READING CHARACTER FROM HANDWRITING. By Hugo von Hagen, Ph.D. 189 pp. Cloth, $1.00. Graphology Publishing Company, New York. The sub-title of this unique work describes it as "a hand-book of graphology for experts, students, and laymen." The description is fully justified by the text, for the volume embraces the best technical knowledge of the subject extant, sets forth intelligible rules for the guidance of investigators, and shows the important results that flow from familiarity with the new "art." While there is no doubt that handwriting is a revealer of character, it is equally true that its minute interpretation is more or less dependent upon the psychic sense of intuition, which cannot be "taught;" yet there are certain mechanical-not to say mathematical-rules that experience has proved to be susceptible of general application and utility. These are given by Dr. von Hagen in a way that suggests profound study and intimate knowledge of the subject, and his analysis of the 140 "specimens" with which the book is illustrated will prove a revelation to the reader who has not kept pace with the mystical or occult development of our time. The publication of works of this and kindred character, which is rapidly extending in many languages, is a most hopeful sign; for they are an undoubted aid in the battle against materialism. But the contradictory testimony of alleged handwriting experts in our law courts emphasizes the demand for a really authoritative treatise on graphology—a need supplied by this author, whose portrait forms the frontispiece of the book. DIVINE SCIENCE AND HEALING. By Malinda E. Cramer. 293 pp. Cloth, $2.00. "The Home College of Divine Science," publishers, San Francisco, Cal. 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