Milford chronicle., 1904-06-03

An EnEIishman whose - VI
An = p,.eDtton Brought Dismay
to Voltnire-A Reporter "h"
Not Have to Take Notes.
extraordinary memories nave n
+rocted the attention of men IN an
oges and i'm these days man WIN "
retontive memory is considered 10 pe
more or less gifted. Lido
Some good instances OF relli'l N''','1 ~,
memories are to be gathered from lno
records of Greece and Rome. 1heuiis
toolos famous Greek general, is s''lu
20 hoye known every citizen in Athens
I NJ doubt Otho, the Roman emperor
o,rod much of his success to reulaIA-
ot,o memory. He learned the name OF
- soldier and officer in his army,
and this. among other thnGs' Iel,ue-. i'.I,
him so popular that he was at iei's'N
acclaimed emperor .-o,i1
Hortensius. the Roman orator. Is S''i '.
20 nave been able, after sitting "Do.e
doy o+ q public sale, to give an aC-
I - %oa1,t from memory of all things solu'
With the prices and names Oh 'ne p''-
Coming to later times, the folloWlns
J. l'te ofrords nm instance of Won
, derful powers Of memory; An - -
IL ,,eI,,,,on went TO Frederick the OIe"c
H. af prussia for the express purpose On
" 1i,.ino him an exhibition Of his powers
II = -aeoIioction. Frederick sent for Oh
~ +oire who was then residing AZ .t 1l
,n Prussian court. At the king Ie'i"',' =,
- Voltaire read a long poem VIM" -,
nod inst composed. The EhsliS me.
-. ,,resorf and was in such postum
not be could hear every word ol 'i'
no -, t,,o,,,,h he was concealed IRON
llv TT,o,tairo's notice. After the reading D
90. 49,, ,,oo,, Frederick observed TO the au
on t,or tbat the production could not U
led -, oric,ipol one. as there was lore'E
ote l.'',,.IoT,on nresent who could reci'
the -. word of it. Voltaire hsteheu
l,er ,,,.,,zo,,,ant TO the stranger as ne T.
it's aaatod ,vord for word. the poem VINO
and he had been at so much puin9 - -
ers nosing. and, giving way 10 49,, y,
fairy outbreak of passion nc ~
was ,,,onuscript in pieces. He was s"eH ,
ling fo.r,ad how the Englishman hau
war oor,o acquainted with his poeh' a.
his I,is onoer being appeased he was W.
ther tno to do penance by copying DOW !
,ers -,.orl, from the second repetition Oh
es- e4.aT,or 49,, who was able to go throu
Rut II Thoro %9 lived in the sixteenth cent?
,,,g- - a law student who had ira
ming ed his memory to sucn Il Us So
and - -orfoction that he could reclte
and 600 words after once he''iii7 "
read. ,ui+orote
a the CON Of the eighteenth century us0'
lther, mt mt his memory to a curious USE,
Iation ano occasion he mentioned tHe qua
l the ~, Of ole he had drunk ITee Vi
g late - no was twelve years Old ana
ty of names Of the gentlemen who hau :
ite-a a. - him The whole amounted
ing of E11G hints.
polish - A. ocain showing that retentiye
vas a =. 81 found in the educated a
a cum .horo &c notable instance Oh
-oriike TI-,ios 80 - who lived some years as
Inning S.i-,in, lie was a poor, unedu'
IS City ,,,oD and totally blind, YET ne
actually repeat after ',,rod "" M
consideration any verse requlleu
any part of the Bible even 'no ~
ing re- est and least important. ,,-a
'mnlns An instance of a wager Delus
lme III nv feat of memory was tlia1
e min 80, ~ who repeated an entire ne
rsauon - a,7,.ortisements as well, III
single reading. -,-- oroD+
e good --S.i,,,os been manifest in a III
Sum ioboring man name
le ques- Cay+nov at ffty-four years oi
cloimed that he could recoile'
the P"s- vents of every day Tor lorUS
q, +ost was made by wen
e s'oi' ,,,l,Iic man who had kept y
5ked 'ne rocord Lord for forty-fve years. Inc
.to+ornent was fully corroDor"
nded the 80 80 accurate was his recoi
80 bo could recall without al
lsteu llie 80 +ba state of the weather
ass ha- -, dov during those forty ye
Ae Inv Another instance OF was
.-.. -,,or nv feat of recollecuou
mlnls'eL W A.. Futter. who several ye
llciooi' ,,-os n well known uthe coiie
N-orfolk. He wagered In"t =
el ~ -.,oo1lact every word OF sei ~ !.
'u zen .i1 --os TO be preached ana ii
huer 'ny Tito It out verbatim. lie was
ne lol On 20 tote notes and at the clos'
.,;, sorrnon retired to a room anu "
lle - tbe sermon. On comparison
easy, my Inallusciip' 7-l5 60 hiring for the pu
d ~ - vas found to vary In OnT
III oss. onlv where a synonym nau " "
u say ,rt in that Mr.. Futter was y
be % correct for the clergynia IA.
NJ. distinct recollection Of suostil' y
of a mar word for lle 80 vas forbidd
iays: "The When repol,in9 .plo.,iaI,ont and any
n, and i'm houses OF pal.i',ll, PAN los ;mmediat
y the mar to make 'aeehos no1es nc neverthele
ne Ior+ ~ droyn Dnblished in the public press
curt VI" y" ." - 4bot one WOodIal