Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19

mental suggestion, direct intercourse of
thought, articles removed without touch'
sight through Opaque substances, teiepd-
thy, premonitions, materialtzatlons, etc.
He views the subject historically. begin
ming with the earliest manifestations or
occult phenomena in Europe. his range
of study including Mesmer and Cagiiostro
and proceeding down to the present 10
dwell with considerable focus upon Eu-
sapia Palladino. OF the last mentioned
medium he notes the frenuent disclosures
of fraud on her part, yet without REJECT
ing her absolutely as possible agency
for manifestations and extraordinary,
possibly superhuman, powers. No refer
ence is made to her recent appearance
in America and the fiasco of the tests
applied to her. Students of the occult
will find in this volume an instructive
review of the efforts Of science to recon-
cile phenomena and nature
HOT sEBOATING ON 4 COLONIAL
WATERWAY. By Frank and Cor
telle Hutchins. illustrated with
photographs by the authors. Bos-
ton: l.. G. Page & Co.
1t was on the houseboat Gadabout that
the good people who write this tale of
an outing adventure made their way
through the channels of the James to
visit historic places and to enjoy the
scenery of that attractive region. House
boating is a delightful means of passing
leisure time, but it is especially pleasant
when the houseboat possesses means Of
locomOtion beside the toisome pole or
the chance tow boat, and can make it's
way, surely IL slowly, from point to point.
Finally, 1t is particularly pleasant when
this dirigible houseboat floats in historic
waters. In this instance jamestown Is
land was an objective, and from that
point the hOusebOat went along up the
- &c.
sions Of the colonial period which still
dot the shores OF the river. The story
Of this adventure is told entertainingly,
with many pictures that add to the in
terest. The work is more than a per-
sonal record of an outing. 1t Is instruc-
the James are set forth as seldom before
and housekeeping on that stream should
become popular in consequence OF the
publication.
THE COMPLETE CYNIC, BeinR
Bunches Of WlsdOm Culled From the
Calendars Of Oliver HerfOrd, Edith
Watts Mumford, Addison Misner
San Francisco: Paul Elder & Co.
For nearly ten years the "Cynic' books
have been coming forth to delight those
who take pleasure in twisted truths and
modified aphorisms. Now appears vol
ume in which are assembled some Of the
best of the contents Of these prior books.
Some old and some new illustrations are
presented, and even those who have the
entire collection Of cynic's calendars will
find in this a worthy addition to the IL
brary of nonsense.
ON LIFE AND LETTERS. BY Anatole
France. A translation by A. w
Evans. First series. New York
John Lane Company.
To read Anatole France is to see ones
soul in print. His analysis of charac-
ter fs so chemist-like in its solution OF
motives that when he has finished
with the personality he is dealing with
each emotion stands out as uncompromis-
ing as chart. The present volume is a
review of men and women whose genius
or accidental place in history enabled
them to achieve or inherit a distinction
that makes them worth writing about
| These men and women are writer's, art
royalty. To touch upon individualities
would be to overflow the boundaries of q
reviewing column, but general glimpse
/ of the 800 and more pages is enough tC
assure the thinking reader that to Ana
| tole France has been granted the pow.
err to voice truths that the average man
may only feel. He types. for that man
the things that he already seems tC
know without knowing that he knows
them.
Hunger and love are the two axes
of the world. All humanity turns or
| love and hunger"
Evil is immortal. 1t is necessary and
| ought to endure, otherwise, life would
| have no meaning since ''evil is the tinal