Mr. Kirkham has succeeded admirably in incorporating 
in his book the theories of the best psychologists and the 
latest discoveries of the powers of the mind, arranging his 
facts logically and clearly so that they appear with a new 
force. —Columbus Fournal, 
The book occupies the middle ground between the fad- 
dists, who go to all extremes in their advocacy of mental 
culture to secure physical health, and those who care nothing 
for these things, The doctrine that he teaches is mainly that 
of self-reliance, and that is the most important doctrine that 
can be taught to the weaklings and faddists of our time.— The 
Christian Register. 
Mr. Kirkham has applied philosophy to life in a helpful 
and delightful way. He has a good philosophy and a good 
view of life, and they come together most satisfactorily in 
this book, which any one can read and enjoy.— Yournal of 
Education, Boston. 
A work of its soundness and simplicity is certain to find 
its audience everywhere —Chicago Tribune. 
His discussion has the merit of presenting practical truth 
in a fashion that interests the reader while it appeals to the 
common-sense. The book is an unusually clear and con- 
vincing study of an interesting subject.— Brooklyn Eagle, 
Stanton Davis Kirkham, hitherto known only as an 
apostle of the beautiful, has written a book which should 
place him high among the world’s best philosophers.— San 
Francisco Chronicle, 
His doctrine may be too Spartan for the weakling and 
the milksop, but it is the kind that makes the man. It is a 
doctrine of self-reliance as opposed to the theological dogma 
of relying upon another to save us from the effects of sin, and 
the medical dogma of relying upon a prescription to free us 
from the effects of self-indulgence, wrong-thinking, or defects 
of character, There is much common sense in Mr, Kirkham’s 
theories and he has written a healthy and helpful book.— 
Edinsurgh Scotsman, 
Scientific, though free from technicalities. —Spring field 
Republican, 
