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Callendar, Hugh L. Properties of steam and thermodynamic theory of turbines. 1920. 536C15

Shows how the results of observation can be co-ordinated and verified by reference to the laws of thermodynamics, and how the properties of the working-fluid can be taken into account in the theory and design of heat-engines. Author is Professor of Physics in the Imperial (British) College of Science and Technology.

Devillers, René. Dynamics of the aeroplane. 1920. 533D494

Jeans, James H. The mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism. Fourth edition. 1920.

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Chemistry Barnett, Edward D. Text-book of organic chemistry. 1920. 547B26T Couch, James F. A dictionary of chemical terms. 1920. 540C85

Hawkes, William H. Factory chemistry, preparatory to courses in metallurgy and metallography. 1921. 540H39

Designed especially for factory men who are interested in the study of chemistry as it bears on the various operations in factory processes. Author is an instructor in the Department of Chemistry, Ford Institute of Technology, Detroit, Mich.

Hotblack, Frank A. "A new activity?" 1920. 546H83 A treatise on Mrs. Dickinson's discovery of a "new radioactivity," together with some notes on radium.

Noyes, Arthur A. Course of instruction in 541N95 chemical principles. 1920.

Zoology

Twidle, Arthur. Beautiful butterflies of the Tropics. Painted and illustrated by Arthur Twidle. 1920. 595T97 Howard, H. Eliot. Territory in bird life. 1920. 598H84 Discusses fully the theory of "breeding territory," which was first outlined in the author's "History of the British Warblers" (1914), and attempts to interpret the prospective value of the behavior.

Botany

Ballard, Charles W. Elements of vegetable histology. 1921. 580B189 Fritch, F. E. An introduction to the study of plants. Fourth edition, revised. 1919. 580F919

Anthropology

Jenness, D. The Northern D'Entrecasteaux. (Illustrated.) 1920.

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Deals with the sociological results of the expedition to the little-known D'Entrecasteaux Group off southeastern New Guinea, undertaken in 1912 at the instance of the Oxford Committee for Anthropology.

Read, Carveth. The origin of man and of his superstitions. 1920. 570R28

Author holds that the human race has descended from some ape-like stock by a series of changes which began and (until recently) were maintained by the practice of hunting in pack for animal food, instead of being content with the fruits and other nutritious products of the tropical forest. This hypothesis leads to a study of primitive beliefs in magic and animism.

Tyler, John M. The new Stone Age in northern Europe. 1921. 571T982

An account, written in popular style, of the development of the human race through the last two decades of the life of man in the Neolithic Age, and carried up to the dawn of history.

Miscellaneous

Conklin, Edwin Grant. The direction of human evolution. 1921. 575C752D

An attempt to infer from certain definite conclusions of science regarding the evolution of man, the probable future of the human race. Author is Professor of Biology at Princeton.

Curwood, James Oliver. God's country:

the trail to happiness. 1921. 504C98 Holt, James. Finger prints simplified. 1920.

573H75 Reinheimer, H. Symbiosis: a socio-physiological study of evolution. 1920. 575R37S Ronaldson, J. H. Coal. (With special reference to the British Empire.) 1920.

553R76

Describes in detail the coal supplies, both actual and probable, of each part of the British Empire. Of the estimated coal reserves of the world, half are said to be in the United States. Next to the United States, China is richest in coal.

USEFUL ARTS

Hygiene and Medicine

Bertrand, Gabriel. Practical biological chemistry. 1920.

612B54 Translated from the Third French Edition by Hector A. Colwell.

Broughton, L. D. Directory of homœopathic physicians in greater New York and vicinity, 1920. R610B875 Brown, William. therapy. 1921.

Psychology and psycho615.8B881

States the psychological factors underlying those forms of nervous reaction which form the borderline disorders known as hysteria, neurasthenia, psychasthenia, and the compulsion neuroses. Camp, Walter. Training for sports. (Illustrated.) 1921. 613.7C18T

Takes up in detail each of the four major sports -football, baseball, track, and crew-and shows what kind of exercise is necessary in each of them, in addition to the regular practice.

Gaines, Thomas R. Vitalic breathing. (Illustrated.) 1921. 612G14 Reveals a new health principle, discovered and developed by the author.

Higgins, Aileen C. (MRS. A. C. H. SINCLAIR.) The psychology of nursing. 1921.

