A popular, suggestive, authoritative presentation of the farmer’s place
in the scheme of American development, his possibilities and his
obligations to society. The first general division deals with The means
of training farmers; the second, with The school and the college in
relation to farm training.
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=R. of Rs.= 40: 638. N. ’09. 80w.
=Bain, Francis Wilson.= Incarnation of the snow; tr. from the original
manuscript by F. W. Bain. †$1.25. Putnam.
8–25743.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
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“Few writers have a better vocabulary for translating the moon-capering
spirit in Indian mysticism than Mr. Bain commands.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 590. Mr. 18, ’09. 300w.
“Falls in no way below the level of its delightful predecessors. Indeed,
we question whether the earlier books can show anything equal to the
preface.”
+ =Spec.= 102: sup. 156. Ja. 30, ’09. 300w.
=Bain, Robert Nisbet.=^{[11]} Last king of Poland and his
contemporaries. **$3. Putnam.
A sketch of the life of Stanislaus Poniatowski thruout which are vividly
pictured the influences that caused the downfall of Poland; among them,
class prejudice, religious controversy, useless Diets, and great waste
and extravagance.
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“We heartily commend Mr. Bain’s book, which is the most sympathetic and
authentic on Poland since that published some years ago by George
Brandes.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 455. O. 16. 1000w.
“Mr. Nisbet Bain has written for us this mournful chapter in the history
of a decadent nation, with a brilliancy and point not common excepting
in the writings of French historians. The tale is as exciting as a
romance, and reflects much of that realistic description of manners,
good and bad, which we find in the works of Balzac.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 633. O. 16, ’09. 360w.
“Bain’s work is a valuable contribution to the modern history of
Europe.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 629. O. 23, ’09. 1200w.
“A scholarly and strongly written volume.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 757. D. ’09. 120w.
=Bainbridge, William Seaman.=^{[7]} Life’s day: guide-posts and
danger-signals in health. **$1.35. Stokes.
9–10809.
A volume based upon a series of lectures delivered at Chautauqua by the
author. There are “no pet theories, no fads, no panacea. He states
clearly and directly the conclusions attained by enlightened science and
sound common sense working harmoniously for the hygienic salvation of
ordinary people in this present-day world.” (Cath. World.) “It begins
with the baby, in the chapter called ‘Dawn,’ and follows the man thru
the working day to ‘Twilight,’ ending in ‘Night,’ with many sensible and
scientific suggestions as to wise avoidance of danger and proper
physiological ethics.” (Ind.)
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+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 154. Je. ’09.
“The characteristic note is one of moderation in all things, whether it
be diet, exercise or parental guidance.”
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 174. Jl. ’09. 120w.
“An amount of useful information and of sane advice that will serve the
uses of the general public better than a whole library of medical and
surgical literature.”
+ =Cath. World.= 89: 404. Je. ’09. 200w.
“It is free from any trace of the morbid or the pessimistic.”
+ =Ind.= 67: 42. Jl. 1, ’09. 90w.
“The advice is generally good and the book ought to help many of the
class for which it was written.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 217. S. 2, ’09. 110w.
“A really helpful manual of health.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 640. My. ’09. 80w.
=Baird, Annie L. A.=^{[12]} Daybreak in Korea: a tale of
transformation in the Far East. **60c. Revell.
9–8931.
“A simple story, by a woman, of her Korean sister’s life in its phases
of child-wife, widow, and slave. Though the leading character may be
fictitious, yet all the facts and incidents narrated have come within
the experience of the writer, and give a most vivid impression of the
degradation and misery of the heathen peasant woman. Some interesting
illustrations add to its attractiveness.”—Nation.
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=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 68. N. ’09. ✠
“The transforming of Christianity and the happiness which it brings into
these gloomy lives are so strikingly portrayed as to make the book a
demonstration of the value of missions which cannot be gainsaid.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 512. My. 2, ’09. 120w.
=Baird, Jean Katharine.=^{[11]} Sixty-five on time. $1.25. Saalfield.
9–26320.
Just before Jim Crissman, conductor on number sixty-five, is seriously
injured in a wreck, he is asked by a young vagabond, found on his train,
to deliver a message to a famous surgeon. Crissman’s recovery from the
accident is attended with a loss of memory. He has forgotten all of his
past, having but a dim recollection of something he was to tell some
one. After a number of years, memory is restored by an operation
performed by the very surgeon for whom he had a message. Thru the
delivery of the belated message a father and son, long estranged, are
reunited.
=Baker, Alfred.= Life of Sir Isaac Pitman. *$2. Pitman.
9–8038.
Sketches the career of the man who invented shorthand and who agitated
spelling reform. The story of his life is the story of self education,
hard work and definite accomplishment. While Pitman did not live to see
his cherished scheme of spelling reform realized, his efforts can be
traced in the latter-day interests in simplified spelling.
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+ =Cath. World.= 88: 825. Mr. ’09. 420w.
“The work should interest all stenographers and teachers of stenography.
It will also be of value to spelling reforms.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 303. F. 20, ’09. 110w.
