Chapter XLIII: Book 1: , The heavenly bodies; Book 2, The constellations; Book 3, Times (8)

“The trips from place to place are incidental linkages between
collections of rather diversified (some people might say ‘scattered’)
notes on methods of tunneling, drifting, stoping and timbering, on
processes of ore treatment and mine management.”

− + =Engin. N.= 59: 649. My. 14, ’08. 1000w.

=J. Pol. Econ.= 16: 317. My. ’08. 40w.

=Riddle, Matthew Brown.= Story of the Revised New Testament,
American standard ed. *75c. S. S. Times co.

8–17776.

A little book for the general public which gives an account of the
origin, methods, and progress of the revision movement during
thirty-five years.

* * * * *

“Constitutes a valuable ‘footnote to history.’”

+ =Bib. World.= 32: 151. Ag. ’08. 70w.

=Riggs, James Stevenson.= Messages of Jesus according to the Gospel
of John. (Messages of the Bible.) **$1.25. Scribner.

7–38254.

The discourses of Jesus in the Gospels of John arranged, analyzed and
freely rendered in paraphrase.

* * * * *

“The subtitle hardly does justice to the useful introduction and
extended notes which give this little volume much of its value.”

+ =Bib. World.= 31: 80. Ja. ’08. 40w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 763. N. 30, ’07. 210w.

“Dr. Rigg’s ability is not in question, but rather the nature of his
task.”

+ − =Outlook.= 88: 48. Ja. 4, ’08. 200w.

=Riley, Isaac Woodbridge.= American philosophy: the early schools.
**$3.50. Dodd.

7–36876.

A work intended both as a source book and as a critical exposition of
the growth of philosophical opinion in the land. It is divided into
five books, corresponding to the five schools which the author
believes to have divided the allegiance of the early American
thinkers: Book I takes up the question of early Puritanism in New
England; Book II deals with early Idealism; Book III considers the
speculative emancipation of the various colleges, Harvard, Yale,
King’s college, and Princeton, in a deistic direction; Book IV is
devoted to Materialism, the prevailing thought in the South; and Book
V treats of the Realism of the Scottish type.

* * * * *

“Dr. Riley’s method, the patience and thoroughness of his research,
the fairness and general sanity of his judgments, are all good models
for imitation. The value of his work is much more than that of a
source-book. As a finished product it is likely to hold its place as
an authority in the field it has so thoroughly explored for a long
time to come.” A. T. Ormond.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 13: 603. Ap. ’08. 650w.

“We have here an important book, important both for what it is and
what it promises.” A. H. Lloyd.

+ + =Am. J. Theol.= 12: 505. Jl. ’08. 1250w.

“Though open to some adverse criticism the book is thorough and
scholarly, and is the most nearly complete work on the subject.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 265. N. ’08

“The book was well worth the doing, and it has been superlatively well
done. Neither his subject nor his method of treatment requires any
‘apologia.’ We may note in passing a few slips in proof-reading.” H.
T. Peck.

+ + − =Bookm.= 27: 400. Je. ’08. 2800w.

“The result of extended inquiry, and seems to give us at once footing
among the thoughtful nations of the world. Dr. Riley seems to us to
wander a little too much at random through an author’s works, and, by
mingling his own criticism, to help us still further to lose our way
and to be left with a colorless impression of the force and order of
events.” John Bascom.

+ − =Dial.= 44: 177. Mr. 16, ’08. 800w.

“This is by far the most complete work which has yet appeared on the
early history of philosophy in America. It is, in fact, the only one
which attempts to treat the subject with thoroughness and in all its
details.” A. L. Jones.

+ + − =J. Philos.= 5: 157. Mr. 12, ’08. 2250w.

“This volume is often somewhat burdened by weight of detail.”

+ + − =Nation.= 87: 13. Jl. 2, ’08. 1350w.

“This is a book which makes us wish we had something here like the
French Academy, that so good a book might be stamped with the seal of
national approval.” C: Johnston.

+ + =No. Am.= 187: 927. Je. ’08. 1100w.

“All American philosophy, indeed, is from imported stock, the account
of whose naturalization and development here is a valuable
contribution to the history of civilization on this continent.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 45. Ja. 4, ’08. 450w.

“Clearness in a book of exposition, either historical or doctrinal, is
a quality on which too much stress can never be laid, and there is
certainly enough of that in ‘American philosophy.’ His estimate of
individual thinkers and schools cannot but be influenced by his
personal speculative leanings; and, while this is unavoidable and
natural, it will render the work less acceptable to such as have other
preferences and inclinations.” E. L. van Becelaere.

+ − =Philos. R.= 17: 202. Mr. ’08. 2550w.

“Though open to criticism upon some details, the book as a whole is a
thorough and scholarly piece of research in a territory where the
author has often been obliged to blaze his own way, and a notable
addition to our historical literature.” A. O. Lovejoy.

+ + − =Science=, n.s. 27: 464. Mr. 20, ’08. 1650w.

=Riley, James Whitcomb.= Boys of the old glee club. il. **$1.50.
Bobbs.

7–39035.

A poem full of reminiscence written in Riley’s inimitable Hoosier
dialect. The following is suggestive of the whole:

“You folks rickollect, I know—
’Tain’t so _very_ long ago—
Th’ Old Glee Club—was got up here
’Bout the first time Grant tuk the cheer
Fer President four years—and then
Riz—and tuk the thing again.”

* * * * *

“It is instinct with that human interest that is the chief charm of
Riley’s verse, and it will be especially enjoyed by the ‘Boys in
blue.’”

+ + =Arena.= 39: 126. Ja. ’08. 100w.

“The illustrations by Will Vawter really ‘belong’; they tell the story
parallel to the poem.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 756. Ap. 2, ’08. 80w.

=Rinehart, Mary Roberts.= Circular staircase. †$1.50. Bobbs.

8–23102.

The unmarried aunt of a brother and sister just out of college and
finishing school is persuaded by the young people to take a country
house for the summer. The series of mysterious crimes into which this
peace-abiding trio is plunged is traced to the machinations of a bank
defaulter whose home the aunt had rented, and within whose walls were
hidden stolen securities.

