Egotism is the only word to describe this book on 'Advanced Suggestion'. The style from beginning: to end is bombastic and self-laudatory. It is almost inconceivable that a medical man in writing what is intended to be a scientific work for medical men should make such a remark as the following: "It was 'not to favour me that a Gold Medallist M.D. was recommended to me as patient by another Gold Medallist M.D." (p. 16). Self-satisfiedness and desire for notoriety is evident in this passage (p. 357): "I shall be glad to demonstrate before