New-York tribune., 1918-04-21

creative force, and originates action >"
Would you know whence comes it's
power? Look at it's name and think
of the Ego"
Not infrequently the book invades
the domain of practical Moral Philoso-
phy. In this matter Of the Solar Plexus
1t may be noted that since it enerpizes
the surrounding muscles, the use of
these muscles in breathing "enables
one to concentrate and control the
psychic forces and combine them with
the physical energies, and thus gives
lull expression to ones best and no.
olest Impulses" If only those neu-
rotic Russian novelists had known that
mans noble impulses are dependent
upon diaphragm breathing!
Again, if you have ever pondered
how to bring your soul into complete
domination over this weak and way
ward vessel which contains it, you will
welcome the revelation that it can be
accomplished by THE MOMENTARY
STARVATION OF THE BLOOD. (The
caps are the author's). This is ac
complished by "cutting off the supply
of life-givins oxygen" (otherwise
called holding ones breath), which ere
suits in a temporary subjugation Of
the physical energies, and the spirit,
suddenly released from the smothering
weight of physical flesh leaps into con-
troll with a swift domination of the
whole body. Thus is esta ablished the
ascendency of the full power Of the
Ego"
Professional singers troubled with
weak or timid Egos will paste this
sentence in their hats.
But our authors rule works both
ways. II You get spiritual dominion
when you don't breath air you also
get 1t when you do. "The air. in
which the Spirit of the Universe is
already present, can be converted into
a new, virle, electric, soul-stirring.
psychic energy. the power of which is
limited only because the manipulation
has not the skill to extend its poten-
tlal force to anything like it's possible
efficiency" AS form of destination
our author finds fresh air simply
splendid. "Its stimulating and invig-
Grating properties may be INDUCED
IN freely, as the result is always bene-
fetal, and there can be no such thing
as over-indulgence or harmful effect "
Order another round, he seems to say.
Hang the expense, the sky's the limit!
While on the subject of fresh air
our author finds time to insert few
Hints for Hostesses. "Why hospitality
should always take the form of food
and drink is question of some perti-
nence," he suggests. "Perhaps some
day we shall be invited to breathing
parties, where the host will urge his
guests to partake of different brands
of imported air." Or instead of ask
ing our friends to enjoy run-around
in our new Rolls-Royce, we shall in
vlte them to take a nice cheap walk.
To get down to the practical busi-
ness of learning how to sing we find
that the dozen or so exercises in this
book are sufficient "to enable one to
master any difficulties which may pre-
sent themselves.' How to. use them
properly in practice forms another de-
partment Of our inquiry. You do it
like this: Send your thought right
down through the body-fnd a sensa-
ton of being one with and feeling
with, the Cosmos-at once taking in
energy and giving it out-or back; at
once receptive and expressive. There
can be acquired an Opulence of tone,
Solid as the Earth on which we stand.
Brilliant and Golden as the Sun. and
having all shades of feeling between
the grand, austere coldness of the
Earth, and the ardent warmth of the
Sun. But to do this you must realize
yourself as little Cosmos, as the
microcosmic copy of the macrocosm.
and, asserting the prerogative of the
Cosmos of which we are copy, pro-
duce the tone which is a Creation
something evolved out of your inner
travail or ferment; faithful copv of
your emotional forces expressed vo-
cally-the Tone born from your Sou1.
! forces"