* * * * *

“Humorously told.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 271. N. ’08.

“With the possible exception of ‘The house of a thousand candles,’
this is by far the best mystery or detective story of recent years.”

+ =Arena.= 40: 394. O. ’08. 270w.

=Ind.= 65: 556. S. 3, ’08. 100w.

“Written in any old style it would be the sort of thing people sit up
nights to finish; written in the delightfully humorous vein which
makes it stand out so much above the ordinary detective story, it is
bound to be, with more than usual deserts, a popular success.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 460. Ag. 22, ’08. 250w.

“Readable, entertaining, amusing.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 135. S. 19, ’08. 60w.

* =Ritchie, Anne Isabella (Thackeray).= Blackstick papers. **$1.75. Putnam.

8–33772.

A group of essays gathered together under the name of “Blackstick
papers” after the Fairy Blackstick who thousands of years ago lived in
Crim Tartary. They are so called because they concern subjects in
which this fairy was interested—old books, young people, schools of
practical instruction, rings, roses and sentimental affairs. Some of
the chapter headings are: Haydn; Felicia Felix; St. Andrews;
Concerning Joseph Joachim; Mary and Agnes Berry; Paris, Prisms, and
Primitifs; Mrs. Gaskell; Concerning Tourguenieff; and Concerning
Thomas Bewick.

=Robbins, Helen H.=, ed. Our first ambassador to China: the life and
correspondence of George, earl of Macartney, and his experiences
in China, as told by himself. *$5. Dutton.

8–19596.

“Affords an interesting picture of Chinese court and customs of the
day, of loyal entertainments which rivalled Arabian nights, and of the
most amusing subtility and illusiveness of Oriental diplomacy.
Moreover, the ambassador’s reflections upon Chinese character, his
recognition of the stability and cohesion of the people and the
courtliness of the educated class, form a valuable memorial to
eighteenth century impartiality and insight.”—Ind.

* * * * *

“Mrs. Robbins has done her part of the work exceedingly well, and her
comments are judicious and reasonable.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 1: 375. Mr. 28. 1700w.

+ =Ind.= 64: 1451. Je. 25, ’08. 260w.

“This book is both readable and valuable.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 14. Jl. 2, ’08. 800w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 204. Ap. 11, ’08. 130w.

“The diary makes a valuable and interesting addition to the
information given in Sir George Staunton’s narrative, confirming in
the main the impression it left, while possessing the superior charm
of a private letter over an official despatch.”

+ =Sat. R.= 105: 468. Ap. 11, ’08. 1550w.

“Macartney’s own diary of the mission ... is that of an accomplished
and very observant man, and as a story of travel, difficulty, and
fresh experience it is quite romantic.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 263. F. 15, ’08. 1550w.

=Robbins, Leonard H.= Jersey jingles. $1. Wilson J. Vance, 164
Market st., Newark, N. J.

Humor, the wisdom of childhood, and the homely philosophy of grown-ups
combine to make Mr. Robbins’s jingles full of the sentiments which
everybody feels but permits to go unexpressed because they are so
closely associated with humdrum, uneventful experiences.

* * * * *

“Accepted only for what they are, Mr. Robbins’s book will help to
brighten a dull half hour.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 105. F. 22, ’08. 300w.

=Robbins, Mrs. Sarah (Stuart).= Old Andover days: memories of a
Puritan childhood. *$1. Pilgrim press.

8–30581.

Mrs. Robbins, past ninety years of age, reviews the Andover days of
her youth with its distinguished men and gracious women. “It is not so
much of minute events that she writes, as of the general spirit and
atmosphere which pervaded the seminary and those who were attached to
it either as professors or as students. It all seems to us of to-day a
gloomy and forlorn sort of life, but it is obvious from Mrs. Robbins’s
chronicle, that the young, at least, were able to find their pleasures
in the midst of those somber and terribly serious surroundings.” (Lit.
D.)

* * * * *

“It is a quaint picture—sternness and smiles, catechism and cakes. We
only regret that her memory of the shorter catechism is faulty.
Exactness was the merit in those days, and she quotes three answers,
and two of them wrong.”

+ − =Ind.= 65: 1071. N. 5, ’08. 230w.

“Mrs. Robbins’s memory goes back with vividness to the life she knew
on that New-England hilltop.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 603. O. 24, ’08. 160w.

=Roberts, Charles G. D.= House in the water: a book of animal
stories. $1.50. Page.

8–17808.

Eight animal stories. “Bear and moose and lynx and wolf range again
through these pages; and those other favorite heroes and heroines of
fiction whom Mr. Roberts is fond of calling ‘the wild kindreds.’”
(Nation.) “The illustrations by Mr. Bull and the decorations by Mr.
Vining Smith are not only in general harmony but in very subtle
sympathy with the text.” (Outlook.)

* * * * *

“Mr. Roberts maintains in this new collection his high rank as an
interpreter of the woods people.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 274. N. ’08. ✠

“His zest in wild nature is intense, and he succeeds in communicating
it to the reader. Also he tells a story dramatically.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 642. N. 21. 400w.

“These variations upon the old theme strike one as a little
perfunctory.”

− =Nation.= 87: 187. Ag. 27, ’08. 200w.

“From the nature standpoint the book should interest young and old
alike. In addition, the volume is distinctly noteworthy as an example
of style.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 957. Ag. 22, ’08. 120w.

=Roberts, John, jr.= Laboratory work in electrical engineering
(preliminary grade): a series of laboratory experiments for first
and second year students of electrical engineering. *$2. Van
Nostrand.

The material treated here “divides itself naturally into two general
sections, the first dealing with measurements of resistance,
electromotive force, current, quantity and energy. The preliminary
work leads up naturally to the calibration of instruments. The second
part treats of measurements of an engineering nature such as tests of
materials used in electrical machinery, of electrical lamps, and of
small electrical machines.” (Engin. N.)

* * * * *

“The only criticism of this arrangement is that the student is not
directly stimulated to draw deductions from his experiments. This lack
can be easily supplied by the personal instruction of the teacher.” H:
H. Norris.

+ − =Engin. N.= 58: 422. O. 17, ’07. 340w.

