Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Tn the meantime. he went out to dis
cues the articles with his cronies.
"Have YOU read the Yocum Maya
vine On Cleveland?" he would ask II
will be noticed that he did not say
Have YOU read Emmanuel Brown on
Emmanuel Brown was John Browns
fsther But he had not raised himself
TO the personal pitch OF being it," as
his son was to do.
The trouble today is that unless the
reader specifies authors, he finds nc
one who knows what he Is talking
" Let him HE forth to the public places
ALI heated ND after reading a scathine
Remuneration of Gal" by one John
BROWN. noted political writer.
Let MIN specify the magazine only,
and ask, Have you read that article In
the Hocum Magazine about Mr.. Cool
idge?" IA. A.. ....
reply. IT never read the Hocum Maya
zine"
mo"
II Is so unfortunately true that ones
friends seem never to have read the
issues of the magazines one READS.
Usually they declare they are in the
habit of reading it. but missed thai
particular copy. did you say 1t was
the April number? I will look 1t up;
By the time they look it up all the
fun has gone out of the topic.
There is another Yocum on the
stands by that time with more pow
erful articles. and the old one is for
gotten. not only by ones friends, but
by ones extremely precious sell.
The reading OF magazines today
therefore, is more individual than II
used to be. This seems to US q IAN
statement. Even the members OF one
own family will dip around In the
stories and articles, so that It Is impos-
sible to discuss them even at nome.
The thing to do here as among
books, is to read as one pleaSes. one
personal tastes must dominate lhere
are so many magazines published To-Day
that it is possible to read only very
small portion of them, as wnoie'
This Is recognized in the industry 1t
self by the publication of great an
nual index of magazine articles, ana
further by several bOokletlike monthles
which aim to give the reader a digest
Of articles from the other magazines.
II one has hobbies, 1t is safe to say
that he will be able to find magazine
to meet it. No matter what his hobby
may be, there Is some magazine, or
perhaps two or three OF them, to give
him the latest word.
Among them all the various maya
zines give a great deal of attention to
l1a Off he H.
er they do this much better than cur
great newspapers, especially In their
Sunday issues Is a matter for debate.
Surely they ought to handle mighty
topics with more maturity of Judgment,
seeing the tremendously larger amount
OF time they have in which to prepare
their articles. Time also works against
them. however, even as 1t works for
them. Momentous changes may occur
after the magazine has gone to press,
leaving the copy with an out-of-date
discussion.
Every magazine reader has his favor
lite writer's, and it must be pointed out
that these are the same men and wom-
en-, whether they write in well known
or obscure publications, in monthlies or
weeklieS. The reader who follows the
blaZed trail of a certain writer, wher-
ever 1t leads, will find much to repay
him. He comes to know the fellows
mind. and to secure a certain reading
felicity which can be arrived at no
other way. He becomes. in a sense, his
partner, rejoices with him in an ex-
ceptionally well written article, and
feels a sense of loss at one of
more mediocre nature. He thus
shares in the fullness of thought, as
well as the paucity of thought. of an
other human being. II there Is any
other adventure in life more interest
ing, it does not appear at this time
Just exactly what 1t is.