The Washington times., 1931-07-31
True to Type
ALDOUS HUXLEY 6 CO.
CALLED BELLY THINKERS
BY IRATE CITIZEN
BY GILBERT SELDES-

by GILBERT SELDES- !
In what connection called Adous Huxley scholar and
philosopher do recall but willing to take the
blame it because Mr. Michael " Cannon Atlanta,
Ca, virtually Mr. Huxley of being devoted reader
Of this column which would be compliment and follower
Of mine which is impossible Mr. Cannon to have
'down' most people who write for newspapers
thing else, and sympathz with him. It's bessy life,
but easier than any other.
Who's Philosopher?
Il believe you be philosopher" he writes. II
convinced that one, and Mr. Huxley may be- for all
care-but that he is a scholar beg leave to doubt.
at is amazing how many belly thinkers con-
sdered days Mr. Huxleys learning appears
to represent superficial than Sunday science
sections and newspaper columns among them, dear Mr.
seldes yours. Mr. Van vechten and he classmates
Each fond mpressng his erutiOn by the inlay Of hap
hazard pearls cleaned should say from the works Of
Doctors Copeland Brady Fishben; Professors sOson
Beebe and Haskn and Rt. Rev. Glenn Frank Coolidge
Laurence stallngs and H. L. Mencken
"I see nothing in that stalwart thinker Mr. Huxley
beyond the urge that might have made him, somewhat
younger stick his the church door while service
was in progress and shout -"
You will have supply your favorte bad word at
this point Although Mr. Cannon choice is comparatively
proper it is proper enough for what Mencken calls
family newspaper.
Good Young Huxley
The rest of the letter criticism of Huxley for pretend
ing to have information about unmporant Subjects
and as with the proper pronunciation OF the name OF
Pekinese pup i recede into dark silence But think
there is something be said for the young Huxley He is
a. good observers knows great many things and writes
we'll about them; he does let himself be led away by
enthusiasm or Indignation He has kind Of piety
He may be wrong Mayan architecture and Eskimo pe
but he is scholar of humanity and something than
a belly thinker.
Precomputation Made Easy
Another correspondent Mariner Dudley Baker is
far more kind confessed ignorance of the meth
ods of computing position aropane hours ahead
he does not scold me- he insucs like that but COM
plant which is the complaint of most educated people, is
that understand the explanation which my sea-
faring friend me is so simple.
wish that by way of experiment. the present owners OF
the Leviathan place the hands of we'll
educated modern sophisticated and let him direct the
ship to Europe without any previous training in navigation
ct might be just we'll to have captain two on board
just to make he didn't try to go up the Hudson).
should like know whether modern would be utterly
helpless whether vaguely remembered data would come
to his mind whether instinct and knack would carry him
through.
Columnist Called OverPaid
Ny critics not all favorable today. The editor of
paper Springfield Mass pays compliments but they
rise from a confusion in his mind between me and my
brother (who has been excellent foreign correspondent
which mott and the rest Of the EDITORS comment IS
that fool and worth raise in salary The rea-
is my mild suggestion for moratorium working
between the ages of 20 and So Neither the loafng
the thinking which would be done in that period has any
appeal It is all put down to spoofing hot air. am
very detected.
On the other hand it is exhlaratng to know that after
years Of being depOred, the movies doing bit Of
depOring their hook. I startled to read a
headline in Boston paper the other dayGeOrge Bancroft
says Humanity Is Ruined" words to that effect Mr..