1 AUGUST 1914, Page 22

Essays in Edification,. By S. E. Browne and A. P.

Smythe. (D. Nutt. 2s. 6d. net.)—The authors of this cheerful medley profess themselves to be fascinated by the philosophy of "Things in General," with pedagogics as the practical application thereof. In alternate verse and prose they express their opinions on many subjects more or less remotely connected with education. We like the essay on "howlers," especially the translation of solvitur ambulanclo by "lie goes to pieces on the march "; and the explanation of "a Roland for his Oliver" by "Antimacassar oil for his Bath biscuits; which means 'tit for tat,' both being indigestible."