“Mr. Baker’s story is very interesting.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 58. Ja. 30, ’09. 330w.
“A useful biographical work. It may be said that slightly undue emphasis
is laid upon minor incidents in the life of this inventor. The general
story, however, was well worth telling.”
+ − =R. of Rs.= 39: 763. Je. ’09. 100w.
+ =Spec.= 102: sup. 158. Ja. 30, ’09. 480w.
=Baker, Etta Anthony.=^{[11]} Girls of Fairmount. †$1.50. Little.
9–25809.
A story of life among a group of girls at a finishing school. Wholesome
ideals are exploited instead of the superficial ones that are cultivated
in many schools of the sort.
* * * * *
“Commends itself because of its glow of youth.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1015. D. 4, ’09. 150w.
=Baker, Rev. James F. B.=^{[5]} Nestorius and his teaching: a fresh
examination of the evidence; with special reference to the newly
recovered Apology of Nestorius (The bazaar of Heraclides). Putnam.
Based upon a fresh examination of the evidence bearing on the teaching
of Nestorius, this contribution to theological study aims to promote
closer relations and intercommunion between the church of England and
the “Nestorian” church.
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“While this does not in the least diminish the scholarly merits of the
book, we can see that it is with unconcealed pleasure that the writer
reaches the conclusion that Nestorius was not ‘Nestorian.’” H. L.
Taylor.
+ =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 298. Ap. ’09. 440w.
“Mr. Bethune-Baker has conducted a detailed examination into the
doctrines held by the arch-heretic with acuteness, learning, and
impartiality; and it is hardly possible to read his book without sharing
his conclusion.”
+ =Sat. R.= 106: 428. O. 3, ’08. 300w.
“We must be content with strongly recommending Mr. Bethune-Baker’s
volume.”
+ =Spec.= 100: 1036. Je. 27, ’08. 520w.
=Baker, Ray Stannard.= Following the color line. **$2. Doubleday.
8–31180.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
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“A study of the negro problem remarkable for its objectivity and
psychological insight.” C: A. Ellwood.
+ =Am. J. Soc.= 15: 119. Jl. ’09. 250w.
“The treatment of the question is sane and impartial.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 283. D. ’08. ✠
“The best book yet written for the general reader, describing the actual
present situation of the negro, and the problems growing out of the
presence in a white civilization. The book has a good tone. The author
is not a pessimist. The illustrations are numerous and excellent.” Carl
Kelsey.
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 466. Mr. ’09. 550w.
“There is a great wealth of material in Mr. Baker’s book, which needs to
be studied by every one who would form a well-based opinion on racial
conditions in the South.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 484. Mr. 4, ’09. 430w.
“Mr. Baker’s attitude is that of the experienced newspaper reporter
practised in observing closely and in following clues, skilled in
choosing relevant and illustrative facts, accustomed to describing
things as he sees them, but without marked sense of perspective.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 92. Ja. 28, ’09. 180w.
“Is essentially a piece of journalism. As such it is very successful.
Its chief value, perhaps, is found in its record of the attempt on the
part of members of both races to develop a spirit and method of
co-operation.”
+ =Outlook.= 92: 271. My. 29, ’09. 150w.
“Has set down his story in a spirit of fairness, although he has not
veiled his sympathy with the negro in the struggle upward. There is not
much new in the book, however. Nevertheless, the book is full of intense
human interest, and it ought to take high rank among the ‘documents’ on
the negro question.”
+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 564. S. ’09. 160w.
“That part of the book that will prove of the greatest interest is the
fascinating and continual play of opinion that enters into every
chapter. Deserves careful and serious reading.” M. W. Ovington.
+ =Survey.= 22: 348. Je. 5, ’09. 950w.
=Baker, Ray Stannard.= New ideals in healing. **85c. Stokes.
9–4938.
A first exposition of the Emmanuel movement and the medical profession’s
allied activity. The first part is devoted to “Healing the sick in the
churches,” and the second to “The new mission of the doctor.” “As the
Emmanuel movement is only one of many new efforts or experiments of the
church to place itself in the full current of the new thought, so the
work of Dr. Cabot in extending the influence and service of the hospital
is only one of many notable activities of the medical profession.... The
clergyman is discovering that a man has a body: and a doctor, that he
has a soul.”
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 99. Ap. ’09. ✠
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 181. Mr. 27, ’09. 220w.
“It uses psychological terms without careful discrimination.”
− =Outlook.= 93: 644. N. 20, ’09. 130w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 507. Ap. ’09. 220w.
=Baldwin, May.= Holly House and Ridges Row. †$1.50. Lippincott.
In story form are set forth for children interesting bits of information
about London past and present.
* * * * *
“A brightly written story.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 36: 253. Ja. ’09. 40w.
=N. Y. Times.= 13: 757. D. 5, ’08. 60w.
“The girls take walks, and explain all sorts of places, old and new,
information as to which Miss Baldwin has collected copiously and gives
out again in quite discreet and readable doses.”
+ =Sat. R.= 106: sup. 9. D. 12, ’08. 70w.
=Baldwin, William Alpheus.= Industrial-social education. $1.50.
Bradley, M.