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as a telephone system, etc. It is an interesting boys’ book on physiology, and would interest some more mature readers.
Splendors of the sky. I. E. Lewis. Duffield
343p. $1.50.
Interesting chapters on astronomy written for the general reader. Valuable as a popular account of recent progress in astronomy. Illustrated. Appeared originally in a daily newspaper. Artificial light, its influence upon civilization. M. Luckiesch. Century. 366p. $2.50. (The century books of useful science.)
The author traces the methods of producing and uses of artificial lighting from its earliest forms of which we have knowledge to the present day, and considers how human progress has been advanced by the overcoming of darkness. The book is interestingly written and well illustrated. Author is director of applied science, Nela research laboratory, National Lamp Works of the General Electric Company.
The motor cycle handbook: the construction, operation, care and repair of modern types of motor cycles, their accessories
and equipment. H. P. Manly. Drake. 320p. $1.50.
A practical book describing and illustrating in considerable detail various types of motor cycles, their engines, fuel systems, electrical equipment, transmissions, running gear, etc. Contains chapters on power attachments and side cars, and on motor cycle repairs.
The author has written several practical books on the automobile.
Automobile electric systems; an analysis of all the systems now used on motor cars with 200 wiring diagrams and giving special attention to trouble shooting and repairs. D. P. Moreton and D. S. Hatch. 591p. $3.50.
Describes and illustrates in detail the various electrical installations employed in igniting the gas, starting the motor and supplying light for the lamps of automobiles of all types. Particular attention is given to systems used on Ford cars.
The book is addressed to car owners and repairmen, and some knowledge of the fundamental principles of the electric circuit is presupposed.
The same authors’, “Electrical equipment of the motor car ” , (U. P. C. book co., 1920, $3.50) considers the more elementary phases of the subject, without describing the special installations which form the subject of the more recent book.
Senior author is associate professor of electrical engineering, Armour Institute of Technology.
Practical trade mathematics for electricians, machinists, carpenters, plumbers and others. J. A. Moyer and C. H. Sampson. Wiley. 172p. $1.50.
A practical elementary mathematics for adult students. All the problems relate to operations familiar to the men in their various occupations, and unusual mathematical terms are avoided. Numerous problems and worked-out examples are provided, the electrical problems being grouped separately.
Senior author was formerly in charge of division of electrical calculations in the General Electric Company; the junior author is head of technical and mathematical departments, Huntington School, Boston, Mass.
Interior electric wiring. A. L. Nelson. American Technical Society. 265p. $2.50.
A practical book, of the correspondence school type, on the installation of electric wiring in buildings, with directions for wiring for special purposes.
Shop mathematics; a treatise on applied mathematics dealing with various machineshop and tool-room problems, and containing
numerous examples illustrating their solution and the practical application of useful rules and formulas. Erik Oberg and F. D. Jones. Industrial press. 280p. $3.00.
A practical mathematics designed to teach the machinist or apprentice learning machine shop practice how to perform the calculating necessary in his work.
Authors are respectively editor and associate editor of Machinery.
The English of commerce. J. B. Opdycke. Scribner. 435p. $2.00.
A high school text-book teaching the choice of words, spelling, construction of sentences, paragraphs and letters for business purposes. Contains also sections on newspapers and magazines, advertising, business talk, sales and advertising literature, abbreviations and special terms, proofreading, business forms, etc. Examples of good and bad usage are given in the various sections. The book could be studied with profit by young business people who have gone through school without instruction in the writing of business English.
Motor boats and boat motors; design, construction, operation and repair; a complete handbook for all interested in motor boats, considering all details of modern hulls and
marine motors. Deals with boat construction, design and types of power plants, installation of engines, and all phases of motor boat and engine care, operation and repair. Written by a corps of experts; compiled and edited by V. W. Page. Includes complete working drawings and full instructions for building five boats, ranging in size from a sixteen-foot general utility model to a twenty-five foot raised cabin cruiser, by A. C. Leitch. A special chapter on seaplanes and flying boats is included. Fully illustrated with 374 illustrations. Henley. 524p. $4.00.
Part I. The hull and fittings.
Part II. The power plant and its auxiliaries.
A useful book for all interested in motor boats; their design, construction, equipment, navigation and care. Well illustrated, the plans of boat design being drawn to scale.
Pitman’s common commodities and industries. Pitman. $1.00. 2s. 6d.
A collection of thin monographs, written in nontechnical style by authoritative British authors for the general reader. Suitable for general libraries. About thirty volumes have appeared. The following are recent publications: Furniture. H. E. Binstead.
Carpets and the carpet trade. R. S. Brinton.
Knitted fabrics. J. T. Chamberlain and J. H. Quilter.
Zinc and its alloys. T. E. Lones.
Clays and clay products. A. H. Searle.
