Excerpt from The Dial, Vol. 45: A Semi-Monthly Journal of Literary Criticism, Discussion, and Information; July 1 to December 16, 1908 Hymns, Devotional, Vogue Illustration in Color, Rudimentary Quality of Institution of Learning, Real Activities of an Japan, Our far-western Neighbor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.