The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-07

attended by some action of the brain cen.
tres 80 there is not any abstract thought
out what has corresponding movement in |
the nervous system. Psychology, then,
must accept the correspondence and con,
Comltnnce OF tho mental or psycllical, and
the nervous system.
AS to the scat Cf mental life, there Is q
difference of opinion. Scicnco tmentaD
asks where is the seat Of mental lifc2 We
know that the brain is the organ of mind.
but, TO what extent, we can't say, that is,
whether n part of its structures, or all of
1T, or some other part of the nervous avs.
tenn, are concerned in The productions of
mental phcnomCna, is rather a question for
dlscusslon. 1t is, perhaps, an easy matter,
too, to localize the functions of some parts
OF TIC nervous system, and trace their PC
cnliar operations with some degree of &C
curacy, rs when sound reaches tho car, 1t
Is conveyed by the auditory nerve to the
| brain and sensation of sound Is the result.
hut to assign the functions of cvcry part.
Is not yet clearly shown by science; The
theory of the phrcnologists. who claim that
every organ Of the head answers to some
mental faculty, has been dscrcdtcd.
Some light, however, has been given by
those who have studied psycho-physics in
connection with comparative anatomy.
There are two opposing views that it would
De well, perhaps to give. The first is, that
the gray matter of the brain corresponds
To certain mental actions; and the second,
that the brain acts as Il whole in u variety
Of ways. There is a limit Of brain or ncr
vons action in order to produce certain i'm
prcSSinns in the mind, and also, of tho
mental powers, to cause physical move
mcnts. Sometimes, we can measure those
causes and their effects, and tell about how
much action it will take on tho part of ono
to produce u certain result in the other,
and vice versa.
When the organ Of mind is changed, ci
ther 10y depression or elevation, in the loss
of blood, or by any physical disability.
there will DC corresponding change in the
mental Or psychical. The relation of the
two, in any event, is certainly an imp rtant
and interesting branch of study for the
study Of psychology. [, gives tho teacher
an insight into tho development and growth
OF mind from lis earliest Stages on up, aud
enables him 80 read the mind of the rnpil
and to- understand the underlying prihcipies
OF true education, 50 that he may know
how, when, and what to impart to the
mind. To the teacher, it seems, few stud
! les can he OF more importance than the
study Of psychology; and, indeed, the
study of mind growth is impor,ani in nj.
most all, if not in every department of
| work III life.
The efficiency Of mental work is depend.
| cnt upon the amount Of diSpOsablc energy
that the mind has. When the mind be-
comes fatgucd, i, will no longer work un.
Ill it has gotten again an Adequate supply
OF mental fore" and energy. This force
may be obtained hy cessation of mental
labor, or by change in the kind of mon.
tai work, or through physical mediums.
When obtained, the mind is ready for work
again and how long it can work is largely
owing to the amount of dsposablc energy
in store, obtained by regularity in the dis
cipiiuc Of mind and body. The efficiency
OF tho brain and nerve centres t!cpcnis
upon the supply of disposablc energy,
which they have in store, and when there
is exercise beyond The amount Of energy,
there viii! lie strain upon that part cXcr.
ciscd, ana energy may be rrgaihud by
| cnAngmG from one exercise, requiring Tie
energy Of ono department of the brain
centres, to another, requiring the fcrcr of
Il different part So that, then, these cen
tres may keep up their equilibrium of force
and energy, not only, by regularity in the
matter of sleeping and waking, but also,
by change in TIE kind Of work. The eve
VIII get tired OF seeing, and when it can sec
no longer, the sensation, produced in the
mind through the optic nerve, will become
extinct. So the ear will grow dull Of hear
ing, and SO on, but, if allowed TO rest, ci-
thcr by an interchange of work, or by
| sleep, i'll which all bluln and nerve centres
are built up, every effort Of the nerve and
| brain ccutrcs wollI bC strong and cn"ract-
ic, and every impressions in the MUD, cor
responding TO their actions, would he vivid
| ana lllc-hkc. Hence, the importance of
rest; the great need of it, when the nerve
centres are strained aud the mind is IA
| ti9ucI. There are many ways in which
! THIS rest hp fnDnl IIny iv
means of relieving the mind, and of re-
gaming the needed supply Of force. The
The idea of Fr0cbcl, that the Child must
be trained through its play, certainly G,.,ls
It's footing in the science of psychology.
This idea of training the chilG's mind
through innocent fun and play, is correct,
and if we couple with this intellectual
training, the training Of the heart, accord
| ing TO Gods ideal of what a child ought to
be, VIC get FrocLcs's idea in its fuincss and
splcndor Snys DR.. Tamagc: "Pmin the
mind and not tho heart, and you make the
child an inidcl; train the heart and not the
| mind, and you make him fanatic; but
train both heart and mind, and you make
him tie noblcst work Of God" This is
Il true saying, uttered by wise and good
man. Nor is this foreign to our subject,
for thnt psychology, which does not find its
| footing in God, and does not pertain to the
| Si'" u. ol tiiC lllOlS HltIl IL lHlSc ana UlS
| reputable.
Again, the science of psychology is on
level with Tie sciences Of botany, chcmis-
try, etc., and is complimentary to the Epn-
| cial sciences, which include a knowing
mind, Intelligence, etc. All knowing of
any sciences is IN some way connected
with mental phcnomena-psychiCal facts
psychology.
r.ychoIo%y is also thco!etic science
and is closely allied to the practical sci
eEcSs. Every practical science, which has
to do with the voiitions and actions of
mind fnts lis footing in psychology.
This is fully shown in the work Of artists,
who set forth TO III" world their ideas,
Thoughts, and mental creations through
practical mediums. Psychology, then,
takes cogE:anCc Of all consciousness and
finds expression in the practical. 1t is the
foundation OF all education. The psychol-
ogy Of feeling, or &csthaIics, has to do
with NcntHl states, rs connected with ideas
and thoughts of the beautiful and grand,
and opens up to us, at once, u field of
study, in which our tastes may be cxcHis-