(_a_) Helen Francis Abbott, born July 29, 1874. (_b_) Madeline Abbott, born November 2, 1876. (_c_) Francis Abbott, born September 8, 1878. (_d_) Caroline Livermore Abbott, born April 25, 1880. VII. Sarah Livermore Abbott, born May 14, 1850; married October 12, 1870, William P. Fay, and has three children. (_a_) Richard Sullivan Fay, born in July, 1871. (_b_) Catherine Fay, born in September, 1872. (_c_) Edward Henry Fay, born in 1876. VIII. Franklin Pierce Abbott, born May 6, 1842. IX. Arthur St. Loe Livermore Abbott, born November 6, 1853; died March 28, 1863. X. Grafton, born November 14, 1856. XI. Holker Welch Abbott, born February 28, 1858. EDITOR.] * * * * * ESOTERIC BUDDHISM.--A Review. By Lucius H. Buckingham, Ph.D. Those who have read Sinnett's Esoteric Buddhism will probably agree on one point, namely: that, whether the statements of the book be true or false, the book, as a whole, is a great stimulant of thought. The European world has looked upon Indian philosophy as mere dreams, idle speculations, built only on a foundation of metaphysical subtleties. Here comes a book which, going down to the root of the whole matter, claims that, instead of resting on mere imaginations, this whole structure of Buddhistic philosophy has, as its cornerstone, certain facts which have been preserved from the wrecks of a time earlier than that which our grandfathers ascribe to the creation of the world, and handed down without interruption from eras of civilization of which the earth at present does not retain even the ruins. Such a claim of antiquity rouses an interest in our minds, were it only for its stupendous contempt of common belief.