April, 1914 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
XXIU 
ican literature from the Colonial to the pres- 
ent age, and to make a record in some de- 
gree worthy of the literature and spirit of 
the American people. In this. William J. 
Long, the author, has succeeded admirably. 
The book divides our American literary 
history into four great periods, each having 
its distinct characteristic. As a writer Mr. 
Long has a charming literary style, with 
the same insight, the same human sympathy 
and understanding of life which one finds 
in his previous hook on English Literature. 
Medieval By-Ways. By L. F. Salzman, 
F. S. A. Boston and New York: Hough- 
ton-Mifflin Company. 1913. Cloth. 8vo. 
Illustrated. pp. Price, $1.75. 
“Medieval By-Ways,’’ by L. F. Salzman, 
consists of studies of the lighter side of the 
Middle Ages. Ordinarily research among 
the legal and other documents preserved 
in the Public Record Office and simi- 
lar depositories of ancient archives is a 
pursuit which our friends politely as- 
sume must be very interesting, chiefly be- 
cause they cannot believe that anyone would 
undertake so dull an occupation if it were 
not interesting. But if this book was writ- 
ten with a purpose, that purpose seems not 
to have been to instruct and edify but rather 
to interest and amuse. The various chapter 
heading subjects assume at least the trend 
of this delightful use: Wise Men and Oth- 
ers, Highways, Coronations, Those in Au- 
thority. and Ivory Ages and Peacocks. 
Mother Goose. By Arthur Rackham. New 
York: Century Company. 1913. 4to. Il- 
lustrated. 2(52 pages. Price, $2.50 net. 
Any book by Arthur Rackliam is a dis- 
tinct achievement in the world of illustra- 
tions, and “Mother Goose” is no exception 
to this statement. 
Making the Farm Pay. By C. C. Bovvs- 
field. Chicago : Forbes & Company. 1913. 
Cloth 8vo. 290 pages. Price, $1.00 net. 
“Making the Farm Pay" tells how to get 
the best returns from the selling and make 
farm life more attractive to the owner of 
the place in the country which combines the 
farm idea. Farming opportunities, the mar- 
keting of produce, the raising of vegetables, 
fruit and poultry, dairy products and all 
phases of which are discussed by the author, 
C. C. Bowsfield. This should prove a very 
helpful farm book. 
Domestic Birds. By John Henry Robin- 
son. Boston : Ginn and Company. 1913. 
Cloth. 8vo. Illustrated. 309 pp. Price. 
$1.35 net. 
“Our Domestic Birds.” by John Henry 
Robinson, presents the first complete state- 
ment of the rudiments of aviculture for 
boys and girls. It is intended for first or 
second-year high-school pupils, but its 
language is so plain and its method so di- 
rect that it may be used in the higher grades 
of grammar schools wherever desirable. It 
teaches the things that every one ought to 
know about poultry, pigeons, and cage 
birds, discussing their place in nature, their 
relations to civilization, and all their uses 
for profit and pleasure. The history of each 
kind of domesticated bird is briefly traced. 
Particular attention is given to the varieties 
of birds and to the methods of management 
best suited to young beginners. The authors 
purpose is to make the book equally valu 
able to pupils who will take an advanced 
course with home practice m poultry or 
pigeon keeping and to those who cannot 
keep birds of any kind while attending 
school. 
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