New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
FROM THE LEARNING
NINE OF DIR. ELIOT
qFJTE FEET OF BOOKS
NOT ALL FAMILIAR.
Frqm pies of Writings Recommended
as Giuing Essentials of LIB
eral Education.

rs- since the announcement that DR.. Charles
u Eliot was selecting a Of books more
,bsl I've feet long which would give any man the
ar-ials Ct a liberal education.' Il perused the
- n oriy ffieer minutes a day, the average
-o7-eagegian has felt q thrill Of hope that he
-,;rai amend hs deficiency. OF the titles so far
zen which leave about twelve inches Of space
ne shelf, fair proportion is less familiar
:. the -bookish eye. while a considerable num-
h. are absolutely strange There indeed some
-e.ber uncommon works in the list. and it speaks
nell for the West Side branch Of the Young Mems
Christian Association that its librarians could pro
duce the other day from their shelves ali the.
r-o,zs named and them the reading
NJ Tie branch a special exhibit.
IN order 10 give the nCn-colleEian idea Of the
more -ccondite works which he VIII encounter in
tre fye-1ooJ read 10 culture. the list is here
peatrl: Autobiography OF Benjamin Franklin.
journal II john " NooiIran." Fruits Of Solitude
h William Penn: Bacon's Essays and New At
r7rris" Niltous ''Ar5opaGitica' and --Tractate on
Education, Sir Thomas Brownies "Religio Medici.'
Pfa-1s Apology 'Ph.edo" and Critic" Golden
say1acs Of EpicJetus. Meditations Of Marcus Au-
-el:2s Ernerson's Essays and English Traits"
complete poems OF Milton. Jonson's "Volpone."
Beaumont and Fle,chor's The Maids Tragedy"
Ns5s-e-'s Duchess Of Aalfy.' Niddleton's The
Csarcc-.rE." Drydeu's "Au for Love" Sheley's
"CerCl' Brovuing's Blot on the 'Scutcheon."
Te-.ayso-s '-Eecke'.' Goethe's Faust" Marowe's
Or Faus,us'' Adam Smiths Wealth Of Ma
tio.s Letters Of Cicero and Pliny. Bunyan's "PiI-
erirls Progress Burns's Tam shanter.' Wal
Tons "Compeat Angler and Lives Of Dome and
Herbert. Autobiography Of St Augustine. Plu-
ta-rf's Lives" DIyden's ''l4Cneid." Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales Imitation Of Christ by
Thomas q FeInpis: Dante's Divine Comedy" Oar
wins Origin Of Species and Arabian Nights"
here follow some extracts taken at random from
books the list.
A5Cut this time writes John Woolman Quaker
evangelist and tailor by trade, who died in l772,
.-z-s q 70 q EFT nd
seriously about companion, my heart turned
-le Lord. with desires that he would give
wisdom u proceed therein agreeably his will;
and he was pleased to give me a well inclined dam
szl Sarah Ellis 70 whom l married the 18th
day 4 the Sth month in the year I749 . About
-l-s time person at some distance. lying sick,
his brother came write his Will I knew
IL had slaves; and asking his brother told
he intended 10 leave them slaves to his children.
As writing is a profitable employ. and as offend
ig- sober people was disagreeable 10 my inclina-
tCu. I was Strengthened IN my mind: but
looked 10 the Lord. ne inclined my heart to his
Jest-rnony- I told this man that I believed the prac
iCe = continuing slavery 10 this people not
r.-ht, and had a scruple in my mind against doing
writings Of that kind; that, though many in
society kept them slaves, still 7 easy 10
be concerned i'll T. and desired TO be excused from
going write the Will I spake him IL the fear
Of the Lord"
Afterward Woolman thought that - charita ble
benevolent man. well acquainted with negro,
may ] believe keep him in his family as a
want on no other motive than the ncg-o's good;
but man, man, knows what shall be after
tl-a. hath he any assurance that his children
VIII attain 10 that perfection in wisdom good
ness necessary rightly 10 exercise such power.
Hence il Is clear 10 ne that I ought to be the
scribe where wills drawn in which sumo chill
dren are made absolute masters over Others during
life
Besides being tailor. evangelist and legal writer.
Nooluar iractised surgery 10 the extent Of bleed
irs patients. In the case OF a neIghbo- who had
with accident, he first bled him. then wrote
his vii, and then presumably prayed with him.
One night in I75I while lodging at friends house.
No1-man says As I opened mine eyes I a
lisl- in my chamber, al the apparent distance Of
1ye feet about nine inches in diameter OF clear,
cas- brightness, and near its centre the most
fala,.t- As lay still without any surprise look
inE upon il. words were spoken my inward ear,