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LITERARY NOTES

The Panorama of Sleep, or Soul and
Symbol. BY Nina Picton. Cloth;
gilt top; illustrated. New York:
The Philosophic Company, 500 Fifth
avenue. Price, 81.
1--WE are such stuff as dreams are
made on; and our little life is rounded
with a Sleep" So says SHAKESPEARE.
Maybe his philosophy is correct; maybe
it isn't. There are many persons who
believe that the symbols seen in dreams
are a true reflex of the soul. The So
ciety for Psychological Research has
been studying dreams for some years,
in an effort to find the connecting link
between the material and the spiritual.
The prospectus of the book says that it
comprises sixten symbolic dreams WV
idly described, exactly as dreamed by
the author, and entirely authentic.
These dreams express a very high or
der of symbology through which the
mind is taught by the soul and enabled
to see and understand the mysteries of
spiritual life as it may be experienced
here and now. The teachings indicated
are profound and the style in which
they are given is classic, yet simple,
straightforward and intensely interest
ing"
The House in the Woods. BY Arthur
Henry. 12-mo.; cloth; illustrated.
New York. A. S. Barnes & Co., 1856
Fifth avenue. Price, $3.50.
This is the story of return to ma
ture, the building of mountain home,
and the conquest of the soil. 1t is
nature book with human interest,
and in addition to the freshness and
charm of the country life and the wood
lore pictures in these pages, the story
thrills with the humanity which the
author has found and depicted with true
insight. He tells how the forest was
cleared and a house was built: how
a home was made, and the wild things
of the mountains yielded place to their
domesticated brethren. He pictures the
prowess of the mountaineers, the deeds
of the woodsmen. and the influences
which made themselves felt in bright
err life for the people of the woods.
The beauty of nature in the mountains,
the joy of existing out of doors, and
the success. not of mere country liv-
ing, but also of country fellowship, are
brilliantly pictured in this delightful
story of a new life in a mountain home.
Women's Ways of Earning Money. BY
Cynthia Westover Alden. Small r.
mo. CLOTH illustrated. New York:
A. S. Barnes & Co., 156 Fifth ave-
nue.. Price, 81.
Mrs. Alden's practical experience,
personal and official, is probably I'M
equalled. Her immense acquaintance
and wide observation have resulted in
a book covering the fields of woman's
possible activities. 1t is full of sug-
gestions, and the practical advice
which really helps. Her book will be
helpful to every woman interested in
earning money. II provides varied
and suggestive picture of ingenuity
and pluck. 1t is filled with anecdote
and incident, alive with interest for
the general reader and suggestive for
students of social and economic con-
ditions.
Kindly Light. BY Florence M. Kings
ley. Cloth: illustrated. Philadel-
phia: Henry Altemus Company.
A tender, touching little story, full
of sweet spirit and high thought. The
spirit of it may be caught from this
quotation:
"She sang softly as she moved about
her work, and the winding melody of
the sweet old tune blent with the
dream that was near its awakening in
the darkening room beyond:
so long thy power has blest me,
Sure it still
Will lead me on"
This little book suits admirably as
gift to a friend.
Hidalgo, and Home Life at West Lawn.