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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



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IlTERARY 



BIOGRAPHICAL 



Adorning The Benlnli Land of The Hither 

 Shore and How to Become an Extin- 

 guished Minister. By C. S. Harrison, 

 York, Nebraska. 



This is an interesting series of essays — 

 some of them with much nature touch — 

 from one of our faithful workers. 



The Evolution of Plants. By Dukinfield 

 Henry Scott. New York: Henry Holt 

 and Company. 



This contains an interesting discussion of 

 the Darwinian theory as applied to flowering 

 plants, and the different chapters treat of 

 the seed plants and of the spore-plants from 

 ferns to horsetails. It contains much very 

 interesting material and many good sug- 

 gestions as to the past history of plants. 



The Spirit of Youth and The City Streets. 



By Jane Addams. New York: The Mac- 

 millan Company. 



Jane Addams understands youth especially 

 the youth of the city streets and she plainly 

 tells in this book the things that are needed 

 for their good. She evidently knows the 

 dangers that beset their lives. It is well 

 written, thoughtful and suggestive and of 

 interest to every one who has at heart the 

 wellfare of boys and girls. 



Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, 

 and Plants. By Charles M. Skinner 

 Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. 



The love of flowers and trees (and the 

 dread of some of them) is no new thing, but 

 has persisted in all ages and in all climes. 



Flowers have therefore gathered about 

 them many stories and have inspired many 

 more. The love of them is incomplete with- 

 out a knowledge of these legends, of such 

 absorbing interest in themselves and their 

 associations, and hitherto so difficult to 

 locate in history and in literature. Mr. Skin- 

 ner has gathered them together in the pres- 

 ent volume. 



The Age of Mental Virility. By W. A. New- 

 man Dorland. New York: The Cen- 

 tury Company. 



Here's inspiration to you, middle aged man 

 passing the half century mark. This book 

 tells us that the best work is done after 



fifty years of age, and so it behooves you, 

 old fellow, to roll up your sleeves a little 

 higher and get a firmer grip on things. It 

 will not be time for you to stop efficient 

 work for about thirty years. The book cites 

 many examples of achievement in later 

 years of life, notably that of Commodore 

 Vanderbilt who between the ages of seventy 

 and eighty-three increased the mileage of 

 his road from one hundred and twenty to 

 ten thousand and added about one hundred 

 millions to his fortune. Quite a number 

 of us will postpone adding the one hundred 

 millions until after we are seventy years. 

 We have not time for it now. 



The Children's Library of Work and Play. 



By John F. Woodhull, Charles F. War- 

 ner, Edwin W. Foster, Mary Rogers Mil- 

 ler, Ellen Eddy Shaw, Charles C. Sleffel, 

 Claude H. Miller, Fred T. Hodgson, 

 Elizabeth Hale Gilman and Effie Archer 

 Archer. Garden City, New York: Dou- 

 bleday, Page & Company. 



The titles of these ten books are as fol- 

 lows: 



"Carpentry and Woodwork," "Mechanics — 

 Indoors and Out," "Working in Metals," 

 "Housekeeping," "Needlecraft," "Home Dec- 

 oration," "Gardening and Farming," "Out- 

 door Sports and Games," "Electricity and 

 Its Everyday Uses," and "Outdoor Work." 



Here is a set of books for young people 

 really worth while. It appeals to their ac- 

 tivity and constructive interests. What to 

 do with the boy is one of the hardest prob- 

 lems but is always solved by this one thing 

 — keep him interested and busy in his in- 

 terests. This set of books portrays a wide 

 range of interests, mental and manual. The 

 scope of the work comprises the whole boy — 

 mental, moral and physical. It appeals to 

 his esthetics and his activities. 



The books, while mainly applying to the 

 boy, have much of interest to the girl. Three 

 of them are especially good; they are those 

 pertaining to "Housekeeping," "Needlecraft," 

 and "Home Decoration." The publishers 

 have greatly benefited the young people in 

 issuing these books and perhaps even more 

 than that they have solved the puzzles of 

 some parents who hear the oft-repeated in- 

 quiry, "What-shall-I-do?" The thing for the 

 parent to do is very plain — order this set of 

 books. 



