Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19

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| asked, Tin order to retain the super
| iority they now possess over men2'
They should interest themselves more
| In real philosophy society women need
| genuine philosophy. | would recon-
mend that they should read and study
| Plato, the Banquet first: then the Re-
| public: the Dialogues, Theaetetus. Phil
| ebus and the rest. They should also
study Schopenhauer. They need not
| trouble about his pessimism. but they
| should learn all he has TO say on psych-
| olygy, his theory OF art, his criti-
cism OF life. A very good book for So
| ciety women to read would be Terriers
Lectures on the History Of Philosophy
do you consider the American wo-
man capable of achieving anything
along philosophlc lines?" l asked.
Eyes, indeed replied the doctor;
the American woman could do a great
deal II she would only rid herself Of her
tremendous febrility; her desire for
sensauonalism is her greatest obstacle
to success. II the American woman
would tone this down there Is no reason
why n great future would not open out
vantages in physical beauty. which
gives her decided superiority over
English women. The American woman
has such splendid health and such n
fine physique that II she were mentally
cultivated she would be very splendid
type of woman. American women
should be better llngusts than they
are. 1t is very seldom that you find
an American woman who knows any
other language but her own"
The personal history of DR.. Reich
is even more interesting than his views
on life and society. Commanding to-
day audiences made up or persons of
title and the highest ranks of English
intelleCtuals, there was tlme-and
that not many years ago-when he was
alone and almost destitute In the world.
He arrived in London from Paris after
his marriage with only a few shillings
I'm his pocket. and not q letter or line
OF introduction 10 any one.
WHEN DISPUTE WAS ON.
II was Just at that time that Eng
land and America were having dis
pute over the Venezuelan affair and,
as DR. Reich was good Spanish
scholar, It occurred to him to prepare
an article on the Venezuelan question
from original Spanish documents at
the British museum. He sent his ar
ticle to the London Times and, to his
surprise, It was published over his sig
nature, occupying more than whole
page I'm that august publication. Or
the same date the Times published
leading editorial commenting on DR..
Reichs able article.
This piece of clever literary work at
~ nf
lonal Office, and he was sent for and
consulted as to many important mat
ters In connection with the law and
history of the case, being paid hand
somely for his labors,
The Times article and the govern
ment employment put the plucky sa-
want on his feet and he looked about
him for new worlds to conquer. 1t
occurred to him that he would like to
deliver a series of lectures Mt Oxford
university and he called upon the head
Of the faculty with that object.
"My dear sir" said that austere
parsonage. with a deprecatory wave
of the hand, 1--WE are literally surfeited
with lectures-we could not possibly
spare you a hall at oxford
could you give mo few moments.
Of your time now" persisted Dr.
Reich.
Certainly. an hour, If you like"
was the reply. II lead to the making
of DR.. Reich. There and then. with
his wonderful gift Of extemporlzing,
the doctor delivered lecture on
Greek and Roman law that 80 interest
ed the university don that he at once
agreed to put the largest hall at DR.,
Reich's DISPOSAL and the subsequent
lectures were a very brilliant success
indeed. the sensation of the season,
HIS OXFORD LECTURES.
From this wel-frounded base--a
series OF oxford lectures--Dr Reich
soon found no difficulty in making
headway In other directions and, be-
fore very long. he was In great de-
'mand for lectures on scientific, his
torical. political, social and other sub
Iects. His mind seems TO be more or
less universal. and he has a wonderful
fund Of Information on almost every
conceivable topic.
From position OF almost penury.
ne made his way up. by dint Of hard
work. 10 q position OF practical afnu-
ence, ms II Is said that his income today
from his various books lectures and
other writings verges on 10 $4,000
per annum
The Hungarian savant Is. by the way,
about 20 begin new series OF talks |
on Plato In Mayfair, and among the
titled women In whose name places |
Tor these have already been booked |
~ Her Royal tEighness the Princes
Of Wales
Dc Reich Is road-shouldorcd |
man, somewhat below the medium |
hight. mis- forehead t. sujlaro pnd I