12 APRIL 1930, Page 2

Racial Psychology All this brings us back to the reflection

that there is nothing more risky than to base our expectations on what may happen on the assumption that the Hindu psychology has even remote resemblances to our own. In a most engaging causerie which we publish this week our distinguished contributor " Orion " discusses the immense importance of acquiring all the possible psycho- logical' understanding of other countries. His case in point is France, and he finds the difficulties formidable enough. In dealing with India the difficulties are still more formidable. We venture to direct the attention of our readers to " Orion's " reflections. They will see at once that he is a thinker who moves easily among ideas ; he takes a patent pleasure in thinking, and he is able to communicate that pleasure to his readers, * * * *