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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXXII. Xo. 810 



It treats of the nature of individuality, of 

 individual study as a science, the various 

 standpoints for studying individuals, anthro- 

 pological, biological, etc., and gives many 

 suggestions and directions regarding the study 

 of general physical and mental characteristics 

 of individuals, with special directions and out- 

 lines for studying health, growth, movement, 

 emotions, interests, instincts, perception, mem- 

 ory, etc. One chapter is devoted to an orig- 

 inal study of two twins and the book closes 

 with a discussion of types of individuality and 

 the pedagogical aspects of individuality. At 

 the close of each topic is given a very service- 

 able list of references. 



The book does not profess to be scientiiic in 

 the sense of outlining methods for scientific 

 research or summarizing the results of re- 

 search, but it is scientific in the sense that the 

 author outlines the experiments and observa- 

 tions in accordance with scientific principles 

 such as he and others have used, though he 

 does not usually give detailed descriptions of 

 experiments. In fact, although he wishes to 

 help the teacher, he reveals the fact that his 

 own interest is in determining what is scien- 

 tifically true, rather than in simply finding 

 out the facts that may guide one in dealing 

 with the individual in question. Such an 

 attitude may, however, be a good thing to 

 maintain before teachers who are perhaps in- 

 clined to be rather narrow in their interests 

 and hasty in reaching conclusions. 



There is no question that there is a growing 

 demand on the part of teachers of psychology 

 for some simple means of testing individuality 

 and an increasing recognition on the part of 

 superintendents and teachers of the need of 

 some means other than the usual school tests 

 for diagnosing the condition of individual 

 pupils, in order that they may be placed in 

 special classes when necessary or may receive 

 the individual help that they need. It is en- 

 tirely too much to expect, in this stage of 

 experimental psychology and pedagogy when 

 a committee of the American Psychological 

 Association have been laboring without com- 

 plete success for several years upon a series of 

 standard tests, that this pioneer book in the 



field should be satisfactory in every particular. 

 The book is, however, a very creditable at- 

 tempt at making the methods now being used 

 in the scientiiic study of man useful to the 

 student of psychology and pedagogy. De- 

 tailed criticism would take too much space 

 and be of little value because at the present 

 time probably no two persons would agree as 

 to what should or should not be included in 

 such a book. 



E. A. KiRKPATRICK 

 FlTCHRURG, jNIaSS. 



Tent Life in Siberia. Adventures among the 

 Ivoraks and other tribes in Kamchatka and 

 northern Asia. By George Kenxaij. New 

 York, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Pp. xix + 482. 

 8vo. 32 illustrations and maps. 1910. 

 Porty years ago, when, from the recent 

 -purchase of Alaska, public interest in the 

 north Pacific region was still keen, a little 

 volume by a member of the Eusso-American 

 Telegraph expedition detailing his experi- 

 ences in connection with their explorations in 

 eastern Siberia was offered to the public. Its 

 graphic descriptions of conditions in an al- 

 most unknown part of the world, and its 

 careful portrayal of the natives and their 

 mode of life, made it a welcome contribution 

 to geography and anthropology, while the 

 charm of its style captivated the reader. 



To these qualifications, doubtless, is due the 

 fact, that without newspaper advertising or 

 exploitation, the book has continued to be in 

 demand until the original plates have been 

 worn out. Now the publishers have given us 

 a new edition with additions by the author 

 and illustrated by excellent haK tones taken 

 from photographs obtained in the same region 

 by the Josup Expedition. 



Conditions in this remote region have 

 hardly altered since Kennan's time. Eor a 

 popular account in unteehnical language 

 by a reliable observer the book remains unique 

 in English literature, and well worthy of its 

 new and attractive form. 



The careful reader may avoid some be- 

 wilderment by noting that on the legend of 

 the map the symbols for the proposed tele- 



