New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-20
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vho.ver desires 10 know tho scope of that mystic
>,cus power called magnetism mes mersm shoui"
road Animal Magnetism I'd. Appleton ~
translation from tho French OF Drs bih'h anu
two of Dr. CharcOt's assistants az tno o~P
Under the name OF hy pnotlsm Charcot mas poo nan"
elaborate inquest into this power anu 'no rsa
his experiments already constitute literature ~.
-. a..a,,. =, ,e,iments have been thus directed
% N. noeeihlitjes OF suggestion 1t has oeeh sho"h
that wben some mot all hypnotic subjects arc o"-
tranced the operator can induce them 10 uo any ''e
bv suggesting II to them. Moreover inc s"esoS'o"
may be for tho future: as, for example the psue"'
uay % told TO do something a week or month hence
On Ia NAV he told that at some future date sucn an"
such thing will happen to him. In TINS ia''er o"s.
ia NIL, imagine the occurrences of the predicted eveh
en- WILDLY as be entirely persuaded OF lts reai'S
In effect hypnOtsm changes the capacities ana per
cepons Of tho patient. 1t may be employed 10 preah
down his or her volition; to compel the commission
Of crime; to make the patient an accompncc IN HIS Ut
her own ruin; do anything. in short the operator
wishes The implications Of these experiments are
very broad and tho dangers involved obvious Never
theless the means of protecting society against .ne
criminal use OF the power not yet apparent Inc
subcct is one Of great interest and Its bearings upo"
medical and forensic Jurisprudence have aircauy at
tracted the attention of several thoughtful writer's
No one who remembers the charm OF W. Gihoro
pacrave's Central Arabia" will he willing to forego
I'm "Ulysses Or Scenes and Studies In many LahnS
Macmillan a. COY The majority of these papers have
appeared in English reviews and magazines, but they
viii be fresh for most American readers anu 'i'o'
quality deserves the permanent form "h'oh iiN' NY
been given them. They embrace accounts Vi "a"'o'
ings In Australia, Turkish Georgia, upper hsyPe anu
Tbebes the West Indies. the Philippines, Japan sou,h
America and other and little explored regions Inc
author appears to have penchant for romantic anu
picturesque ghost stories OF which, ana vampire 'ao'
he has collected quite a gruesome NUMBER his %
servaton is as keen his philosophy as genial as "ho
he penetrated, disguised, to the heart Oh the a %
Nejd and discussed abstruse Koram theology Win the
Nollahs in such fashion that the suspicious vi MS
Enropcanism which has been raised were appeasSu
altogether There is, of course less romance BECAUSE
less danger in his later wandcrngs but the narrative VI
them is full Of charm.
Edward Clodd's The Story Of Creation uongmans'
Green e. Coz processes TO be, and is, simply hisiS
condensed account of the genesis OF things acoolue
10 the doctrines Of evolutionary science IL was Po
pared to supply the need for short and yet
comprehensive and far as possible un'echnca anu
ar ,oat,s, giving the latest conclusions OF science
II ia written clearly and in agreeable syIe' anu %
furnished with abundant Illustrations All such ool'
ing down of knowledge is, OF course, cohooss'on "
that characteristic haste and impatlehco WHICH !" ~
fever 81 age cause the majority to revolt Honi e'oiy
thing like deep and serious study, and mpoi 'hcn ~
ost spcb handhooks as will enable them TO Obtain
sunerecia notion of contemporary science without u0
votinc much time or attention to the inquiry
Jobn Wiley & Sons have reprinted Mr. Kushh
nuortue Inolususp being selections from letters sen
T., bannv DAYS to the sister ladies OF the Ih""''o
Con,stonp They make very charming nttie 'oiu"''
and tbcy afford quite a fresh view OF Mr. kushh' TO
vcans tender play fulness and lghtsomeneSs IN MS
nature which some OF his published later "ritihs' seem
hardly compatible with. He does not even 'hihA
npnninr beneath him when relaxing In the Heeuo'h
NJ intimate correspondence, and there IS pco"i'"
dclightfulrcss in the minging OF his arrest a'u
gavcs prattle with sudden shafts OF graver cri'cs"
which often show bis most whimsical ldlosyhcIas'es
In almost startling relief The letters TO inc iau'os
~ the Tbwaitc are the outward and visible signs Oh
n very sweet and beautiful friendship, and they VIII
surely be read with pleasure and profit oy all VINO
value and appreciate pure love OF nature hiso anu
noble thought and grace Of expression
Irnder the title 1.-THE Geological Evidences OF EVo
,u,ionn philadelphia: Academy of Natural sciences
DR.. Angelo Hellpnn has published modest mono
graph giving the principal evidence shoroeo Os
geology and paleontoogy in support OF the theory Vi
organic transmit alton IL g-neraiizco sta'e"o"'
reserved chiefly for those who have not opportunity
for detailed research and 1t appears calcuia'cu "
fulfil It's purposes very completely