The world changes, modern mon and women move through the pages of this book, but the lure of buried treasure and the treasure hunt is eternal. Here we have the romance of Spain and the buried gold from the days of the Armada, in a modern setting which includes the most of young women, a delightful yacht "Miranda," and picturesque of cons of Spain, Luis Jde Lora. Everyone who knows large cities of the continent will recognize the protype of Lady rain, which could not bena him One of the outstanding features of the volume is General Baker-
Carr's high spirits and sense of humour, which carried him through many a troubled time Here and there he works in several extremely gadget'" which proved to be the bowl of a cream-separator; and the somewhat spicy story of the French woman at Bailleul who to arf investigating commission admitted enemy misbehavior "nai sleet' By "Sir Oliver Einey and attempted extension of hnodern physics in a. pilosaphical Oni psychical direction. George en 'e Unwin Lid. Museum Stree, London.
Sir Oliver Lodge is one of the greatest, and one of the best Known, of living scientists, "He has 'a profound knowledge of physics and is also a firm believer in the reality of phenomena revealed by psychical research., The starting point of his argument in this book, Which aims to go "beyond physics," is the simple and undebateable proposition, that while science has wondrously explained the mechan. ism of life and matter in the physical world, there isa point where it stops short barnied. Thera fare imponderables. such as. reason, conscience, truth love, beauty ete that are as real as the everlasting hills. And those hills, to a scientist, fare no more everlasting than the paper these words are written on. For matter, itself, is turning out to bea form of energy."
The once striking characteristics distinguishing matter from mind are fading rapidly. Mind appears to be no more "unsubstantial" than matter; matter to be mo more pre-letable than mind. To account for he evolution, the history and conduct of the' universe, oF of any organized individual" within the universe, whether relating to mind, fe of matter, not only mechanical principles, but also a certain adapting, selecting, guiding activity, most ultimately be included among. the first principles of science."
There is no doubt that the of physical, as ie has lood ins ree Quarters of om. does, struggling through the struction of his earthly body, comi municate, fitfully, with the man. Sir Oliver says:—moder" physics Tr have found. sonie= "Groping among the intricacies Ting thet feels Hike a hey; i hag Ghandie at one end; what Ht has at tree al of seaning Up and other end fs sull rather specula-
teas ey if wil Ae th ightening fa needed. be ud: there. ie, abwaye the po hat the handle may give, way. But two "were too elaborately. cautious Shoat Hrtng® things, "we should not Yerifable' directions, The enterprise "worth some risk There is nothing dogmatic about Sir Oliver's speculations and readers will find more food for thought in this small book than in many a ponderous tome—J.>.
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