“The scope of this book is partly in the field of electrical
(physical) measurement and partly in the field of electrical
engineering; and for some places, as the laboratory for which it was
written, it may be well suited. For other places it may be found not
to cover sufficiently either field.”

+ − =Phys. R.= 26: 546. Je. ’08. 180w.

=Roberts, Morley.= Blue Peter. $1.50. Page.

Contains five sprightly sea yarns as follows: Extra hands on the
“Nemesis”; The overcrowded iceburg; The remarkable conversion of Rev.
Thomas Ruddle; The strange case of Captain Bragger; The captain of the
“Ulswater.”

* * * * *

“Comes as an invigorating breath of salt air.” F: T. Cooper.

+ =Bookm.= 28: 68. S. ’08. 500w.

“Contains several good sea yarns.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 435. Ag. 8, ’08. 70w.

=Roberts, Morley.= Captain Spink, and other sea comedies. †$1.50.
Lippincott.

Mr. Roberts is “a sea-rover of literature, with a buccaneer’s swagger
and a sailor’s roll; ‘full of strange oaths,’ and with a broad sense
of humour. These are really farces of the sea, which he delivers to us
over his pipe and glass. The author knows every foot of a ship and
every turn of the ocean. Landlubbers will enjoy his stories perhaps
even better than seafarers, who may find themselves too broadly
painted.” (Ath.) “Six of them centre round a sea-captain, and six more
diverting ‘old men’ it has seldom been our lot to meet.” (Sat. R.)

* * * * *

“Mr. Morley Roberts uses crude colours and chalks, and you must stand
a little way back to get the best effects.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 254. F. 29. 150w.

“The first two of the seven stories catch and clog a little on their
own humorousness.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 290. S. 24, ’08. 250w.

“The plots are the slightest possible, but the book is reasonably
entertaining on account of an odd whimsicality in the dialogue.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 412. Jl. 25, ’08. 100w.

“These comedies are seven in number, and the listening landsman will
wish they had been more, so captivating is Mr. Roberts in his merry
mood, so clever at infecting his reader with his mirth.”

+ =Sat. R.= 105: 274. F. 29, ’08. 200w.

“People who like sketches of the sea, and of nothing but the sea,
cannot do better than read this collection.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 425. Mr. 14, ’08. 80w.

=Roberts, Theodore.= Captain Love. $1.50. Page.

8–15150.

Highway robbery, kidnappings, gambling, love and gallantry abound in
this tale set in the reign of George I. A young nobleman on his way to
London is robbed of his money, clothes, and memory; for when returning
consciousness finds him at a farmhouse he fails to recall his name or
family. Under the name of Captain Love he enters upon a round of
exciting adventure. “The captain is a thoroughly expurgated d’Artagnan
with a touch of Monsieur Beaucaire and a strong dash of Quixote.”
(Nation.)

* * * * *

“If not a novelty it is at least done with considerable zest.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 550. S. 3, ’08. 60w.

“Although, in the main incidents, the story conforms heartily to its
type, there is a certain novelty and attractiveness in the hero,
something of the finer spirit of romance.”

− + =Nation.= 86: 536. Je. 11, ’08. 360w.

“Mr. Roberts has perhaps overdone the business of being exciting. He
does not give you time to enjoy properly a single one of the thrills
in his eagerness to ring all the possible changes and produce a
sensation for every paragraph.”

− =N. Y. Times.= 13: 319. Je. 6, ’08. 270w.

=Robertson, James Alexander.= Bibliography of the Philippine
islands, printed and manuscript, preceded by a descriptive account
of the most important archives and collections containing
Philippina. *$10. Clark, A. H.

8–16566.

Issued as volume 53 of the extended series on “The Philippine islands,
1493–1898.” Mr. Robertson “has not undertaken to prepare a full
comprehensive bibliography of the Philippines ... his purpose has
been, as regards printed Philippina, to point out the sources for a
complete study of Philippine bibliography, while also setting forth
the main data regarding rare works in this field; and to list
manuscripts in a way hitherto unattempted.” (Dial.)

* * * * *

“Painstaking editorial work is apparent all through it. The reviewer
has handled it considerably without detecting an error of statement,
and the very few mistakes in proper names thus far noted seem
chargeable rather to original transcription than proof-reading.” J. A.
LeRoy.

+ + − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 160. O. ’08. 650w.

“Indispensable for every library pretending to cover this field at all
and for every special student therein.” J. A. LeRoy.

+ + =Dial.= 45: 116. S. 1. ’08. 1350w.

“Dr. Robertson has acquired an unequaled knowledge of the contents of
the libraries of the world on the subject.”

+ + =Ind.= 65: 46. Jl. 2, ’08. 80w.

“Mr. Robertson’s work is quite indispensable for one who wishes to
make ‘a thorough bibliographical survey of the Philippines’—the test
of usefulness which the compiler had in view. It is not, however, a
comprehensive bibliography, to be independently used as such.”

+ + − =Nation.= 87: 142. Ag. 13, ’08. 800w.

“Is indispensable to libraries not possessing the series as a whole.”
J. A. Le Roy.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 657. N. 7, ’08. 50w.

“Used as supplementary to Retana’s, the Library of Congress, and Pardo
de Tarera’s lists of printed Philippina, it is indispensable to any
good library and to the special student of the Philippines.”

+ + =Outlook.= 90: 549. N. 7, ’08. 40w.

=Robins, Elizabeth (C. E. Raimond, pseud.).= Come and find me.
†$1.50. Century.

8–5885.

A story of California and the gold fields of Alaska. The author brings
together a varied group of characters: a tired father hugging thru
life the secret of a gold field’s location, a hard woman who ruled
husband and household with a hand of iron, two girls worshipping
secretly a stalwart youth, passion-mad for the north and discovery,
and an enduring lover who braves slights and hardships for the girl he
loves. In the wonderful light of the north facts are seen shorn of
doubt and mystery, and lifetime misunderstandings are adjusted.

* * * * *

“A story of unusual dramatic power and interest, the characters drawn
with delicacy and vigor. A truly absorbing piece of fiction.”