610.7S61 Huber, John B. Why die so young? 1921. 613H87

A comprehensive study of human ailments, their causes and control, as well as their consequences, with instructions for avoiding them as far as possible, and the best course to pursue to insure physi cal health and strength at all times. Hurst, Arthur F. Croonian Lectures on the psychology of the special senses and their functional disorders, delivered before the Royal College of Physicians, in June, 1920. 1920. 616H96

Knudsen, K. A. A text-book of gymnastics. 1920. 613.7K74

Sets forth the fundamentals of the system of the famous Swedish gymnast, P. H. Ling. Translated from the Danish. Revised by Frank N. Punchard. Author is Chief Inspector of Gymnastics for the Kingdom of Denmark.

Rabagliati, A. Human life and the body. 612R11

1920.

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American Automobile Digest. power and lighting. 1920.

Home-farm 621.3A511

A manual on the installation, use, and repair of the internal combustion engine combined with suitable electrical equipment.

Cross, Harold H. U. Electric lighting for cycles and motor-cycles. 1920. 621.3C95E Habirshaw Electric Cable Company (Yonkers, N. Y.) Habirshaw manual of wires and cables. 1920. 621.3H11 Henschel, Ottomar H. Electrical machinery: a study of principles of design, construction and operation. 1920. 621.3H52 Ibbetson, W. S. Motor and dynamo control. 1921. 621.3112M

A practical manual, telling plainly what to do and how to do it, as well as the reason why; also how to put things right when they go wrong, and how to prevent them from going wrong.

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Fremont, Charles. Files and filing. (From the French.) 1920. 621.9F872

A treatise on the history, uses, and testing of files. Translated from the French work entitled "La Lime."

Isler, C. Well-boring for water, brine, and oil: a manual of current practice. 1921. 622182W Judge, Arthur W. Aircraft and automobile materials of construction. Vol. 2. Nonferrous and organic materials. 1921. 620J92 (Vol.2) Kelly, James P. Field artillery matériel. 1920. 623K29

Palmateer, T. J. Elementary machine shop practice. 1920. 621.9P17

Ramsey, Jesse A. Twentieth century guide for marine engineers. 1920. 621.1R18 South African Institution of Engineers. Wire ropes for hoisting. 1920. 621.8S72 Thomas, W. N. The development of 624T46 bridges. 1920.

A brief sketch (196 pages) of the manner in which the various types of bridges have been evolved. The examples selected are mostly from the British Isles. Fully illustrated.

Thomsen, T. C. The practice of lubrication. 1920. 621.8T48 An engineering treatise on the origin, nature, and testing of lubricants, their selection, application, and use. Travelers Insurance Company (Hartford, Conn.) Safety in the machine shop. 1920. 621.8T77

Washington (State). Columbia basin irrigation project. A report. 1920. R626W31

Farming and Agriculture

Bennett, Hugh H. Soils and agriculture of the Southern States. 1921. 631B47

Tells what the soils are, where they occur, what crops they are used for, what crops they may be used for, what methods of soil treatment are employed on them, and what methods are essential to their most efficient use. Author is employed in the Bureau of Soils, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Carter, Herbert R. Flax and its products. 1920. 633C32F

A rewritten and enlarged edition of the author's "Flax: Its Cultivation and Preparation for Market" (1918).

Dadant, Camille P. Dadant system of beekeeping. 1920. 638D12S Herrick, Glenn W. Insects of economic importance. (New and revised edition.) 1920.

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Mortensen, Martin. The management of dairy plants. 1921. 637M88

A practical manual written by a Professor of Dairying in the Iowa State College. Skilling, William T. Nature-study agriculture: a text-book for beginners. 1920.

630S62 Smith, J. Warren. Agricultural meteorology. 1920. 631S65

Designed to show the effect of climate on farm operations and the distribution of crops, as well as the effect of the weather in varying the yield of the staple crops. Williams, Charles B. Corn book for young folks. 1920. 633W72

Domestic Economy

Ramsey, Walter R. Care and feeding of infants and children. 1920. 649R18C

A text-book for trained nurses. Second edition, revised. Includes suggestions on nursing, by M. B. Lettice.

Smedley, Emma. The school lunch: its organization and management in Philadelphia. 1920. 642S63

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Said to be the first single, authoritative book to include all the principles of cost accounting, with their applications to modern business. Applies to any and every business of the extraction, manufacturing, and mercantile industries.

