The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
THE WORLD OF BOOKS

seeking some new thing soon to pass
out of popular notice.
"Dr. Berkeley's Discovery" is prima-
rily a liquid which develops memory
cells of the human brain, as a photog-
rapher's chemicals develop a sensitized
plate. On each cell appears a picture
visible by the microscope; by develop
ing the memory centre of brain, the
doctor can trace the most secret his
tory of him or her whose brain it was;
can see all that the individual saw,
from infancy to death. He began with
the theory that memory, as to things
seen, is a Photographic Junction. thence
he proceeded to develop memory cells
by the application to monkeys of a
liquid the nature of which is not re-
vealed, and with which, as he ex-
presses it, he stains" thememory cells;
and thence, by the use of apes, he pro-
ceeds to the development Of human
memory cells His success is declared
to be "the ultimate miracle Of an age
of wonders" His most conspicuous
application of his theory is in the case
of a woman who has been murdered;
the revelations made by the develop
ment of her brain cells (of memory
prove to be very personal to him, show
ing pictures of an intimate relationship.
The upshot of the doctors experiment
is the ascertainment of all desired facts
in the case.
His discovery" then became cele-
brated; but at this point he contracted
a fever and died, and then it was found
that 1.-The fixative which Berkeley had
used was not lasting in its effect, and
that every positive had faded out. He
had made no notes and left no form
ulae. The only permanent record of his
work is that which was made on his
own soul'' His second and most i'm
portant discovery was that "the love
he had ignored is the end and crown
of life, and that the woman he had
married unthinkingly was his compile
ment, the fairest vision he Sould make
unto himself of what man would
have a woman be-" G.. 2. Putnam's
Sons publish this novel.
To do what he can to relieve John
Milton of the misunderstanding and
neglect which he has experienced OF
Anglo-S aXons is the avoWed purpose oil
Prof. william 2. Trent in writing the
short study of the poets life and work
which nc has published with "Jonn Mill
tom as it's main title, through the
Macmillan company. Coming after Ar
tison Prof. Trent, not being an original
writer, and having to rely on others
for all his material except the thought
involved in difference or opinion from
others, writes at a disadvantage in
most respects, and if he contributes
much 10 the relief of Milton in the
matter noted, it is not easy to perceive
It. 1t may be that he will bring some
persons to a reading of the poet with
higher impressions of his character and
poetic power, although these objects
have been very widely and effectively
illustrated before. Prof. Trent's esti-
mate of Milton personally is OF the
highest: he rates his positive qualities
and positive actions as manly and cour-
ageous, and in his negative or possibly
questionable passages, he always gives
him the benefit of the doubt. In re-
garding his literary product he is much
more independent, criticising both the
prose and poetry with freedom, yei
finding his subject to be the greatest
of English prose writer's, and as a poet
second only to Shakspere and Homer
and Dante, while in some respects SUI
perior to Dante. Shakspere's genius
| is superior to that of Milton in range
though seemingly not in quality.
Christmas would not be Christmas t.
a great many little girls without new
story by Mrs. Laura p. Richards
Peggy the third volume in the Sc
ries, with Three Margarets" anC
.MargareS. Montford," will be cordial.
| welcomed by Mrs. Richards young
! admirers 1t is a story of life at {
| girls boarding school, and of course
| Peggy is the heroine. The reader will
! love her for her sweetness and sturdy
| independence before she reaches tht
| last chapter There are eight pictures
(Dana Estes & Co., Boston.)
Leo Dayne," by Margaret Augusta
Kellogg is a rather tiresome novel Of
over 500 pages. It's chief interest lies
in the personality of the heroine, who
is portrayed as a saint and an infldel
| Games H. West Co., Boston.)
When Max Muller was q little lad in
| Dessau, in 1888, he fell in love with In
| dia; now, after a lapse of sixty-siX
years, g. world famous orientalist, a
man in ripe old age, he writes Of the
literature of the country, it's ancient re-
ligion and philosophy, it's institutions
customs, and habits, and particularly
of his Indian friends, under the title
"Auld Lang Syne" (second series). In
the first series, he wrote his recollec-
lions of musicians, crowned heads, po-
cts and beggars; the second series is
largely occupied with personal reminis-
| cences of and correspondence from his
Indian friends. One chapter is devot-
ed to the Veda, to the study of which
DR.. Muller has given the best part of
! his life, and there are several metrical
translations of Vedio hymns. Keshub
Chunder Sen and Ramabai are among
the friends of whom the author writes
entertainingly in this delightful vol
ume. (Scribners Sons, New York;
Henry Newbold, author Of "Admirals
All, 1.-THE Island Race" and other cap
ital stores for boys, has brought out
through the Macmillan company
"Stories from Froissart," containing
thirteen episodes from the Chronicles"
of Sir John Froissart, and an excellent
introduction about Froissart and his
times. The book is charmingly illus
tratad. 1t will hardly replace Lanier' s
The Boys Froissart," but there seems
to be always room for one more edition
of the sturdy old chronicler.
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adelphia) is an adaptation of the sys-
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