An essay by American physician and writer James Thacher in which he discusses the psychology and behaviors of people regarding all things supernatural. (1754 — 1844). Thacher is famous for the Military Journal he kept during the Revolutionary War, published in 1823 Table of Content: Ghosts and Apparitions Power of Imagination Illusions Imagination and Fear Superstition Witchcraft and Sorcery Salem Witchcraft Omens and Auguries Medical Quackery