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The New York herald., 1921-12-25
A Fathers Letters to His Boy

others, and so some have more power
than others. Some get in touch with
the power unconsciously. Others con-
sciously seek the power and find it.
How can I find the power?' you
ask. Well, how did man find electric
power? Step by step the law of cleo
tricity became known, and now the
lower is used universally. All we need
to know about electricity and God is
their laws. Under what laws do they
operate?
Does 1t shock you to speak of God
in this manner? Does it sound ir
reverent? I was never more reverent
in my life. And, as you know, my
father was a clergyman and teacher
Mans conception of God is
mans conception after all. Each of
us must form his own conception of
God, forming that which will be the
greatest light in our lives"
This breadth of view blows like a
fragrant wind about all the writer's
opinions. He gives his son absolute
liberty in choice of vocation. In money
matters the father is commercially
generous. He does, however, caution
careful and accurate in the handling
OF money.
The son Is urged to realize the inn
portance of social service. He Is urged
to be an individual. but warned that
to be a real individual he must bear
we'll in mind a sense of personal re-
sponsibility and of his duty toward
society. The author, business man,
urges the golden rule. when any one
does you an unkind act" he writes,
turn around and do him a kindness
in return. It will pay you in happi-
ness"
In closing it is worth while quoting
six reasons given for attending school:
Il. To acquire what is called voca-
tional knowledge-the tools OF life
so that you may earn your own liveli-
hood and not be dependent on others.
"2. To get your mind so trained that
you will seek the facts and then think
logically about them and form sound
judgments.
"3. To get your will so exercised
through discipline that it will make
you apply this useful knowledge,
through logical thinking, to the affairs
of life. You will thus get into the
habit of doing things knowingly. in
cisively, thoroughly and persistently.
-. To acquire skill through prac-
tice.
"5. To acquire certain culture tina,
will enable you to understand the
unity of life, to enjoy it's beauty, its
truth. its love, and to help others in
this enjoyment.
&c. To arouse in you the desire to
learn; to unfold the real you, and
thus develop strong moral charac-
ter"
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
No More Do the Nations Pay Tribute
To the Caesars, or to Kaiser or Gar

THE NEW WORLD. BY ISAIAH Bow
man. World Book Company.
r SAIAH BOWMAN is a director OF
the American Geographical So
ciety of New York. He has
travelled widely and is acquainted with
most of the worlds explorers and
geographers 1t would be difficult to
find a man with better sources of in
formation. He succeeds in a task
which is fine test for his knowledge
His book tells us how the war has af-
fected the various regions of the earth.
He has to deal with many and diverse
political problems. No one man could
be infallible. The author frankly
realizes this. He says: "It goes with
out saying that no one could hope to
present a wholly balanced account OF
present political conditions. However.
the attempt has been made to avoid all
but the most necessary expressions OF
editorial opinion, leaving all the facts
on the two sides of a given question
to speak for themselves" Such
prejudices as the author has can do
little harm. They are very obvious.
He still feels bitter against Germany
and breads the Russian menace.
1t is rather unfortunate that the
author says nothing about the United
States and Canada. The war changed
the policies of these two countries very
much as regards immigration. The
negro and the Indian have new hold
on the attention of their fellow coun-
trymen because they also did their bit.
In Canada, the war showed that there
was a greater split between the French
Canadians and the English Canadians
than between the Beers and the Brit
ish
Mr.. Bowman has a fine sense of his
toric perspective. He says: Mems
mental qualities and reactions change
but little; they repeat certain effects
from age to age. Almost every event
Of our time has it's counterpart in his
tory. The officials of the Roman En-
pise faced problems strikingly like our
own, whether they relate to land owns
ership and distribution, the burden of
taxes, the drift of country folk to the
city, growing love for material wealth
an6 pleasure or the rise of political
problems of a magnitude beyond the
power of individual rulers. Each age
has it's grand catastrophe, its great
war. We call the late war Armaged-
don. but historians have long called
the battle of Leipzig 1S13) the Battle
of the Nations"
The author has great confidence in
the liberality and political efficiency of
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

