Spiritualist Philosophy
Excerpt from Spiritualist Philosophy Having finished his studies at Yverdun, he returned to Lyons in 1824, with the intention of devoting himself to the law; but various acts of religious intolerance to which he unexpectedly found himself subjected led him to re nounce the idea of fitting himself for the bar, and to take up his abode in Paris, where he occupied himself for some time in translating Telemacizm and other standard French books for youth into German. Having at length determined upon his career, he purchased, in 1828, a large and flourish ing educational establishment for boys, and devoted himself to the work of teaching, for which, by his tastes and acquire ments, he was peculiarl