New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
vaIue Of tact and the sanity

~ inspiration the value Of tact ana the SANITY
OF true genius ~
Miss Marie de ManaceYne's treatise on steep
in The "Contenporary Science Series" properly
enough purports 10 deal with the physioioSY'
anthology hygiene and psychology Of the sud-
tect. one quickly discovers. however that pa
tbology elicts the authors keenest interest. Hee
volume is a museum Of curious and abnormal
nhenoroena Of scientific monstrosties. a ping w
of the uncanny and the bizarre In brie1' thous"
the author Is a scientist. she IS also Russl"i'
and throws herself into her subject win pai
haric abandon. So passionate IS her desire 1o'
scientific experiment; that even the most pa'pao'o
facts she must verify by scientific experiment
TO prove 70 her own satisfaction that Steep -
more necessary 10 animals endowed Win '0
scfousness than even food. she has starved pup
n'es 10 death and killed others Off by ehio''ou
sleeplcssnass thus adding TO her many 'A'
lectual accomplishments a nice d's'r'i''i'
in regard to the two different kinds or torien'S.
"As a rule" she reports, the puppy deprived -
sleep for three or four days presents " "'0'
pItiful appearance than one which mas pa'seN
ten or fifteen days without food Such ID 'he
form Of entertainment which the author OFFERS u
the popular reader
There is an astonishing amount Of eruditlon IN
Mr. z p Evanss "Evolutional Ethics anu AM
NAL Psychology" From every science HUM
every race from every religion, Mr.. Evans gain
ers reasons as plentiful blackberries why man
should be humane to the animal creation IL -
not the excellent motive Of the book however
which chiefly makes II readable. but the ooo
and reconcile information 1t contains ana ING
quaint and suggestive form In when its ihuI''-
farious facts are grouped one can never guess
what the next page is to contain. though IL Is
sure TO fall in readily with the authors genera
scheme and hold the readers interest by It's own
novelty
In Some Unrecognized Laws Of Nature
Messrs. Singer and Berens attempt TO criucise
the works and question the conclusions OF 'io
greatest philosopher known 10 science, ana even
"to impeach beforehand the tripuna! before
which new theories are generally tried Inc
relation which these ambitious authors hold
toward orthodox science is analogous. IL woulo
hardly he an exageeration 10 say, 10 that OF the
Baconians toward Shakespearian criticism. IN
the mass Of facts and theories which modern
science has discovered they have lost their bear
ings Inability TO recognize the true province OF
science as distinguished from metaphysics'
crudity Of expression and proneness 70 mako
sweeping generalizauons have proved their I'M
doing Before attempting a second treatise they
/
/ Moderation in all things"
We have waited long FOR a good photography
Of education and have hoped that Mr.. w D
Monroe's attempt IN this direction would supply
that want II turns out. however 10 be little
more than compilation Of selections from pub
ushed catalogues To be useful a biblography
should give the reader some idea Of the contents
Of the books enumerated. and discriminate be-
tween those which worthy and those which,
comparatively speaking are not. Neither Of
these requirements seems 10 have engaged the
attention OF the compiler He passes over many
standard works which throw light upon the edu-
cational and social development of different ma
tons and enumerates scores of pamphlets OF
little literary and still less educational value
Omissions and mistakes are frequent 1t is
1auusing 10 notice the History Of the School
system Of Ontario" clsssed under American.
| General" and "Educatlon in Upper Canada"
classed under the States"
II 10 certainly open 70 question whether ex-
perimenta psychology Is a proper subject for
high school study. but the most obvious objec-
tons to its inclusion in a school curriculum are
very iudicously avoided by Professor Edward
Bradford kitchener in his Primer Of Psychol-
oey" The volume Is sensible, Enthusiastically
clear and decidedly stimulating. II suggests 70
the student thousand opportunities for whole
some introspection. which after all, may be the
best OF anudotes for the unwholesome sort OF
/ introspection to which the adolescent mind Is
only too prone The volume is published by the
Macmillan Company.
Miss Jessie A. Fowlers Manual OF Mental
/ Science" Ia an attempt 10 interpret the pseudo
science Of phrenology to school-children The
] ~ MIR
might safely he reserved for those OF adult
years and mature understandings The volume
II published by the Fowler & Wells Company. Of
this city.
PROFESSOR GROSVENOR RESIGNS.