Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-24
THERE Is NO SUCH THING AS
"TlRED BRAIN"

" H1h u Man IG
Tired, 1t Is Really His Stomach
That Is Overfed or Some Other Viz
tai Point That Is Weakened.
Every man should have impressed
upon him the fact that the human
brain is capable Of absolutely unlimit,
ed development. 1t can be developed
more easily, more permanently than
the muscles. Like the muscles, 1t Is
developed by exercise, but unlike them
there is no limit to it's possible develop.
ment and there is no age limit to the
growth of mental faculties.
If you go to certain hotel in Chi
cago you will find at the door Of the
large dining room colored gentleman
who takes your hat, overcoat and ultl.
brella- He gives you no ticket WhcD
you walk out again, to your intense
amaZement he hands you your prop,
erty, identifying you among hundreds
Of other guests and Immediately a5.
sociating you with the proper hat and
coat.
In big store in Twenty-thtrd street,
New York city, a small negro lad, Il
or 10 years old, works for living.
One day at that store this writer aske
for a book apparently seldom pur-
chased. Various dignihed white men
were asked about the book. The
thought that they did not have 1t, but
to make sure they asked the colorel
boy. Without a moments hesitation
he pointed out certain balcony on
the east side of the store and told eH-
actly where the small volume could be
found. Every one of the thousands
of books in that store was located In Il
definite spot, In that young negro'
mind, despite the fact that be DrobablF
had seen the insides of very few Of
the volumes.
The two instances quoted are nor
unusual. They indicate merely the
most superficial sort Of development Of
one particular mental faculty, that OF
recollection. A more remarkable In
stance of such development was showr
by Houdin, the French prestidfgitator
He could pass a shop window contain
ing perhaps scores of different articles
east a glance at the window as he
went by and enumerate without error
everything in 1T from that one glance.
Some men learn a score or more Of
languages.
Yet the greatest Developments of any
human brain has never taEea even to
the slightest degree the actual capacity
of the mind.
No matter to what extent Won may
train your mental faculties, no matter
how much you may use your brain, yol
will still be like the man who has spent
B or cents and has a million dollars
In the bank.
We are justified in believing that we
are destined to marvellous mental
| achievements in the future, when we
| consider the instrument of thought
| that has been given to us and which
| Is so little used at present.
| A scientist named Meinert calculates
| that the gray matter Of the brain CON
tains s00,0O0.O00 cells.
| That in itself seems quite eosplicat-
ed. If we only had one thought stored
away In each cell, we would know
| quite good deal
| but you fntSt thcibbef s@is Vail
| cell is divided into several theusand
i molecules separately Hvisibls.
| Every one of these molecules een-
| tains many millions Of atoms Un.
| questionably each separate atom plays
| it's part IN the working of the brain
Figuring on a very modest basis you
| find that your brain contains lS,0oO,-
600. OOo. 900, 100000 separate atoms
| The theory that the atom is an indi,
| visible particle of matter, which is In
dicated by it's name meaning UNCUT
| BILE, is only a theory not by any mean
demonstrated. There 10 no reason It
| believe that there is any limit to thu
| universe In the direction of bigness o.
littleness. What we call an atom ma!
be in effect an indivisible particle OF
matter or it may be small upfvers'
In itself. However this may be, dom
YOU think that with brain organize
as above you ought TO be able TO devel
op a good deal of mental energy anC
be quite free from any worry abou1
overworking the machine which has
been given TO you to do your thinking
When a man thinks his brain Is tired
II is really his stomach that Is overfed
or some other vital point that is depict
ed or overloaded. Keep the rest OF
your body in good condition, and your
brain win never feel any amount of
work that you win be able 10 give it,