The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
STUDY ALL YOU MAY,
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS a
"TlRED BRAIN"

when II Nan Thinks His DGnIn Is
Tired, II IL Really His Stomach
Tbnt u Ovcrfcd 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 unlimlt-
ed development. 1t can be developed
more easily, more permanently than
the muscles. Like the muscles, It Is
developed hy exercise, but unlike them
taerc is no limit TO It's possible develop
mcnt and there is no age limit 10 the
growth of mental faculties.
If you go to n certain hotel In Chi
cago you will find at the door Of the
large dining room n Colurod gentleman
who takes your hat, oycrcuat and UNI
brclla. He gives YOU no ticket When
you walk out again, TO your intense
amazcmcnt he hands You your prop
crty, Identifying you among hundreds
Of other guests aud Immediately as
sociatlng you with the proper hat and
coat.
In big store I'm Twcnty.third styOct
New York Cry, n small negro lad. II
or II years old, works for living
one day at that store this writer asked
for n book apparently seldom pur-
chased %!ihous dignincd white men
were asked about the book. They
thought that they did not have 1t, but
TO make sure they asked the colorcd
he pointed out certain balcony on
the east side of the store and told cX-
actly where the small volume could be
found. Every one Of the thousands
Of books I'm that store was located i'm
definite spot In that young ucgros
mind, despite the fact that he probably
had seen Tie inSidcs of very few of
the volumes.
The two instances quoted are not
unusual They indicate merely the
most superficial sort OF development Of
one particular mental faculty, that Of
recollection. \ more remarkable in
stance of such development was shown
by lIoudin, the French prcStidlgitator.
He could pass a shop window contain
ing perhaps scores Of different articles,
cast glance at The window rs he
went hy and cnumcrate without error
everything in it from that one glance.
Some men learn score or more OF
languages.
Yet the greatest development Of any
human brain has never taxed even to
the slightest degree the actual capacity
OF the mind.
No matter tO what extent you may
train your mental faculties no matter
how much YOU may use your brain, you
will still bc like the man who has spent
or & cents and has million dollars
In the bank
We are justified In believing that we
are destined % marvellous mental
achievements in the future, when we
consider the instrument of thought
that has been given % us and which
Is So little used at present.
\ scientist named Mciucrt calculates
that the gray matter Of the brain con
tainS GOOOOoOOO cells
That in itself seems quite compllcat-
ed. II we only had one thought stored
away in each cell. we would know
quite a good deal
But you must remember that each
cell Is divided into several thousand
molecules separately div!sihlc.
Every Que OF these molecules CON
tllnS many millions of atoms. In.
QucStionahly each separate atom plays
it's part I'm the working OF the brain
Figuring on a very modest lasiS. you
rnd that your brain contains lN.uoo.-
O)O.OO0OOOOWUO separate atoms.
The theory that the atom Is an indi.
visible particle cf NATTER which is in.
d,catcd hy ifs name. meaning uncut.
hlC. Is only q theory not hy any mgus
demonstrated There Is ro reason O.
believe tlat tluc is auy Hmii 20 The
universe lu t'.r direction co. h.gr.ss 1r
litlrnrss What wc call nl atom mo
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