Fairgrieve, James. The gateways of com

merce. 1921.

650F16 General Drafting Company. Markets of the world: a series of economic maps and statistical abstracts of the principal countries of the world. 1920. 650G32

McDaniels, W. D. Letter writing for the business builder. 1920. 658M134

McLachlan, John E. How to become a private secretary. 1920. 658M161

Martin, Charles C. Export packing. 1921. 656M37

Tells how to select woods, how to test cases and crates, prevent pilferage, "shrink" the package, protect goods from rust, avoid high duties, "float" fragile material; also other useful information. Oakey, Francis. Principles of government accounting and reporting. (Institute for Government Research.) 1921. 657011

A comprehensive treatise on the way government accounts should be kept, and on the form and content of public reports of government financial transactions. Issued in the "Institute for Government Research" series.

Osborn, Alex F. A short course in adver659081 tising. 1921.

A complete presentation of all the elements involved in preparing and placing advertisements, and of planning and carrying out advertising campaigns. Author is a member of the firm of Barton, Durstine & Osborn, of New York.

Palmer, A. Risdon. The correspondence of commerce. (Pitman's commerce series.) 1920. 658P173 Schofield, Alfred. The routine of commerce. 1920. 650S36

A practical exposition of the internal organization of a business house, with a comprehensive treatment of business documents. A British work.

Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston). Training for store service. 1920. 659W87 Woodward, W. O. Selling service with the goods. 1921. 659W912 A treatise on the planning, designing, construction, and installation of window displays, including chapters on the psychology of such displays, color harmony, lithography, store window lighting, salesmanship, and advertising economies.

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Henderson, William J. Early singing. 1921.

1920.

783G72 history of 781.9H49

modern art of Christian era to Treats of vocal

Traces the development of the singing from the beginning of the the time of Alessandro Scarlatti. forms only to the extent requisite to make clear the character of the technic and the style of each period.

La Fage, J. Adrien de. Histoire générale de la musique et de la danse. 2 t. et atlas. 1844. F780.9L15

Newman, Ernest. The piano-player and its music. 1920. 786.2N55

Author is an ardent advocate of the piano-player, not merely as an instrument of musical air or substitution, but also as a genuine part of musical art, and as an instrument for which composers may have an ambition to write. Scholes, Percy A. musicians. 1920.

The book of the great 780.4S36 A course in appreciation for young readers. Illustrates the development of music from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

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De Koven, Reginald. Rip Van Winkle: folkopera in three acts. Op. 414. The text by Percy Mackaye. 1919. M782.8D32

Vocal score with piano accompaniment.

Librettos Barbier, Paul Jules and Carré, Michel. Romeo and Juliet: a tragic opera in five acts. The music by Gounod. As represented at the Metropolitan Opera House, under the direction of Mr. Henry E. Abbey and Mr. 782.4B23R Maurice Grau. n.d.

English and Italian text. Bunge, Rudolf. The trumpeter of Sackingen. Music by Victor E. Nessler. English version of the German libretto (by Bunge) and the poems of Victor von Scheffel, upon whose metrical romance, "Der Trompeter von Sackingen," the operatic story is based. 1887. 782.3B94

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The story of the sporting battles of the greatest of all American golfers, giving much of the history of the game as played in this country. Illustrated from photographs.

Long, Constance W. Book of children's games. ?1921. 790L84

Owen, Ethel. A year of recreation. 1920. 790097

Twelve suggestive socials, one for each month, suitable for church entertainments. Wardlaw, Charles D. (and Whitelaw R. Morrison). Basket-ball. 1921. 796W266

A complete exposition of the tactics and strategy of the game, by two noted experts. The diagrams and illustrations are a notable feature.

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Thoughtful poems, many on the sea, by a young man whose inspiration has come more from life than from books.

Bernheim, Beatrice B. Life's vagaries. (Verse.) 1920. 811B52

Carpenter, Rhys. The plainsman; and other poems. 1920. 811C296P

Clare, John. John Clare: poems, chiefly from manuscript. 1920. 821C591

Edited by Edmund Blunden and Alan Porter, with a copious and faithful memoir of the poet's life. The poems, more than 140 of them, are ar ranged chronologically into divisions labeled "Juvenilia," "Middle Period," and "Asylum Poems."

Dandridge, Raymond G. The poet; and other poems. 1920. 811D17

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