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In sharp contrast to Doctors English's and Pearson's book (reviewed above), this volume contributes little but adds to the general confusion of classification and descriptive terminology. The tone is sanctimonious; patients are referred to as 'unfortunate individuals' who 'misbehave and have absurd urges'. 'Human beings probably never attain their possibilities for good, neither do they reach the depths of degradation to which they might sink.' It is the function of physicians and nurses to substitute 'good' for 'bad' ideas and actions. There is an abundance of such definitions as: 'Hate and revenge are twin demons which, together with their nefarious offspring, scorn and contempt, do so much to wreck human happiness and produce the sorrow of the world'; or 'altruism—a superemotion, sometimes amounting to an urge, which leads towards the practice of the Golden Rule'. In discussing conscious conflicts, we find the statement, 'Again, many conflicts which originate in the subconscious subsequently are manifested in all their hideousness in the full light of the individual's consciousness. It is probable that fully one-half of the psychic patients outside of institutions are quite well acquainted with the character of their principal difficulties and have a fairly clear idea of the causes of these troubles.' The quotation speaks for itself and requires no comment other than that it is only one of a great many others of its kind which occur throughout the book. For instance: 'Zoophobia—This fear is entertained by a great many supposedly brave people. When it assumes obsessional magnitude, as that of snakes, mice, or spiders sometimes does, it should be vigorously combated, just as should the silly and ridiculous fear of cats—ailurophobia—which sometimes so affects people that they cannot wear furs.' The therapeutic approach to such a situation is 'Ridicule is the master cure of fear. Make a joke out of his fears if this can be done without hurting his feelin