colonial and territorial aims. He sees
the problem of France as chiefly that
of reconstruction. He shows that it
is impossible to make Germany pay
all the war costs without crippling the
industry of her rivals. He takes up
the problems of the Eastern border,
of the French in Syria and in Morocco.
In the following chapters the author
shows the effect of the war upon all
the European countries. One of his
best chapters deals with Italy. He
says: mo one of the other Powers al
lied against Germany in the world
war has come out of the struggle with
so many threatening internal and ex-
ternal questions and so little increase
of national territory in proportion to
area. population, national debt and war
effort as Italy. The internal difficult
ties were bound to come; the external
| problems are chiefly of her own MAX
ing"
! After describing the affairs of those
nations which existed before the war
and survived it Mr. Bowman enters
a region which is bit chaotic. There
are very serious problems among the
new nations. They have had slight
practice in self-government. Boun-
daries were hard to determine. In Po-
land and Rumania, for example, ele-
ments have been incorporated which
are hostile to the majority. Economic
considerations are also perplexing. Mr..
Bowman Is fairly dispassionate in
dealing with national claims. He real
ICES that too much sentimentality
would be dangerous for the worlds
peace and that where sheep have suf-
fered from the government of wolves
you cannot correct the situation by
allowing the sheep to govern more
wolves than they can manage, and for
this reason he opposes too much ter
ritorial imitation of Armenia. He also
questions the justice and practicability
of the Zionist movement.
! The European situation is the one
that contains most dynamite, but the
author concludes his book with chap
| ters on the politics of Asia, the general
African situation, the changes the
war has brought to the Southern Pa
cific and the sources of friction in Cen
| trail and South America. 1t is a sur
prisingly adequate summary of the
modern world
JOSEPH GOULD.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Oriental Farm Implements.

In this new edition ne says:
I'VE have picked the village life as
most suggestive Of the quaint customs
of the past. The volume has
not been compiled from books but
drawn from life."
In final chapter the author speaks
of the difficulties between the native
Syrians and Turks, who became even
more oppressive after the war began.
The Syrian was inclined to side with
the Allies, but was often drafted to
serve against them Since the war
the situation has improved.
Syrian education has for a long
time been under the guidance of west
ern thought, whether at home or
abroad, and the Syrian mind is of the
character to fellowship with the west.
Born linguists, excellent in
such studies as law and economies.
they could adorn an era of peace when
once they are persuaded of a generous
spirit of fair play.
"A new broad gauged railroad has
been constructed between Jaffa and
LYDIA. A few tractors have been in
troduced for use over the better agri-
cultural land"
Tractors in the Holy Land! And
side by side with the ancient imple-
ments shown in the illustration. Mo-
where else i'm the world are the GEN.
turies so mingled.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
India's Wise Men, From Kapila to Tagore

and 500 Il. c. the people of India were
so far advanced in religion, metaphys-
les, philosophy. science, art, music
and medicine that no other nation
could stand as their rival or compete
with them in any of these branches
of knowledge"
"Sir Moner Williams, in his 'Brah-
manism and Hinduism, says: Indeed,
if 1 may be allowed the anachronism,
the Hindus were Spinozites more than
1000 years before Spinoza, Darwin
ians many centuries before Darwin
and evolutionists many centuries be-
fore any word like evolution existed
in any language in the world"
Mr.. Brown proves himself to be a
master of Oriental philosophy. His
understanding of it is profound. To
him these metaphysical teachings are
natural and simple and, therefore,
beautiful.
In a stanza from The Gitanjali" of
Rabindranath Tagore the mystical
scheme of life is summed up in a few
potent words:
This is my prayer to thee, my Lord
strike, strike at the root of penury
in my heart.
give me the strength lightly to
bear my joys and sorrows.
"Give me the strength to make my
love fruitful in service.
"Give me the strength never to dis
own the poor or bend my knees be-
fore insolent might.
"Give me the strength TO raise my
mind high above daily trines.
And give me the strength to sur
render my strength to Thy will with
love"
This teaches the fundamental prin-
ciples of Eastern wisdom, courage.
service, humility and love.
The book is beautifully illustrated
and judgment and good taste are
shown In this way az well as in the
selections given. Jagadish Chandra
Chatterji is right in saying that this
book "is a garland of Eastern thought
floweys.' VIVIAN RADCLIFFE
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

