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Title: Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887
Volume 1, Number 4

Author: Various

Editor: J. R. Buchanan

Release Date: August 15, 2008 [EBook #26317]

Language: English

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BUCHANAN'S
JOURNAL OF MAN.

VOL. I. MAY, 1887. NO. 4.

CONTENTS OF JOURNAL OF MAN.

The Prophetic Faculty: War and Peace
Clearing away the Fog
The Danger of living among Christians: A Question of peace or war
Legislative Quackery, Ignorance, and Blindness to the Future
Evils that need Attention
What is Intellectual Greatness
Spiritual Wonders--Slater's Tests; Spirit Pictures; Telegraphy;
Music; Slate Writing; Fire Test
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE--Erratum; Co-operation; Emancipation;
Inventors; Important Discovery; Saccharine; Sugar; Artificial
Ivory; Paper Pianos; Social Degeneracy; Prevention of Cruelty;
Value of Birds; House Plants; Largest Tunnel; Westward Empire
Structure of the Brain
Chapter III. Genesis of the Brain
To the Readers of the Journal--College of Therapeutics
Journal of Man--Language of Press and Readers

THE PROPHETIC FACULTY: WAR AND PEACE.

In our last issue, the psychometric faculty of prophecy was
illustrated by predictions of peace, while generals, statesmen, and
editors were promising a gigantic war. In this number the reader will
find a grand prediction of war, while statesmen and states were
anticipating peace, and a southern statesman, even upon the brink of
war, offered to drink all the blood that would be shed.

The strength of the warlike spirit and prediction at the time
psychometry was prophesying peace was conspicuous even as late as the
ninth of March, when the London correspondent of the _Sun_ wrote as
follows:

"An eminent Russian general with whom I have talked believes the plan
of Russian attack on