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are most disposed to disagree with the principles enunciated cannot 
fail to admire the research and force of reasoning that is displayed. 
The second portion of the work is devoted to examples of state- 
ments made in the earlier chapters, being the revelations of re- 
leased Spirits, and is chiefly of interest as relating to the future 
of the suicide and to terrestrial expiations. Suicide, under any 
circumstances, is denounced as crime, and the fate of the un- 
happy beings who yield to the temptation is vividly depicted. 
The translator’s commentaries form a valuable addition to the 
work, which will be appreciated as a scholarly adjundt to 
Spiritualistic literature. 