umes and Mr. Brown has condensed
this epic in a most comprehensive way
so that the reader may enjoy the most
impressive parts of it without fatigue.
He has also selected some beautiful
things from "The Songs of Kabir."
Jagadish Chandra Chatterji very
truly says that Western scholars have
explored and translated much and the
result of their noble work is to be had
though not easily available to the
average man, for the volumes are in
most cases expensive, very often tech
nical and difficult. This objection Mr..
Brown planned to overcome by select
ing some of the finest sections of the
Indian literature and giving them the
proper arrangement in order that the
person without any knowledge of the
subject may easily become familiar
with the literature of ancient and mod
ern India"
In the wisdom of Abhedananda in
speaking of human affection and divine
love he says: Divine love brings a ces-
sation of all sorrow. suffering anil
pain; IL lifts the soul above all bond
age; breaks the fetters of selfish at
tachment and worldliness. All selfish
ness vanishes and the soul enters into
the abode of absolute freedom and
everlasting happiness. The object OF
attachment in human affection is
changeable and mortal object While
the object of attachment in Divine
Love Is the Interchangeable and Inn
mortal Being, the Lord of the uni
verse"
In the wisdom of Vivekananda he
says: Individuality is my motto. L
have no ambition Beyond training in
dividuals. I know very little: that
little teach without reserve; where
am ignorant I confess it as such;
am a Sannyasin. AS such | hold my
self as n servant, not as a Master In
this world"
All of the systems and philosophers
of India are SO abstract that II is diff
cult for the purely objective mind to
grasp them. Between the years 1900
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

the Anglo-SaxoC. Hence his first
chapter is on Problems of Imperial
Britain" He says: Among English
speaking nations, the two most pow
erful commercially. the United King
dom and the United States, have
combined naval strength which COM
prises nearly IS per cent. of the
worlds total. This is a matter of the
gravest importance, for in the past
few years we have seen much of the
world thrown into state bordering
on anarchy. and if the process con-
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
THE MAKING OF "A MAN. BY Joseph
H. Appel Thomas Seltzer. New York.

THE MAKING OF "A MAN. BY Joseph
II. Appel Thomas Seltzer, New York.
~ Il all tender phrases farmers
my son" carries the most
~ significant blending of af-
lection with demand. 1t is per-
haps not as connotative of self
sacrifice as a mothers utterance.
There is a touch of authority, some
times of arrogance, in it. AS rulers
men have committed every crime and
cast their sterile queens ruthlessly
into the discard-all for the sake of
the male heir. Yet even these tyrants
have sometimes been tender fathers.
Perhaps the most bitter moment of
any individual is when he becomes
aware of his ultimate loneliness, when
he realizes that he is not understand
able by any outsider, and that his
alone to solve and to carry on. Parents
are the only ones who can help us
force the doors which lead to the
depths within us. They know us best.
1t is for these and for other reasons
that Joseph II. Appels book makes
interesting and suggestive reading. He
describes himself as a practical man,
yet he has displayed tenderness, SYM
pathy, and that understanding which
comes only out of a warm imagina-
ton. Every man wants n son--not so
much. let 1t be said in all honesty, for
the sons sake as his own. He wants
TO save by passing on the precious,
grams of wisdom which he has won
with SO much labor from the black
mountain of pitchblende.
The adult reader cannot help being
envious of the son of the author. What
a glorious thing IL is to be guided
through the vagueness and ignorance
of early adolescence, guided each step
of the way yet not made dependent!
Deep down we are still children, 1t Is
said. and we know that 1t is true.
Even now we would appreciate some
such guidance. Indeed, 1t is the need
for 1t which makes us religious.
The letters ring true. They sound
as IL they had actually been written
to q real boy. They discuss the funda-
mentals OF life. The father gives the
son in simple language an outline of
world knowledge. He gives him adj
vice on how to face situations and
emphasizes the virtues which are most
essential to the winning of success
and TO the leading of full life.
This is the broadminded way he
talks to his son of God: God is a
huge storage battery of life, con-
stantly sending out streams and waves
of power that any man can use, IL he
knows how to get in touch with
IL. Some know better than
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Trains Run From Zion Into Egypt
There Are Managers in Bethlehem

along with descriptions of the places
themselves. The two books constitute
admirable Christmas reading and have
the effect of arousing new interest in
the reading of the Bible. East and
West are meeting in Palestine, the
machines and efficiency of the West
and the raw material and slow pic
turesqueness of the East. These
writer's are constantly calling atten-
ton to contrasting elements.
From our earliest childhood writes
Miss Slattery, when at Christmas
time we gazed with intense interest
at the wise men on their gaily capari-
soned camels, those great awkward
ships of the desert have been asso-
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

