The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
Books an6 Autho rs.

In Mr. Kiplngs bre zy letter written
by way Of introduction to the English
edition of Vicomte d Hnmleres BOX
on THE Island and the Empire, Mi Kip.
ling says, among other things
From tn, polnt OF view OF an nhAbltAat. an
specially GIFTED with your tributes to the eu.tgr
Of the race q ming which some OF VS. at TIM, 70.
day begin TO doubt There exists am GLAD v1l
did not see lt-an England which. nin-d by tIrte
OF comfort. he's gone to sleep and because II sno.i
loudly believes that Il Is thinking.
Your comments on tho army seem 20 ms ,,ft
just Above all. you have put your hnCer upon
one Vital point OF our training when yoJ sptst
OF men who understand that they must not under
stand" think that is at the bottom OF many Of
our successes and failures II is the hrSl ming
which VIC teach our boys.
II could you, | could discuss more at rss
than here thousand Interesting matters IN our
book. Notably what you have observed OF NE IA
,ionAl GOODNESS oil Temperament 40. our chastity
Ia not all cant 1t is an administrative necessity
forced upon us by the density OF the population.
Imagine land with 400 people TO tho square mile
n they were penetrated with refined and eudu7.
ing sensualltyi II would be an Orgy II would IN
pede uatrc. Consequently, we are briof and bpsl.
nessliko In such matters Also II Is a meat '.i
people OF whom 600 tot more than one seventh
live IN city which. for nve months OF the yesr,
swims in semi obscurity alternating with profound
tain nerve centres and we--tGe iand-take eIer-
else TO oountersct tho stimulus Ws understand
that We must not understand To understand
everything may no TO pardon every thing, bun u
also n cans 10 commit everything
have only onr complaint TO make. bu; II ss
serious In your book you said that ! AdoTs
OnonbAchi am not a musician. but even has,
some dim knowledge OF pleasing sounds and FEAR
you mus, have misun orstood me. No not o-,n-
bach. never Onenbach. Except on barrel organ
a relief TO the songs OF the music halls my crn
perhaps
would soonor be tho aggressive lmpersIin-
OF action than an sdorer OF orenhach.
RupxAKp KtrL1so
The Wedding Of the Lady Of Lowell Is
the picturesque title Of Una Silberrad's new
bool, Of English stories in which the stern
Dissenter plays leading part. The authors
sweet shy English woman who lives from
choice far from the madding crowd in
little English village called Buokhurst
Hill Her favorite recreation Is walking
alone her greatest aversion is noise, which
she cannot endure For the rest she lives
quietly amusing herself with needlework
and gardening and turns out a book year,
together with many short stories written
for the nglish magazines
The new book OF the Our Asiatic Neigh
bors' series will be volume on Chimes
life, and the publishers have arranged Tor
a work on the Philippines TO be written
by James A. Leroy who is now American
Consul at Durango. Mex. The author
has spent much time in the Philippines
and has ample material for an interesting
account of the life In town and country
in the distant domain now under the pro
lection Of the Stars and Stripes The second
volume of the series, which gave an account
edition.