. The Argonaut . on a certain poor book with a good title. Published by McClure, Phillips & Co.:Si-00. The Lust of Mr. Lucas, the author of A Wandererin Holland, has written what is perhaps themost modest preface ever penned. Mr. Cas-par Whitney has not matched his modestyin the Foreword — or Confession. as hecalls it—to Jungle Trails and Jungle Peo-ple. He confesses therein that his motivein braving the jungle, the dangers of whichhe is not at all disposed to minimize, was the lust of adventure. Mr. Whitney has agreat deal to say about what happened tohim and to the big g
. The Argonaut . on a certain poor book with a good title. Published by McClure, Phillips & Co.:Si-00. The Lust of Mr. Lucas, the author of A Wandererin Holland, has written what is perhaps themost modest preface ever penned. Mr. Cas-par Whitney has not matched his modestyin the Foreword — or Confession. as hecalls it—to Jungle Trails and Jungle Peo-ple. He confesses therein that his motivein braving the jungle, the dangers of whichhe is not at all disposed to minimize, was the lust of adventure. Mr. Whitney has agreat deal to say about what happened tohim and to the big game in quest of whichhe traveled through Siam, Burma, the MalayPeninsula, and Sumatra. The tales of hunt-ers are alwaj^s wonderful, and this is noexception to the rule, though, indeed, theyare not so remarkable as the adventures ofthat redoubtable nimrod, Le Capitaine Famp-hile. Mr. Whitneys narrative is graphic andinteresting, and it contains much informationthat is quite detailed without being too min-. and Automobile Items. The informationis minute without being confusing, and thereare numerous reproductions of tickets, bills,baggage checks, and all of the varied docu-ments that come under the hand of thetourist. The titles of the many subjectstreated are printed in bold type, thus makingreference to any particular of traveling quitesimple. Published by the Funk & Wagnalls Com-pany; net. A Valuable Guide for Traders. The Foreign Traders Correspondence Handbook, by James Graham and George A. S. Oliver, should perfectly fulfill its pur- I pose. It furnishes the trader with just the information he needs, succinctly put and ad- 1 mirably arranged. Documents of all kinds I incident to commercial practice in Germany, , France, and Spain are set forth in the lan- 1 guages of those countries and English in I parallel columns. These include offers, ord- ! ers. shipments, statements, payments, drafts, inquiries, letters of introduction and of credit, 1 etc. Separate sections
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