The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
NEW BOOK NEWS
CONDUCTED BY MARTHA YOUNG

ON~ Ls '<&&NNs&Sss<<%&N@NS iawr' So he wisely scampered away just as the dog broke into the dancing lot of rabbits-and got a good mears
 meat"
 In many of MT. Long's stories of tho Coons, we find queer counterparts In
 plantation fore. MT. Longs books
 show us how many stories nature has
 to tell us.
 Stories fresh as her own daily dew
 drops. There is no way better to open a child's eyes to the beauty around him,
 to awaken in his heart protective love for animals than to put into his hands this series of books by MT. Long.
 Personal and Pertinent.
 went yesterday otcall on a South ern lady on the most practical matters bent. The boy in buttons told me she
 was out. wanted to know when she would be in, for I was to be in the l wished to see her. She's gone for an Hour of Silence" said the boy. What" I just couldn't understand. '.rhey goes" said the boy who was a Dixie importation; they goes to Blank Street to they, they l don't know whether hits they church or what, and
 they sets Hour of Silence.'
 The day before was told in all se- riousness of a hypnotist who could
 teach such arts as would patch out all defects in other arts. For instance, could teach the musician to hypno- tize his audience with thinking his melody harmonious whether 1t was or not. The lecturer whom he taught could charm his crowd whether the matter of his discourse was much or not. The minister whom he taught could edify his congregation whether he gave out the best or not. l won der how much there Is in all this. Ger tainly no help for the poor writer, for no hypnotism can follow the printed word as it drifts through the world to find It's readers.
 I went to see and to hear expounded the doctrine of an Eastern Count some weeks ago at the Waldorf. A very beautiful convert of the East Indian Count expounded his doctrine in lec- ture. She was very beautiful in a gown of artistic flowing make of flow cry silken stuff. She wore single rose in her hair and read her lecture seated at table on a small stage. The lecture was very fair. The potency of thought, which we all believe,--its bur den. But we all believe in sort of energetic Anglo Saxon way that does not permit us to let go labor. There is fascination about the Eastern trait and-a1l- -will-come trend of thought. But the impulsive Anglo Saxon will never wait long enough to see If anything comes, he is always up and away seeking the thing ahead.
 After the lecture the Count read peo- ple's minds and characters while they held a silver tube which he touched.
 That sort of thing gives such un- canny sensations. In these instances the Count wrote out the mental traits and character sketches and handed them to the subjects themselves. so we were none of us the wiser about our neighbors, which was as 1t should be-. Then the Count offered. In broken English, to paint a picture, a land scape such as any lady present would describe. Then he submitted himself to be blind-folded with many, many large damask napkins folded in many folds and covering his face to the lips. Before these were tied about his face. his eyes had been tightly covered with cotton batting. A music box was set going and to the thinking tune the sa- want painted. He stood before a blank canvas and held a palette and mixed
 
 described. bit of sea-coast, noun | tain in the distance, three palm trees | by the shore. It was a wonderful per formance. Whether 1t was done by education of the fingers, or by that of | the mind, an exact memory of size and position of every atom of surface of | the canvas. or by the sight of the souls | eye, who can say? There Is undoubt- edly a sort of mind or soul culture in | the East that we have not but if we had 1t, I wonder would we find any good in 1t to fit the Western World,
 and the restless people of 1t?
 The author of a book now in press
 and sure to make deep Impression | was telling me lately of the difference | in herself and her life since she had begun to make a book. As an editor and paragraph writer she had won | much money. much reputation. many | friends. She lived well to the front | a gay, bright life. always in sight of a
 bright. restless world. Thirty even-
 ings at the opera during the season | crowds of talented people always about
 her to entertain and to be entertained good pay for good work. Such the
 pleasant life of the paragraph writer Then the bookmaker. The contract
 constant research and study for several | years. trend of thought not to be
 interrupted by any visitors. A vein of
 sentiment when evoked not to be brok- | en into by theatre or opera. A brood ing, slow writing. A burst of inspi-