188 GEOEGE JOHN EOMANES I88I- 



and in so many directions, I work to very little pur- 

 pose. The ' Guardian ' reviewer ^ has written to me 

 a private letter, from which it appears that he is a 

 man I know very well. He is Aubrey Moore, of 

 Oxford, and is considered one of the ablest men there. 

 I enclose his letter, which I failed to send before. 



It is indeed a change for you to like being nursed, 

 and perhaps not altogether a bad one from the 

 character point of view. The only ' explanation ' I 

 can give is that of the ' adaptation of the organism to 

 changed conditions of life.' 



About this time Mr. Eomanes drew up a paper, 

 which is given here, as it may interest some readers. 



18 Cornwall Terrace, Eegent's Park, London, N.W. 



Dear Sir or Madam, — While engaged in collecting 

 materials for a work on Human Psychology, I have 

 been surprised to find the greatness of the differences 

 which obtain between different races, and even 

 between different individuals of the same race, con- 

 cerning sentiments which attach to the thoughts of 

 death. With the view, if possible, of ascertaining 

 the causes of such differences, I am addressing a 

 copy of the appended questions to a large number of 

 representative and average individuals of both sexes, 

 various nationalities, creeds, occupations, &c. It 

 would oblige me if you would be kind enough to 

 further the object of my inquiry by answering some 

 or all of these questions, and adding any remarks 



' Mr. Aubrey Moore reviewed Mental Evolution in Man in the 

 Gua/rdAan. 



