The Washington times., 1933-03-28

And from that he goes on to explain lucidly and
persuasvey, why the effect of the dreamer (he poet
and the creator in the arts) is small 1t because
the dreamer is concerned with the human spirit and
the workings of the spirit of largely elude
intellectual grasp In short, psychology is not yet
science.
Prohibition in India
But of the things that are science Mr.. Haldane
writes brilliantly, referring hundred diverse events to
their fundamental meaning. Mr.. Gandhi wants pro-
hibton in India Mr.. Haldanes criticism is that while
prohibition might make Britain healthier country,
prohibition in India might lead to lack of vitamin B1
and thus to increased suffering from beri-beri.
"The above facts" he says cynically, "are
biology. They will not weigh in a dispute in which
both sides ignore biological facts.'
Until governments consider the effect of their laws
the health of the community Mr. Haldane is going
to continue radical in politics. He finds that by tariffs
and subvenons the British government helps industries
that until 1884 America headed toward death,
since our death rate after the age OF 3O was steadily
equally coored by his interest in biology:
Summary
Until the scientific point of view is generally adopted
our civilization will continue to suffer from fundamental
dsharmony It's material basis is scientific its nteec-
tual framework prescenfc The present state of the
world suggests that unless fairly vigorous attempt is
made in the future to remedy this dsharmony
particular type of civilization will undergo the fate of
the cultures of the past Those who consider that it is
worth saving should realize the kind of effort which
necessary and the kind of opposition which that effort
will encounter.
Mr.. Hadane is interested in his ideas and his pub
fishers Harpers) interested in selling his book &c.
in fairness should add that there several hundred
pages of the most enhancing reading this book nclud
ing the ghhearted story of the authors health with
its approval of closed windows winter nghts) Mr..
Haldane is exceptionally gifted writer; have expert
mented his pages and discovered that he cannot write
a paragraph without actually saying something he has
not said in other paragraphs Every hundred words
conveys a definite fact or thought or idea And like
Jimmie Durante ne has millions OF them.
Saving a Reputation
But to the chief value of book like this, popular
In appeal simple in expression is that it will do much to
restore the good repue of science For science has had
bad fall in the past months do not the search in
Ensteins house for bombs-that is Herism l mean
the disappointment felt in America with the regime of the
engineer Hoover the feeling that the scientific basis of
technocracy neither solid pure in spirit the mid
fear that science through invention and technology, had
led into of poverty, and that science cannot
lead us out again.
Mr.. Haldane is the man to restore faith. For the
science which is his first interest is the science of human
lfe biology He experiments and he observes he is not
misled by passions; but he has deep passion for the
human It thing to encounter in these days.
almost passion for TRUTH Possessing both and
with them beautiful, effortess mastery the
of EXPRESSION Mr. Hadane becomes the ideal scientist
we'll good companion and interesting human being
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