Asbestos. A. L. Summers.
Gas and gas making. W. H. Y. Webber.
Coal. F. H. Wilson.
Cordage and cordage hemp. T. Woodhouse and R. Kilgour.
Personal efficiency in business.
E. E. Purinton. McBride. 341p. $1.60.
Interesting discussion of business efficiency principles and methods, for the guidance of business men ambitious to succeed in office work, salesmanship or as executives.
Technical writing. T. A. Rickard. Wiley. 178p. $1.50.
An instructive book on the writing of English as it applies to engineering reports, papers, articles for the press, etc. Numerous examples of bad grammar, incorrect use of words and faulty construction of sentences are provided, and much good advice on correct technical writing is given. The matter is based on lectures delivered before engineering classes.
Author is editor of the Mining and Scientific Press.
House painting, glazing, paper hanging and whitewashing: a book for the householder. 2d. ed., rev. and enl. A. H. Sabin. Wiley. 143p. $1.00.
Instructive book for householders interested in knowing about materials and methods employed in exterior and interior house painting, varnishing, painting structural metal, floorfinishing, glazing, papering, whitewashing, kalsomining, mixing paints, etc. A book for the amateur.
Author is consulting chemist of the National Lead Company, and writes from large experience in paint and varnish manufacturing.
Bricklaying in modern practice. Stewart Scrimshaw. Macmillan. 182p. $1.20.
An elementary text-book designed to teach the fundamentals of the bricklaying trade, and a source of information concerning the trade. Emphasis is placed upon trade ethics and Americanization. Considers briefly the history of bricklaying, materials of the trade, tools and apparatus, practical bricklaying, special phases of bricklaying, theory of the trade, safety and hygiene, economics of bricklaying, the bricklayers relation to the public trade organizations, apprenticeship. Each of the eleven chapters is followed by a summary, questions, and literature references.
Author is supervisor of apprenticeship for the State of Wisconsin.
Pattern making. J. A. Shelley. Industrial Press. 332p. $3.00.
Practical book on the making of wood patterns and core-boxes for foundry castings. Explains and illustrates in detail actual operations in laying out and constructing patterns and coreboxes; the tools, machinery and materials employed, and contains other information valuable to the pattern maker and student. Fully illustrated with original halftones and line drawings.
Author is instructor in pattern making, Pratt Institute, and writes from experience as a practical pattern maker.
The world’s food resources. J. R. Smith. Holt.
634p. $3.50.
An interesting book on the world’s food resources of all kinds; where and how produced, the possibilities of increasing production and of employing foods not now estimated at their real value. Considers also the cost of production of various foodstuffs in comparison with their nutritive values and, in general, the whole question of food supply from an economic standpoint.
Author is professor of economic geography in Columbia University.
Industrial Spanish. C. F. Sparkman. Allyn. 259p. $1.40.
A Spanish reader entirely in the Spanish language, providing reading exercises relating to the trades, business, manufactures, engineering, agriculture, professions, etc., with many illustrations. A section on grammar and a vocabulary are appended.
Author is assistant professor of Spanish, Purdue University.
The practice of presswork. C. R. Spicher. Pittsburgh. Author. 240p. $3.60.
Authoritative, practical book describing the mechanism and operation of various types of printing presses; the “makeready” operation for printing; printing inks; rollers, etc. Contains chapters on automatic feeders, paper-making, typesetting machines, photo-engraving, electric drive.
A good text-book for schools where printing is taught, and contains much that is instructive for those who are interested in printing and photo-engraving for advertising or other purposes.
Author is instructor in presswork, Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Swoope’s lessons in practical electricity; an elementary text book. Ed. 16, rewritten, revised and enlarged by H. N. Stillman and Erich Hausmann. Van Nostrand. 625p. $2.50.
A complete revision of a good elementary textbook which has been largely used for nearly twenty years. In the present
edition the matter has been brought up to date and some additional chapters added. It is a valuable text-book for schools or for home study.
Dr Hausmann, the surviving reviser, is professor of physics at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
Tires and vulcanizing; a comprehensive and practical manual of rubber tires, tire repairing and vulcanizing, including all necessary information and instructions on rubber, compounds, cotton and repair materials; the construction of pneumatic tires together with their use, injuries and abuse. H. H. Tufford. Henley. 410p. $2.00.
An instruction book for beginners or for those employed in tire repairing, describing in detail the materials, tools and operations employed in the various processes. The book is plainly written and illustrated.
Author was formerly chief vulcanizing instructor in a U. S. army school.
Operation and care of vehicle-type batteries. (Prepared with the cooperation of the construction division of the Army, War Department.) Wash., Government Printing office. 94p. Paper 30c. (U.S. Bureau of Standards circular, No. 92.)
