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Books That MeanSomethingIf your Elizabethan Theory is a mite rusty, or you just haven't caught up on those last few stories in M elville%u2019s %u2018Piazza Tales,%u201d or even if you only want to pick up Isaac 'Singer%u2019s latest book, then perhaps you owe a visit to the 'new Clinton Street Bookshop, four steps down from the margins of Clinton Street. The store has old books, used books, bizarre books, popular books, books about-books, and just about every kind of volume you could ever want or need.The owner, Tim othy Shanahan, winces at calling his shop a %u201c used bookstore%u201d or a clearing-house for %u201c out-ofp rin t or a n tiq u a ria n %u201d tom e s %u2014 he fe e ls th a t such expressions conjure up m ildewy images of stacks of decaying paperbacks. %u201c I%u2019ve been interested in books most of my life ,%u201d he says, %u201c and I try to carry im portant titles,, books that mean som ething.%u201dYou%u2019ll have to keep an eye out for the storefront: it is smali and low-key, not flam boyant, w ith volumes ranging from translated Chinese poetry to the ABC%u2019s of Squash lounging in the window. Inside, the collection ranges widely, specializing perhaps in American and English Literature and C riticism %u2014 and first editions, and out-ofprint books too, and...%u201c The Clinton Street Bookshop%u201d is located at 104 ClintonStreet, between Remsen Street and Montague Street, and isopen Monday to Friday, noon to 7 p.m., Saturdays, 11 a.m. to7 p.m.T rick-or-T reatW ith CareWhen your troubles are forgotten in mountains of candy this Halloween, remember to beware of the tricks that som etim es accompany the treats. P arents s h o u ld take c e rta in p re c a u tio n a ry measures to insure that this October 31 is a safe day for their little ghosts, witches or, along the more current trend, Darth Vaders. Accidents can range from the messy egg or shaving cream in the hair %u201c tric k %u201d to more serious incidents of razor blades in apples.Dr. Reinaldo A. Ferrer, New York C ity%u2019s Health Com m issioner, lists a few good tips for trick-ortreaters this year:-A child should always have a responsible com panion while collecting assorted treats;-Children shouldn%u2019t gobble those seemingly innocent loose M & Ms until an adult has carefully inspected them;-Youngsters should trick-or-treat in a fam iliar area. They should only visit homes of friends and neighbors. The should not enter a stranger%u2019s house because the trick is not always played by the youngster;-Costumes that could obstruct vision or are too long for safe walking should be altered. Costumes should also be made of non-flammable material;-Children shouldn%u2019t carry open flames. A flashlight is less dram atic but safer.Driver, please take special care. And kids, have a frighteningly good tim e but don%u2019t take any wooden apples.Department of Health, Reinaldo A. Ferrer, M.D.,Commissioner, 125 Worth St., N.Y., N.Y.M edicinal, Cosm etic,Environm ental andAtmospheric Herbal A rtBecause of a renewed interest in what MotherNature has to offer, there has been unusualattention paid to the world of herbs. Not just herbsfor medicine, for cosmetics, for environmentalatmosphere and for atmosphere around the home.Now the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (which,incidentally, houses one of the world%u2019s mostspectacular herb gardens), is showing a premiereof its latest film: \Though it%u2019s not a feature length extravaganza, thefilm is expected to be a simple, comprehensivevisual work on herbal areas that you may have\never considered.Interested about seeing the latest scoops on this Dlant? Better call the Garden for reservations.Premiere of %u201c Herts: Use and Tradition%u201d by IanClark. Thursday, October 26, noon-2 p.m. BrooklynBotdnic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue. For moreinformation call 622-4433.Lorin MaazelConductsi p i fs a g *TheClevelandOrchestra AtBrooklynCollegeAny lover of symphonic masterworks will delight thisweekend as conductor Lorin Maazel raises his baton and leadsthe musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra in a special programfeaturing classic pieces.This Sunday the Orchestra will return to the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) at Whitman Hail, continuing the 25th anniversary of BCBC%u2019s MusicSeries.The program, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., willinclude Blacher%u2019s \Debussy%u2019s \Joel Garrick, program coordinator of BCBC, noted that %u201cAnybody who knows symphony will know and come to a performance by this group.%u201dThe Cleveland Orchestra, believed by many to be the nation%u2019s fifth best orchestra in the world, and their program at BCBC mark the beginning of a Great Performer m usic series at the Center. Catch this one and get in on the whole series.The Cteveland Orchestra, conducted by Lorin Maazel, appearingat the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts of Brooklyn College,Rm. 154, Single ticket prices for this concert are $12, $10, $8, $6,and $4. For more information on tickets and special rates, callBCBC at 859-1180.