A sure help to mothers and Sunday school teachers who wish to present Old Testament characters in an attractive light with nothing lacking of the historical and religious significance. The book is interestingly illustrated.
“The Old Testament is practically retold in a way to interest children.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 703. N. 2, ’07. 40w. |
“For a book which might be kept in a household and referred to every other Sunday, the volume seems well compiled, though we think the author has unnecessarily preserved the phraseology of the Bible. We would suggest that since her narrative is in the language of today, the conversation should be also; it would then seem truer to the child reader.”
| + − | R. of Rs. 36: 764. D. ’07. 90w. |
Beale, Joseph Henry, jr., and Wyman, Bruce. Law of railroad rate regulation, with special reference to American legislation. *$6. Nagel.
6–36405.
“This is a legal treatise of twelve hundred pages. It contains the full text of the Interstate commerce act and decisions of both of the courts and of the commission under this act, as well as a discussion of the general principles of public service law and the primary obligations of these in public employments, particularly of carriers. In brief, it covers comprehensively the whole law, both common and statutory, with respect to railway rate regulation.”—Outlook.