An authoritative book on storage batteries for electric tractors and trucks. Describes in detail lead-acid and iron-nickel types of batteries, their construction, testing, charging, storage, etc. Contains U. S. Government specifications and a glossary of terms.
A practical course in roof framing; the underlying principles and their application to practical work, especially written for foremen, journeymen and apprentice woodworkers, and as a textbook for schools. R. M. Van Gaasbeek. Drake. 151p. $1.50.
Plainly written, practical home study book for carpenters and apprentices, or a text book for trade schools. Illustrated with 72 line drawings and halftones made for the book.
Author is head of department of woodworking, Pratt Institute.
Electric welding. Ethan Viall.
A comprehensive treatise, largely a compilation from various sources, describing the apparatus and operations employed in arc and resistance welding for manufacturing and repairing purposes. The different makes of apparatus now in use are described and illustrated, and many examples of work performed are given. Contains chapters on the physical properties and metallurgy of arc-fused steels. The book is fully illustrated.
Author is editor of American Machinist.
Furniture for small houses; a book of designs for inexpensive furniture with new methods of construction and decoration. P. A. Wells. Lond., Batsford, and N. Y. Dutton. 35p. text, and 57 plates. 10½ × 7½ in. 12s. 6d. American price $7.00.
An English book of furniture for small town and country houses. The articles are severely plain in design, small in size, and inexpensive to make. An experienced amateur could make any of the pieces. Pictures of the furniture and detailed drawing for its construction are given.
Author is head of cabinet department, London County Council Shoreditch Technical School, where all the furniture shown in the book was originally made. The text describes the woods used and decorations employed.
The automobile repairman’s helper; a pocket book for the mechanic, owner, chauffeur, and student, covering every trouble likely to be found in all the standard cars and including chapters on inspection and lubrication, drills, taps and lathes, welding storage, batteries, cylinder and piston ring work, bearings, axle adjustments, repairing tops, mudguards, lamps, etc. 2v. S. T. Williams. Each vol. has 448p. $3.00 per vol.
V. 1 appeared in 1918.
The books contain plain instructions for performing all kinds of repair work on automobiles. Fully illustrated.
Modern pulp and paper-making; a practical treatise. G. S. Witham, Sr. The chemical catalog company, inc. 599p. $6.00.
Treats in a practical manner of the materials, plant, and all the operations employed in the production of pulp and paper, according to American practice, quite the best practical book on the subject and valuable in any community where the paper industry is carried on. Paper manufacturers, dealers, salesmen and others interested in the subject, may gain much information from the book.
Author is manager of Mills, Union Bag and Paper Corporation, Hudson Falls, N.Y.
Clothing; choice, care, cost. M. S. Woolman. Lippincott. 289p. (Lippincott’s family life series.)
An instructive book on the clothing and accessories which make up the wardrobe, especially of women and children. Describes the various materials: cotton, linen, silk, and leather, and discusses their uses, cost, care and repair. Contains chapters on thrift, shopping, dyeing, laundry, spot removal, and related matter.
Author writes from experience as teacher and textile specialist.
Subject, Title and Pseudonym Index
To Author Entries, March, 1920—February, 1921
A. E. F. Skillman, W. R. (Je ’20)
Abandoned farmers. Cobb, I. S. (D ’20)
Abbotscourt. Ayscough, J:, pseud. (Je ’20)
Ability tests
Goddard, H: H. Human efficiency and levels of intelligence. (D ’20)
Trabue, M. R., and Stockbridge, F. R. Measure your mind. (My ’20)
Yoakum, C. S., and Yerkes, R. M., eds. Army mental tests. (My ’20)
About it and about. Willoughby, D. (D ’20)
Abraham Lincoln. Hill, J: W. (Ja ’21)
Accepting the universe. Burroughs, J: (N ’20)
Accounting
Carthage, P. I. Retail organization and accounting control. (Ja ’21)
Hodge, A. C., and McKinsey, J. O. Principles of accounting (D ’20)
Acids
