4^ Mr. John Lee on TJie Psychology of Telephony 



which works ever on our behalf. It shows us that evidence 

 which we take to be certain is not always positive ; it warns us 

 that sometimes we err in that unconsciously we have made a 

 a mental contribution to contributory facts as they seem 

 objectively to be. It is a check against over-confidence, a guide- 

 post against assertiveness, a builder of character in that we learn 

 the lowliness of the human unit and his dependence upon factors 

 the existence of which he has scorned. Thus I claim for tele- 

 phony a creditable position in the world of psychological practice- 

 Not yet has it come into its own. Only for some 30 years has it 

 affected on any considerable plane our day-by-day lives. But 

 when the day comes, as come it may soon, for the telephone to be 

 extended so as to fulfil more nearly its proper function, we shall 

 realise how great has been its kingdom over the human mind, for 

 in that day the kingdom of the human mind will have its true 

 place among the realms of earth, its true dignity in the league of 

 nations. 



