, 1880-01-31
commnnism and Socialism: Present Con.
dillon and Futuro Prospects--Pa'
thology Of tho Mind: What Is
Sleep9-uarda, an Egyp'
tian Loyc.StorY.
Erasmus Darwin-Faith and RATIONAL
jsm--About Grant-Bywords-
Acknowledgements
Books Received.
literature, Art, and Scientific Notes
Artificial Diamonds Again
Another Relic Gone
Herrings, Etc.

COMMUNISM AND SOCIALISM,.
Wn doubt II Dr. Woolsey could write
nnor book II 1le tried, LIZ Is u scliolar be-
rnrl question; a thinker Whose thoughts
,rmlrcp results OF practical value; q nlnh
w1psu opinions are universally respected;
while. rs Il writer, he Is unsurpassed for
elrarncss, purity OF style, and logical rcasor-
Inv. This little book before us is uilpretund-
,np i'll appearance, yet we liave found 1t full
If good, substantial food,-ptcgl,ant with
.imrly md sensible suggestions OIL topics
wllc aro constantly assuming greater i'l-
portauce. III the field If political and eco
nom!cal topics DR.. Woolscy ranks Us one Of
The first authorities Ills conclusions Will
therefore he Of unusual interest.
The Ercnter part or tie work las already
heen published III the form Of weekly arttcles
In the Independent, but mnny additions hnve
been mnGc. The scope Of the book Is well
stated III tile preface:
"From very early times tllere re- 1ns 1esn G.. fsit,
under sgyerai forms ct fiyl!zatio ! ta in!
tutions of sucicty, which ilas given birtlt 70
tio desire Of forming, communities within
ile State, and protected b.; 1t, yet sep1ratct!
ls y rest e t9 9pf uys Sss alsH s;eM
, ~ ~ %1teentis},ct ctI,M, viii fho nctnn[ nrtlar
Of things. And, III the most lnodprn times,
aesS Ms utURl sucRInl systen sx Which uns ut gNIlng
aln Muse% Sn,trli y1 oysr MI cIyIIlxei Statrs, WS
lave attempted TO sketch the leading features
of these smaller communities and Utopinss,
mud of modern Socialism, founded OIL cqunlt-
Y ana pGilsh! GS9o"y s II ,,inrncpa H. MUpa "
s sn1s,,as . 0vis. f,,r c,rrvnI, ni, thn work
" etu soaEstv ssMe sitSout h urIyats M propsrty,
VI soeisS Mie,ous ,,. ~, or,. T., ,,.+
As u; Wooisey says, tho work ,9s.as ~ put w.,
"sketcl," the histories VI the dlilereilt COM
1nunistic societies nre only outlincd,-but
.nm,rI, Ia shawn of thu principles underlying
Ae Fal!o"s ols''..@nl'o.s ~ ""!!.it a. los..
deductions rs to their effects, Intentions, and
SUCCESS or fal1ure In tho ends proposed,
and % SociaisnMWi.lch is docs not slliisr mlate-
dsMWs d,y 1 distii!ctyn t betweciI THOSE wo think
mi ,yrIte .arilrstiy. and those who are nero
Itirrn,,InrsU j M SucIuiistlc subjects "We
n1tnntinl, t!,eir hopes. wllicfi sobcrer men Of
Tia sect i,roi,o,lllcp iirvossible, II d bier
schens ravfles the wcn!thy uyur lis lng0r,
a 3s tho pssstq%s % Of the ebotsrs bs S to
bpptrseuisie, bIpt s '' another T yocc coiies from.
tIonslitf1i SocInlIsts. who profess to ind tic
evils ii society iii tic capital accumulated
In q few hands, md would. therefore,
mako L swocUlng. revolution BY aGolisllinE
nrivsta cnnitHt. Il in thcso theorists WHO ilro
1nost to hn Irt,n,led.T TIis Inst remark l,ecls
sol,,f ii1nitntiol. MANY tiiOugiitfll men. who
ara not:by nny. u,eu1,S tnlerv tl,oorlsts,'' or
"Socinlists " either, believe that tic nccumll-
lation II capitai iii the lands of Tho fow, md
tEe cuMseuuent formation Of gigantic mo
nopolirs, iho substitution Of tic tyrailnIcai
and arbitrary ruIu Of Tic feW for frGo c0llpe-
titiun and ths Welfllrc oi Tic majority, is not
onlya Vital question, but one dcnadlng
uracticnl yuluiioll. Nor is il cxact 10 perllit
M Inferencu to lie drawn that the abolition
Of private capital Is tic only REMEDY proposed
Dy these men. Dp,nngOgs and biAckElnuls
Tke Kear,,cy. II thoy 3,,!il their wav, would
undoubtedly "aLoIfs]l'i cppital aid every
tnlnp elsa:' hut 1mrjidcntion rather Tim
uboiSt,oM il TIC watrhwurI of thesn wrftnrs
md thinkers.
ColnlllunistIc forms n1e divided into those
which hnva iun,1 trstrfI hv nxncrjpnno nnd
thpss tint exist as 1nere the1ries. Tl,o former.
viii few axrrptiofs. hnyn resulted in fniI-
ures. the lnttrf nnuiy pniiticoecnnoiuic uri,i-
ciues w],ish viii t5ct Stand Tie test III urncti-
cul working. Amo,te thS f,rn,nr art eniJ-
fnerntSfl tha T,nsl.ihisf mf,rks. fila Essenes ri
JNiiNa. tIto 'lhnrunslltn Of Eeypt tic mo-
mali" sratnni thn < n%honttefs ~ hrii,,sfar.