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possible objections to psychological analysis, which is a path running alongside, it 

 not quite parallel to, psycho-analysis, but the advocates of the latter are split up into 

 many groups — Jung, formerly its greatest advocate, is no longer of the fold, though 

 within the school — and the authors earnestly endeavour to persuade those readers 

 who are disposed to be critical, that a rich harvest shall reward them if they delve 

 deep enough into the unconscious mind. For ten or more years criticism has 

 proceeded vigorously upon explorers into this territory, and it is not yet finally 

 decided whether it is not a rubbish-heap, in which by diligent search may be 

 discovered anything the explorer is seeking for. Many troubled minds are glad 

 to avail themselves of imagined and unreal occurrences to explain their abnormal 

 mental states ; trivialities are magnified, suspicions are entertained and personal 

 unworthiness expressed, which all pass off with improved physical health and 

 during convalescence ; but until then no appeal to common sense can banish 

 these ideas from the mind. 



The main theme of the book is the psychic side and the psychic treatment of 

 shell-shock, but about one-half of the little volume is devoted to a hostile criticism 

 of the present method of treating the insane in this country, of which, however, 

 the authors do not speak from personal experience. It is futile, therefore, to pursue 

 this portion as a lesson to be derived from the treatment of shell-shock, and we 

 shall dismiss this part as not logically following from the text. The section 

 dealing with shell-shock is of definite psychological interest, is ably written, and 

 will furnish food for reflection to many lay readers. 



Robert Armstrong-Jones. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



The Passing of the Great Race ; or, the Racial Basis of European History. By 

 Madison Grant. [Pp. xxi + 245.] (London : G. Bell & Sons, 1917. 

 Price 85-. bd. net.) 



THIS is the first time that Mr. Madison Grant has written the history of Europe in 

 terms of race. The object of the book is, as far as we can see, to exhort his fellow 

 Americans who are descended from those of the colonial period to preserve their 

 race-purity and position at the head of affairs against the hordes of Polish Jews, . 

 Southern Italians, Syrians and Croats who are invading America and are 

 threatening to lower the American race physically, socially, morally, and intel- 

 lectually. The whole book seeks to prove that heredity is deeper-rooted and 

 more potent than environment. In the opening chapter Mr. Grant discusses race 

 and democracy. He points out that language and nationality do not mean race. 

 Thus there is no such race as Celtic, though there is a group of Celtic languages, 

 and no such race as Germans, though there is both a German nation and a 

 German language. In a country where there are diverse racial elements, 

 democracy always selects the lowest type, or the average man, for office. In fact, 

 it tends to standardise type. Mr. Grant goes on to describe the physical basis of 

 race and the habitat of each. There are three races in Europe : Firstly, the 

 Nordic or Baltic subspecies ; long skulled, fair, with light-coloured hair and eyes. 

 It inhabits the lands round the Baltic and North Seas. Secondly comes the 

 Mediterranean or Iberian race ; long skulled, swarthy, short, with very dark hair 

 and eyes. It inhabits the Mediterranean basin, and extends along the Atlantic 

 coast until it reaches the Nordic race. Lastly comes the Alpine subspecies 

 inhabiting the massif of Central Europe and extending east to Central Asia. 

 They are round skulled, of medium height and sturdy build, dark hair, and dark 



