Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-11-03

creed, s1e charmed By hef sRoag. heiPful
seusies. This lsse& voluDe oaly asss
% seove that Pansys pen i sestiss
more and more the ti<k sf eFsgair
dehnestion shas has % sftraefsd sna hAld
her audiences heretofore. The rsaii0 ef
has seosies is tempered by Aas spisitnal
ssaiisy, and the beausfal synpAshy NJ
which shs snsefs npon the work Of portray
inx Ffe to her large audiences Of throohinS.
eager humanity burdened With il cares and
sorrovs and longing for help. To th<n
Parsy comes - . vefitable benefzctof: for
shs has such sunny. sweet eheeffuinsss
IN. opsimissie faculty Of looking On fhe
brixhs side Of anything. that che Deips them
up to that plane Of life where they have
clear vision sovUd their bess development.
Melody the Story Of Chiu.by Laura T.
Riehsrds. PIP 30, price 50 cents. Estes &
Lauriat- Publishers. 30 sos Washington
street, Boston
A new book By the gifted su,hor Of Cap
tain January 10 always sure Of swsrm
vei.ome The juvenile worti viii no,
fail to be delighted with the dainuy little
volume appropriately named- IL Is in
deed meiody-she charming story besuti-
fully told Of little blind girl whose life
was full Of love and harmony; whose sreei
presence vac ike the warm sunshine, and
whose love and thoushsfuiness we're
like the perfume of . flower. II mus,
nut be thought. however. that this IL = book
of the old-fashioned Sunday school order.
Far from il. Its characters are real live
everyday flesh and blood people 10 whom
We feel . warm human interest. The in
cidents related are full Of interest, and there
are some delicate touches in character
.ketching that lend 4 touching charm to il,
pages. Its quiet pathos is relieved by N
undercufrent of quaint humor. We pre-
dict that ii will take its place in the very
front rank of the popular juvenile books
OF the season, and we should be sur
prissd if the Friendships il is sure to make
10 not survive many seasons
Margaret Davis Tutor, By Anna c. Ray,
author OF Half 4 Dozen Boys Half a
Dozen Girls etc l2ao, illustrated
sl25. T. Y Crowell Co, New York
and Boston.
As writer Of juvenile literstGre, Mis-.
Ray has already established an easiAbie
| reputation. In her latest volume she take-
| a somewhat wider field for the exercise oi
her talents and has succeeded in proiue NJ
a book that will be interesting like ~
young and old. 1t replete With hsslthv life
Its tone is elevsting, its dialogue bright and
interesting. The various incidents and al
ventures that lend spice to the narrative are
happily handled. The reader is maze ae
quainted with the experiences of charm
ing and cultivated young lady who take.
| the responsible position of governess to tive
live boys in Connecticut river town. Shs
| is able to understand their boy nature an
| enter into hearty sympathy with them. She
| becomes their comrade as well AS thei,
| teacher. OF course their is a little colorins
| in the way of love story; such a delight
| ful young lady would not seem entirely nat
| ural without lover, and the heroine is *
| fortunate, or unfortunate, as TO have two
| 1t is pleasing however, to take leave of her
| happy in the love of the man of her cholcs
and the loyal devotion of her pupils.
Ideal Suggestion Through Mental Philos
ophy A restorative system for home sn(
private use, preceded by A Study of th'
Laws of Mental Healing. By Henry Wood
author of Gods Image in Man" Edward
Burton ETC., etc.
The unstable and extravagant phases Of
what is known as Mental Healing arr
passing away, and its underlying principlel
and scientific practicsbility are now receiv
ing attention. Mr.. Wood who is an indie
pendent investigator, belongs to no school
or party, and has given several years o.
conservative study to the philosophy ant
demonstrations of this science in order Il
interpret its laws and possibilities. HI
has no professional Interest in thu
subject and 1 vell known a,
careful and capsule writer upon psy
Geological and metaphysic topics. Part
Of his new work is study of the laws Of
Mental Healing. and Part | | embodies then
in restorative system, formulating and ar
ranged for home and private use. Vision
ary and impractieable aspects of the sub
jects are eliminated, and a scientific basil
found. When mental causation is under
stood. the utility of Ideal suggestion" II
seen to be both reasonable and practical
Hypnotic" suggestion has its uses, but
this is on distinctively higher plane. The
book is not technical but thoroughly plan
and concise, and will prove boon to invx
| lids and a valuable addition to the substan
tial literature Of the subject. ~. .....s.-