The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-09

diced spirit. and In all irresistible PROOF
Is brought 10 the authors mind OF
Great First Cause. the Universal Father
working in and through His organic creas
ton. The practical teachings OF this
book are loyalty to God and loving sym
patty FOR all Of His creatures. TO sys-
tenn Of dogma the book makes no pre-
tension and Is. perhaps. at variance
with all formalities OF faith, seeing In
many Of them only half truths, ana IN
others much smaller proportion or
truth. But one Of the greatest merits
and clearness Of the book Is Its manly
and vigorous protest against the crying
evils OF the age; its rampant material
ism. its suicidal love OF luxury, gross
sensuaiism. ever-increasing efficiency
and seIf-indulgencc The writer seeks TO
shame US out OF these false gods by
setting before rs ideals Of lofty heroism,
Of true manlness. Of pure happiness
based on high thinking and noble living
We can scarcely look for immediate re,
suits fer such work. It's themes and
language are too much above our every
day level Of thought and practice 70 win
a speedy popularity. It's readers VIII De
chiefly among the scientific and the theo-
logical Glasses and neither or these VIII
find its tenets fully reflected In TINS
book: neither Of them Will be saushed
with this attempted compromise ana mar
mOny between religion ana sclenuhc
truths II is not. nor does IL assume 70
be- flnai solution OF Ines proplelhs IL
IS only step and most VaiuaoIo oiIe,
"a tie right direction; an earnest groplnB
for light; a truthful feeling after Coo
without for a moment leaving the hrm
basis OF scientific. positive facts. we
hail Il as an omen Of good in our future
progress towards the light-an Important
link in the chain Of evidence bindlnB
earth 10 heaven. We would urge the
earnest and intelligent general reader not
10 be deferred by the technical phrase
ology Of many Of its passages IRON a
careful perusal of the entire work. II
will omplv repay him for the effort. 1t
will leave It's impress for good on both
heart and mind. enlargitg the Views ana
broadening ones sympathies with an
things stamped with the image OK the
ALLOWING Father.
We shall hope 70 see an EXTENDED ana
comprehensive review OF this work from
| some one properly equipped for the duty
and competent 10 render 1t full justice.
NJ. =. a.
WHAT ONE WOMAN THINKS" Es-
saws by Haryot Holt Cahoon. Edited by
CYNTHIA NJ. Westoyer. TAFT Sons q Co..
New York. For sale by West, john
ston & Co.
Essays which are Of interest, not 10 IN
tellectual or thoughtful women merely
but 10 the great mass Of young gay
hearted pleasure seeking, duchess low
inE femininity as well. and which are
neither profound. hippant nor vacuous'and
somewhat unusual. and are 20 be Wei
coined when they come or such klnd
e. the volume edited by Cynthia West
/ nj a.
pcrs upOn as many subjects. which, al
though light and eminently readable" by
| the most careless and least thoughtful,
are AT the same time original, pure ana
| helpful. the helpfulness appearing In the
/ shape Of a strong. simple, practical sen
| tence, whose truth exceeds It's syllabies.
| Several Of these homeopathic doses OF
| good are as follows: Personal mag
nctisn I'm the outward glow Of the inner
fire OF geuuineness and sympathy.
! Character and culture are both revealed
| I'm home decoration" The essay on
| "scoldiug" concludes with the following:
| There is woman who has scOlded who
! entertains q memory which will abide
with her forever The memory IS assoc
/ clated with the words Of dying child
| uttered I'm delirium: Don't scoid NE,
| mamma. dear, forgot the kindling. but III
| get IT ow,-and-please-don' scold-
| me- The words have burned into her
soul. They AFFORD no measure OF comfort.
| She hasn't scoided any one in years. There
! IS 10 one 70 scold." Is not that last sem
| tcnce. taken with its context. replete with
/ pathOs as evident as its simplicity? Miss
| Cahoon indeed says all that she has 20
| say simply: that is one secret Of her
i attrdctiveness. We ali recognize that sim
/ plcity and charm. either In manners,
| minds or natures are synonymous. In
/ the essay on Troubles" IS the following:
! 1.-The narrow sphere Of lie which some
/ women fiji sometimes fnultiplies troubles.
| Those women need 90 come into contact
with the world and forget themselves.
! They are like the clothing we pack away
! In The summertime. II needs shaking
out anu airing once in q while 10 prevent
/ the moths from destroying il. Tie world
IS accustomed 10 the troubled faces Of
women. a man goes through life V>th
| a face as smooth as a ribbon. There are
/ no wrinIled tides and dusty mantel-
| pieces and torn frOcks IN his sphere OF
/ life They couldn't be there If they would
He wouldn't have them" Emotional
women, fretted with pretty and ignobe
cafes. o. is question II there are any
noble caresD heed the little sermon. In
I the paper on Pins" Ia this. This wO-
man never gossips. Out Of pure friend
ship she tells you what some one says
about you. She sympathizes, regrets ant
does not at all believe IT, IL was in kind
ness she told you. Pins stick in all oYel
you now, clear TO your toes-needie
/ pointed pins" To go through each OF
| the seventy-four pleasant essays and elU
cidate those grains OF moral mustard
seed would take more space than We
can devote &c our literary columns; tina
must be left 10 the readers Of the book
| an admirable one for summer pas
time or winter self-education. There Is
nothing profound between the covers
there is no especial elegance or beauty
OF style: there is nothing that is no
true, pure and practical, and for which
the reader win not be greatly the gamer
THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRIS
TOPPER COLUMBUS. BY Washing
ten Irving. Condensed by the author
from his larger work. Illustrated
| G.. T. Putnams Sons, New York and
London. For sale by West, Johnston
g. Co.
Whether In old times beyond M
reach Of history OF tradition. and at
some remote period when as some
imagine, the arts may have tiourished tC
q degree unknown 10 those whom we
term the ancients, there existed an in
tercourse between the opposite shore:
| Of the Atlantic: whether the Egyptian
legend narrated by Plato. respecting The
Island OF Atlantis. was indeed no fable
but the tradition OF some country en-
quilted by one II those mighty convul
s.t.. % rfft.. x.fA, laf "a.