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Die psychoanalytische Bewegung: A. J. Storfer, the enterprising manager of the Psychoanalytic Press of Vienna, has put forth a new and interesting bimonthly periodical, dealing with the general aspects of the psychoanalytic movement. The first number reached us in July and only after the summer vacation have we had the opportunity of reviewing it.

In the opening number Thomas Mann has a very stimulating article on Freud's Position in the History of the Mental Sciences. Other shorter discussions are by Ferenczi on Male and Female, by Sachs on the Acquisitions of Psychoanalysis, T. Reik on Conscience Anxiety, Wälder on Sexual Symbolism among Primitive People. Storfer contributes a short bibliography of recent works and there are minor topics in addition. This is a well worthwhile publication.

Oral Eroticism: Striking example of oral eroticism seen on train. By Smith Ely Jelliffe, M.D. Man over 70, wearing black skull cap—blue polka dot bow tie—constantly pushing out and pulling in his lips—not extreme but limited in its excursion about—120 times to minute. Will stop for a few seconds if attention is riveted on something, then to resume the movements. Looking over pages of Yale Review. Looking out of window. Occasionally winking eye—puts tongue out, wets lips and goes on pushing out lips, cheek muscles move a bit in the movement. Observed him over an hour—no cessation in movements, save as indicated. No signs of paralysis agitans in hands, movements a bit synchronized with train movements.

A Note on Rosa Bonheur: Rosa Bonheur, the famous French artist, who has achieved immortality through her painting of the Horse Fair, was born in 1822. As the eldest of four children, she was over-active, impetuous, impatient of restraint, and detested study while showing a love for all objects of nature. At the age of eleven she revealed a strong independent spirit, and an overwhelming inclination for life out-of-doors.

Her mother dying at that time, her father soon after remarried, plac