Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-28

the half-century mark his energy
deciined and some younger man killed
him and rciBned in his stead. This
was the Neanderthal man. who lived
IN caves and wandered about Europe
TOT tens of thousands OF years. He
was eXterminated.. Mr.. Wells con
$4,000 years ago.
Mr.. Wells whole treatment of prim-
tive man and the beginnings OF civ
ilizaticn is most fascinating. He tells
how sowing was learned by the scat
tcrinE of grain around Il corpse for
us sustenance in the other world:
the life of early tribes; how science
arose from mans wonder at nature;
how myths and magic have persisted
down to the present, etc.
Briefly, but intelliEcntly. Mr.. Wells
discusses the meaning Of Egyptian,
Greek and Roman Civilizations, and Ia
very free in his criticism OF out
standing characters identified with
diligently on the failinGs of the
Greeks: while o fthc Roman empire
he says: The clue to all it's failure
lies in the absence OF any free men
tai activity and any organization for
the increase, development. and appli-
cation OF knowledge. Nor is he par
sowcd the seeds of carly Christian
ity. He describes Jesus as very hui
man, very earnest. and passionate.
a new and simple and profound doe
tT!nc. namely. the universal Father
hood OF God, and he coming Of the
idea Of the kingdom OF heaven
| proved too much for the established
habits OF mankind. and the disciples
quickly, reverted Ito the dear old
hahitual life of hates anu profits IL
competition and pride"
Having brought his narrative MP
to our " times, he devotcs the last
chapter Of the book to ii discussion Of
thn nnCSth1n tyit,nf ,n,, .f l., ~. 81 Il
into one community of knowlcdg.
and will, which he treats under the
following subhcads:
l. The Possible U~nifcation OF Mems
Wills in Political Matters. =. How
"a Federal Wcrld Government MAY
Come About. 3. Some Fundamental
state. L. Mat This w HTHi' MiE M0rBi e
We're II Under One Law and Justice.
.. The Stages BEYOND.
ut Is suilicisn; to say that any one
through needs no assurance that
the authors discussion under these
heads constitutes ono of the most
interesting features of II book. 1t
is distinctly Informative. whether one
accepts his conclusions or not.
THE LIGHT or THE WORLD. IL
Illustrated. BY Guy Bolton and George
Middleton, Henry Holt Il Co. New
York.
4 drama based upon the incidents
the production of the
Passion Play, in n simple little viii
laEe OF switzerland. Though tho at
moSphcrc is one OF reverence. il es-
caDes being religious because the
characters are endowed with all the
weaknesses to which human nature
Is heir. But il is In the tolerant n
kindly spirit of Anton. a carpenter
chosen TO act the role of Christus in
the Passion Play. thai the peasants
OF the village come to learn the true
meaning of Christianity. 1t is toward
ono who has violated the moral code
OF the community that the simple
villagers turn with hatred.
The series of highly dramatic in
cldcnceS are developed with dignity.
and one can. after reading the book,
close it's covers with the feeling, that
without n sense OF ~prcachmcnt. n
lessons OF the Man OF Galilcr have
1orcihiy been made applicable to
achieved the finesse OF the drama in
the unfolding OF a delicate subject.
INTERPRETERS. BY Carl Van
Ncchten. Alfred Knopf. New York.
While the hook is "A revised edition
OF Part One, Interpreters and Inter-
pretations." now out of print, ii has
All or the charm which characterize,
this most personal of American crit
les. MIR. Van Ncchtcn writes with a
joyous S~pontaniety, yet with a clear
and deliberate aim. His books are
among the few to be rcrcad. either
FOR their lima and jaunty STYLE.