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affection are not limited to that association with matter by which 

 alone they can manifest themselves here and now, and that per- 

 sonality persists beyond bodily death." 



What " facts " is Sir Oliver speaking of ? To the scientific 

 World at large these " facts " have thus far proved delusions pure 

 and simple. Not only has not a single " f act " been substantiated, 

 but overwhelming evidence is accumulating daily to show how 

 utterly preposterous are assertions of this kind as to known facts. 



True, Sir Oliver, there may be more in this world than is dreamt 

 of in our philosophies, but our present methods of studying psy- 

 chical phenomena give no promise whatsoever of bringing those 

 dreams v^ithin ränge. Our limited vision and our limited capacities 

 are the only weapons with which we can fight life's battles. But 

 limited as we are, need there be any cause for pessimism? Who 

 knows what further evolution in man, as well as further develop- 

 ment of the sciences, will bring. B. Horowitz. 



In pursuance of our plan to facilitate open consideration and 

 possible removal of the obstacles in the way of more effective bio- 

 logical Organization in this country, we append a few additional 

 The Mathews plan quotations from letters on the subject^ and also 

 for an American present, in the succeeding editorial by Dr. Eddy, 

 Biological Society g^ summary of the opinions published in this num- 

 ber, and in the April and July issues of the Bulletin. 



Wm. N. Berg, Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C. 

 Most of my thoughts on Dr. Mathews' plan of organizing an Amer. 

 Biolog. Soc'y and of lowering the cost of a collection of Journals of 

 biological science have already been expressed by those of your cor- 

 respondents who oppose the formation of any new Organization on 

 the ground that there are societies enough at present. Revision 

 down ward, if anything, is wanted. Any further federation of 

 existing biological societies that would result in the benefits of Co- 

 operation would naturally appeal to all of us that are interested. 



^We received a number of letters in which the authors indicated an Inten- 

 tion to give the plan mature deliberation before expressing their opinions. In 

 most of these cases the expected comment has not been received. 



