66 A. T. SCHOFIELD, M.D., ON SCIENCE AND THE UNSEEN WORLD. 



In the spiritualistic vagaries now in vogue may be largely traced 

 a reaction from materialism. The wise investigator, whilst steering 

 clear of the Scylla of atheism, will not be engulfed in the 

 Charybdis of superstition. 



With reference to some of the phenomena mentioned, the author 

 appears to go rather too far. 



On page 58 we meet with the expression, " Double and multiple 

 personality." Here different moods of personality seem to be 

 confused with personality itself, and to be looked on as different 

 personalities. 



In connection with the miraculous swimming of the iron axe- 

 head alluded to on page 56, the better view is, surely, that there 

 was not a "reversal" of any natural law, but that the force of 

 gravity continued to operate but was counteracted by the Divine 

 arm. There was not reversal, but counter action. 



We shall thoroughly consent with the author's able reasoning to 

 prove that the evidence from " first-hand " revelation of Divine 

 truth is not less strong than is that for any scientific discovery. 



Dr. Schofield's reply in conclusion, is as follows : — 



In reply to Colonel Hendley I may say that I, of course, excluded 

 in my description of temporary manias, with which he and I are 

 familiar, and I referred to cases which could not be explained on 

 ordinary scientific grounds. As to his and the Eev. J. Tuck well's 

 remarks on Blind Martha, I should like to say that malingerers 

 general^ deceive for their own advantage ; but in this case the girl 

 was in every way pecuniarily and otherwise in a better position 

 with her eyesight than without it. I may say my mother obtained 

 her her place and taught her to read, and there is no doubt what- 

 ever that practically she was without effective sight before her cure, 

 and that afterwards, though the eyes were diseased, she could see 

 for all practical purposes. 



I may add I have given the definition the Eev. J. Tuckwell 

 suggests at the foot of page 62. With regard to the late Mr. 

 Myers, I never for a moment suggested that the automatic letters 

 came from those whose names were attached to them. 



A note on the address has been sent by the Eev. A. Irving, in 

 which he suggests that I limit science to the human microcosm. 

 On the contrary, it is of cosmic science I speak. No doubt Lord 

 Kelvin, when he inferred " the existence of God," meant more the 