BY WILLIS STEEL.
n little star of Bethlehem,
What though you shine for aye,
Who thinks of you, who speaks of
you
Except on Christmas Day?
'Tis true | never wished to be
An angel among men,
In daily life, in common life,
You are not in my ken.
Envy, distrust and hatred lurk
To quench your distant ray,
How white you are, how bright you
are,
What gain for me to say?
'Tis true that | would wish to feel
Unto all men good will,
But miss the sky, nor look on high,
Where you are shining still.
o little star of Bethlehem,
That shines in heav'n for aye,
Who thinks of you, who speaks of
you
Except on Christmas Day?
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Geography After Twenty Centuries

tinues or at some future time recurs
it may be that the sea lanes and dis
tant strategic points ON the rim OF
civilization can only be held if there
be a powerful and mobile fleet. For
these reasons we shall wish to see
how the world war and the peace
treaties have affected lands governed
by the English" Mr. Bowman points
out the fact that the territorial infia-
tion of Great Britain as a result of the
war is source of danger to her. He
discusses the problems of trade which
the war has caused. Then he describes
the unrest in Ireland, South Africa,
India and Egypt and speaks of Brit
ish zones of influence.
Next he speaks of France and her
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

THE WISDOM OF THE HINDUS.
Edited and with an introduction by
Brian Brown. With foreword by
Jagadish Chandra Chatterji. Bren-
tano's.
TIME introduction of this book
opens with quotation from
= Max Muller: IF were to look
over the whole world to find out the
country most richly endowed with all
the wealth, power and beauty that
nature can bestow-in some facts a
very paradise on earth--I should point
to India"
The different systems of philosophy
are briefly and intelligently outlined.
"The Samkhya system, the oldest Of
the six PHILOSOPHERS of India, was
founded by sage named Kapila. The
Yoga system, founded by Patantali. is
the Samkhya metaphysics combined
with bodily and mental exercises and
the conception of the personal God.
The Vedanta system is divided into two
schools The earlier was organized by
Jaimini and the later by Badarayan.
The object of both is to teach the art
of reasoning for the express purpose
of interpreting the vedas. The vaisis-
hiki system was founded by sage
named Kanada, contemporary of
Buddha's, about 500 b. G. His philos-
ophy is called the Atomic system, for It
traces the origin of the universe to a
combination of atoms and molecules.
The Nyaya system. formulated by
Buddha. is sometimes called a system
Of logic, but 1t combines logic with
philosophy, since it is based upon the
atomic theory of Kanada."
I'm Indian literature the Maha-
Bharata' and the Ramayana.' the two
great epics, are comparable with the
'Iliad' and Odyssey of the Greeks"
The "Maha- Bharata" is in ten vol
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE. BY
Elihu Grant With illustrations. J. b.
Lippincott Company: Philadelphia.
.HIS is a companion volume to
"The Orient In Bible Times"
L. And there is plenty of observa-
ton from the Oriental life Of to-day.
But many custom has been followed
without change for 1000 years. Prof.
Grant of the Haverford faculty lived
for three years in a small town near
Jerusalem. He writes of the village
life, of the cities and of the desert.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
The Holy Land as It Looks To-day

A PAINTER IN PALESTINE. By
Donald Maxwell. New York: John
Lane Company
NEW PATHS THROUGH OLD PALES-
TINE. BY Margaret Slattery Boston:
The Pilgrim Press.
w T HAT if New York burns no
M Yule log to-day. What if we
hung our stockings from the
mantelpiece over a dummy fireplace?
CThere isn't even a chimney down
which Santa can come to remember
the innocents.) In window here and
there hang, to be sure, wreaths of
evergreen, but the mystic mistletoe
seldom exercises it's charm. It is not
these which make Christmas. The
true celebration of the day is in the
heart
Yet the heart may forget and ex-
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ternal reminders do not come amiss.
In France little managers are among
the most popular toys. In Italy, par
ticularly central and northern Italy,
the peasants enact scenes from the
nativity and the miracles.
Donald Maxwell. an Englishman,
and Margaret Slattery, an American,
have visited Palestine recently and
have set down the emotions that filled
them as they visited these holy places,
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Stella Matutina

