Page:American Journal of Sociology Volume 15.djvu/278

 264 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY

tridacna shells, somewhat concentrically arranged, "was the house of the zogo," this zogo being a small somewhat cross-shaped stone ; this was placed between the two valves of a small tridacna which were placed between two larger valves, these in turn between larger ones, and so on. About seven feet from the main shrine, to the northwest, was a small stone, si, with a fusus shell on it Divination was by means of the voices, and movements of birds, movements of bats, lizards, and insects, and the appearance of natural objects. Anything happening to any one stone and shell affected those repre- sented by it; what happened to the si affected all.

Dr. Haddon and his collaborators are to be congratulated upon this new volume. It contains much of value. At the same time, we regpret the slowness in publication of the reports of the expe- dition — nearly ten years have passed since the return — and the irregularity in order of their appearance. Vols. I and IV are yet unprinted. It is quite likely that Vol. I may well be read last as it will present a summary of results, but the reading of Vol. IV, which will deal with the material and aesthetic life of the natives, is a prerequisite for the proper appreciation of Vols. V and VI.

Frederick Starr

Socialism in Theory and Practice. By Morris Hillquit. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Pp. ix-l-361. $1.50 net.

The first half of this book deals with the socialistic philosophy and movement, with chapters on individualism, ethics, law, politics, and the state from the socialistic standpoint. Part II treats of social reform. There is an appendix giving a historical sketch of the socialist movement. One naturally looks to Part II for a clue as to what socialists mean by the phrase "socialism in practice." The answer seems to be that wherever a "good" reform has been advocated or put into operation, that is socialism in practice. Even where socialists have not directly accomplished reforms their mere presence has been an occasion for progress; and it must be so in the future: "Social insurance can be achieved, directly or indirectly, only through the presence of a well-defined and ag- gressive socialist movement." So too is all true insight into so- ciety socialistic. "There is a vital distinction between the reforms advocated by socialists and those urged by reformers of all other shades." The non-socialists see only separate, specific evils, each