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MANLY P, HALL HENRY L. DR,{KE

Preside¡t . Founder Vice-President
T'PSTAIR.S - DOTNSI,AIRÉ¡
DEAR FRISI{DS:
NE OF lHg MOST SUCCESSFTTT TEI.HIISED SERI,,AT.S, T'PSTAIR.S - DOTNSIAIR.S,

recentþ coryleted a four yea¡r a rur ta the @ outlet.
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dletrlbuted tbrough I Doll-co@êralal televlsion Acoordfag
Allstalr Cook, rho contrfbuted lntrodr¡otoqr ¡¡aterlal and comentarlee,
tJ¡e prograps re¡e rel,eaeed la tbirùy cor¡ntrles and rere vlered by orcr
oaE biIllon persons. The overall theæ r." nngllsh llfe durtng the
Edrardlan perlod and the eerly years of the retgn of King George V. the sast ças
nost adequate, lbe actlng ras restralned and dtgntfleilt conrparatlvely fi:ee of the
nelodraratic flor¡rlehes rbich dtettagutsh nost Aæriaan produotl.oug. Ilhtle tt
ras conoemed rlth a cl,ass structure rbioh h¡il no actual parallel t¡ the A¡erl.can
ltfe ra¡r, it had an enthr¡slaetic ar¡dlence in thLs oorntry. Perhaps n¡eh of lts
appeal resr¡lted from its portraVal of a disalpLlned socletyr donlnated by traditlons
and the þ¡s¡klng dorn of the elass syeten efter UorLd lar I rhen Engl.anô sane
rncler the preesure of the or¡ltr¡raL upheaval ln tbe Ünited Statea. lbl.E era of
lrresponslbtllty e!¡ded rfth the flnanalal collepse of L929.
I ras born tbe year tbat Queen Vlotorla dled, and ry early l:lfe coveretl the span
of tlne dra¡natized l¡ the ff.lm. W esteetsô Fa,ûdüother t¿s a l,yplcrii Vlctorl.ant
and cLained a reoote klaehip rith the nngltah Queen. leLl eduoeted a¡rd hfgbly
talented, grandnother never nade aqy atteupt to adJrrst to t'he folblee of a ohang{ng
rorLd. Ltke Qr¡een Vietoria, ehe donned rldortg reeds rhen bcr bruba¡¡al dledr and
rore then to the end. She ltved by a oode of gentllity, but had no lntentlm of
criticlz{.g or condemlng tJ¡ose rlth dtffereut social oonvlotl.ong. She las never
snobblsh, but tn her ephere there renE no nen o! tonenr only ladtee end gentl,eæn.
feal,th res reyer a faator of grandnotberrg selcatlon of fiC.ends. Sre cbose PelEotls
rho lere responslbLe, sl,acete, a¡rd dedioated to gooô prlnolplee. Iler hr¡sband
se¡1¡ed ln tbe ClvtL lar as e m¡sclan, eDd after ble ðeath she reeelveô a penel'on
of $8.00 eaob nonth, rbloh rae later lncreeseô to $12.00 a rcntJ¡ by act of congrees.
Born ln Ner Englaod, of Eogligh deecentr Bh€ ¡or¡lil heve noved graolousþ througb
the earþ epieoclee of I¡PSTAINS . DoTNSTAIRf}.
As I grer up largel.y ln aEsoclatlø rltb grandnotber, I renenber the dfsdty rftå
thlch sbe a¿Jr¡ste¿ lo ber flrst rlde ln a¡ autonobl.l.er anö bcr ratber grln expreesLon
A NoN-pRoFIT oRcANrzATIoN, FoUNDED n 1934,orucATED To rHE DISSEMINATIoN oF USEFUL KNoItrLEDcE
IN THE FIELDS OF PHILOSOPHY, COMPARATIVE RELIGION, AND PSYCHOLOGY
rhen vierrng early notion plctures. It took ber arhlle to accept Wll-lian S. I{artfs
early ifestern fllns, wbich sbe regarded as deflnitely uncouth, Sbe ras also con-
fused rhen actors moved fron one place to another by wbat appeared to be niraculous
means. Such procedu¡es, according to her thinkrngr vere strlctly ndorastafrs.n
IookÍng back to a generatlon couparativeþ free of the conpllcatlons whieh have Led
to the present ro¡ld confirslon, I realize tJrat there rêre nåri¡r advantages ln the
older rays; certainly Íe never feLt r¡nderprlvileged fo:: Lack of comodltfes nor
regarded as lndispensable. Tbere uere rood etoves ln nost kLtchens, and fer prlvate
famíllss bad telephones. ïe read ln the evenlng by the light of inea¡rdescent gas
