New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26

O.. eood AZ the author might have made Il, and the
poem in "scribners." entitled THE Feet Of the
Young Men" is characteristic and beautiful
without touching the highest standard OF the poet
In a brilliant article the recently published
book Burns and his "Clarinda.' The Saturday
Review" gives utterance to some vigorous, honest
and manly sentences concerning such publications
There are certain persons" IT says land there
always will be certain persons In every generation
whose relation to literature and to men OF genius
is that OF the thrals OF the scullery and servants
hall TO the master and his guests upstairs.
The measure of their curiosity and interest Is
what they have affinity with. These are the peo-
pie in whom the vices, foies and indiscretions OF
panders to the vulgar and the depraved but who
BY preserving from S6ySn what naturally Se
It should be, pride and our pleasure. II only
from motives Of graIde nay ;oI o, 10
Eza coud Do no injury to the author Of The
Sentimental journey, who had long been dead
publication Of Burnss letters to Mrs M'Lehose and
Of detestabie treason to The dead. They were
confidential letters, written in mans weakest
peraon 10 Whom they were addressed they could
only serve to make the writer's ridiculous and even
o bdoR en- sa But Be
some useful end. and the useful end which BOOK
into prudence even when writing to women OF their
hearts.
The Saturday Review" adds that IT has singled
out this book for special anmadversion because 1t
is typical Of an aspect Of literature and A class
Of literature which Is becoming unpleasantly com
In proportion as the serious study Of literature tOr,
It's scandalous sides and unwhoesome recesses
seems TO be increasing. The love Of scandal
any rate in average human nature, but IT Is GER
tainly not an instinct 70 be proud OF or an IN
stinct TO be INDUCED That II should be keeping
pace with the advance OF education and the un-
9uest.onabiy improved general tone OF society Is
Tho most exasperating thing about the publica-
ton OF such books is tho fact that their con-
temptible authors and editors pride themselves on
making valuable contributions to literature" The
frozen truth Is that II Is nothing in the world but
plain and simple money greed that moves these
people and they are INSCRIPTIONS in turning
their dirty pennies those who make no pre-
tensions to the literary art
The Bookman" describes Gerald Massey (who
stood for the model Of George Eot's Felix HolO
as living in pleasant secluson London and
engaged in researches the origin OF the human
race. In 1870 he acquired the idea that equatorial
Africa was its birthplace
set work and tried to trace the origin OF Ian
guage, typoogy Theology etc; to Egypt; ! FOUND
names. wafer names; customs. etc / have complied
of Ss% Ens9 ds w69t f4
twenty seven years and in two or three more years
] hope 10 complete my task. have been over the
ground three times. First ] treated the subject
philolosicaly, and that is the tnpo'n,ing to
two imperial octave yolumes entitled The Book OF
Beginnings: An Attempt 10 Recover and Reconsti-
tute the Lost Origins OF the Myths and Mysteries
Types and Symbols Religion and Language. with
Egypt for The Mouthpiece and Africa as the Birth
place" But found that words did not, go back
far enough-sisn- language and heroglyphics pre-
eeded S words SO tried iyPo0gy and the outcome
with The Book OF Beginnings" My researches
showed me the necessity OF something stll more
fundamental, and | am now working AZ the earli-
est imagery and astronomical mythology. ! am
going TO show. the author explained. that Egypt
the light OF the world. Nothing could be clearer
TO my mind than the Egyptian origin OF the Baby
lonisn mythology. When my work is done | shall
have established the Egyptian origin Of the Hebrew
legends and OF the Christian doctrines.
The whole OF Omar Khayyanis quatrains between
eight and nine hundred in number) have been trans
lated by Mr.. John Payne In effort 10 give the
idea of this verse as in rhyme and rhythm II might
appear TO a native OF Persia The Vion Society
will issue the book.