sociality 

 and companionship with the girls. All to- 

 gether, so far as it goes, the camp is ideal for 

 girls. 



But the reviewer cannot refrain from an ap- 

 peal that these girls be taken not merely to 

 nature but into nature. There is nothing in the 

 book that would directly inspire a girl to 

 become a real student and lover of nature and 

 to get inspiration and uplift therefrom. Prob- 

 ably this book is intended to be representative 

 of the spirit of the Camp Fire Girl. That is 

 good so far as it goes, but it neglects the one 

 big point — real nature. Girls who go to the 

 woods and to wild nature should get more out 

 of them than they can get from their environ- 

 ment in the city. 



The illustrations in this book are as follows : 

 Location and surroundings, six ; camp amuse- 

 ments, five ; dancing, one ; riding on water, 

 seven ; on horse, three ; cooking, one ; sitting 

 still, one ; walking, ,two ; athletics, three ; 

 bathing, two. There is one beautiful full page 

 illustration of a girl holding a pet chipmunk. 



