SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
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Instinct in Man. By James Dreyer. (Cambridge University Press. 9e. net.)—Dr. Drover's study of instinct from the psycho. logical rather than the biological standpoint is fresh and novel, and wilt interest students of philosophy end education. We may call attention to his argument that "the teacher who always tries to make school work interesting by effort on his part ... not merely develops mental 'flabbiness' in these pupils, but also develops the ' appetite' for such lessons." This appetite, Dr. Dreyer thinks, is really on a par with the " craving " for amusement—which is said to be a growing evil, though it is probably as old as the Pyramids —and does not stimulate the intelligence.
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