Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-17
H. ADDINGTON BRUCE

TT ADDINGTON BRUCE author of
n Der of important books in psychology,
has been interested in the study of men
tai phenomena since his boyhood. In recent
statement he said:
81 was not yet in my teens when, burrowing
among the books in my fathers library, | CHANGED
upon that singular collection of tales of the super
normal, Mrs. Groves, The Night Side of Nature
About the same time l read Cockton's almost for
gotten novel, Sylvester Sound the Somnambulst,'
a helpful antidote to Mrs. Groves weird book,
yet itself strongly stimulating interest in strange
mental happenings. To the reading of these books,
and to the fact that | passed my boyhood sum-
in rural community where | heard innum-
cradle stories of Scottish folklore and tradition
| attribute chiefly my keen desire to solve and to
help others solve the mysteries of the human
mind.
AT thirteen I wrote a play touching on the
problem of spirit survival A little later be-
came deeply interested in the subject of hypnotism
From that time nothing has gripped my atten-
tion psychology in all it's phases. 1t has long
been my belief that psychology is quite the most
important of all the sciences, and | feel that |
have real duty to fulfil in endeavoring to. make
as widely known possible its many practical APP
plications in medicine, education, business, ana
the conduct of life generally.
Mr.. Bruce is a Canadian by birth. He is the
son of Colonel John Bruce, Toronto lawyer and
is a grandson of Henry Arlington Bayley, VINO, as
assistant commissary general OF the Brltlsh army
died in Russia during the Crimean war. Mr.
Bruce was born in Toronto and educated at upper
Canada college, Toronto University, TRINITY uni
versity. Toronto and Harvard University AFTER
being graduated from Trinity University he be-
came an assistant editor of Goodwin Smiths week
Iv journal the Toronto Week. Later he gained
some experience in the field of daily journalism,
Joining the staff Of the Toronto Star. In 1897 he
removed from Toronto to New YORK, and In the
autumn of the same year was married TO MISS
Lauretta A. Bowes of Boston.
Since 1903 he has beer. specialize In psychol-
ogv though he has a strong secondary interest IN
American history. He is the author of three MIS-
torical works, THE Romance or American EApan-
sion" Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road,
and Woman in the Making of America" In addi-
ton to these, Mr.. Bruce has translated Plerre
Leroy-Beaulieus The United States in the Iweh-
tieth Ceneury." and was associated with James
Bryce in revising the latters The American COn'-
monwealth."
But it is psychologist rather than hsto-
rian. that Mr.. Bruce is best known. To date, his
most important books in psychology are The Rid
die of Personality "a work that has been trans
lated into the Japanese, and that surveys compre-
hensively the whole field of unusual mental phe-
nomena), and his Psychology and Parenthood
"a handbook OF practical value to all parents).
Mr. Bruce also is the author of Scientific Mental
Healing, Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters"
"Adventurings in the Psychical," and sleep and
Sleeplessness" He is the editor of important
series of edico-psychologcal books. THE Mind
and Health Series, now in process of publication.
And, despite the fact that he contributes a daily
psychological article to the Associated Newspa-
pers, he has found time to write companion
volume to his Psychology and Parenthood' to be
published this autumn under the title "Handicaps
of Childhood"
Mr.. Bruce's home is in Cambridge, Mass. He
is director of the Boston Authors club. and
member of the Harvard club of Boston, the Har-
ward Canadian club, and the Oakley Country club.