same time grasping all of its details. His mind was so full of general
information that it fairly oozed out from him in all of his writings.
The reader will notice this phenomenon in the present book, in which
the author has evidently had to fight his own mind in order to prevent
it from intruding all sorts of valuable and varied general information
in among the particular subjects upon which he is treating. While not
a professional psychologist, Mr. Leland has given utterance to some of
the most valuable and practical psychological truths of the last fifty
years, his contributions to this branch of human thought is sure to be
recognized and appreciated in the near future. It is hoped that this
little book will carry some of his valuable precepts and ideas to many
who have never had the advantage and pleasure of his acquaintance up
to this time.

It is believed by the publisher that this popular edition of Mr.
Leland's valuable work upon the Use of the Will, issued at a nominal
price, will carry the author's teachings to the homes of many of those
whom Lincoln called the "plain people" of this American land, who need
it so much, but who would not have been able to have purchased it
in its original shape. This work has been well known in England,
but here, in America, the birthplace of the author, it has been
comparatively unheard of. It is to be hoped that this edition will
remedy this grievous fault.

April 11, 1907 THE PUBLISHER.



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