Jets, and interlor plunbing ras a ronder to behold. In large cltles most of the
people lived Ín flats, and it rao no problen to clinb th¡ee or fou¡ fllghts of stalrs.
Furnisbtngs rere largely crnulatf.ve. A chalr that belonged to grandfather occupied
a pJ-aee of honor. Portieres rere in great fash'ion. They hung Ln nearly everT doorray
and rere hornemade, consisting of strlngs of beads, drled nuts, and rose hlps. A1L
rindows rere heavl.ly draped and grandnother llked, to hang smsl1 nonentoes on the
draperies. f,here rere alrays pictures, and in our house there rere several that
grandnother had pelnted herself--incidentelly, these rere rather good. Fron a prac-
tical point of vler, oostly redecoratlng Ías vlrtually unkr¡orìc. llben you bought a
piece of furnttune, you pu¡chssed the best, and fifty years later lt ras still the
best. Noüring usefi¡l rae dl.scarded as out of date, and one llvecl ln fadLlar and
well-loved. surrouridlngs.
Each person bullt a llfe for blnself. He or she fotnd. rays to be busy. Grar¡dnother
bustled, around al.l day and rerarded herself rtth evenings of lefeure. She had, con-
siderabLe dlstlnctlon for her beautifully nade quilts rith tradltional Ner &rgLand
deslgns. She ras aLso a gtfted corneE)ondent, rrittng a fine Spencerlan hånrl. IIer
rorde rere alrays carefi¡lIy chosenr snd even the briefest notes incLuded fragnents
of her personal pbilosophy. She alrays ralked to the store to do her shopptng and
took a hansorn cab to more distant destlnstion¡.
By the tfne I reached ry teens I had assenbl.ed a petsonal llbrarl¡ of severaL hundretl
volumes. At that tine nany infornatlve rorks by disttnguished autbors rere available
to yourg readers. Volrses on travel, blographiaal, essays, hietorloal booke, and
literarT naster¡lleces could be purchased, for a fer ce¡rts eaeh ln r¡sed bookstores.
They broadened the for¡r¡d.atl.on of learnl.ng, enriched vooabulerles, aodl lnsplred the
development of persona,L character. lbere ras no speed reading thenr rhicb tas for-
trnate for all concerrred. To the present generatl.on¡ a Long quiet evenlng rust seen
intolerable but the yorng people that I lmer sBent thelr eveni.ngs reading ancl fre-
quently erchanged books. Grandnother felt that rellgfous studles rere approprlate,
and re read tbe entfre Bible together rhe¡r I ras about treLve years old. I'lre rbegatsr
rere confuslng, but I was not alloçed to pass over them llght1y. Uhen tbe proper
tine cane, granùnotber declded that I should have a reekly a1lora¡lce, but Ln order
tbat ft be erpendecl rlsely, she alrays recoromended that lt be depoelted tmeiliately
in a cast lron bank, rhich ras ry prlde and joy. I eonetlmes ronder if tbe ertrava-
gant yor¡¡gsters of today ever achLer¡e the content'nent that resulte from a rell-
ordered. erLstence. /
Unllke tbe Engllsh social structu¡e rhloh ras aLnost corpletely honogeneous, Amerf.can
society cane fron rnan¡r diverse raciaL and natlonal backgrounds. f cannot re¡nenber
that re ever had a cLaes that corresponded to the nd,ornstairsn of the English
film. For those rho came fron other cor¡ntrles, AnerLca tas a land of lnffnlte
opportunl.ty. Àfter a generatlon or tro the trend ras torard careers rbfch pronlsed
flnancial lnprorrement and hfgher social status. An lnevttable consegue¡lce ras the
rapid grorth of tlne end labor saving devices a¡¡d thie trend bas oontinued up to the
present tl.ne. There are virtr¡ally no servants a¡rd the rord rremployee[ covers a
