The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-08

instruction In Paris they have the best. A
letter in the Art Amateur for March. which
the French capital are limited, dsposes of
their theory For. instruction in separate
classes they pay double that men pay ana
of securing full advantages is to enter
mems classes. but this is decidedly OBJ
jectionable because contrary to custom and
the. best sentiment The male European
students treat the women with outward
courtesy, but do not respect them.
In his Century article H. c. Bunner sets
forth situation and asks question which
is certainly not of the puzzling lady -or-the-
tiger order. II have told you. he says,
''of two little boys whose relatives offered
to tell them stories. One stood by the knee
of highly cultivated gentleman of the pres
ent day, who mad had the, advantage of
foreign travel, who was filed even to over
Moving with lofty morality, and who OBJ
served the strictest proprieties, of realism
in his narrative and inculcated valuable
moral which his nearer might otherwise
have missed. The other sat on the knee
Of GA hairy old pagan eave.d Owe who
about soap; and that boy heard lot OF
nonsense non about things that never existed q;
But-which little boy would you rather oe!
In chapter in the Century bearing the
caption Cheating at Letters" Fl. c. Bum
ner discusses in an entertaining way a
variety of humbugs foisted upon the read
ing public literature. Among other
amusing truths he tells is this:s 1T is only
among highly educated literary men that
you ever find people who don't know a story
when they see 1t, or who can be deluded
into thinking that something is a story
that IS not a story. will engage to find
You scores of books which are panoramas,
wax-work shows, picture galleries, pro-
cessions-anything and everything but
stories; and l will engage to find you for
every one of these books eminent
critic or a college professor, two maya
zine editors. who will read it through and
announce 1t charming narrative; where
as, you may take the book for yourself and
try it on a score of plain people. and learn
from them that whatever else 1t may,
whatever other merits it may have it amt
much of a story.
The February issue of the Toxic (Japan)
Sun, monthly review of politics, econom-
les. science, literature and art, just re-
ceived, has an attractive table of contents.
It's opening contribution is a paper on war
by Kiyoomi Chikami. which, in view of the
present conflict in which Japan is engaged,
Is doubtless of interest and importance.
Unfortunately it is printed in the Japanese
language. which prevents reproduction in
these columns. Other subjects considered
are Industrial Education" ''Noted Navi-
gators Before the Christian Era 1.-The
Relation Between the Caste System and
Ideal Manhood" and distinction Between
History and the Related Sciences a re-
view of poems by noted literary men, and
"A Few Words on Religion also catch
the eye, while Mr.. Fukuzawa's remarks
on current topics are, of course, highly edi-
tying. AS their merits are also hidden from
foreign comprehension under tea-chest
combina ton of hieroglyphics the Amer
lean reader can only looA through the pages
with unsatisfied curiosity. The illlstra-
tons afford some entertainment.