Judge — February 25, 1922 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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Try These on Your Children By Water PricHarp Eaton IN THE Days Beroxe CoLumsus; THe QUEST oF THE WESTERN Wort, Both by Francis Rolt- Wheeler. G. H. Boran & Co. WE? give a good deal if we had a son of our own to try these two books on, which are evidently the opening volumes of a series, to cover the whole period of American history, from the primal ooze to Henry Cabot Lodge and Al Jolson. To get into the mind and imagination of a boy how the earth crust was formed, how animals and man came to be here, how many eons it took, and how old America really was as an inhabited land before Columbus ever “discovered” it, is a worthy task. But how about this para- graph on the subject of Indian peoples? The other linguistic families on the coast are the Chimakan, Kal- appoian, Chimarikan, Yakonan, Kusan, Takilman, Copehan, Quora- tean, Weitspekan, Yanan, Wash- oan, Pujanan, Yukilan, Kilanapan, Moquellumnan, Mariposan, Cos- tanoan, Esselinian, Salinan, and Chumashan. Many of these fami- lies have but one or two tribes, yet the Moquelumnan have thirty- five tribes, the Pujanan twenty-six, and the Mariposan twenty-four. Details of each of these are out- side the scope of this brief sum- mary. We can imagine certain boys, even the handsome, alert, intelligent, manly, courteous lad who would be our boy, replying to this: “Is that so!” We can also imagine the pain of a parent, when asked by little Willie, to pronounce the names. In short, we consider the entire list something the average boy (or man either) would cheerfully forget without even trying to remember. It seems to us there is far too much of this sort of dry docu- mentation in both these books, and too little simple, vivid, picturesque state- ment of fact that a boy's mind can lay hold on. But we looked up the author in “Who's Who,” and were flabbergasted at the number of boys’ books he has produced. His erudition and industry are tremendous, and most certainly have been rewarded by juvenile appre- ciation, or he wouldn't keep on. So, once more, we are baffled by the mys- tery of the boy’s mind. We are baffled every time we talk to a boy. We | don’t feel at all the same mystery in | the presence of a girl. We are per- fectly at ease. But that is probably because she puts us there. A boy doesn’t care a hang whether you are at ease or not. He doesn’t even know. Odd, although nearly all men have been boys, almost no man can recall what | sort of a creature he was—except, of course, Booth Tarkington. But boys themselves have no use for Tarking- ton’s stories—so there you are. If you've got a boy, please try these two THE FINISHING TOUCH Dobbins—Your portrait is finished, Miss Van Swift, excepting the deli- cate tone on your—er—cheeks. As you have your vanity-box with you, | would you mind stepping down and putting on the finishing touch yourself? You could do it better than I, I am sure. 29 for every owner of a DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CAR we y Jith no owner of a Dodge Brother Motor Car is it/ a question of whether he will add ac of what accessories he will add This is not to imply that the Dodg Brothers Car is not’ a wonderfully implete and efficient. car as it is vered from the factory. pans simply that a ear, particu a Dov Brothers Motor Car stirs in all of us the same old jealous n which, as boys and girls, we dd to feel always for the favorite imong our possessions. ‘This feeling within us is just pkiin human and likabl sign that we're not yet ssories, but ‘ompletely withered with the heat of the day, bnt still capable of enthusi- sins. [tis als «J common sense, in effort to increase the safety and return from our iny pnt. But should be taken in’ the accessories—and also so necessary in running the car, The market is stocked with supplies that are harm ful and with accessories th wre useless—in a deliber to exploit the owner's pride in his ear. How do you know what accessory serve your pur- ir comfort and strict car lection of th equipment will 1x pose in adding to entoyment in the use of your ¢ Here is a book that lections ful study with — the Washington; tories, and other scientific research. Its conclusions are based, not upon ess or surmise, but on exact knowl- It tells you spe ly the t make of equipment in each after thorough te: 1 rive you the best results. It carries helpful suggestions on “The Care of the Brakes, of the R Care of ' and other which, if foll » will pre real value. The book is 5x73" in size, 32. pages profusely illustrated, bound in heavy cover stock, It deserves a place with your “Book of Inform: tion.” Your copy of this book will WILLIAM GREEN, Inc. 627 West 43d St., New York City