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, floor-finishing, 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.