The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
WHAT AND HOW TO READ.


u.t We TRANSFER th@n cur columns % worthy
N. .it.ntion OF the intelligent reading pubic q
America Ho said
Vs. .pen. years In pursuit ~ rncmertsry sirp-rs
u the HIGHER circlse Of in'enheence While tbess
vss = ..ioty orsn 70 whore everybody woti&
taik to rs NJ long A. we liked aud With heir ts1s
word, and with thanks " ~e listened " them. But
because this society was % common. becaue " 10y
all around uz We made no account N n. Perhaps
!. would re sAid that was bccauso living Ic'ps
spoke g. Us o. vhat was of immenae tnhrea-
rhev would. however, talk better ot passing cv1nw
In thor wrtny. N IN in their words BooSs Nerc
DIV sabls into two cs.~es- tie book of the hour
and the bcok ot oil tune. Jhe dstincNon was noS
~ Il quality, but " species Ihore wore sool
sud had books n both clssHee Tbs scd book o.
the hour was the useful OF pleasant IAlk q some
person with whom cle might converse, rTinieh io'
us Records ~ graceful words accounts o irsvel'
good -humorei discussions 0N ra'fil autlecu thf-
ments q fact md tic passing events Of real Us
tory, all such looks were multiplying among Ne.
and thev we're peculsr chsfao II the Ircso NJ
scc. BIT We made the worst possible use u thera-
II We sllowet them 10 usurp the place OF tTln
books for, strictly speaking, they were not OnEs
At ALL hut only letters or newspapers. The Jews
paper n te entirely proper for break 'ae, tl1ie
" wns uot pro- eT Tor oil the day book, strictly
speaking, UAs written not with the me.e view ~
COMMUNICATION, but Tor pcrmauencc, Iue Auth1
had something 20 aHr which be I@fcovcd V Re use-
tul, true, or eauunl. 30 for as he kne" NC ono
had get sad IL, and no Que Olac could say II. lie
WAa round "a say 4 Clcar'y aul ucIonouGg II -
coul', clearly At sil cycuts ,oks o such hno
hal lcen written IN oil AGES by tho greatest ret-
The sJc.ety ~ the dead multiplied % the Wo'id's
agrs. Into It wo "a ht enter twsys, AL tssc see
lo~s.ip and rank according to our vii. Las
court OF tho past differed IRON oil living arstocr-cy
IN th'r, Tat Il WAS 81 en- 70 labor AMI iacrf 1ud
nothing elsc. There II one fuuslt aimlitinte 10
mus, rise to the level Of the great mcu'a thoughts
II he would understand their words, and share
ttcr feelings u 10 would feel their presence.
lil'lr hca4.l Ole must ow bis love ior
those great ones Ia t"o wdys-by ev.ucns
q true dpsire h. 10 taught by tacm-to eutef
into tier thoughts aud ly true desire 10 Tea
with tt'mH.u tlllg INTO their Learts. IL mus
cesir, 20 onicr mo the t'ou, h.s not " NM a N.
sci eAprussed hy tl'tl. Il tlc person who WIZ
the book was not W4fsr THAI tu- Te1 .cr IL would
te Of no usr rcetiEg Is II the author was worth
reading, his meaning would not Lc got NJ ala AZ
% e. nor wuul his whole Gaming &c sscertalucd
Tor long tune. The Test authors woCi- Gully
write in sort ui parable orLcr that Their mean
tug m.- 1t u,t be got at uucss It really want
81 boil was not found on TIE tops ui mountains
but lture Ind in hulc assures la the earth that
men mlshi ous o"ci in orocr to hud Il. $ It was
with the bid .tn % alsufe OF vision. Good 'eAdina
required leisure, ana then the hrst req ut, was ~
uu ,crsani the authors words IN the sonse il
which 10 Used them.
Respecting "sous. lon" booksh 10 adds
They had heard many ouiorios ls,o'y sgsira
scAs1iion. lie assuroi them i Nss at 'Cas
d1n they wanted but more tho es-outS!, emo
- ny I.r,uCc lctNcou one MAJ aLd another, te-
tween one .mN sud auot-ri, lay yrc..acly IN
III that one cit moro than another. We we're
only human IA o. ia. ns Ecusaton was good for ua
and oar digu!fy was pruyeely N proportion 10 our
capacity i,g t. s.d slid o, t',tc mighty
clcues ~ the lea Tat they allowed vulgar per-
son TO cutter What did Trey think ho meant by
| vulgar. They would Lud Il a irgitul subject u
| Thought, hul 10 u" hst they woul4 hAd taai TIC
e. cuce OF all vu-arty isy ~ tuo want o. seGG-l-
! ton. Ia ;ruc iuurcd yu lr.ty, tlerc was cal-
loutnehs Wh'c- b"'hiuu c.ta lc 10 every condition
| Il CRIME, without tcusttua g.., All il WIS IN
| the blunt hand anu doa. AoArt a. The disc sod
habit ami hardened cu.sc.cu O., Inst oil men To-
came wi 'ar, aud werr tor ever val 90 exactly ~
| Prol rLon as they were Incapable @. sytulIiliy,
teuucrucSa- quick rdtrstauLiur, asl al o Al cccp
! iuteus. rcavH4 Which msh lie "a. eel ihe coutSlI
| and touch faculty o; the buusn soul.
! They came 10 this great concourso u
/ She dead not merely g. Snlw what was trlc, bui
| ctirHy 10 feel with ticm what was just and noble
/ al IN iccl with them, We must lie Ike them and
have uo, ic curiosity. II was not true that solss-
uol was renccre1 dead 10y the want IT sctiou n
WAt ttC hAo-r sup ATTY and license Of zee, Y. thai
! deHc4ol IT, Wien tie uaura..tr Was RIGHTLY dis
/ Gpuucd scnsIto. Was precious bat va must nos
r. a H. 4 should came rom rght csuste. The bai
teasluou ia not rta out o! ones chsg,Ys.rr, but
iell rom tue OUTSIDE. That t.cy had e. sos ur,
ant fuu icl, AMI is INF Iculcs dcaucnlug aud
20 s'u.us. There WAS no disease terrible -
Ilas brought o. ~ tie pursuit Of SENSATION iur l,s
/ own safe.
there wcrc, however, three G,rms OF sersstion
VII. ~ We id not despsy, the b,y4tly sensation a
I work, The sensation VI Nag, ard tnEt vi lauIcsie
Affection. We al despiscI literature, Mt, gnd
Conl ass..u and tried 20 make Oursc.v,s entirely o
I c.Lutr a. nation. We lua l.yC4 On Ices, on
change OVER tie counter, apl CuL.lurt ~ the uro-
/ b.Dc ell < had tLts beat Ourselves out rom uobo
sensations, ltul al ,ursc.yts al toe mercy Of Tho
l-uoJlC. AIiD-st.. A. It's ,1uiln lcI We Suouid
ANA CU4st4N,s AL vuI cu.lcrvu Lvlug OF TIC drogs
OF ,le c..cIlstus Ltciry, on tie u4reot refuse OF
t.cptt. Ccaei Aa@ oA t-e so- Iup4t @ ;he C. sluo
auI c J., - ,c.r. ,Aul4Is,.. Ie! would
a. IA . b y I. ftt N tsftts Il