New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-01
sOuE NOrLS on GENIUS.
MR.. srEDMAX ANSWERS Mr. nowELLs.
g,on NJ. sta,son. paps, T., The Princeton rer''''.

UNIVERSAL tHOIGHt.
Dry len was one Of the earliest Enssn writers ~ uss
me vrIy wor genus the OF that wlic Is TIE
sit n NAturs aud which mus lee horn and never can
II, taug l. lts most IRE lurnt nse ~ i'e aims W'' "a
tho sens. uf tutest spirit bat sourtiu's ~ 900 JnNe""'
and MARITAL. n denoted tuc lire "i i""'l "A' sf""'n'S
NJ. The 4. in- A. ~itn the creeks Fuzzy named TINS
spiut uburu." aud Genius thus came to ear &c
is,HIati"u isihef th'n thc is1'r,, 1880 ,,,',r
feclng is the saul D. Itself divine AMI Is own m"i"'
Ia mo um"s the WORT. VERY sighlh "hrc'rl' as
1 Il urr widely recrivel iutO Ehrue.u la glasr~. To
eNurr., a mraniug rom,n"n to H. An ~ "o'' any
- o,.,,sJ H., lie Germans Danes. s~,des. Nor
We Aus .ui othrt peoples whu hkr Onr1rlNe- nave no
n,,.r- 4 ~ord M. ,its a universal tnougit no metS.
Ia .uc. al dtrc,t n-,it t:"ri.t sil cn'fl7h le si
nd belief ~ q Ia ,,ns, manifest IN JHo'I $50 me
H,C~a 4 Urfoo God that 40 not nysci know "w
/. %. po.s a. mo that ~ith 'ut h"v"s Toe i"i eA"S
WnL dc not know what Should ~t,e f"r S, IT,
Wui the Silrit drta ID" NE "nt gen u j." ,..
IVave sense l. equally tc'o-nikei the "otl over, Is
ri some hing not quite aain'nlr ey i''"r' ho"'VeI
pfum'NVr That may %" 4" utt'c'l eA'lo''u' "u " -
o. pcs rs various as al" ne d!" rem ger ''s %
ionc@.,s alike nr"u Wins" w"rS- oar present s'nrtr
fc 40 yuu,n. have orrn r1ect l" th'- hll 'oia'on
Nott 10. iu-t Ia own Trr'oi OF te ro'"ie
Of nh i,Gins a. a staple. Luc regulated. sui S'rcy
Irpiu i've ,r,dc All strike the key OF De ounce, =
At uoI a, oI uiner sinpb Snd msr,' go"
AAe Ia and tbs tue stars aui The ho"cIs
SIR HOW iI-'s ~ H>litUrs.
That something does otisl. -"nethne hy which great
AMI ou-inn t,inss are done M How IL, ne le' ICES e
.t..
see.,,. s" ,G,,rs A. me Torrorsts chan.e i.
Matthews Day thr tifln SauscUiotu 40 80 genus
saIi .e rcdace4l alter tbs fashion; ,,
rhorr - 'gr"in7 tnee soaly the "astrry 'Hat
come .tursl aptitude from the hardest study q" A'
-crmce' las Is his dhdiion Of "r .t"I'ss,d
saisitutr FOR. The ~0fd he c"isg'S |" an lnuet "A
purg Tue u,"otcd dhcrruce between talent 'nd
fuss" Grn,, i, the M,esIrom Of nterary cn"rt'non,
lcr-. The Nor AFGHAN MaestrOm within The mrnoii II
middle sci men existed IA t"e ."oi Of rs Seogr"pheis'
b" NE n"" 80 "n Ii ''' ~ M" tr,s TO onote
ltatt t. AIN la Id
catIo. iny sell NOT wholly Iroe from Use 81
own ewes have 4 crrtalu respect tor IuherIt"i con.
nrrI Itovefbs. lhfssc anu terms AL" IL 10 b"i" /" ria
ones sell OF tue cciiHg tia ofr mn-l ne s""etni Ia
ttet. Judgment accoi ted ~ the many 'd the rev
az ito,n generation generation there nns ne some
ali gnoble usc tsken int1 service aud ~ s~"so
Ln-Iisn ii, leu 60 Me~srs ,o~-r ani CURT
hol~. read ruiJ 10 the charge ' h'tint in'So 1
Trluy>iu and 0wiuuu'ue oi Poe AM lmcrsun ~ olucr
sNccItirnm singers u "u umn lndcri 10 MOI b .
Lo~ We can sct on WitnOnt until sOne aptrr lern =
lioaofcd 20 cuiOo'D what socns distinct idc' ar.
iIowclss rararhfsse may servo ior den"iio" II yoI
give srriat.sc an ntensn toroe. MORAL ictu- a
hunrcl u'"c- more impressive !"~n th"t which II con-
Ncys 20 the unprsF"ei r""acf N"nr" a. at" - OF a
uutu-rut dIudc I'D unique 49, com clhug ~ 10 "aNe
tE@ counoi. fois OF al times .tcns.l ,nd mi"a've
10 tno soe'unc ol.cl Yea Of neeli, e..aI,en eSycn.
or. '',er- 10 'h- $500 s""'"'. shall We go back
rmF KINDS or GENIUS.
