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x = pT ---- WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1922 SOMETHING ABOUT RECENT BOOKS ay A Weighty Book For Weighty People Is This One on Banting HE world, according to a certan doctor, is divided into sorts of people,-- those who eat too much and grow fat and those eat too much and grow 8 2) I ) $/ Le the bantings and bantams both assiduously follow the latest quacks and quirks along the trail to normalcy. Thus do the doctors live. If you have grown thin to music, cracked your knees with the pre- scribed "daily dozen," chewed and es- chewed according to directions, and stll dread to look the mirror and the scales in the face, you are in a recep- 'tive mind for Mrs. Lulu Hunt Peters' latest work. "Diet and Health with key to the Calories," (Reilly and Lee) is a se- rious subject treated with lightness and tact. Dr. Peters has reduced the business of eating to.an exact science and in a cleverly written book marks out the trail those on both sides of the weight arm must follow. "The meeting is now open for dis- cussion," she writes in the opening chapter, "Jolly Mrs. Sheesasite has the floor and wants some questions answered. You know Mrs. Sheesa- site; her husband recently purchased her a set of freight scales. " 'Why is it, Doctor, that thin people can eat so much more than fat peo- ple and still not gain? " 'First: Thin people are usually more active than fat people and use up their food. "'Second: Thin people have been proved to radiate fifty per cent more 'heat per pound than fat people; in other words, fat people are regular fireless cookers. They hold the heat in; it cannot get out through the packing, and the food which is also contained therein goes merrily on with fiendsh regularty depoisting itself as fat.' " And so it goes, Mrs. Tiny Weyaton and Mrs. Knott Little are given their innings but the glib doctor pins them all down to their own folly. Having answered all objectons, Dr. Peters gets down to busness and out- lines a course of eating, sleeping and working guaranteed to make Jack Spratt and his wife alike as twins and as normal as a five-cent cigar. Calories, carbohydrates, vitamines and such are reduced to exact formu- lae and schedules guaranteed to make food values sit up, lie down or jump through a hoop are closely outlned. The whole is written in a pleasant, semi-humorous style and illustrated by the author. The sugar-coating, however, does not detract from the medicinal value of the pill she offers. PPV. Harold Bell Wright, whose latest novel is "Helen of the Old House," published by the Appletons, has re- cently made a flying trip from his home in Arizona to witness the pro- duction in St. Louis of his play, "The Salt of the Earth." Conrad and Melville Comparing Conrad and Melville, Henry Seidel Canby, editor of the Literary Review, says that, "I am sure that Conrad, at his very best, is not so good as Melville, at his best, in nautical narrative; as Melville in, say, the first day of the final chase of Moby Dick. "Melville," ne continues. "writer of vivid descriptions of the South Seas, 'Typee," 'Omoo," which were perfect of their kind, but still only superlative travel books, distin- guished in style but seldom lifting beyond autobiography, began another reminiscent narrative in 'Moby Dick.' Very literally, the story begins as an autobiography, but even before the Pequod leaves sane Nantucket an undercurrent begins to sweep through the narrative. This brooidng captain, Ahab, and his ivory leg, those warn- ing voices in the mist, the strange crew of all races and temperaments-- the civilized, the barbarous and the savage--in their ship, which is a microcosm, hints that creep in of the white whale whose nature is inimical to man and arouses passions deeper than gain or revenge--all this pre- pares the reader for something more than incident. From the mood of De- foe one passes, by jerks and re- versions, to the atmosphere of 'The Ancient Mariner' and of 'Manfred'." The growing interest in Herman Mel- ville's writings, reflected in these many critical discussions of them, such as this by Mr. Canby, is also WATCH FOR VAN'S MOVES ' STORAGE Qur building is strictly fireproof. We have no elevator which saves extra handling of furniture. Sky- lights which make it bright and free from moths, ven- tilators in roof which keep away the musty odor of- ten found in warehouses. 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In this work Mr. Foster gives the beginner a complete guide to Auction with all its most recent variations, the full code of the official laws and 137 deals from actual play. The theory of auction in the past has been vague. Mr. Foster estab- | lishes the fact and proves it by actual shown in the increased demand for his books reported by E. P. Dutton & Co., who have recently brought out new printings of "Moby Dick," "Typee" and "Omoo" in their Library. Everyman's play that every hand has a fixed value for attack or defense which can be depended upon to yield a certain re- turn in tricks to the player who un- derstands these values and bases his bids upon them. That the Ace, King in five of suit is worth four tricks in actual play is a fact that has long been understood by the better players, but no attempt has before been made to analyze the act- ual value of each card and demon- strate how each plays its part in the hand. One certain trick for the ace and one half of a trick for the unprotect- ed King is the basis of Mr. Foster's calculation of values. But the King topped by the Ace is worth as much as the Ace itself so the two together are worth two certain tricks. The third round in actual play being prob- lematical, the Queen is estimated at one-half, and, where unsupported by higher cards, one-fourth of a trick. orM5 rs The play of the dummy is worth one trick in actual play and the ad- vantage of naming of the trump auto- matically doubles the value of each certain trick. This is the basis of the valuation system for the purposes of bidding, according to Mr. Foster. How he works this system into a com- plete guide for bidding, leading, at- tack and defense is a pretty problem in mathematics. For the beginner or the seasoned player, the book will be invaluable. Pr W. 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