+ + =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 88. Mr. ’08. ✠

“The story is entirely out of the ordinary.”

+ + =Arena.= 39: 496. Ap. ’08. 500w.

“Cleverness is everywhere the mark of the book, but one is disposed to
lament that so much of it is allowed to run to waste.”

− + =Ath.= 1908, 1: 412. Ap. 4. 280w.

“It might have easily been much stronger, if the author had only been
a little more sure of her point of view. The material of Miss Robins’s
latest book is admirable, but she has failed to give it to us in the
proper proportions.” F: T. Cooper.

− + =Bookm.= 27: 183. Ap. ’08. 500w.

“The whole story, rambling and incoherent beyond what is ordinarily
permissible, is redeemed by the bits of reality.” W: M. Payne.

+ − =Dial.= 44: 245. Ap. 16, ’08. 500w.

“It is the thrilling interpretation of a man’s patriotism for the
unknown that gives the story its peculiar significance.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 867. Ap. 16, ’08. 350w.

“It is very long-winded, not much happens, and the people are hardly
deserving of prolonged study for their own sakes.”

− =Nation.= 86: 354. Ap. 16, ’08. 350w.

“Miss Robins is not so well endowed with the story teller’s instinct
as she is with the faculty for the dramatic portrayal of character.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 206. Ap. 11, ’08. 850w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 343. Je. 13. ’08. 300w.

“The fault of the story is in its undue length and in some ineffective
details. But as a compelling representation of the fatal and glorious
fascination of exploring it is a success.”

+ − =Outlook.= 88: 652. Mr. 21, ’08. 200w.

“Her story is much more fundamental than London’s tales of the north,
for instance; much more thoroughgoing; and yet there is an evident
lack of homogeneity, an unsatisfying absence of balance, too many
untied ends that mar its completeness and leave it roughly
unfinished.”

− + =R. of Rs.= 37: 760. Je. ’08. 250w.

“Mrs. Mar is drawn with delightfully humorous appreciation, and the
love affairs of the two girls is one of those fancies which would
probably have never occurred to a man, and could not certainly have
been treated by him with that airy yet exact discrimination which
makes so light of its unlikelihood. There is much in the earlier part
which could scarcely be better done. These things remain and will
remain in one’s gratitude long after one’s regrets have vanished for
the completer work they seemed to foretell.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 105: 273. F. 29, ’08. 750w.

“With all deductions on the score of structure, ‘Come and find me’ is
a remarkable and suggestive study of the conflict of love, duty, and
ambition.”

+ − =Spec.= 100: 543. Ap. 4, ’08. 750w.

=Robins, Elizabeth (C. E. Raimond, pseud.).= Under the Southern
cross. **$1.50. Stokes.

7–36093.

A tale in which a Peruvian baron and a thoroly self-reliant American
girl cross swords. “The special triumph which Miss Robins has achieved
is to carry through a really serious love affair with a sustained
touch of lightness during a lengthy voyage; to make us thoroughly fond
of the man and of the girl; to make us hope, almost to the last, that
in some way their temperamental and their acquired differences may be
reconciled; and then, in the end, to leave us quite satisfied to find
that the inevitable has happened.” (Bookm.)

* * * * *

“It is seldom that one comes across a new type of hero in the lighter
sort of hammock fiction who is so sympathetic, so genuine, so
altogether attractive as the Baron de Bach. An exceedingly clever
story, written with a half-veiled touch of satire.” F: T. Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 27: 104. Mr. 08. 300w.

“A slight romance. The story is somewhat overdressed with decorative
margins on every page and several colored plates and other pictures.”

− =Ind.= 64: 421. F. 20, ’08. 60w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 654. O. 19, ’07. 30w.

=Robinson, Charles Mulford.= Call of the city. **$1.25. Elder.

8–23563.

Essays which express to the reader the myriad reflective thoughts that
surge thru his brain when he is under the spell of a great city’s
“abundant vitality, splendid power, and organization of forces.”

* * * * *

“Verses, selected with the same discrimination and originality that
mark the style of the essays, appear as headings for the prose.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 415. D. 1. ’08. 100w.

=Ind.= 65: 1248. N. 26, ’08. 300w.

“These essays are trifling; they are not overweighted with thought,
and they are frankly sentimental. It ought to be much sought by
purchasers of gift books in the coming holiday season.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 540. O. 3, ’08. 750w.

=R. of Rs.= 38: 635. N. ’08. 100w.

=Robinson, Harry Perry.= Twentieth century American: a comparative
study of the peoples of the two great Anglo-Saxon nations.
**$1.75. Putnam.

8–19181.

Observations, comparisons, and criticisms concerning political, social
and industrial life as it exists in England and America. “Many of our
people can draw information from his observations here. These take a
wide range—the attitude toward women, humor and art, education and
culture, politics and politicians, constitutional questions now in
controversy, Mr. Roosevelt and the corporations, commercial morality,
the growth of honesty, comparison of commercial methods here and in
England.” (Outlook.)

* * * * *

“There is nothing at all superficial or cursory about his work. A
classic accordingly the careful reader will be apt to acknowledge that
Mr. Robinson has produced. There are some few slips, such as will
occur when one trusts to his memory without verifying everything.”
Montgomery Schuyler.

+ + − =Bookm.= 28: 44. S. ’08. 1800w.

“The American reader ... only in rare cases will feel inclined to
challenge the essential truth of his statements. He has been
conspicuously successful in making plain two or three causes of
misunderstanding between the two peoples that are usually ignored.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 379. Ag. 13, ’08. 340w.

“The volume must be read to be appreciated, and it ought to be widely
read and attentively pondered.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 292. S. 24, ’08. 1150w.

“Conversational in tone and wholly without the dogmatic utterance from
which it seems to be almost equally difficult for the preacher, the
teacher, and the critical writer to get free.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 412. Jl. 25, ’08. 1150w.

“Since the appearance of Mr. Bryce’s ‘American commonwealth,’ some
twenty years since, no Englishman till now has published observations
on the American people of such value as these.”

+ + =Outlook.= 89: 770. Ag. 1, ’08. 400w.