rlde variety of working assoclatf.o¡rs. 15s nr¡glish nlnd hae always placed clistinc-
tfon above fina¡cia1 renureration, and those rortrc'ng for tltled faniLles bathed ln
reflected glorTr. Ilere, such loyalty to tradition ie vlrtuslLy unktorn.
Tlre kinct of life picturett ln the filn nay retum, at Least ln part, because of cir-
cumstances beyond our control. Tea ras the pollte beverage of that dayr and rith
the present price of coffee, lt nay regain lts popularLtyr. For some at least lt ts
a dlstinct relief to turrr off televlsion and spend a qulet evening rlth a good book.
Ta¡es are breaking r¡p the great estates, and tbe Land rl11 soon be used for eondo-
nlnù¡ns and hlgh rlse aparbnents. The costs of rnalntenance are beconlng prohibitlve
and rith slnaller fan{11gr rhioh scatter at the sLlghtest provocatlonr palatlal
homes are at best texrporaqy s¡mbo1s of an insecu¡e opulence. The energy shortage
w111 not be solved Ln our tlne, ar¡ô re must return to a sinpllfled ray of l1fe.
Dinlng out at present prices is a strong inducenent for bone cooldng. The e:rplosion
ln publlshlng seems to suggest that nenJr people are revfving the reading habftr and
a large percentage of paperbacks deaL ríth serlous and usefuL subJecto. Ftfty
years ago a trip of a hr¡rd¡ed niles or more res e neJor rlrdertallng, Ttrey te11 of
a Frenchrnan who plarurecl to vtslt a clty tro hurclred nil.es fron Paris, and nade his
wtll before leavlng. If the gasollne sltustlon worsens, oom¡¡nitles muet clepend
more conpletely upon l-oeal actlvitles. It nlght be that Jogglng 1s a praotlcal
preparatlon for a retu¡n of our orlglne1 fo¡n of transportatlon.
Broedly spealrlng, the Edrardian years (fgOf-t910) rere free fron unreasonable fears
concernlng tbe futu¡e. People llved rlth tbe confldent erpectatlon that tbey oouLd
plan thelr llves and careerE in a stabLe soof.ety. llorld lïar f ras the begirming of
the end. Unrest prevail-ed throqghout tJ¡e rorld, tbe Level of noraLlty felL sharply,
and a dl.slllusioned. huna¡rity beca.re rapldly naterlallstic and self-cætered.
Anbitions rent out of eontrol and our present generatlon has lnherlted a ohaoo.
Re1iglon lost leadershlp ln the eilucatlonal rorld and scienoe ras heralded, as the
ner savlor of nanlCnd. lle bave pald a trenendous prlce for eoonomlc and lndr¡strial
progtesa. lbe only anarer ls that the lndlvtdual- nr¡st disclpllne hLmseLf and
bear the bu¡den of hfs mn conduot. Traditlonal naluee nr¡st be re-establlshed to
support a program of soef.al reb.abllltatl.or¡. If re can accorrplleh this, re oan
restore the rtlgnities of tbe past and regain confidence in a prrr¡loeeful future. lïe
alL h¿ve the right to bope for the best, but ve mrst bulld a solid forurdation to
support our hopes. There is a deflnite trend tn thle dlrectlonr ard UPSTAIRS-DOWN-
STAIJTS presents s¡mboJ-1oally the ctrallenge of a changing soolal order and the in¡¡er
strength rhlcÏ¡ rl11 eaable us to acaorpllsh rhat is neceesar¡r.
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The Philosophical Research Society, Inc. ¿ ¡'j C.

MANLY P, HALL HENRY L. DR,{KE

NE OF lHg MOST SUCCESSFTTT TEI.HIISED SERI,,AT.S, T'PSTAIR.S - DOTNSIAIR.S,

with introductory prefaces bY

By GODFRET lllGGlNS, Esq. MANLY P. HALL

These rare books are reprinted to make available to the public

THE CELTIC DRUIDS, by Godfrey Higgins, Esq.

THE FABLE OF CUPID AND PSYCHE, Thomas Taylor

THE HERMETICK ROMANCE: OT THE CHYMICAL

THE RED BOOK OF APPIN, by Ethan Allen Hitchcock

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