The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-27


Recent se,e,s,os DssA~
In Omhnes V fsyc"oto0p' oy 'AAkasuAlS
tAppletons) the main iao's ana tho generally
| accepted deductions Of the science OF mindars
| presented with eIsArneHs And CON pletsnsss
| that render tho treatise ~~tl adaptea 70 the
| needs Of college sfndenfs The suthor occu-
| pies middle ground between the motaphysi-
| col and the oi0iogtcai metnoos OIL inveetiRnOug
mental phenomena. re IN neithef an ldeaiist
| nor = mHteriHlint; neither follower oil Berkely
nor an adherent OF CntN No win noS admit
that Psychology should DO regarded merely A.
aprovlneo OF biology. hut while no abides "
the old conception tnat the selence OF mind ID
distinctly marked OH from the physical sol
enoe~. being concerned with the phenomena OF
tho inner world. and employins Its own
method or instrument namely introspection.
he nevertheless yields 80 fer to tho modern
teadeney a. to supplement tile psychological
study OF mind by the physiological study OF Its
nervous conditions and concomitAnts. He dc.
niea. we repeat. thns such Investigation can %
made substitute Tor the direct observation OF
mental phenomena. but he recognizes In Il
valuable addition to the science OF mind. par
ticularly In It's simpler departments.
inc result OF this fusion OF psychological ana
physiological methods may DO oxemptihed Dy
reference to tho chapter on memory. He
hnds tho germ OF reniniscence In the tenn
porary persistence OF percepts ana Illustrates
tho working OF It's processes W familiar
physiological observation. rms perception OF
oriRht otaect ~ often iohoWsd ioe some
seconds oy what 10 known % an "rter IMAGE
but which mnyn petter marked on perhaps
az an AFTER percem OF the op'ect ihis "iter
image Is quo TO the continuance OF the process
Of sxeitatIon In Inc nerve centres. Ihus. altar
looking at the DISK OF the setting sun. we often
continue to zee. whether tho eyes ." c'ossh or
open. one or more pn1e yehowisn images or
spec'res OF the OBJECT. NotwithStahuinH tho
propensity Oh an o'u-'ash'ohen psycho'og'st 10
n',"i'>e 'he S'sn'"e""oe u, theso paSs'ea
ecnoes Oh IMPRESSIONS III their teiai'on 10
kho"ieoee' froi. ou,!y a'o"S thAt thls tom,
porafy Pers's'enee :" pescep' As an imaee
"""o."os many Vi 'no "neee "e.s Vi WHILE
ropu'"r'y e""'" COMMUNICATING. in"s' IN car
ry'he messaee' chi!o mas tho souhd OF tho
"o,ue PerS's.'hs III n's n''ho low Hi'hutes
anu this Porsis'ehee OF tue souhu makes tue
WORN Vi ie'"'uihs eAo repe".'hs easy Inc
run ~ .hn' no. oniy 4" 'nis cnsp.s' ON insni-
Dry ou. tnr"ushoul ms oook. whl,e s'eaaias"J
.oiusi"e 10 rearo ln'nu ~ nereS FORM or
Iuhetion Oh tnatter. froL su'y c"hoidiy sets
io!'n the erouHus on "hich a ma'eriaust
n.snt puiio counter arsuheht.
s'Sh"' u,ori' oi tnis "ork Is inc avoionhce
vi 'e'hhieA 'ei 'S. 80 'al "s 'nis can 10 Eecoh-
e'iea WIN sc'entiho trea'mon' Oh 'ns most
lntricate anu eVasiVe Of pnenomenas Whsre
metaphystcal terms are Indispensable the au-
thor is careful TO supply tho reader with con-
else ana exact definitions. with regard 10 that
branch oil MS treatise which involves physio-
logical study OF mind. only 30 much knowledge
OF the structure anu functions OF the nervous
rom huAiey's E.enentSry Lessons In Physi-
o'oey.
The FIRST Book Of Geology. by Prof. N. g..
SMALLER OF Harvard University (Ginn. Heath Il
Col IL admirably calculated to introduce
young students or tho general reader to q
Knowledge OF the earth. 1t Ia not. like too
many elementary manuals. drv catalogue OF
fact and CANCELLATIONS. for the author has
known how. By the succinct and faithful pre-
sentation OF important facts to mako lively
impression on the reader and interest him In
the study OF geology. The volume includes
some directions to teachers. which embody
the results Of tho authors long experiences In
instruction. Some OF these suggestions strike
us as exceedingly acute. and We commend them
to all persons who are in any way concerned
with the education Of youth. We are reminded.
for example. OF a fact OF great importance.
which. however. is often overlooked by teach
crs. namely. that any comprehension OF geo-
ogy or OF astronomy involves certain cOncop-
tons OF space and time that it is not easy for
the young student. or even for the average
| adult reader. t" attain to- We sac the Hla3ni-
tude OF this difficulty" says Prof. Shalsr. In
tracing the history OF the geological and astro-
monica! sciences. 1t was long before man
could accept the ideas OF distance and dura-
ton which are necessary In order to grasp the
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