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tnlSmaS of PsyrhicaI Research. by
James II. !lysl"p. Phi. D., IL. D.. for
ih'f Professor of logic and ethics at Co
lun'hIa University: vice president of
IN" society for Psychic:,l RrScar, h:
am nor 81 Science and Il future life;
lr"oie:nS OF Philosophy, etc j. mo.
cloth: Uniform with Sci, nee and 4 Flu
tGr" Life SD" net. Postage. l. cent $
extra. BOSTON: Herbert r. Turner &
Company. SIS" Atlantic Ave
Professor HySlop discusses in til"
present volume that phase Of Psychical
Research classified as supcrn"rmal.
thsut"rS arc devoted to th" history of
f.ychichl Phenomena. To crystal Gaz-
ing. TclcpathE, Dreams. Arpariti"nS.
Pi"ln"niliun>. Clairvoyaucc. McdiumiS-
tir Ph"n"mcnn. etc. Each subject Is
illustrated by many examples taken
from cases carefully investigated by
that eminent group of scientific men
contrasting the Council Of the Society
Tor I'sychiral Research. The book will
be oi great interest to those who wish
T. l:.'"u themselves well Informed about
on,. Of the foremost MOVEMENTS Of today
Isr.ull"ctiruS Of Il Gold cure Gradu-
ate. Ly Newton New kirk. illustrated by
Wallace Goldsmith. Boston: ii. NJ.
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'iris book is entitled L" y plIc" 81
honor among tho curins in book MAX
i,.. The r"c"llccii"ns rf 4 ::nlI cure
graduate ar. certainly vivid and varied
ana lot entirely lacking iii til" clc-
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institute are well set forth ami tho
humorous illustrations add no, y little
I" tr' entertainment Of the volume.
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Steps in English, Eo"k >. by a. S,
Nlcl"ar, \. Nj. Prof. of Luckcy
school, PittsburG. Ia, Thomas G.
I:laislc!I. \. NJ. Prof. of English i'll the
Fifth Avenue Normal school. Pitts
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SCHOOLS Allegheny, ~.
This book is intended to provide a
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II consists Of tW" parts. grammar
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teal value.
I'll" story "f Russia by Il. Van Hcr-
g
JaIan." "'rhc story of China etc.
80 country upon the face If tho
Gl"b" is attracting nIurr Worldwide AT
tcnti,n to itself at the present tim"
than is tn" great Russian Empire.
Here, vast potential forces ~" AT work
in the evolution Of human liberty. As
YET w.. !.lay call il rvnlrti"n. although
~ til": it has lacked little Of rcvoiu-
lion There has been som" difficult
for the leaders of th"s" popular move
mrnis to distinguish between liberty
and license. Nevertheless, the civilized
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tn. l,usSib" results that may come d.
r"ctly and indirectly from present con-
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Gtiul.s and tn" elements that enter into
tn. I.ussirn character and the Russian
nationality have bccnm" matters of
very general attention. Mr.. Van Fer
gen mas given Us in compact form Il
very comprehensive history of Russia.
This is rendered mere valuable by an
excellent two-pagc map which the stu
d-nt will find of great value and assist
ancc in the study IF III" text. 1t is !!
work that will be found Very valuable
for reference and should have Il place
on every teachers desk.
Hrnoks'S Readers. f'y Siratt"n ID
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