SOME BOOKS OF TIIE WEEK.
[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for Teriew in other forms.]
provides us with two very good reasons for wishing it every success. In the first place, all the profits made out of it are to be devoted to the excellent purposes of the Children's
Country Holiday Fund. And, in the second place, it thoroughly deserves to be read on its own merits. An editorial note tells vs that "the editors are under the age of twenty-five and intend to appeal primarily to their contemporaries." That the appeal is likely to succeed may be imagined when we say that among the contributions are a characteristic description of railway travelling in India by Mr. E. M. Forster, and an
amusing story of adventure by Mr. John Buchan. But the whole magazine, happily named after the ship in which Drake sailed round the world, is full of delightful things. We arc impelled to quote from among them the following attractive problem :—
"There were 3 Dutch men who had 3 wives. The men were named Hendrick, Class, and Cornelius. The wives were named Geertring. Katrin, and Anna. They all went to buy pigs at market. Each bought as many pigs as he or she gave shillings for each pig. Each man spent 3 guineas more than his own wife spent. Hendrick bought 23 pigs more than Katrin. Class bought 11 pigs more than Geertring. Find out which man was the husband of which woman."
The sceptical or nervous reader may be reassured to learn that we can guarantee that the problem is soluble, and without recourse to the higher algebra. We wish The" Golden Hynde" a prosperous voyage.
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