Show lLJun Q 9o s IJI icasurc of Following a Good T > lC Kcadcr 1 hich one picks UP to read for A lnok is never so much enjoyed t i time I flue t first that has been well worn and ffnmbcd P and scarred all over with pen I tl I lu on the margin by some previous I 0111j5 A man who really enjoys books I d 1 thought of the whiteness of the t1 kc no r of the costliness of the binding I or rtv 1 IS ior the print alone and he I lllS co1ds CW his iias and conclusions upon I recordS the margin with a pencil It has been fortune to come across a good many I ouch hooks where a bright passngeis UCll nderscOnJ a clever thing encircled In 1 uiiderEC0 crescent moons or aheavy line j dashes nrked down alongside together with Stations criticisms and remarks Such throv new light on every page A keenwitted critical reader who takes i115 to leave 1 the trail of his brains over pi1iS 1 book deserves the thanks of all the 1 8 tall felloe who follow him Every dash t his pencil is like a guide board in some 01 country pointing the way to places neW winch a ia > id and unobservant tourist lit overlook It has often occuned to might J that a book publishing firm might introduce us in-troduce a pleasing novelty in the book trade by printing a book with marginal notes by some clever reader giving his ideas of what ho read also good things underlined and striking passages marked M as to attract attention In the hurry and rush of business few men have the leisure time to sit down and thoroughly r digest a book but if they could skim alonT and only take in the good things mil pass by the wearying and uninteresting uninterest-ing passages they would be willing to piv double price for such works Ii any la publishing house will print such a book they will cert < inly not lose money on tl |