Book Reviews 



School Sanitation and Decoration, by Severance Burrage, S. 

 B., and Henry Turner Bailey. Pages xvi+224, with 51 plates 

 and 28 figures. D. C. Heath & Company. Price $1.50. 



This is one of the most attractive pieces of book making 

 that has put in its appearance under the caption of School Sani- 

 tation. The fact that decoration is recognized as an essential 

 part in the healthful environment of the child gives the authors 

 a chance to emphasize this point by inserting a number of ex- 

 cellent plates and figures on properly decorated school rooms and 

 the proper decorations for the school room. The body of the 

 text contains good chapters on the subjects that one would ex- 

 pect treated in a book of this character, though the subject mat- 

 ter seems a digest of our good information upon these topics. 

 Perhaps one should not expect any marked originality in a book 

 of this size and character. The proper position and structure 

 of the school building is discussed ; its foundation, heating, 

 lighting, sanitary care, and the furniture to be used. Then 

 there are chapters on the decoration of the school room, with 

 very excellent suggestions and a good chapter also on the artistic 

 arrangement of school work, such as compositions and covers for 

 children's papers. The chapter on the actual sanitary care of the 

 child is brief and rather inadequate. It is an excellent book, 

 however, for the superintendent to have at his command, espe- 

 cially as he plans new buildings or the adequate decorations of 

 the old ones. 



The Housefly, Disease Carrier, by L. O. Howard. Pages 

 xix+312, with 39 figures. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New 

 York. Price $1.(50. 



This is a very effective arraignment of the fly as a disease 

 carrier with so much evidence presented that only a packed jury 

 could bring in a verdict of not guilty. There are also added a 

 number of suggestions in regard to means of execution and bet- 

 ter still, further suggestions on the prevention of the appearance 

 of such undesirable members of our society. The book is written 

 in Dr. Howard's happiest style, is clear and convincing. It is a 

 book that could well be added to every school library so that' the 

 children might have inculcated the really dangerous nature of this 

 common household pest with the ultimate expectation that short- 

 ly we shall arise to the emergency and exterminate the animal. 

 The book is a companion to Dr. Howard's previous volume on 

 the mosquito, although the latter is published by a different firm. 



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