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8 THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
These "dear old stories told Once
more," are set forth in language suitable
to very small children, and
verses which are the key-note cO
each chapter are expected to be committed
by the little boy or girl. Every
mother not already supplied,
-should ha\e one of these beautiful
helps in the religious training of her
-small children. One cannot begin
the work too soon.
Boy Scouts In the White Mountains,
by Walter P. Eaton (W. A. Wilde
Co., Boston, 301 pages, price $1.00),
is a story in real life of days spent
with the Boy Scouts and their Scout
Master in the Presidential range of
the White Mountains, including
Mounts Adams, Washington, Lincoln,
Jefferson, Liberty, Kinsman, Moosilauke,
Ascutney, Cannon, Lafayette,
etc., and also the Old Man of the
Mountains. It is the story of a hike
of about 125 miles in ten days, climbing
to the top of the mountain cones,
sleeping in the open on boughs of
trees, or bare floors of huts, giving
first aid to the wounded, foiling the
thieving plans of burglars, cooking
with few utensils, swimming, etc. The
author has been a Scout Master of
experience and the boys of his story
are true, manly, obedient, fltto be
trusted at all times.
In Camp at Fort Brady; by Louis
E. Theiss (W. A. Wilde Co., Boston,
293 pages, price $1.00 net). No life
brings one into such ultimate touch
with nature as camp life. To boys
especially, it is delightful, where they
can throw off all restraint of conventionality,
wear coarse clothes, take
long hikes, run, fish,shoot, swim and
row to their hearts' content. The
camp life depicted in this absorbing
tale includes all of these, and displays
the ways by which the campers
were taught and became proficient iu
every manly sport. The book is full
of interesting incidents about fifteen
members of a Y. M. C. A., who spent
a full month camping on a branch of
the beautiful Susquehanna River in
Pennsylvania, and suggests how a
naturally sullen and selflsh boy can
be made over into a cheerful and
lovable member of a boys' club. It
will be most acceptable to a boy, large
or small, as a holiday gift.
Campbell (The -Page Co., Boston,
Mass., cloth, 304 .pages, price $l.5u).
The story of Virginia Hammond is an
inspiration to any girl to do the very
best she can in whatever sphere of
lite she is placed, and in a cneerful,
uncomplaining manner. Left at an
early age, motherless, with a good,
honest, but purse-poor father and a
younger brother and sister, she
struggles under the load that caused
the death of her frail, but beautiful
mother. Her ambition is to have an
education such as her mother received
and wished her to acquire. In tnis
she has the sympathy of her father,
but her love for the violin meets no
responsive chord in his breast, for
he sees no need of a girl playing on
the instrument unless to amuse herself.
Virginia, or "Jinny," as she was
called by the home-folk, inherited her
talent from her maternal grandmother,
who was a famous violinist in her
day, and whose family were all well
provided with tbis world's goods. In
fact, they were among the most prominent
families, socially, until her
mother chose for a husband, the handsome,
but poor young farmer. The
manner in which "Jinny" won every
one's heart by her kind, unselfish
conduct, always holding herself under
control; how she overcame her
natural rebellious feelings when her
father married a woman of his own
class socially, but who later proved
to be a real mother to the little family
and helped Virginia secure a liberal
education; how "Jinny," by her
humble, faithful, patient adherence
to duty and principle, overcame her
pride and literally chose to "serve,"
thereby unconsciously preparing the
way for her great musical success,
and the great joy of her relatives; and
Those Who Have Come Back; by
Peter Clark McFarlane (Little, Brown street, Mariett, Ohio. They are ten
& Co., Boston, price $1.35 net). To the in number: "Perfect Manhood," "Perfect
Womanhood," "Perfect Boyhood,"
multitude, it appears that there is na
hope of reform left to the man who
"Perfect Girlhood," "How to Tell the
has once worn the stripes, or become
a victim of drugs. The victim of the
Story of Life,'' "Guide to Sex Instruction,"
"Heredity Explained," "Single
cocaine habit, the morphia habit, the
forger, the woman who has committed Standard Eugenics," "The Saloon
a theft or been the victim of a licentious
man, are all generally believed "A true knowledge and
Shown Up," Ethics of the Unmarried."
aippre-
to be beyond salvation. But, although
ciation of the Divine functions of sex
this may be the decision of the world, it
finally the winning back of what had is not the will of God, and we have lead to sex-purity, as surely as false
formerly been the home of her mother's
family, is all most interesting; of God, who pitieth not as the world grace." We have been very careful
many proofs of the far-reaching mercy conceptions bring sorrow and dis­
but far better is the way in which does, but reaching forth his arm ol and thorough in our study ot these
she had taken for her motto, "1 power, he lifts up the fallen, and as
serve," and conscientiously lived up
to it, feeling that in doing so, she
was but following in the footsteps
of the Divine Master.
the Alcott family, eSpeJcially from
Bronson Alcott, which present
glimpses of the system on which he
based the education of his four glEted
daughter.s, and of the results attending.
