. Review of reviews and world's work . unc-tion of the State, Unjust Laws and Howto Remedy Them, The Waste of Ignoranceand Competition, The Economic Influence ofReligion, and What the Workingmen Want—Industrial Self-Government are some of thechapter headings. These topics are all treatedfrom the standpoint of direct contact with thefacts. There is no bookishness in Dr. Grantspresentation, any more than in his methods ofresearch. Everything that he says is based onhis actual knowledge of an existing situation. The Human Machine and Industrial Effi-ciency. By Frederic S. Lee. Longmans, Green& Co
. Review of reviews and world's work . unc-tion of the State, Unjust Laws and Howto Remedy Them, The Waste of Ignoranceand Competition, The Economic Influence ofReligion, and What the Workingmen Want—Industrial Self-Government are some of thechapter headings. These topics are all treatedfrom the standpoint of direct contact with thefacts. There is no bookishness in Dr. Grantspresentation, any more than in his methods ofresearch. Everything that he says is based onhis actual knowledge of an existing situation. The Human Machine and Industrial Effi-ciency. By Frederic S. Lee. Longmans, Green& Company. 119 pp. $ Briefly, the authors contention in this book isthat any activity in which the human body playsso large a part as it does in industry must beorganized on a physiological basis before thehighest degree of efficiency can be secured. Thefacts that he presents in this book largely relateto war industries, but they illustrate principlesthat will remain applicable to general indus-try long after the war has DR. PERCY STICKNEYGRANT Industry and Humanity. By W. L. Mack-enzie King. Houghton, Mifflin Company. 567pp. III. $3. A study in the principle underlying industrialreconstruction by the former Canadian Ministerof Labor, who has acted as conciliator in manyimportant strikes, and has investigated industrialrelations for the Rockefeller Foundation. Noone needs to be told that the problem of moreefficient relations between employer and employeeis fundamental in any attempt at industrial re-construction. Mr. Mackenzie Kings work in thisfield has a basis both in economic literature andin his own personal experience. It is a helpfulcontribution at this time. Municipal House - Cleaning. By William Parr Capes and Jeanne R. Carpenter. E. P. Dutton & Company. 232 pp. $6. A useful compilation on the methods and ex-periences of American cities in collecting anddisposing of ashes, rubbish, garbage, sewage andstreet refuse. The authors have not over-esti-mated the im
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