“Is a book that may well turn out to have marked an epoch. Mr.
Robinson knows more about this country than do most of its natives.”
E. J. Putnam.

+ + =Putnam’s.= 5: 360. D. ’08. 2500w.

“An unusually well-informed and sympathetic piece of international
observation.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 510. O. ’08. 100w.

“This is a readable book, with plenty of anecdotes and other good
things, and written in an excellent spirit.”

+ =Spec.= 101: sup. 813. N. 21, ’08. 200w.

=Robinson, James Harvey, and Beard, Charles Austin.= Development of
modern Europe; an introduction to the study of current history.
2v. v. 1. *$1.50; v. 2, *$1.60. Ginn.

7–36724.

A work which uses past history only for the light that it throws upon
the political, economic and social present. It begins with the age of
Louis XIV. Volume one covers the eighteenth century including the
French revolution and the Napoleonic period: volume two treats of
Europe since the Congress of Vienna.

* * * * *

“Errors in the text are very few. It is as solid and informing as it
is interesting and clever.” S. B. Fay.

+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 188. O. ’08. 1300w.

“An admirable collection of selections from the best original sources
filling a long known gap for teacher and student.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 205. Je. ’08. ✠

+ =Dial.= 44: 383. Je. 16, ’08. 170w.

“There is no better text-book for the nineteenth century than this.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 99. Jl. 9, ’08. 270w.

=Robinson, John Beverley.= Architectural composition. *$2.50. Van
Nostrand.

8–9099.

The author aims to raise “the power to design from its comparatively
obscure position as an art to the dignity of a science.” “Throughout
the volume architecture is treated merely as a plastic art, apart from
construction or the texture of materials—apart from the uses of the
building, or the locality in which it is erected, or the interest
attaching to it as the work of different peoples.” (Ath.) “Instead of
attempting to impose upon the reader the dogmatic decrees of his
personal taste, he endeavors to discover the fundamental reasons why
certain lines and proportions are harmonious and pleasing and others
the reverse.” (Ind.)

* * * * *

“There is much in the volume worth careful consideration.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 443. O. 10. 400w.

“The book would be especially valuable to building committees of
laymen who are called upon to decide between plans submitted by
architects.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 1149. My. 21, ’08. 180w.

=Robinson, Tracy.= Panama: a personal record of forty-six years,
1861–1907. $1.50. Tracy Robinson, P. O. box 58, Colon, Panama.

7–41775.

Mr. Robinson’s personal record of forty-six years includes nothing
that cannot be called Panama history during that period. The building
of the first railroad and its bearing upon the development of the
country, the establishment of the French Panama company, with De
Lesseps as its moving spirit, and all of the political, religious, and
domestic problems are treated in an informing manner.

* * * * *

“His book gives as good a general notion of the course of things at
Panama up to the beginning of the present canal enterprise as can be
found anywhere in like convenient shape.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 81. F. 15, ’08. 220w.

=Robson, Philip W.= Power gas producers: their design and
application. *$3. Longmans.

“Devoted almost entirely to the design, construction, and operation of
producers. It is divided into three sections, the first, which takes
up very nearly two-thirds of the whole volume, treating of suction gas
producers; the second, which is short, dealing with pressure plants
for non-bituminous fuel, and the third, occupying about one-quarter of
the volume, covering pressure producers for bituminous coal.”—Engin.
N.

* * * * *

“Those who wish to know why gas producer plants are built as they are,
and how they should be operated after they are built, will find this
book a valuable addition to their libraries.” A. E. Forstall.

+ =Engin. N.= 59: 647. Je. 11, ’08. 1000w.

“It sets the subject out in a clear and concise manner, and indicates
the theory of the various actions, as well as the means by which the
application is carried out. The description on p. 56 of the
arrangements in the Crossley plant for varying the entering mixture is
not very clear, and throughout the book but little is said of the
generators by this firm, and it is limitations of this kind which are
the chief fault that can be urged against an otherwise admirable
book.”

+ − =Nature.= 78: 658. O. 29, ’08. 920w.

=Roeder, Rev. Adolph.= Practical citizenship. $1.50. Blanchard.

8–19014.

“A series of popular articles, published in the Newark Evening news,
on the nature of the body politic as an organism, the forces that give
it life, and the attainment of practical citizenship is here presented
in book form.” (Ann. Am. Acad.) The volume is divided into three
parts: 1, The machine, a description of the elements of government; 2,
The force, an analysis of the forces behind results; 3, Practice, the
citizen’s part in the work of running the machine properly.

* * * * *

“The scientific shortcomings of the first two divisions may be
overlooked. The third is better. The series as a whole is inspiring in
the cause of a larger manhood and may be read with profit.”

+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 32: 628. N. ’08. 70w.

“In the last chapter, ‘Ideals,’ Mr. Roeder strikes a lofty note, and
makes a fitting end to an inspiring book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 434. Ag. 8, ’08. 470w.

=Rogers, Julia Ellen.= Shell book. **$4. Doubleday.

8–12800.

A popular guide to the knowledge of the families of living mollusks,
and an aid to the identification of shells native and foreign.
(Subtitle.) “Three aspects of conchology enforce attention: the
biological, the purely systematic, and the zo-geographic.... Of these
three Miss Rogers has wisely selected the second as her dominant
theme.” (Nation.) The illustrations are in colors and black-and-white
from photographs by A. R. Dugmore.

* * * * *

“The present volume is, then, more valuable to the student than
Baker’s book by reason of its arrangement and scope, and is at the
same time not beyond the range of the interested general reader, while
the latter offers some interesting general matter not to be found in
the former.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 205. Je. ’08. ✠

“Supplies a real need. The style is graceful not without touches of
pleasant fancy.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 18. Jl. 2, ’08. 900w.

“Might be called a popular work if that term was not so misleading. It
is a book scientifically arranged, carefully indexed, and beautifully
illustrated. The pictures are fascinating.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 353. Je. 20, ’08. 540w.

=Rose, George B.= Renaissance masters: the art of Raphael,
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Correggio, Botticelli and
Rubens. *$1.25. Putnam.

8–2389.