Perhaps the most important
member of the household was the
wonderful mother who, gently moulding
the various characters, caused them
to blend together in the beautiful atmosphere
of home. Never before
have we had a just conception of the
The Old World in the New; by Edward
Alsworth Ross, Ph.D., LL.D,
strong intellectual powers of Bronson
Alcott, for his utter disregard of the (The Century Co., N. Y., 327 pages,
practical and material needs of his price $2.40 net). Immigration is a subject
that is of great interest and im­
family, hid his great gifts from view.
But here we see an intellectual portance to the American nation. Its
giant, far ahead of his times, who many aspects are presented under
considered the training of 'the minds the headings of Economic, Political,
of his little daughters of vast importance
and who practiced the old topics is great enough in itself for
Social and Racial. Any one of these
a
adage, "Just as the twig is bent,
the tree's inclined." Mrs. Alcott is
revealed as wise, cheerful and energetic;
her lo'ving care directing and
developing everything that tends to
the welfare, happiness and comfort of
the home and its inmates. Only read
the book and you are incited to greater
effort to make your own home a
model of happiness, and each and
every inmate a great power for good.
that would have defeated many another
until at last each one sets the
seal of victory upon their efforts, and
are as bright and shining lights in a
world of discouragements and disaster.
Tbe record of these men should
prove an inspiration td the young, espeinally.,
as they start upon the road
of over-comings, hoping to make of
their lite a success.
Miss Billy Married; by Eleanor H.
Porter (The Page Co., Boston, 3S3
pages, price, postpaid, $1.40). A ro­
path of rectitude, yet seeing the error
mantic story, full of amusing situations.
There are also many perplextraced
their steps, and are now lead­
of their way, by God's help, have reing
problems to be solved, such as ing exemplary lives, while some of
Wild Kindred of Fur, Feather and come to everyone in their journey them are leading many, many others
Fin; by Jean M. Thompson (W. A. through life, and as this story deals from the downward path along the
Wilde Co., Boston, Mass., 339 pages, not only with Miss Billy married, but straight road to heaven, over untold
price $1.25). An unusually beautiful of others who are also married, and and countless difficulties.
book of twenty-four chapters, each a of a couple whose friends are all interested
in helping them make up More Than Conquerors; by Ariadne
story about a different creature, told
in a charming manner and revealing their minds to marry, there is a multitude
of perplexities. The story in­
483 pages, price $1.25). Nothing helps
Gilbert (The 'Century Co., New York,
the nature and habits of the subject
of some finny or furry friend. troduces artists and composers of no to honest effort more effectively than
These sketches make one realize in mean a'bility, and also the artistic to learn of others who have endured
a peculiar way, that the whole world touch that is very necessary in the suffering, and persevered unflnchingly,
until difficulties which seemed in­
is really our kin and that the birds, making of an attractive home.
the fish and the animals are possessed
of many of tbe same feelings as Littla( Women Letters From the In this book we have the biographies or ignorant companions. They teach
surmountable, were finally overcome. them from being led astray by evil
ourselves—they love and care for their House of Alcott; by Jessie Bonstelle given of Scott Lincoln, Phillips, the gospel of purity so winsomely,
children and their homes passionate­
and Marian de Forest (Little, Brown Brooks, David Livingstone, Beethoven, that the white life is made attractive,
ly and faithfully. The stories are
told in a simple and delightful way
that claims the intensest attention.
The Fiddling Girl; by Daisy Rhodes
a brand snatched from the burning.
He puts the erring upon their feet,
and upholding them. He teaches them
to walk anew in tbe paths of righteousness
"Those Who Have Come
Back" is a narrative of persons who
have erred and wandered from the
& Co., Boston, 197 pages, price $1.25 Edwin Booth and a host of others,
net). Those who have read any of each a wonder in himself. Working
the books by Louise Alcott, will find along a separate line, with difficulties
their interest rekindled by this presentation
of letters from members of forcing r.side, impending
differing from those of the others,
obstacles
book, but in the volume before us
•they are all treated at length. This
book will help us to always remcnber
the stranger that is within our
gates.
THE MYSTERY OF SEX.
We desire to give our hearty and
unqualified approval to the volumes
which are now so widely known as
"Shannon's Purity Books," published
by S. A. Mullikin Co., 200 Union
books; we gave them first to an unusually
intelligent mother, who had
reared boys and girls of her own to
Christian manhood and womanhood,
with the request -that she read them
and give us her judgment, and she
was so impressed with their value
and the reverent manner in which
these subjects were treated that she
wished to have her children read
them also, and pronounced them the
most desirable books on these vital
problems that she had ever read. We
also gave them to a woman journalist
who is editing the most important
woman's publication in America, and
asked her to study them, and give
me her opinion, which she did, pronouncing
them wholesome and helpful,
and worthy of the very widest
possible circulation. All parents and
teachers should read them, and every
child early enough in life to keep
and we do earnestly commend them.
Get into correspondence at once
with S. A. Mullikin Co., addressing
them at 200 Union street. Marietta,
Ohio.