Show Oats Cats and Opinions in Wintry Vermont VermontIs Is Theme of Book Zephine Humphrey Writes Unique Volume Win as Diary By y J. J c. c STOKER STOKE by Humphre Humphre Hum Hum- should have been titled Cats I Have Known for the book Is three fourths cat toni cats with pneumonia hard to please aristocratic aristocratic aristo aristo- cratic Persian cats and eyed sine I barn cats The other fourth is is' is philosophy well elI mixed with discussions discussions discus discus- of the weather books bools and authors authors au- au thors questionnaires and Christmas pageants ts is a diary in which h 13 set down the doing amI thoughts of the writer during q winter in a rural dIstrict of Vermont Many subjects are mentioned books and authors hospitality religion tIle tIte business of and Ute it is to be regretted regretted re- re that there there are no more of them that the cats have have- them out There are some good thoughts expressed and and some Interesting interesting In- In opinions on late books and authors but they are burled buried beneath the present ever feline pets The Tho discussions ot of philosophy while Interesting do not present anything new l or anything old In a anew anew new way The author presents her view on the purpose of life and airs her thoughts on God prayer etc They are interesting but lei ier philosophy philos- philos ophy will not meet with agreement The author believes In the Immortality f the soul not of any proof of Its immortality for she admits there Is none but because to so believe e cn even though blIndly Is more comfortable corn com and more conducive to peace of mind than would be a a amore more moie agnostic viewpoint vie E E. p. p Dutton Co New York I |