At the time when the crying need for the reduction of maternal and infant mortality is at last receiving some attention, the publication of this book is most opportune.
Socrates taught that 'the beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in dealing with anything young and tender'. In our day Sir Frederick Truby King is pointing out that if racial health is to be improved, the first eighteen months (nine prenatal, nine post-natal) are the most important. More and more is it being realized that the foundations of physical, emotional and mental health are laid before birth, and this book throws an interesting light on the laying of these foundations.
Studies such as these help towards the better understanding of the miracle of birth and so foster that respect for motherhood which is surely the mark of truly civilized communities. They are particularly stimulating to those of us who are actively engaged in work with mothers and babies It is to be noted that the book is a record of observations of one case only, and the difficulty of the technique is such that further researches will inevitably show errors in detail. This, how-ever, in no way detracts from the value of the work.
When a clairvoyant takes his place beside other scientific investigators, as Mr Hodson does, it is interesting to remind ourselves that it is not long since clairvoyance was popularly considered to be a black art.
It seems probable that advance in the practice of the healing art is now to be made along lines which take into consideration the life rather than the form which it inhabits. If this is so, the clairvoyant is likely to render valuable service in the near future by providing us knowledge of the intricate workings of Nature, and so enabling us the better to understand and to cooperate with her.
I hope that it will not be long before Mr Hodson publishes the results of further researches.
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