O gentle start
Whence comes the smoke that Uitidte'
thy rays? --Pdrddtso, AViif
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

THE WISDOM OF THE HINDUS.
Edited and with an introduction by
Brian Brown. With foreword by
Jagadish Chandra Chatterji. Bren-
tano's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-23

Todays Wants and offers are all listed
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classified ad section.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22
LIBERTWL.

MT. and Mrs. Cecil Cleland and daughter Marjorie of Syracuse. N. r., are visiting MT. Cleland's sister, Mrs. John kinnaird. MT. and Mrs. Kinnaird's son Gordon of Hartford was with them over the week end.
 Rev. MT. Brown of Windham supplied the pulpit Sunday in the absence of the pastor.
 Mrs. Charles Abel and daughter Eliza beth of New Britain are guests of the formers mother. MT Abell was with his family Saturday and Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. J. Earl James and daughter Virginia were with MT. James parents in WilTimantic Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. George A. Trotter of Newton, Mass, attended memorial ser vice held in Ridgefield Sunday for Mrs. Trotters nephew. Wayland Moves, who was in the navy off the Virginia coast and was accidentally drowned at sea- He was Mrs. E. A. Moves grandson.
 Mrs. Charles E. Goodrich. her son Charles, Jr., and daughter Thelma are visiting relatives in New London.
 Wallace Cleland of New York i' spending his vacation with his uncle ant aunt, MT. and Mrs. John Kinnaird. Fred Loomis has purchased a fine bull black horse, weight 1900 pounds.
 The Sewing circle held the annual cleo tion of officers Thursday. The following were elected; President. Mrs. Maud H Palmer vice president, Mrs. J. Georg Clark; secretary and treasurer. Mrs John Clarke.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22
MONTVnLE

A meeting of the Montville Communi- ty Library assocition was held in Pal mer Memorial School building Monday evening to act upon the resignation of the librarian. Mrs. Margaret A. Jeffers. It was with deeb r{gret that the library committee had previously learned or the resignation of Mrs. Jeffers, which was accepted in accordance with her decision. Mrs. Jeffers has been the faithful li- brarian since the opening of the library and was an enthusiastic member of the group who carried the project through to success. Mrs. Carl A. Johnson was elected to fill the unexpired term of of- fee. The liBSary has NoentIy lfeen
 moved from it's rooms in the office of the Montville Paper company to the manual training room in the Palmer Memorial School building, consequently the books have not been in circulation for a num- Der of weeks. Ii is planned to reopen the library on Tuesday evening next. July 18th in the new location. The library will be open on Tuesday evenings And Friday afternoons of every week in- stead of Monday evenings and Thufsdsy afternoons as was the former custom.
 James McFarlane has purchased new touring car. Z
 The Library committee voted at thu meeting held Monday evening to~sell thu stove which was necessary for heatin'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22

been visiting at Mrs. E. Fl. Kennedy's.
 Charles Fletcher of Providence spent Sunday at Israel Segdin's where Mrs. Fletcher will remain the remainder of the month.
 Miss Mary Tracy of wauregan visited local friends Wednesday. She formerly lived here.
 Arthur Cooney is recovering from a severe attack of tonsilitis Mrs. Jennie Selden of Putnam spent Sunday with friends here. where she formerly live6 Miss Elizabeth Setetson is visiting hel aunt Mrs. Charles Walker. at South l ampton, L. I. Miss Lois Stetson and and Maurice Torrey have recently re turned from a visit there. 5
 Miss Margaret Shields has returned l to her home in Canada having visited a | L. H. Cross.
 Emerson Collins is attending an auto mobile school in Boston.
 X There will be no church services a the Congregational church Sunday a Rev. Mary Macomber is having her va | cation.