ch psychometric descriptions are a continual
miracle. How the psychometers, knowing not of whom they are speaking,
guided only by a mysterious intuition, should speak of the most
ancient characters as familiarly and truly as of our acquaintances
to-day, will ever stand as a psychic miracle, to illustrate the Divine
Wisdom that established such a power in man. This is the daily
experience of Mrs. Buchanan. Her description of Diogenes was as
follows:

"I think this is an ancient. There is something quaint about
him. He does not seem to follow anything or anybody. He lived a
natural life, indifferent to current teachings. He had peculiar
original ideas of his own as to life and its purposes, and seems
to be a man of philanthropic nature, not aesthetic, but very
indifferent as to personal appearance and habits, or as to
pleasing people, not at all fastidious. He did not mind people's
opinions in the least. They never disturbed him.

"He had enough combativeness to fight his way through
difficulties. He had great self-reliance, and did not mind
obstacles. If he had to take part in disturbances, he was ready,
and had tact and tactics. He had a peculiar power of governing
men, and a peculiar way of gaining confidence and esteem. He did
not show off at all, and was not at all condescending. He had a
great deal of sagacity. He regarded as trifles things people
considered as momentous.

"(To what country did he belong?) He was probably a Greek, but
he did not accord with anything of his time. He lived in the
future and anticipated great changes. He did not agree with any
contemporary religion, politics, fashions or manners, but was
very sarcastic upon them. He was a philosopher, devoted to the
useful, and cared nothing for the ornamental, either in
architecture, fashions or anything else. He might not make war
on the religion as he was not rancorous or rebellious, but he
had different ideas in himself, and was candid in expressing
them. He does not give much attention to modern times, but if he
were here he would enjoy modern improvements and benevolence,
but would denounce our fashions and our bigotry, and teach a
primitive style of living."

Let us invoke the strong spirit of Diogenes whose sturdy freedom
of thought was like that of Walt Whitman, to cooperate in the review
of modern life. Such men are greatl