CURRENT LITERATURE
IN SECRET TIBET By Theodore Illion Mr. Illion gives the impression of being a sincere and unprejudiced student of the occult. Having first trained him- self gradually to wr..:;: long distances on the minimum of food, and to endure extremes of temperatures, he walked unarmed, disguised as a Tibetan, and carrying all his equipment, through parts of Tibet that have probably never been visited by foreigners in order to study the religious life of the country. Of course, unless he is predisposed to belief in psychic and occult phenomena, the reader of In Secret Tibet (Rider, 5s.) will find it difficult to credit the " wise men " who, by keeping young and pure in mind, live to incredible ages and some of whom perform miracles of healing— as actually witnessed by the author. But whatever one's attitude to the occult, Mr. Illion's adventures are worth reading.
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