The Washington times., 1921-07-10
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A new conception of mans place In
nature 10 presented In Alfred Korzyb-
skis new book, "rhs Manhood of HUI
mainly" explained by its sub as
being concerned with "rho Science
and Art OF Human Engineering" The
author DIVORCES sharply from the
tim n onored classification of man as
belonging to .'the animal Kingdom"
He sets forth, very clearly and read
ably. the scientific evidence for his
contention, that man should have a
separate classification as human"
and that the accepted philosophy of
ethics. of economies, OF life generally,
should be revised and set upon q new
basis In accordance with this new
classification, for all these have, here
tofore, been based on the conception
Of man 40 an animal.
Korzybski puts all life into three
slasscs, with this explanation: First.
the class OF plants, living in one spot,
which receive solar energy and trans
form IL into organic chemical energy
and therefore, can be defined as the
chemistry binding class of life; sec
ond, the animals. which used the dy-
manic products of the chemistry
move about freely in space. and can,
therefore. be defined as the space
binding class of life; third, human be-
ings who, in addition to being space
binding, have also the capacity of
utilizing the labors and experiences of
all past time, and are, therefore, in
q class by themselves, the time-bind-
ing class of life.
This conception of man as being in
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believes, must be made the starting
point for investigating and disclosing
the natural laws OF human nature, as
distinct from animal nature. He con-
tends that the difficulties OF human
ity have come mainly from the con-
fusion Of these two classes of life and
the consequent attempt OF mankind
to guide itself in part by laws apph-
cable only to animal nature.
WHAT TO ASK FOR.
"a copy, please. Of Scar-a-rn- Inner
that is, Sabatinfs last novel," This
request, or something approximatinS
II, is often heard in bookstores, for
this story is one that is selling rapidly.
II is time the publishers enlightened
the world as to the pronunciation. II
one pronounces the title ''Skar" then
IRA" and moo and ssh" one will be
following the publishers authorized
pronunciation, but one will really do
better with 1t IL it Is demonstrated
by q Frenchman.
wEEK-ENDs AND WEAKNESSES.
Rainy Week" Eleanor Hallowell
Abbott's new story, is as .bpbbling
with vivacity and as sparkling with
merriment as we're odd Dad or
any of her previous stories II has
in 1t also much of the graphic
storytelling quality which always
marks her novels, and in addition.
has a somewhat keener sense Of the
realities of life than she sometimes
shows.
The story is told in tho first
person by the feminine half of a
conjugal team who make a practice.
of inviting for a house party IN
May, when there is certain to be
wet weather and storms, such a
combination of people as is bound
to precipitate drama OF some sort,
and so provide the hosts with en-
tertainment.
The combination. by rule of long
standing, must always contain
bride and groom a very celibate
person, some one. with a past, some
one with future, some one with
a singing voice, a bore, and q young
and very girly girl This combin-
alton provides romantic passion,
psychic austerity. tragedy, ambi-
ton, poignancy, innocence. and irrt-
tation, and the couple has learned
that these cannot all be housed
together for even one rainy week
without producing hrstclass drama.
The story tells how they collected
their party, and how the drama be-
gan to develop Immediately. how II
skirted the coasts of tragedy, how
IL invoked the comic muse, and how
IL resolved itself into the promise
of brighter future for all con-
cerned. Being an Eleanor Hallowell
Abbott story. 1t is told in a gay.
bright spirit, with much Of humor
and vivscity. ...
PAULINE yERLAINE.
The life of Paul Verlaine, greatest
of French symbolist poets OF the
nineteenth century, most fantastic or
men, has at last been adequately
chronicled. The Hon. Harold Nicolson
has written a brilliant life story, which
is published by the Houghton Mifhin
Company. Verlaines poetry is, per-
French verse. Only twenty-five years
after his death, he is already shrouded
with tradition. His personality has
taken on the aspects and size OF
legendary deity of the Latin Quarter
of Paris. His career was blackly
checkered by disease, poverty prison
and uncomfortable bursts of passion.
In contrast to these was the deeply
religious side of his nature. The
poems written in these moments have
the naive and beautiful tranquility OF
tho Fra Angelica paradise. 1t Is
sometimes said that he wrote love
poetry during his drunken moments,
and that his religious poems were the
output of the next morning. Inc
truth about Verlaine--which surely Is
stranger than the strange fiction that
has been woven about him--makes
one of the most Interesting stories OF
modern literature.
FROM FROZEN SIBERIA.
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