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Quackenbos, John Duncan. Hypnotic therapeutics in theory and practice; with numerous illustrations of treatment by suggestion. **$2. Harper.
8–6667.
The author believes that the transliminal or higher spiritual self may be inspired to assert a control that is practically boundless, within the limitations of physical possibility and moral right, over “the flesh,” that is, organs of body and faculties of mind; and that the whole purpose of hypnotic suggestion is the evocation of such control. He treats hypnotism as the great regenerative force of the age, bases his statements on scientific facts having back of them over seven thousand personal experiences in treating physical and moral diseases.
“This is really ‘yellow’ psychology, and is none the less jaundiced because one may charitably concede that the author is sincere.”
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Dial. 44: 179. Mr. 16, ’08. 570w.
“He accepts as proved many things to which the cautious scientist would at most give the benefit of the Scotch verdict.”
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Ind. 65: 431. Ag. 20. ’08. 440w.
“Any minister who is thinking of taking up such work, from whatever motive, would do well to read this book and heed its counsels of caution.”
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Lit. D. 36: 492. Ap. 4, ’08. 450w.
“A volume more remarkable for the magnitude of its claims than for any conviction of the validity of those claims which it carries.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 82. F. 15, ’08. 450w.
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Outlook. 88: 885. Ap. 18, ’08. 250w.
Reviewed by H. A. Bruce.
Outlook. 90: 705. N. 28. ’08. 40w.
R. of Rs. 38: 127. Jl. ’08. 50w.
Quick, John Herbert. Broken lance, il. †$1.50. Bobbs.
7–32560.
Descriptive note in Dec. 1907.
“[We open it] with pleasant expectations. Nor are we disappointed, as far as plan and style are concerned, for the author knows how to write, and his eye for dramatic effect is keen. But we must confess to a considerable disappointment when we discover that the book is not so much a novel as an argument for the single tax.” W: M. Payne.
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Dial. 44: 45. Ja. 16, ’08. 240w.
“A tale of much incident; in fact, its author has over-charged his canvas in his zeal to preach the economic cure-all made familiar by Henry George after its previous long struggle for recognition. There is discernible in these pages, however, a great sincerity of purpose, an ardent desire to reform and improve, to serve the poor and awaken the rich.”
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Ind. 64: 156. Ja. 16, ’08. 170w.
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