“The design of this book is to give in a brief compass an insight into
the essential characteristics of each of the masters treated, so that
the traveler may be able to enjoy them for what they are, without
looking for merits in one which can be found only in another.”—N. Y.
Times.

* * * * *

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 171. Mr. 28, ’08. 150w.

“An excellent book.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 658. Mr. 21, ’08. 400w.

=Rose, John Holland, and Broadley, A. M.= Dumouriez and the defence
of England against Napoleon. **$5. Lane.

A story based on “a French manuscript of 397 pages, in which
Dumouriez, with his own hand, set forth the scheme he had worked out
to insure the safety of his adopted country.” (N. Y. Times.) “In their
last chapter the authors sum up as far as possible in his favour, but
they are not able to deny that a Commander-in-Chief who deliberately
offers to hand over to the enemy the fortresses which constitute his
country’s main line of defence cannot properly be designated as
anything else than traitor.” (Sat. R.)

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 576. O. 17, ’08. 220w.

“The authors have rendered a real service to history in producing this
book and have displayed much industry in collecting material. They
have succeeded in giving us what was lacking before in English—a clear
and consecutive account of Dumouriez’ remarkable career.”

+ =Sat. R.= 106: sup. 3. S. 26, ’08. 1400w.

=Rosenkrantz, Palle, baron von.= Magistrate’s own case. †$1.50.
McClure.

8–2946.

In addition to the all essential story interest, this book is one that
commands and holds the attention of the legal profession. It is an
argument against too great reliance upon circumstantial evidence. A
crime is committed, the wrong man accused, and although the accused
man knows who the real murderer is he withholds information for
personal reasons. For personal reasons too the prosecuting magistrate
resigns his work on the case. From beginning to end technical issues
are at variance with personal and emotional issues. The psychologist
as well as the lawyer will be interested in the story.

* * * * *

“A detective story of excellent plot, holding one’s attention closely,
and giving one a very good idea of German criminal procedure.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 157. My. ’08. ✠

“The author’s study of persons and motives is much better done than in
the ordinary English story of murder; but his narrative has a
heaviness here and there, especially at the beginning, which may repel
the reader of what is, after all, an interesting book.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 155. F. 8. 160w.

“Its plot leaves nothing to be desired; it is a ‘capital puzzle,’ but
its treatment by a trained mind lifts it above the average.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 1037. My. 7, ’08. 100w.

“The effect of this [story] is to vindicate the contemporary writers
who imitate Poe and Wilkie Collins.”

+ =Nation.= 86: 333. Ap. 9, ’08. 200w.

“A really clever story.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 513. F. 29, ’08. 120w.

=Sat. R.= 105: 664. My. 23, ’08. 300w.

“A detective story, very cleverly contrived, with something more, and
on a higher plane of interest.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 192. F. 1, ’08. 20w.

=Ross, Edward Alsworth.= Sin and society; an analysis of latter-day
iniquity; with a letter from President Roosevelt. **$1. Houghton.

7–36978.

Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“For competent persons, who are seriously interested in discerning the
signs of the times, this book will perform the service of a high-power
magnifying glass. The weakest passage in the book is from the pen of
the President of the United States.” A. W. Small.

+ + − =Am. J. Soc.= 13: 566. Ja. ’08. 840w.

“Style is vigorous and fresh.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 48. F. ’08.

“One of those rare books that are really worth while. We could wish
that he had laid more emphasis on publicity of great business affairs
as a means of making public opinion effective; but one ought not to
find fault with so good a book. It well deserves the wide influence
invoked for it in the interesting prefatory letter of President
Roosevelt.” H. R. Mussey.

+ + − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 31: 295. Ja. ’08. 250w.

“No one who seeks to guide public opinion, whether he be journalist,
statesman, clergyman or teacher, can afford to miss getting its point
of view—that of social solidarity as the basis of social morality.” C:
A. Ellwood.

+ + =Econ. Bull.= 1: 61. Ap. ’08. 540w.

Reviewed by A. O. Lovejoy.

+ =Hibbert J.= 6: 510. Ap. ’08. 1400w.

“The appeal to public opinion and the analysis of the defects in the
present public opinion are perhaps the most profitable parts of the
work.” L. W. Sprague.

+ =Int. J. Ethics.= 19: 136. O. ’08. 400w.

“Professor Ross is master of the literary style which the importance
of his subject demands for due effect on thought and conscience.”

+ =Outlook.= 87: 874. D. 21, ’07. 170w.

“His book would be more effective if it were written more simply, with
less obvious straining for novelty of expression.”

+ − =Pol. Sci. Q.= 23: 555. S. ’08. 250w.

=Ross, Edward Alsworth.= Social psychology: an outline and source
book. **$1.50. Macmillan.

8–21601.

Professor Ross has been the pioneer in this branch of social science
and offers the first treatise, in any language, professing to deal
systematically with the subject of social psychology. He considers the
nature and scope of social psychology, suggestibility, the mob mind,
conventionality and imitation, custom imitation, conditions affecting
the sway of custom, interference and conflict, union and accumulation,
compromise, public opinion, and disequilibration.

* * * * *

“Without great depth or undue consistency, it is peculiarly suggestive
and stimulating, and will interest a larger body of readers than the
conventional literature of psychology attracts.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 265. N. ’08.

“This is a work we can heartily recommend to our readers.”

+ =Arena.= 40: 467. N. ’08. 420w.

“Professor Ross’s manner is comparatively free from scientific
affectation. The tone of the book is temperate, but the spirit that of
a man very eager to read the signs of the times and full of the sense
or illusion of progress.” C. M. Francis.

+ − =Bookm.= 27: 593. Ag. ’08. 2000w.

“In general the book seems admirably made for college uses. The
discussion is at almost all times clear, and it has the spicy interest
common to Professor Ross’s works. There are two general adverse
criticisms of the book which it seems fair to make. In the first
place, the title is misleading. The other general criticism relates to
the tone of the book.” J: L. March.

+ − =Educ. R.= 36: 517. D. ’08. 960w.

“Tho it is intended as a college textbook, the adventurous reader who
picks here and there some of this fruit from the tree of knowledge
will be rewarded with more sweet mouthfuls than the grower promises.
Rays of humor lighten the pages.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 434. Ag. 20, ’08. 680w.

