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mind and faculty of learning much
about persons and things from the
merest clues, gave Conan Doyle the
idea of his great detective. He says of
this part of his life: II was a clerk
in DR.. Bells ward. A clerks duties are
to note down all the patients to be seen
and muster them together. Often
would have seventy or eighty. When
everything was ready I would show
them into DR.. Bell. who would have the
students gathered round him. His in
tuitive powers were simply marvellous.
Case No. / would step up. 81 see," said
DIR. Bell, you're suffering from drink.
You even carry a flask in the inside
breast pocket of your coat y"
and SO on, reading character at
glance and telling each one something
about himself which he thought well
hidden. DR.. Bell modestly disclaims
all credit for the Holmes idea, and pays
tribute to the righteousness of Co
nan Doyle, whom he calls the Clever
man." 1t is nevertheless true that DIR.
Bells marvellous powers of observation
and induction have made it possible for
him to be of great assistance to the
Scottish authorities in tracing crimi-
nails.
Though the Hound of the Basker-
villes' is falling off in the clever
Sherlock Holmes books, his many read
ers hope that the fact of his recent
knighting will not interfere with his
giving US more adventures on the same
order.
Comparative Literature.
A magazine of comparative litera-
ture is in preparation by Columbia
college. Its reason for being Is to give
the students a chance to learn what
their professors and others are doing
in literary fields without wading
through many periodicals. This is not
only a saving of time, but of money as
well. Whether it is well to add one
more to the vast array of magazines
and other publications, is a question,
but it is one to be proven and tested,
and if the example is not followed by
every other educational institution in
the country, this one may find place
and thrive.
That a personal note in papers and
other publications is now being sought,
is evidenced in many ways, but strik-
lngly so in the news from England that
Punch has printed the names of it's
contributors in the volume index. 1t
will be remembered that some years
ago there was such an agitation over
here to bring about the signing of ev-
cry newspaper article, which resulted,
If memory does not fail, in some law
being passed in Western state to that
effect. This was supposed to aim at
the printing Of scurrilious personalities
and intended to allow the victims at
least to know to whose pen he was in
debted for the attack. There is to be
said against this scheme that a news
paper is more or less bound to print all
the news, even when that news in
wolves the publishing Of damaging
factS-or fiction-about persons known
or unknown. So that the signing of
the names of reporters to their articles
would in a manner, fix the blame upon
the innocent, as they merely report
what their superior officers, the editors
and managers, assign them to cover
Signed editorials and news items in
the daily papers would result in rev.
olution in the business of journalism
On the other hand, it is also morally
certain that it would bring about a
reformation in certain sensational
methods of yellow journals, and not
only criminals but society women
would breathe more easily. 1t goes
without saying that it will not be done
in this age.
English Edition of Worlds Work.
An English edition of The Worlds
Work has been arranged for, and will
be edited by Henry Norman, NJ p,
VINO is not only a well known writer
but man wig has a wide grasp of
a1alrS. The magazine, though very
young, has made success and has dis
proved the theory that we are over
stocked with periodical literature
Intimate "reminiscences of English
men and women Of the Victorian age
are about to be published Ivy Miss Cor
coran. 1t has the rather unique title
celebrities and l." which goes to show
the scarcity of good names for books.
spoken of recently. The book is very
Voluminous.
Zola's book, called Truth" is nearly
finished, and the English version ar
ranged for. This is the third volume
in what the great French writer calls
his -Four Evangelist Series, the
others being 'Fruitfulness" and la
Dor" He purposes to call the last one
Justice"
Mrs. Cragie will be heard from very
soon with new book, very little idea
OF which may be gained from the title
Love and the Soul Hunters" though
1t goes without saying that as a piece |
OF literature it will probably leave lit
tie to be wished for. Mrs. Cragie is
now in the very front rank of English
fiction writer's, and there are many wbo
put her first at least among feminine |
authors. The RooIr-T ovar
The Gordtan knot-By Arthur It. Pierson.
Published by Funk & Wagnal1s con-
pany. New York and London
Dr. P1erson in 1.-THE Gordian Knott ex |
presses doubt as to MANY religious n,,ac
IONS LIONS, and says his endeavor is not to |
peltt!e dlfncult1es on the one hand. nor |
deal IN unfair evasions on the other. but |
to ask and answer such questions as |
these: Is there God? Is the universe |
the work of a personal Creator? Whence |
came the order and perfection Of the uni
verse, instinct in animals, intelligence and |
conscience IN man? How can we account |
t t6 the I'D, BlDie and Jesus Christ, and is |
there life beyond?
History Of the Lewis and Clark Exnedi-
tlon-A reprint of the edition of 1914 in |
Published by the New Amsterdam
Book company $1,000
In giving the Lewis and Clark io,rna1s
TO the public Mr.. Alien explains that it
the story. of his wonderful tourney
through the wilds of the West. but thai
t because OF unavoidable delays he was
thentic memoirs of Lewis. TIC
three volumes are attractiveiv bound an n5
VIII De valuable addition to any library.
Mesmerism In lndia-By James Esdai1a
IA. d. civil ssistant surgeon. H q 8
Bengal Printed by the Psychic Re-
search company, Chicago.
mesmerism in India, together with fbeir
pracucal application in surgery and mod
Iclne. he believes mesmerfsm new and
RuMiegiai means OF alternating human suf-
Lerlng among the natives of Bengal and
says that when subjects are under It's in in
I iiuence surgical operations are wholly |
;, In a preface to the English edit;on :,
the book Sydney Flower. Of Chicagoh
says: Inc full Importance of this COL
1gSlion OF 1acts can only be appreciated
nonena here produced by mesmerisnn ana |
capable of reproduction by anti-sI1epas
sion me e, fontrol Of pain and the re-
without the aid of another cor on5 -ne..