The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

merits but by intrinsic circumstance.
That this should bring success is not a
good sign of public sanity; but so it IS,
and so it viii continue to be until the
public learns to distinguish between in
herent merit and meretricious glamor-
pctween literary ability and ;aptness for
advertising.
ASIA AND EUROPE. BY Meredith Town
send. q. T. Puntam s sons New York.
One OF the most important contributions
to political literature has appeared from
the press of g. p. Putnam's Sons. Its title
is Asia and Europe and its author
Meredith Townsend. The value OF this
work ut the present time lies not SO much
In its deductions regarding the Aslatlc
and the European, but in the conclusions
reached by the author in his study of the
radical peculiaritieS of the dwellers IN
Asia, and the effect that such peculiar1tieS
Will have upon American influence IN the
Eastern Continent. This statement will
appear somewhat extraordinary when we
consider that nearly all that our author
says about America is to be found in his
preface. The thoughts uttered by Mr..
Townsend therein are. however, of great
Importance, and because of his knowledge
of the subject. arising from a life devoted
to its study, possess IN authoritative
value which we are not willing to accord
usually to dogInatic statements unsup-
ported by definite proofs. The scope of
the book is of great width. and each of
its essays contains much that is new to
most readers, and, for that matter, to
many students. Mr.. Townsend discusses
the influence of Europe or Asia. He then
gives a comparison between the effects of
Islam and Christianity in India, and he
says: 'Mohammedan proselytism succeeds
in India because it leaves its converts
-Asiatics still; Christian proselytism fails
in India because it strives to make its
converts English middle-class men. That
is the truth in nutshell, whether we
choose to accept it or not In the chap
ter entitled .'Win England Retain lndia?'
the conclusions of the author will provoke
loud dissent from those who believe in the
permanent English supremacy in that
country. Mr. Townsend gives much space
to a discussion of the Asiatic character
and Asatic society. We have not seen
such a series of Illuminating chapters
upon ,his subject IN any other work. 1t
appears to US that no student of politics
or history can afford to allow this book
to so unread by him. a. 2. S.
DICTIONARY OF Philosophy AND
Mark Baldwin: Inc Macm.lian ooin
pany New York.
After long preparation DR.. BALDWIN
Dictionary of Philosophy and Psycholo-
gy'' is issuing from the press. The work
will be welcomed not only by the students
of the sciences of which 1t treats, put
by the general reader seeking sFeclhc
information on points in them. In the
preparation of his work, which is to be
issued III three volumes, the first OF Whlch
is before us, Professor Baldwin has been
assisted by a Board OF Editors wh!ch
contained the most distinguished special
lists in philosophy, logic, ethics. psycholo-
gy. philology, physical science and mathe-
mates, mental pathology and anthropo-
logy. biology and their allied studies. The
first volume chat being reviewed. con-
tains the division of the work beginning
with a and ending with Laws An
examination of the pages SHOWS that,
although the greatest erudlton is con-
stantly in evidence. the work Is not
made so technical as to be unusaole by
the ordinary student. The articles are
clear and well written, and will be found
exceedingly satisfactory for purposes of
reference. ). u
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. Edited by
John w. Leonard: a. n. Marquis q
Co, Chicago. -
w. h: We before us who's Who N
An, ;ca' for 19ol-leO2. This work 1.!ls
a UNIQUE place in q field all its own. we
have many encyclopedias of lographS-
some excellent and some worthiess-oul
here is but one which is devoted eA-
clusiyely to contemporary biography eA
GLIDING the names of all whose acti'i.
ties are of a past day, though 1t be oul
Yesterday. For such work there -
constant and wide use. Not only are
we thereby enabled to keep III touch WIN
the actual factors that make up lhe
sum of actual strenuous life, but we are
given information of many whose ser
vices to mankind have not been sulncleh.
TO entitle them to a place IN genera
biography. yet whose work mas an III
terest for US during the time OF us pei
sistence. It is to meet the neeo that
is often felt in his respect that that eA-
cpllent publication. Who's Who in Amer
lea, was first issued and is now re-
issued in revised and enlarged edition.
IT is a Biographical dictionary OF notable
living men and women in the United
States. Every name which is in the least
likely to demand inquiry or Information
is included in the 1.2S0 pages OF blogra-