The sun., 1894-12-28
DISCUSSING THE SOUL.
CoEGRBss OF TIE AMERICAN PSF
GEOLOGICAL LssoCIATION

Dr. MsedosaiGs I.tsresti-s Esperi-s-ts 20
SHOW sensitivensss 60 Pais-Hov se-e
Vsssar Girls Kaow So=s Thires-
Prof MiIls's Expsrinents .. A.i-sis.
PRINCETON, Dec. 27.-Princeton University Ia
undergoing the sedative relaxation Of a meeting
OF the American Psychological Association.
Students OF the soul are present from
all parts OF the country, and are en-
gagged in the discussion of anthropometry,
sense impressions, hyperRsthesia> and con-
sciousness. They are earnest searchers after
truth. Long passed the days when they sat In
dimly lighted psrlors and discussed the why
and the wherefore Of two hearts with single
heart throbs and unanlmity of thought. Nearly
all bravely sport some sort Of whiskers.
Some Of the boards are of the wild and
bushy kind, others are straRgly. some are
pointed and strictly up to date. They carry
their discussions with them even to the table,
and they talk and argue on thoughts far beyond
the ordinary sphere Of conversation. only paus-
ing long enough to order roast pork. apple sauce.
mince pie, and a long list OF "ixings for
luncheon.
The session opened this morning and will con-
tinue tomorrow. In the afternoon formal
address OF welcome was made by President Pat
ton. and tonight the psychologists unbended
themselves louR enough TO attend reception
given by Prof. Patton at Prospect.
Prof William James Of Harvard is presiding
officer This evening he delivered an address
on the Unity of Consciousness" His address
was Of technical nature, but unlike the eIpe-
riences of the Vassar girl, the majority Of the
audience did not allow themselves to imagine
that each sentence would be last, or II they did
they kept the wish strictly TO themselves
Portable stalls in the college chapel. Prof.
james closed by very frank recantation
OF his his own @ book OSa on Psychology, which
is that states OF mind subJectiveiy consd-
ered ought not to be called complex. He now
admits them to DO complex but Is as far as ever
from allowing the compexity 70 be described In
SCHOOL, % The address lasted rather S ess than an
hour. and will probably provoke good deal OF
At the morning session DIR. Macdonald Of the
United states Bureau OF Education in Wash
ington. who has made study Of the sensibility
of so%o On Rs fna' The
instrument he used resembles a lead pencil
:Rns S..ne. % the S Se ed soSy h of n. Ss esn
c ,, The point was ;b plnssd p. in ,,na the palm
upon were American, English. and German pro-
fessional and business men. American and
classes, and women in the Mason de Toler-
ance, Paris; also the men OF the slums in
results show that the men D in cSspeiIs Rouge,
s4%g s9% 'hS pS%ss' aSd t hS third B0'Ss Ss
f9Esn the ssrs & n, X
women Of the slums can endure great deal more
pain without murmur than any other class he
very sensible to pain, and notice. the aches
and Ills Of life sooner than any other class Of
endurance OF pain. Dir. Macdonalds : eI periments
proved that American men and women are
lshman is not as highly developed as that of an
Dr. Macdonald said that should these results
prove to be generally true by experiments on
larger numbers Of people,. these statements
more sensitive to pain in their left hand Pa
risan women are an exception; women are more
ly follow that woman cannot endure more pain
than man. American professional men are more
nd so on
men; The laboring classes are much less
Sensitive Ps than the the 6%sr
much less sensitive TO pain than
those of the better classes. In general, the more
tive it Is to pain. While the thickness OF tissue
on the hand has some influence. It has by no
for many with thin hand S require much pressure.
The English woman Of the mountaineering class
noticing it as can her American cousin, who is
by far the most sensitive to pain of all individ-
Prof. E. @. Sanford of Clark University gave
the results OF asking yassar girls 100 ques-
tions. He boiled the answers down, as he
not care to encroach on eternity. One of his
question:. was: -Hog do do you know your right
that they could not tell; others said the right
hand was stronger than the left and others
rns on n' the a ieft sSs' Ssna asy soge ~GfS Knew
It by experience and others by intuition. Those
wh3 depended o on the sight Of i were bothered
those who depended on intuition never failed to
tell the difference.
to tell hs the ma6r,y S
cases the only way in which a distinction could
be made wa. by writing the letters and then
He asked them II they ever became angry and
tss S g
fslt that their personal dignity was Outraged;
IMAGINE that each sentence viii Be the last.
rSfa OF young sni%A sGpsT
ments were conducted with the aid OF a dog, =
6ssSi o. Pss sPS SFa ss dsssD i
rnt ment OF & the mind Ian and & that there % are many
pisinsd. plain One interesting % ssperimsnt ' he T gave ave
was when he rubbed his hand over the back
sSs and asd old qPSsF TSs .tssn sas nose
hibited all the signs OF fear as shown
By a full.groTn cat yhen pursued by lively
eyes, aud only after they failed him would he
seem 10 recall that his nose was the proper organ
to use, The fore part OF the dog develops more
quickly than the hind part except with mon
reversed He holds that no instinct Is perfect
and experience Is necessary in all cases.
Prof. j. McKeen Cattell OF Columbia read a
paper which created some comment. He held
that the number OF military men Was on the
increase and that theOlogians were de-
creasing. lie said that a man eminent
in one department Is more likely 10 be
great in another department than common
man, meaning that a great warrior was more
likely 70 be poet than man with only aver
age gifts. Both Prof. Ormond OF Princeton
and Prof. James OF Harvard objected To his
conclusions, and obtruse words were exchanged
with lAyishness which bewildered q listener
whose vocabulary Is limited.
Other papers were read bG q. T.. Ladd of Yale.
G. :, Pierce, Josiah Royce, and Brother Chry-
EOstom.