Evening star., 1932-12-02
One may wonder.

One may wonder.
Experience can be passed on to others
in a very slight degree. Experience is
personal, and what one does not learn
for himself, and by himself, often does
little good. because he is not in the
right mood to receive 1t nor has the
background of experience wherewith to
appreciate it at its real worth.
Out of city Of half million per-
sons, containing several thousand en-
thusiasts on some given hobby, call
for a meeting to form club will bring
forth only q hundred.
What does this mean?
It shows that the club" form of ex-
preston is not essential to the lives and
| wellbeing of the remaining hundreds.
Among those who do not "join" may
be many who know far more than those
who do, and who put greet deal more
time, money, intelligence and work on
their hobby than some Of the loud
speakers" who form the association.
These remarks are not made to be-
little clubs and associations in any way.
but simply to point out that, while
"iining" such organizations is one way
of helping keep alive good enthusi-
asm for some men, 1t is not necessary
to many others, who go ahead, oblivious
to all organizations, in the pursuit of
their precious hobby, whatever it may be.
This leaves reading about ones hobby,
the last of our trio. and, all things
considered. by far the best for the man
who finds it so.
For the man who finds 1t so!
Many a fan" on a given subject,
never finds it necessary to read about
his hobby to enjoy it to the full, but
such a person must be ranked as the
exception to the rule.
The literature" of subject is one
of its chief joys to the average hobby
rider.
Nothing pleases him quite so much,
after chance, or the WORD OF a 1rleno'
or natural bent" has put him on the
| track of his favorite recreation, as to
din his nose into some good book which
helps him to greater knowledge and ap-
probation.
Especially is this true when his hobby
possesses, as SO many OF them 40.
scientific basis, wherein certain jaw
breaker names constitute chief
charm
The delight of being familiar with
the scientific names, so-called, OF plants
and animals, for instance, Is very
solid one. While to the person mot i'll
the know such names may sound
pedantic, the truth is that they are
easy and right, when one gets to know
them.
Many of them can be abbreviated to
| the most charming nicknames, which
lend q certain preciousneSs, in the best
sense, to the component members OF a
collection and to the entire art Of col
lecting.
He who has made the collection of
books his lifelong hobby will find 1t
adds zest to every later hobby, no mat
ter what it may be, for there Is no
subject under the sun which does not
have its literature" much OF 1t val
liable and interesting and some OF 1t OF
an amazing size.
Every booklover who also has other
hobbies ought to have one or more
bookcases in his library devoted solely
to his "hobby," books. Fortunate will
he be if he has managed to keep some
of those associated with earlier hob
bies, from childhood up. Then he will
be able to recall, at mere glance,
many privileged hours, when time did
not exist at all.
A few good books upon each hobby
will suffice. Here, too, moderation is
| the best plan. One may love Shake
speare without owning such collec-
tion as is now housed in the great
Folger Library. Whatever your hobby
collect books upon it, for nothing else
makes it so real and helps keep 1t alive
so long.