“One must dissent from it occasionally, but it is a wholesome,
stimulating and serviceable work.”

+ − =Outlook.= 90: 41. S. 5, ’08. 300w.

“Throughout his book the psychologist feels the lack of any true
psychological analysis. As the book does not attempt to take up the
principles involved in special uniformities like language or religion,
it becomes virtually a treatise on the various aspects of imitation.”
M. F. Washburn.

+ − =Philos. R.= 17: 666. N. ’08. 400w.

“As it stands, it is still one of the best studies of custom and
convention in any language.” C: A. Ellwood.

+ − =Psychol. Bull.= 5: 381. D. 15, ’08. 1900w.

“Professor Ross is one of the few specialists in the subject who are
able to popularize their discoveries and to make the subject
interesting to the lay mind.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 511. O. ’08. 130w.

“On the whole we have in this work an able marshaling of the knowledge
thus far brought to light on the subject of social psychology, and a
clear, untechnical, while at the same time often eloquent, discussion
of the laws, principles and leading truths of that rather subtle and
recondite branch of sociology.” L. F. Ward.

+ =Science=, n.s. 28: 54. Jl. 10, ’08. 1400w.

* =Rossetti, Christina Georgina.= Family letters of Christina Rossetti; ed. by William M. Rossetti. *$3.50. Scribner.

Family letters which are offered for the value they possess in showing
forth the writer’s “genuine self, her personality and tone of mind and
feeling.”

* * * * *

“Seldom has been given a more beautiful glimpse of home life than Mr.
Rossetti has afforded us in this volume.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 601. N. 14. 1450w.

“The letters are especially rewarding as documents of life.” E. L.
Cary.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 735. D. 5, ’08. 1000w.

“Full and formal publication was not necessary, since neither in bulk
nor in quality are the letters telling.”

− =Sat. R.= 106: sup. 5. N. 21, ’08. 900w.

=Rossi, L. Melano.= Santuario of the Madonna di Vico: Pantheon of
Charles Emanuel I. of Savoy. il. *$6.50. Macmillan.

8–13292.

“The author has written a history of architecture, of painting, and of
sculpture, and has frankly told us the names of the books from which
he has compiled it. He has shown that the dome of Vicoforte is
superior to the dome of St. Paul’s, London, which latter is no dome at
all, and he has furnished us with a scientific account of what a dome
ought to be.”—Lit. D.

* * * * *

“All who are interested in architecture and the decorative arts, or in
the political and religious history of Italy, owe to Signor Rossi a
deep debt of gratitude for the unwearying patience with which he has
collected information on his important subject, the number and beauty
of the illustrations supplementing his text, and the clearness with
which he has told the whole story of the evolution of the building.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 33: 168. D. ’07. 450w.

“It is pleasant and instructive reading, but has nothing directly to
do with the Madonna of Vicoforte.”

+ − =Lit. D.= 36: 492. Ap. 4, ’08. 400w.

“The book shows wide, but undigested, reading of authorities, down to
the most recent; it is overlain with references and footnotes to the
point of suffocation; but the unwary reader had best shun the
‘historical’ chapters; they are full of pitfalls. It is a pity that so
much labour, research, and effective illustration should be marred by
writing so grotesque.”

− + =Lond. Times.= 6: 338. N. 8, ’07. 1000w.

“Includes in its moderate compass a great array of information.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 354. Je. 20, ’08. 900w.

=Rothschild, Alonzo.= Lincoln, master of men: a study in character.
Anniversary ed. **$1.50. Houghton.

A study which follows Lincoln’s search after power over the rough way
of apprenticeship to hardship, toil and discipline. Here is portrayed
the indispensable man, the master man, shaped and molded by the
potentialities of invincible energy, courage, honesty and patriotism.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 701. N. 28, ’08. 120w.

* =Roulet, Mary F. Nixon-.= Our little Australian cousin. (Little cousin ser.) 60c. Page.

8–29330.

An informing child’s study of Australia touching upon the points of
history, geography, life in the bush, characteristics of natives and
present day civilization.

* =Roulet, Mary F. Nixon-.= Our little Grecian cousin. (Little cousin ser.) 60c. Page.

8–23099.

A story which introduces young readers to Greece old and new and to
the every-day life of the little Grecian cousin.

=Rowe, Leo S.= Problems of city government. **$1.50. Appleton.

8–29625.

An analysis of the general principles involved in city growth, with an
inquiry into the nature of the changes in social structure which are
traceable to the rapidly increasing population in cities. In the
course of the study reasons are made clear for the present-day doubt
concerning most effective municipal legislation, and lines of
progressive evolution are suggested.

* * * * *

“The very full and scientific treatment of the problem of public
utilities should recommend the work to all thoughtful citizens.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 296. D. ’08.

“Professor Rowe’s work possesses usefulness—particularly in his
account of the spread of the commission plan and in the comparative
view of American and European experience in the management of public
utilities.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 496. N. 19. ’08. 2000w.

“A very original and suggestive discussion of municipal questions by
an eminent authority.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 628. O. 24, ’08. 13w.

“His book is much more than a mere summary of foreign experience.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 635. N. ’08. 200w.

=Rowland, Dunbar.= Encyclopedia of Mississippi history; comprising
sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions, and persons. 2d
ed. 2v. $12. Dunbar Rowland, Jackson, Miss.

“A large two-volume work of more than two thousand pages containing
historical sketches of the important events and episodes in the life
of the commonwealth, of all the counties, cities and towns of the
state including towns and villages now extinct, biographical sketches
of men ‘who have left their impress on the history of the state’ and
sketches of various institutions.... The design of the work ... is to
present in compact form, arranged in alphabetical order, a complete
history of Mississippi from 1540 to 1906, the plan being to combine
the best features of history for continuous reading with the
cyclopedic style for ready reference.” (Am. Hist. R.)

* * * * *

“The encyclopedia has the inherent faults of a work prepared according
to the topical plan. The work shows evidence of great industry and of
intimate knowledge of the state’s history. There are many very good
sketches and compilations which have more than a local interest.” J.
W. Garner.

