Life — October 3, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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Is Reading Beneficial or Necessary to Whiting > DING beneficial or necessary to writing?” There is apparently only one obvious answer. If there are no new ideas in the world, still old ideas can be clothed anew, and, ea suggests idea, reading old books, at all events it would be thought, must be conducive to an expan- sion of the brain. The Irish “bull” was in existence several years B. C. Yet it is in evidence now various different and peculiar forms. Surrounded by different circumstances, clothed in another dres the same joke can be made to last centu- Therefore it can be argued it is as into Joe Miller even as a ben- efit at all events to one’s humorous in- ventions. So with fiction and more serjous work Shirley Brooks, one of the old editors. i don Punch, used to that when he wanted an idea for an article Me ‘would invariably look through ’s Di tionary of Dates.””. When Emerson a loss he would fall back on the Hindoo philosophy, which he called his “mental gymnasium.” Rudyard Kipling has been found studying the dictionary for ideas, and so on. When the brain is dull and accid, surely some sort of reading will re- new its vigor and be benefi if not ne for a renewed attack with the pe ery atmosphere of books has a some- r effect on an author as the ety of his fellow writers. As a matter of fact, there is a varied and peculiar difference of opinion on the sub- ject. Looking at the thesis seriously, and all the writers who have favored with their ideas have done so, there is a great deal more in the topic than appears at first sight. The following symposium thre: out the subject pretty thoroughly. ‘They are all well-known literary people, and are well able to speak for themselve: i they do in their own characteristic fashion. Gertrude Atherton is emphatic and philosophic. ‘She says: ‘Judicious read- ing is as much a part of one’s education as athematics or languages. All the reading one can do will not interfere with the work- ings of the creative faculty, and th se who lack this faculty become atro- hied from the pressure of too much men- tal accumulation the better. We have too many manufactured authors anyway.” la Wheeler Wilcox is of opinion that inality of thought and expression are injured by much reading. Imagination, observation and meditation,” she avers, ranklins Type H lon seven-passenger 42h $4000—top pay cqupaan or colors extra. Forty per cent more power without more weight. The greatest advance since automobiling began. 16h. p. Touring-car $1850 16 h. p. Runabout $1750 28 h. p. Touring-car or Runabout $2850 42h. p. Touring-car or Runabout $4000 Landaulets and Limousines. Prices f. 0. b. Syracuse Send tor book of Advance News. H H FRANKLIN MFG. CO., Syracuse, N. Y. Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. onucanns Kosmeo Creates a Perfect Complexion fekgeRge '0 a dainty, snow-white, sweet smelling cream, delight. Te immediately coolsand soothes a barping, sensitive skin, and heals a rough, chapped or otherwise irritated skin none application, Iisa Bsolute protection for men, women and children from sunburn, freckles and tan; excellent for men's use after shaving. ‘Kosmeo cleanses the pores thoroughly and promotes a bealthy circalation, thus remoring the cause of pimples and blackheads, rd 6 flesh firm and the skin emooth and clear, free from wrinkles: and glowing with bealth. Price 50 cents, At ail dealérs, or sent by mail postpaid. A Sample Box of Kosmeo and Booklet Free ‘Mrs, Gervaise Graham, 1473 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill, ‘comicbooks.com