Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-17

numbers upon :, sea- of doubt as 10
proof 81 the existence OF the soul.
F'lannarion has at last presented to
the public work -ssuii nearly hall
{. century ago: and iiasmuch as
but follows AS he sees II the method
81 scientific experiment, the oniy
method, he claims. of value IN the
search for truth, Death and Its Mys-
terry" is thoroughly worth while read
ing.
In the work. Flammarion attempts
to deliver Il broadSidc against ma
t"rialisin. showing IT an erroneous.
incomplete and insufficient doctrine;
ana to present and, discuss "A vast col
lection Of more or less reliable cvi-
dencr, certainly wull-cullcd. recruited
from fields OF psychic phenomena ia
tupport Of the existence of the soul:
Intuition, divinatiOn, seeing without
eyes. hearing without ears. t"lcpaihy'
dutoSuEgcstIun, hypnotism. etc.
He hiss done well to invade the
realms Of probable proofs. set to
reject the coaNinE deroy of poSsi-
bil!tics. He has thus been able to un-
cover many mines that can be- worked
r"ckI"sSnrss would have impcdcI his
iroErcss or led him nstray. Then.
too. II Is TO bc doubted ii We will ever
he permitted To substitute absolute
fact Tor fundamental faith Science
may supply II Contortiuu Of the truth.
but "" can hardly hope for more. OK
pathetic relief All "ut-of- doors be-
speaks the truth. Must tho SUM of
IN" reasons behind all instincts.
tho sam of the instincts
emotions incorporate in faith
form "a mass Of evidence so East that
IL is impOnderabl" to science" Does
Emotional Proof on II par with quail
tativc Mental Proof?
Flauinarion has made mistakes in
som" instances both as to evidence
and AS {" mode of tacklinI Problems
that Is shy tho book is worthy o:
our attention. the author Was un-
AFRAID regardless OF the huge task.
In attempting TO rcfute the claims
Of mat"r!a!ists, he discusses the prob
lem az !! The problem OF the minds
dcp.ndnbili,y upon Inc brain were
where dincrcnc" of opinion origin
a'ed i!ut Materiaiisin as an Issue
simplest form. before the stage so
compi.N a. TO involve II brain is
i,, ~ 2 Tho co"t ,y,,ti Is; Is 'hs
merely Il property Of the chemical
organic compound. complex beyond
n. scops y human Earning; Or is
IN" prnt"plas'n being merely the 80
hs"le OF It's manifestation? Thus do
ulatcrIallsts on their side plain Iiv-
ing prot"plasm by unexplainins the
However. attacking tho problem In
the way Of camill" F!ammarion. we
srpscoi'c. ana turn tho telescope upon
Nature An. F!unnarion. here. in
decd. are you at homci
Mysterious nature has filled ,vcry-
thing with spirit and sh" even shows
herself endowed with Il maIiIniiy
mat IS g"neraiIy "nsuspected.'
pcspit" modern discoveries In the
pnr"iy phystco- chemical origin O:
muscular movements. sensation and
~. vital principle hav. remained AL
mos, as mysterious as IN pat ag.,
W" cannot rttuS" to recognize in each
pn. of Us. side by side with, or rather
above. physiological phenomena. an
autonomous. without which nothing
can bc explained with which cv.ry-
thing ~ easily understood"
Death and It's Mystery" is invnlu-
able, nor 80 much because uc The
abundance OF evidence il presents In
support OF the existence OF the soul.
as because every now and then Its evil
dcnc" cct!pSvs all evidence 10 n. con-
trnry. Thus FIamniar!on can be for
given, II occasionally h. fingers with
me grandeur Of nature. or Is carried
away by the woudcriulncsS Of his
theme OF mental phenomena into CON
hrminH evidence a mn. prematurcly.
TEETI! AND HEALTH. BY Thomas
flowers. ". u. q. r. Putnam's sons,
New York.
Can tooth which looks sound ana
gives n" pain c.tus" Stiffness IN your
legs ami swelling III your finger
Joints? Is II possible that diseases
-
even heart have their bcsin;ings In
uccaycd or Improperly Tiilcd teeth?
AZ. Ghildrgn's milk teeth" import.
ant should teeth ever he 'CrOwncd"?
Th"s" and many other questions are
answered. simply and authoritaiivcly
by the vel. known authors OF this
BOOK, which MAS written because Of
IN" need 10 awaken people TO the vital
Importance" pf keeping their mouths
III proper condition.
THE
old MacGraih, Doubleday. Page &
20; Garden city, New York
Thi f., is III story Of how Chance:
crew into the sccthinG circle OF an
adventure lives that IL was not meant
=, -. touch nc, Coming after The Man
Of jeopardy" i, VIII set u new top
mark for MacGrath's popularity. 1t
is from every angle. the story Of his
career 10 date
It opens with a silent drama in
Ling Foo's cur!o shop, in shanghai.
where wounded fugitive is dragged
out by silent pursucrs. The loot which
the c"rncrcd man had thrown into a
corner turns out to be glass heads
apparently worthless. Determined to
get riI Of them. the canny China,nan
diSpoScS OF them nj an inconScuu.n-
tial price To MS very next customer
Jane Norman.
AZ her hotel the two men of the
curio-shop episode recognize the
heads she is wearing. So too, does
anthony Clcirh, millionaire collector.
by whom the two were commissioned
10 get them. One is CUNNINGHAM, in
tcrnationaily known among un-
scrupulous curio hunters. and n man
81 almost uncarthly fascination
There is also Captain Dennis Miss
Normans friend. and as yet unaware
OF II, ClciGh's cstranScd son
By what amounts to abduction. |
Cleigh gets them upon his private
yacht. But the, tables are turned !
when 1t is revealed that the crew is |
ieagucd with Cunningham. what fol-
lows. the movements within that
strange company. the continual re-
Vclation OF new motives, the clash or |
elemental passions. above all the su
perb climax. makes this one Of the |
strangcst OrdcrinSs Of life that ever
came under the inscrutablc rule or |
The Pagan Madonna-Chancc
TIE WINE OF LIFE. ny Arthur
StrIng"r. Alfred ~ Enopf. New York
The Wine of Life" is a love story
but 1t deals. not with tho everyday
scdate affection Of united neutralitieS
but with the clash OF tempcramcnts
tragicaiiy united and even more
tragically contradictory.
Into New York's Bohemia comes
owen Storrow-frcsh. clean, n pro-
duct OF the best our West has to offer.
Youth. aching for the unknown and
Co. Ia