5 MARCH 1904, Page 22

Jewel. By Clara Louise Burnham. (A. Constable and Co. 6s.)—

Jewel is a novel of "Christian Science," and the cynic will probably smile over the very modern little girl who refuses to obey her doctor's orders, and cures her own sore throat by sending a surreptitious telegram to a friend for " long-distance " treat- ment. According to this novel, there is a curious mixture of spirituality and very commonplace phraseology in this new variety of the Christian faith. People who believe in the "healing" will probably feel inclined to adopt the new faith on physical grounds. For spiritual teaching it seems superfluous to go to Mrs. Eddy, for, to paraphrase the words of Sterne, "I can read it as well in my Bible."