II would seem, farhcrmoro that there is genius and
fenu. Ft-t The pris-snt union ., direfS forces hat
tone foreaost anu creative n every which tl,y
SCI uem-eisc- Name. Of these. tue worid~ lew. ~rr
s'o, i,,,, .r.,rn n,,.r I,,,,., or
oiufcn because his ~iiting- reflect mankind az large
and ws lusti, COLL hmn thc us usd ninie II oar
FfanAln ha ls-s,s-cd more lIeal, ne ,lcai l, H. slte
tue counter assumyiiuu at Mr. nowels VIZ. ld rank
Win the ,csunj order oi thIs clss- The more limited
knd OF lc"ns. and ths n"si speedily aud easily fccI
nlei 10y t"o world is tie spocihr It's i"ssc"sor r. bon u
.frs,iblo facuy Tor -Omc d-tnctivr snOi.
ar or SCI. nee IL biones to yor poets i'nin r.
srtst~. etc t~si, ius 4 citas. DsU.r. Ger
,aulo-. E,nc.is. Newson Halter 1t Hannibal. Ne sou
To ke@ts al ufus suI 49, fOn Iha kcraJ, ana DcAes;
" Nean. Rachel bernnardt' to the kric.son- "ni IA
frIfescntaNr- 81 special and M "f les 'An"r'n"l
i"",- VA &c case" sinsic Iont 81 nShi requires Al
Tc.ch "i average develop ment ~ many ways AsHu,
painter sntnHic-this othet notable for beauty,
r"i.o. OF deic,e, ih's tie element OF lcr'ouantJ IS
havLg dsuuct sad individual n-vor.
1Hr PuILosoPuIc DEFINITION.
Thus Tar. referring t. the dosmauc claims of ica.ts
since lAos uwc 40 lave been forced u bear 10 nnd
th'l lhis ihltrio coureltou OF genius may b"S -
onte hes.on iui nov The must peurtr-tve of modern
th"k-r' have s9~eotod Il TO ilr test Of stern and
rDt-loss pAiiosOphy the Processes OF
r-tocihatun sbh with what re-uiu Tnoy uOi only
si.rs tue ssIo o. Il. %orGns The, enable a.. To- ,' i1
tam. vita ~our 'h"~ Of that TIE tdonsls n
Is ~rnS wit""ut ttc ssh ost reserve they pronounce
gcnius - be ID, scu'ity ciat intellect reed
frou, the domination of tn Conso,on- VIII
writers IN truiI. have more dspa-siouaeiy consid
cred mo natures Of ,aeu' aud e.siist
schorcubauef, aud h. great uyng sucou>sor ard ,on
Hartmann Ia then phiios 1rhics octyr fAcu Il and
tssto ale discussed VIA br~dii pfrcslou raeJ dis
played by the rrciessod MASTERS 81 tueucs honoI"
bsusI fOdnd tscDt TO no III the ski acute
ness OF the than of tue intutye cosIlin;
waiio genius eihOits development Oi tue LAXATIVE
sealtv greater than u UeooI oi De srrVce % tue NH
VIA. is called tho stiiiines of genius tie of
e,tseerssicu. The ouc"i OF inspiration l. otn"s 81
lie Liberation OF tho htrnct. ~beS TIA. lat er. for
hlie sAeuW ifor service 1" Tit WILL IL sct'u AL
siO1e, Oi Ito accord ILon the ibteicci l. OF
lBc greatest puuy. aud heconcs She true Of The
so,d I H. such ~9me@' =. IL se,e. s,e ''i oI
tsen iuso!nnt4uly Lusks declares tbeTn uO la
sy ~bioh ~c Cab write ls's Carlyle h"ts m~b"'~'t
NO iuteHisiois ""t TRIVIAL eto@C"u - great a"i
.snDOt De uuhrtStoo,i" lie, TOO. says that the
Voluntary ana Conscious bear small iol orion 10 all
~" deIsIihsnt' OF hfe "a the inNoiuut.fJ AMI uncOu
scious But Hartmann has The dual ,d donnttve
EXPOSITION OF this tncot-m lie t.t ordinary
tsieut produces ariinciaiy by 2Uual selection
aud cOtBsIDstog, guidsi by its rs ths c jui xDepI
IL fnsJ accomplish SOurihJUg lent but can
sli-In 70 Anything great. MOI produce or'ei
choice. there II wanting d.vna frenzy tue yty,yiug
trrst1 OF ths UueonsciDus Consci ,is stIou
n<y m @osr OF tne. Ue acquired 10y effort Of the
seioas Will ~ iBdasiry, endurance and pr.c,Ice Tue
ce-''oes "i gon"s ale unwillsd passive ooDoeption
ssn faDen ffoh DcaveI, Journeys Ia the theatre In
eoa'efsatiSs. even wh~fe When u least expected.
Ia sio~ sos tho conscious alton ,of taeptJ
works onl i.eofloasb tho smallest details whii- tie
tue iu OF the g,ais auearued hy toll Ina. ali TN IA
ooanftDcd ~ all True Rcnlus~s have given "a, their
uay eueaai thought can mud II pTussFy IN his own
srpsforss.
rHE TENDENCY ~ cRSfvs
sepins has its fountain IN the sOl ITS Sc must
be toward ldsAliy "a .eeks that ideal when ls tbo
truest Truth, tas absolute realism Yot H.rsu ann IA
sSad la hs beiof that seaius sIwsSs bsled.
worid Hm The Apparvn though only by ssxIBg dreper
REPRESENTED hs BlIId objective oous-l. utly
earsr CLEARER" Tue IAN, then the oasis o
hs~tiso idesiis1 and 10 bAirowness " exclude