+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 13: 661. Ap. ’08. 520w.

“Dr. Rowland and his helpers seem to have carried out the plan fairly
well. The scale is too generous. There are some failures to meet
successfully a difficulty inseparable from the form. The work would
also be better for an index.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 56. Jl. 16, ’08. 480w.

=Rowland, Henry Cottrell.= Across Europe in a motor boat. **$2.
Appleton.

8–27781.

This is a record of the adventures of the motor boat Beaver on a
voyage over “a long wet trail” across Europe by way of the Seine, the
Rhine, the Danube and the Black sea. In spite of the fact that the
jaunt required a deal of preparation and experimenting, and that it
ended in a wreck does not lessen the satisfaction of the achievement.

* * * * *

“Mr. Rowland’s story, like his journey, is rather for the sterner sex,
but is graphically told and holds the reader’s interest to the end.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 462. N. 12, ’08. 150w.

“A most delightful story, in which Mr. Rowland brings into good play
his cleverness at description and his charm as a humorist.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 638. O. 31, ’08. 700w.

=Royce, Josiah.= Philosophy of loyalty. **$1.50. Macmillan.

8–11729.

“A thoroughly sincere attempt to set clearly before the American
people the need for aiming at the highest ethical ideals in their
daily life, in their intercourse with one another, and in their
relations with the outside world. Believing that certain present-day
conditions and tendencies indicate a lowering of individual and
national standards. Professor Royce gives himself resolutely to the
task of remedial and constructive criticism.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 240. O. ’08. ✠

+ =Ath.= 1908, 1: 756. Je. 20. 1750w.

Reviewed by F. M. Colby.

+ =Bookm.= 27: 454. Jl. ’08. 100w.

“His treatment is extraordinarily interesting and is not lacking in
manifestations of Professor Royce’s own peculiar literary and
philosophical style.”

+ =Educ. R.= 36: 424. N. ’08. 60w.

“From the philosopher’s point of view the book might have been better
if it had been shorter. The reader is apt to be carried over the
difficult places of the argument by the flow of the author’s eloquence
rather than by the force of his logical reasoning.” W. R. Sorley.

+ − =Hibbert J.= 7: 207. O. ’08. 2000w.

+ =Ind.= 65: 381. Ag. 13, ’08. 570w.

+ =Nation.= 87: 17. Jl. 2, ’08. 520w.

“The lesson of his new book is founded on his sure observation of the
present tendencies of thought, and in it he reveals himself as the
true patriot as well as the philosopher.” E: A. Dithmar.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 238. Ap. 25, ’08. 900w.

“His work is immediately and concretely inspiring to the man not at
all concerned with the subtleties of metaphysical disquisition, but
very much concerned in the affairs of every-day existence.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 128. My. 16, ’08. 350w.

“These criticisms do not affect the great practical value of the book;
it gives beautiful and forceful expression to ethical idealism, and
grandly fulfils its purpose ‘to simplify men’s moral issues, to clear
their vision for the sight of the eternal, to win hearts for loyalty.’
There is moral enthusiasm in it, there is patriotism in it, there is
love of humanity in it.” Frank Thilly.

+ − =Philos. R.= 17: 541. S. ’08. 4200w.

=R. of Rs.= 38: 126. Jl. ’08. 120w.

“It is a book of remarkable freshness and power; popular in the best
sense, since it never loses touch with common habits of thought; and
inspired at times by a poetry and eloquence which, in Plato’s phrase,
give to the quest of truth something of the warmth of desire. The book
being one of popular lectures, naturally there are gaps in the
argument and rhetoric at times in place of reasoning.”

+ − =Spec.= 101: 446. S. 26, ’08. 1600w.

=Royce, Josiah.= Race questions, provincialism and other American
problems. *$1.25. Macmillan.

8–31148.

A supplement to the author’s “Philosophy of loyalty.” In the light of
that philosophy he discusses the following American problems: Race
questions and prejudices; Provincialism; On certain limitations of the
thoughtful public in America; The Pacific coast—a psychological study
of the relations of climate and civilization; and Some relations of
physical training to the present problems of moral education in
America.

* * * * *

“Apart from the strong common sense of his views and their bearing
upon the immediate problems of life, Professor Royce wields an
uncommonly lucid and forcible pen. This volume makes a plain and
important appeal to any intelligent man or woman, and should have a
wide reading.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 547. D. 3, ’08. 500w.

“The point of view from which Professor Royce paints his picture is
one that enables him to bring out certain values strongly. And it
scarcely needs to be said that the coloring, the light and shade, the
detail that helps the central motive, are all handled with masterly
skill.” J. H. T.

+ =Psychol. Bull.= 5: 394. D. 15, ’08. 930w.

=Royle, Harold M.= Chemistry of gas manufacture. il. *$4.50. Henley.

8–16415.

A practical manual for the use of gas engineers, gas managers, and
students. “Starting with the method of preparation of the standard
solutions required in the chemical work which it seems to be customary
to carry on in an English gas plant, the body of the book goes on
through coal testing, flue-gas analysis, the distillation of coal and
coal tar, the analysis of crude coal gas ... fire clay and fire brick,
the testing for naphthalene in gas ... and the determination of the
candle power, the calorific value and specific gravity of illuminating
gas, and is concluded by a short chapter on the testing of the oil
used and the oil tar produced in the manufacture of carburetted water
gas.” (Engin. N.)

* * * * *

“This book should be of great use to those for whom it is intended.”

+ − =Engin. D.= 3: 304. Mr. ’08. 400w.

“The condensation of the matter taken from periodicals is not always
accurately done. Another fault of the book is found in typographical
errors, which are the more important because several of them occur in
the spelling of proper names. There are also faults of arrangement.
The faults mentioned do not, however, detract materially from the
value of the matter contained in the book, and, as previously stated,
it is worthy a place in the libraries of American gas engineers.” A. E
Forstall.

+ − =Engin. N.= 58: 658. D. 12, ’07. 910w.

=Ruhl, Arthur Brown.= Other Americans: the cities, the countries,
and especially the people of South America. **$2. Scribner.

8–27368.