Adlam, G: H: J. Acids, alkalis and salts. (Jl ’20)
Acquisitive society. Tawney, R: H: (Ja ’21)
Adam of Dublin. O’Riordan, C. O. (Ja ’21)
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–1886
Adams, C: F., and others. Cycle of Adams letters. (Ja ’21)
Adams, Charles Francis, 1835–1915
Adams, C: F., and others. Cycle of Adams letters. (Ja ’21)
Adams, Henry, 1838–1918
Adams, C: F., and others. Cycle of Adams letters. (Ja ’21)
Adams, H: Letters to a niece and prayer to the Virgin of Chartres. (Ja ’21)
Administration of village and consolidated schools. Finney, R. L., and Schafer, A. L. (Ag ’20)
Adolescent girl. Blanchard, P. M. (Ag ’20)
Adorable dreamer. Kirby, E. (O ’20)
Advancing hour. Hapgood, N. (O ’20)
Adventure in working-class education. Mansbridge, A. (D ’20)
Adventurers of Oregon. Skinner, C. L. (D ’20)
Adventures and enthusiasms. Lucas, E: V. (O ’20)
Adventures in interviewing. Marcosson, I: F: (Mr ’20)
Adventures in Mother Goose land. Gowar, E: (O ’20)
Adventures in southern seas. Forbes, G: (Ja ’21)
Adventurous lady. Snaith, J: C. (N ’20)
Adventures of a modern occultist. Bland, O. (N ’20)
Adventures of a nature guide. Mills, E. A. (Mr ’20)
Advertising
Allen, F: J. Advertising as a vocation. (My ’20)
Durstine, R. S. Making advertisements. (Ja ’21)
Ramsay, R. E. Effective house organs. (Ap ’20)
Russell, T: Commercial advertising. (Ap ’20)
Advice. Bodenheim, M. (N ’20)
Aerial transport. Thomas, G: H. (S ’20)
Aeronautics
Brown, A. W., and Bott, A. J: Flying the Atlantic in sixteen hours. (Jl ’20)
Sweetser, A., and Lamont, G. Opportunities in aviation. (Mr ’20)
Westervelt. G: C., and others. Triumph of the N. C.’s. (Je ’20)
Wilson, E. B. Aeronautics. (D ’20)
Woodhouse, H: Textbook of applied aeronautic engineering. (N ’20)
Aeronautics, Commercial
Thomas, G: H. Aerial transport. (S ’20)
Wheat, G: S., ed. Municipal landing fields and air ports. (F ’21)
Æsthetic attitude. Langfeld, H. S. (F ’21)
Affable stranger. McArthur, P. (F ’21)
Affinities. Rinehart, M. (Jl ’20)
Africa
Description and travel
Baker, E. Life and explorations of Frederick Stanley Arnot. (D ’20)
Economic conditions
Woolf, L. S. Empire and commerce in Africa. (O ’20)
History
Morel, E. D. Black man ’ s burden. (Ja ’21)
Africa, East
Description and travel
Anderson, W: A. South of Suez. (O ’20)
Africa, South
Leyds, W. J. Transvaal surrounded. (N ’20)
Africa and the discovery of America. Wiener, L. (Ja ’21)
After-death communications. Bazett, L. M. (N ’20)
After the day. Bennett, R. (F ’21)
Against the grain. Eng title of Rolling stone. Scott. C. A. Dawson. (Mr ’20)
Age of innocence. Wharton, E. N. (N ’20)
Agrarian crusade. Buck, S. J. (D ’20)
Agricultural colonization
Mead, E. Helping men own farms. (Ag ’20)
Agricultural extension work
Routzahn, M. B. Traveling publicity campaigns. (F ’21)
Agricultural societies
Buck, S. J. Agrarian crusade. (D ’20)
Agriculture
Findlay, H., ed. Handbook for practical farmers. (Ja ’21)
Aims of teaching in Jewish schools. Grossmann, L: (Ap ’20)
Air pirate. Gull, C. A. E: R. (N ’20)
Airplane photography. Ives, H. E. (Mr ’20)
Airships
Whale, G: British airships. (Jl ’20)
Alaska
Description and travel
Cameron, C. Cheechako in Alaska and Yukon. (F ’21)
Kent, R. Wilderness. (Ap ’20)
Alaska man ’ s luck. Rutzebeck, H. (Ja ’21)
Albany: the crisis in government. Waldman, L: (S ’20)
Alcoholism
Towns, C: B. Habits that handicap. (Mr ’20)
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836–1907
Aldrich, L. Crowding memories. (N ’20)
Alf’s button. Darlington, W. A. (S ’20)
Aliens’ text book on citizenship. Beck, H. M. (O ’20)
All and sundry. Raymond, E. T. (Jl ’20)
All clear, God of my faith, and God’s outcast. Manners, J: H. (Mr ’20)
All things are possible. Shestov, L. (O ’20)
All-wool Morrison. Day, H. F. (S ’20)
Allegra. Harker, L. A. (Ap ’20)
Almonds of life. Young. F. E. M. (O ’20)
Almosts. MacMurchy, H. (My ’20)
Alsace-Lorraine O’Shaughnessy, E. L. Alsace in rust and gold. (My ’20)
Also Ran. Reynolds, G. M. (N ’20)
Altitude and health. Roget, F. R. (D ’20)
Ambush. White, S: A. (N ’20)
America City club of Chicago. Ideals of America. (Je ’20)
Discovery and exploration
Dark, R: Quest of the Indies. (D ’20)
Wiener, L. Africa and the discovery of America. (Ja ’21)
America and the new era. Friedman, E. M., ed. (D ’20)
