BY THE WAY (Continued) Shaw continued. "That is not necessary. If they will only pronounce the correct sounds I can guarantee the result." We call to the attention of Government engineers a suggestion which came to us in a recent letter: "If it is true that all typhoons originate at the Island of Yap in the manner described by Commander McIntosh in your issue of September 27, it ought to be a simple matter to banish this particular form of destruction from the Orient. A system of powerful fans, sufficient to keep the air over the island in constant motion during such periods as would ordinarily breed typhoons, should do the trick; or a system of pumps and nozzles arranged to keep the air cool by spraying sea water over the whole island. It would seem to be up to the Government of Japan to attempt such an experiment, and to the other maritime nations to help bear the cost. If successful, the installation should more than pay for itself in a single season." Why do our English friends keep to the left while driving, and keep to the right while walking? The anomaly has apparently attracted their attention, and the authorities seem to be trying to make the "rule of the road" uniform. A correspondent of the London "Sphere" thus upholds the old custom: "The new order, 'Walk to the Left,' which for some time has decorated the London sidewalks, is contrary to custom. As far as I can see, the tendency to walk on the right is general, and it is probably based firmly upon the necessary customs of a troubled past. In rough times, when strangers encountered on the road, they were wary. Each kept to the right, keeping his left arm with its shield toward the actual or possible enemy, while his right arm was free to swing sword or hurl spear. That, I believe, is the simple explanation of why foot passengers bear to the right, and why the new rule is generally disregarded." 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For the latter paper he visited the United States, Can ada, France, and Russia, and for th "Daily Chronicle" he went to Scandi navia to investigate social and economic conditions. He has been corresponden for the "Chronicle" in New York and President of the Association of Foreig Correspondents. He was editor of the. London "Globe" in 1919. THE HE week of November 13 being Chil dren's Book Week, we are devoting our "Book Table" section almost entirely to the younger generation. Sidoni. Matzner Gruenberg, writer, lecturer, and authority on children's literary and edu cational problems, briefly reviews a long list of this year's offerings to children Mr. Hubert V. Coryell, the head of the Junior Department at the Browne and Nichols School, of Cambridge, Massachu setts, contributes a sequel to his article "What Books Do Boys Recommend to Each Other?" which attracted suc! widespread attention. 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Age 5 to 14. Post-paid, $1.00 IN-AND-OUT AND UP-AND-DOWN BOOK By Jo L. G. MCMAHON WEE people will love this unusual book which is also a game of fun and J OHN MARTIN's Publications for Children maintain the Buy them of your dealer, or they will be sent, post-paid, from John Martin's Book Room is a national center for the best you Send for the 1922 edition of "John Martin's Blue Book of Best Reading for Children," a thoughtfully selected group of two hundred standards with brief reviews, names of publishers, and prices. Use the coupon below and we will add, free of charge, a little brochure, "The Giant of Worthless Reading." JOHN MARTIN'S BOOK HOUSE, 33 West 49th St., New York Kindly send me "John Martin's Blue Book of Best Reading for Children" and "The Name Address. PETER PUZZLEMAKER ESSENTIALLY a picture book, for every puzzle is ingeniously illustrated. A book of instant lure to boys and girls; never so difficult as to discourage, nor so easy as to fail of arousing intense and sustained interest. A riot of brain twisters. 128 pages, gay cover. Age 9 to 14. Post-paid, $2.00 Edwin A. Alderman in The Outlook: "A document of democracy. . . . The unfolding of a career constituting a complete and inspiring definition of Americanism. . . . You finish it with a rush of pride in the story, with the sensation of having met an unforgetable man, with a gasp of sympathy for the sheer courage and tragedy of his career." "Page's gusto and unconventionality and even his rages are fascinating in themselves, and, working in the service of a democratic faith, so lofty and so comprehensive, they are irresistible, they add to his racy vernacular an eloquent and angry beauty, they touch that slumbering organ which also craves for its part in the national music, the heart. Here,' I have said to myself again and again, 'here is the voice of America's higher self. Here is a man who has unmistakably arrived at that point of view regarding our social and national destinies, which all intelligent men will reach by and by."" |