LIBER'S SOTE BOOK.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3167, 18 August 1917, Page 11

LIBER'S SOTE BOOK.

I Diet in Disease. "Diet in Disease, and Systemic Cleansing," by Linda Burfield Hazzard (Wiuiganui, H. I. Jones and Son, Ltd.), is the title of a well-printed booklet, thn author of which, an American physician, advocates tho "teaching of natural methods of restoring a diseased body to health, and of maintaining it in that condition." The author contends that "onco acquired and. followed, the details given in her book will remove (lopendonco upon pibfessional assistance in the prevention and cure .of all ailments save those that are the results of accident, or of structural change "beyond repair, awl these aro comparatively few in number." The book will no doubt appeal to the ever increasing number' of people who, wisely or foolishly, prefer to act as their own doctors instead of resorting to the services of a properly qualified medical practitioner. Dr. Hazzard's previous book, "Fasting for tho Cure of Disease," has had, it is stated, a large circulation, being now in its third edition. Its successor will no doubt bo read with equal interest. (Price 3s. Gd.) ,

Stray Leaves. ; I invested five shillings tho other day in a copy of tho second issue of "Art in Australia," now published by Angus and Robertsqn, of Sydney. It is beautifully produced, and deals mainly with (he art of Arthur Streeton, Condor, B. E. Minns, and Hans Heysen. The little quarto also contains reproductions o£ etchings by Walter Shirlaw and others, and two excellent caricatures by iui exChristchurch resident, Mr. Low.- lam glad to see that the publication is to be continued regularly, the next issue being due in October. Some day wo may see an .Australasian "Studio." Meanwhile this- modest but pretty little quarto deserves the attention of, all lovers of art: I hopo tho editors may see their way to alter the title to "Art in Australasia," and include the work of some of our clever young New Zealanders. In landscape much of the New Zealand work would, I feel sure, compare very well with that, of'the Australians. Talking about .art books, I notice that a London firm is about to issue a selection of reproductions of the clover young Japanese artist's (Yoshio Markino) watercolour sketches of scenes in London. Those who remember that delightful little book, charming alike in its illustrations and lpHorpre.=s, Mr. Markino's "Japanese Artist in London," will be anxious to see his new volume. A Wellington collector is the fortunate possessor of two of the originals of Markino's sketches for his first book, and every lime I see them I feel tempted to do a little amateur burglary. It is enrious that no specimen of Markino's delicate impressionistic art is to be found in any public art gallery in New Zealand, Harry Lauder is coming out in a new role, that of author. The titlo of his literary effort is "Harry Lander's Logic." .If popular rumour be worth anything, flin famous Scottish comedian niisht give the world a useful work on "Thrift/ , Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, has contributed a prefatory note lo a collection of war noems by Mr. Donald H. Lea, entitled "Stand T>own." which Mr. Elkin Mothews has in the press. "Sonia." Mr..Ranald M'Kenna'e clover novel, continues to be a "best seller" in the Old Country. To my mind it gives nn immeasurably more truthfii.l picture of English life suwl rmlitios just before the war tlinn 'lops Mr. Wells's "Britlins" book. It is curious, however, .Hint the London buyers for our leading booksellers failed to perceive tho sterling quality of thebook. One leading firm's first instalment of copies numbered six! And yet of some tritmnery piece of wishywashy Yankee sentimentality, the buyers would probably havp sent out at least a hundred conies. In justice, however, to the. bookseller!!, it is only fair lo say that some of the best novels make no appeal to what is called the "big public."