The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-05

THE SHADOW WORLD. By Hamlln
 Garland. Author of The Tyranny of
 the Dark, The Captain of the Cray
 Harper & Brothers, New York. sl.s5;
 at Judd's.
 MT. Garland presents in this book a dispassionate review of his own ex- perienco and experiments and those of European scientists during sixteen years investigation into the so-called splritistlc realm and sets forth a third and new hypothesis of the phenomena on the subject. The practical man has usually called them fraudulent. while the devotee has declared that they were the returning spirits of the dead. MT Garland's theory is neither the one nor the other By means If dialogue that reads like fiction the author gives the results of the long and close investigation on his own part, and of the studies of scientists. on the influence of mind over matter on mental healing, and on the pecul- far actions of that mysterious thing We refer to as a spirit" It sounds incredible, and 1t reads like a wonder fu story. In the face of the part this whole matter is playing in this cen- tury no one should miss reading Mir. | Garland's book. He sets forth not talk, but the actual records, and how ever scepucal one my be on thls sub iect of psychic phenomena as dem onstrated by the professional medium, n p i the statements of men of known in- teerlty who attack this question in a l spirit of scientific research. Some thing does happen that we mortals must concede is not yet explainablc or accounted for by known laws. The author does not espouse the cause of the enthusiastic psyChlcal believers and opponents nor does he stand as a champion of the doubters and scep- ties He gives plain facts and occur ! rences as he found them and certainlS some of these arc wonderful indeed He defines the plan of the book as follows:
 Thls book is a faithful record, 30 far | as 1 can make it, of the most mar.
 
 under my observation during the last 1 sixteen or seventeen years. l hay, used my notes tmade Immediately aft. CT the slttlngs) and also my report, to the American Psychlcal society (o which was at ono time director). nf the basis Of my story. For literary purposes l have substituted ictltiou, names and imaginary characters fol the actual individuals concerned, bui have not allowed these necessary OK. pcdieats to Interfere with the precise truth of the account
 It should be said that tho Sit tings" mentioned by Mir. Garland art private demonstrations made to cor tain persons interested, many of then men of scientific professions, Take a, a specimen this case; The mediums hands and ankles were bound SO tha movement was impossible, and a larg, newspaper, whose crackle would hay, betrayed any movement, secured ove1 her knees. The table was placed be yond the reach of any part of heI body After she mad entered an un conscious state the megaphone on thu table began to rock, books from thu cases lining the walls were hurled upon the table with force and ye with such precision that no one wa touched. A box of candy on a shel back of the medium and beyond ne reach was placed on the table,
 At Mr. Garlands request, as fol lows Just to show you that tn, psychic Is not doing this, cant vol hold up a hook between me and thu light, 1 want to see your hands," thi happened; Instantly and to my pro found amazement. book rose in air and | could sec two hands in silhoue plainly and vigorously thumbng tn volume, which was held about thre feet above the table A moment late | exclaimed, in profound excitement I can see a large hand against tn window. and, strangest part of all tn spread fingers are pointing tJwar Mrs Smiley Cthe medium), the wris