PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIC 

 CULTURE 



By REUBEN POST HALLECK, M.A., Principal, 



Louisville Male High School 



$l.2S 



IN this text-book the study of psychology is made distinctly 

 useful. The volume is brief in compass, clear in state- 

 ment, and interesting in treatment, and elevating and 

 inspiring in its influence on the mind, the' life, and the charac- 

 ter. Instead of being a mere bundle of abstractions, dry 

 facts have been enlivened and elucidated by illustrations and 

 anecdotes, making it more than commonly attractive. 

 ^ The coordinate branches, physiological and introspective 

 psychology, receive their proper share of attention. The 

 physical basis of psychology is fully recognized. The sub- 

 ject is introduced by a chapter on the nervous mechanism at 

 the disposal of the mind, and is eifectively illustrated by dia- 

 grams and figures' of the brain, nerve-fibers, etc. 

 ^ The treatment is singularly clear and simple. The psychic 

 truths are expressed in such a manner that students will have 

 no difiiculty in forming definite ideas regarding them. The 

 work abounds in concrete illustrations and incidents so aptly 

 applied that they deeply impress the mind. 

 ^ At the same time the order of treatment is natural and 

 logical and in harmony with the practical aims and purpose 

 of the work. Special attention is devoted to the cultivation of 

 the mental faculties. The abstract laws of the mind are first 

 explained and developed, and afterwards the established truths 

 of the science are applied. The fact that a knowledge of the 

 laws and processes of the mind should be applied to self-im- 

 provement, and to the best methods of gaining that mental and 

 moral equipment required for a successful struggle in the 

 battle of life, is constantly impressed on the mind of the 

 student. 



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