[*] “Mr. Bonner seems to have exhausted his sources, both original and secondary. He has shown acuteness in his deductions. The only real doubt as to his conclusions arises from the fear that he was overzealous in his search for a body of law on evidence in Athens.” Clarke B. Whittier.

+ + —Am. J. Soc. 11: 424. N. ‘05. 880w.

Boole, Mrs. Mary E. Preparation of the child for science. [*]50c. Oxford.

The author’s purpose thruout this volume is to offer “suggestions as to the means by which the scientific condition of mind can be induced” in children. Five chapters deal respectively with the scientific mind, the unconscious mind, hygienic sequence in development, mathematical imagination, and ethical and logical preparation.

“Information and salutary wisdom are to be drawn from it everywhere.”

+ +Nation. 80: 18. Ja. 5, ‘05. 1570w.

“Her book may be warmly recommended to parents anxious to adopt sane methods of educating their children and to teachers responsible for the training of the lowest classes of schools.”

+ +Nature. 71: 316. F. 2, ‘05. 300w.

Booth, William H. Steam pipes: their design and construction. $2. Henley.

“This book ... is a compilation of various formulas and tables having to do with steam piping, together with such individual practice or designs as have been adopted by several large English corporations or manufacturers.... The author does not attempt to give any but English practice, and the book would not necessarily meet the exact demands of American engineers.”—Engin. N.