Life — March 7, 1907 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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“LIFE: ©]heliteraryfoow Goethe there would have been no Lincoln!” The Gossip does not remember whether ike invitation to debate was accepted or not. He is of a frivolous disposition, the rom was packed, and egress was easy But he has often considered that thesis since, generally with a certain profit to himself; and the coming of the Great Smancipator’s birthday, linked as it is with this excursion into comparative literature, seems to warrant this harmless disclosure. Probably if te gathering had been of men, there would have been those among them who had never heard of Go-ethe (the late H. C. Bunner delighted in rhyming the sacred name with ‘teeth”), or who, much less, could conjure up the esoteric con- nection. But this is a digression. Aside from such pitfalls, the study of comparative literature is fascinating. Dr. Egan, in his serious vein, has indicated some of its rewards and noted its surprises. He has related how a certain thoughtful friend ted to the shelves of his bookcase, where Epictetus and Shakespeare were placed in proximity. ‘This curiously ar- ranged contact proceeded, it appeared, from the Shakespearean line, “There's nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so,” being original in thought, almost identical in the actual expres- sion of it, with Epictetus, Had Dr. Egan and his thoughtful friend been familiar with the records of another unique mind, a third adjoining volume on the shelf of that bookcase might very properly have been that extraordinar; production, “Science and Health,” by th New England philosopher, Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, whose life and letters are just now undergoing an appreciation at the hands of that speakable Scot, Mr. Me- Clure. And for a fourth relating volume, the Gossip would suggest the Meditations of one Marcus Aurelius, whom the spec- tacle of sur Christians within his juris- diction boiling in oil did not deter from formulating a philosophy that for lack of a better name we may call Pagan Science. The “key to the Scri discovered by Mrs. Eddy, is naturally lacking, but the twin volumes as comparative literature are likewise both positive and superlative and afford not a deadly, but a lively parallel for all minds given to browsing in literary byways, Of course, the influence of Epictetus on the Bard of Avon is not more apparent than the influence of his thought, if not his style, upon Mrs. Eddy. “It is not things, but the opinions about the things, that trouble mankind.” Mrs. Eddy may have said thatthe Gossip it not sure; but Epictetus said it first. However, the copy- right has expired. Yet we find compari- Sons more copious when we come to con- sider Mrs. Eddy and the Emperor. In The fine impressive ‘“five- thousand-dollar” car you want isthis Franklin Type Dat$2800 What do you want? Power? Type D on American roads has more net power than any heavy five-thousand-dollar car—carries five people more miles in a day. Strength? Safety? Luxury? Type D is absolutely as strong as any car at any price; is safer than any heavy car because handier to manage; and is more luxurious because the Franklin jarless frame makes easier riding, and Franklin air- cooling prevents all annoyances either of overheating or freezing. And Type D, weighing only 1900 pounds, costs only half as much as a heavy car for fuel and tires. Before you pay the extra twenty-two hundred—and afterward a lot for operating ex- pense—write for the 1907 Franklin catalogue de luxe, ard Jearn how scientific design and construction increase strength and ability while reducing weight and cost. Shaft-drive Runabout $1800 4-cylinder Touring-car $2800 4-cylinder Light Touring-car $1850 6-cylinder Touring-car $4000 Prices in standard colors and equipment, f. 0. b Special upholstery, equipment and colors extra, H. H. FRANKLIN MFG. CO., Syracuse, N.Y. MALL. A.M. ’ Bos | wre) Type D Touring-car $2800 105-inch wheel—ba Five. Passengers eekS ob All Sizes and Models—Open Launches, Motor Boats That GO. 2 to 150 H. P., Prices $200 _up— but all one grade—the BEST. No matter what your boat plans are for this spring, you can't afford to miss our proposition, so send for information and catalogue today. We build Power Boats exclusicely. NEWBURY and DUNHAM, Western Launch Works. ‘West 210th St. and Harlem River, New York. Just West of Broadway. Osscivetented territory. Hunting Cabins, Glass Cabins comicbooks.com