The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-01-21
Educational Department.

MIND and influence Its grow n.
Psychology sustains the same rela-
ton to them and its education as
anatomy, physiology, and pharmacy
sustains to the practice of medicine.
The methods of studying mind are:
Introspection which is an observa-
ton of self by self; the observa-
tional and comparative which OBJ
serves and compares the things seen;
the labratory which is closely re-
lated to physiological physiology, which
is. after all, only physiology; and the
class room method which consists OF
daily experiments in the classroom.
Mind is that force which manifests
itself. through organization of nerve
substance, in knowing. feeling, will
ling. Mind seems to have both in
ertia and momentum. 1t is inertia
when not in use and momentum when
in use. Sometimes. owing to bodily
weakness or disease, or to an inert
ness of its own, the mind must be
driven 10 its work; and it is equally
hard when the mind is momentum, !.
G. fully occupied on some line of
thought 10 check is activity and
direct it 30 some other subject.
Consciousness is that state or con
dition in which the mind knowingly
performs It's tasks. Self-conscious-
ness Is chat state in which the mind
identifies acts or conditions as be-
ing It's own and by which it knows
that Il is the same mind all the time.
/ UncOnsciousness is the condition in
which the mind is not aware of out
ward conditions and surroundings. In
J the sub-consciOus are restored all
the impressions received by the
mind, and the conscious mind holds
only one of these impressions at a
time, then stores them away into
the sub-conscious mind where they
may be called for at any time.
The mind of the child is much
more impressionable than the mind
of an adult. Therefore. the time to
lay foundatiOrs for strong, normal
personality is while the child is sin
young and the mind yet in plastic
state In the adult, age has harden
ed and dulled the faculties and The
results 10 be attained through train
ing these minds, clnnOt be expected
I to be crowned with the same success
In the later as in the former.
Attention is a condition of the mind
in which the energy of one or more
facilities is directed to the con-
sidcration Of an object of sense or of
thought. In involuntary attention The
will directs the faculties to that Oh
iect which is To be considered, but in |
involuntary attention the mind is |
drawn by interest; and in expect |
ant attention the mind dwells upon |
something that Is expected, and that |
is feared or desired. All attention is |
due to interest. Doubtless few tasks |
are ever performed unless by so doing |
some desired knowledge of interest |
is to be attained.
Habits are the result of repetition. |
Habit Is defined at that condton Of |
mind or body which is manifested
in a tendency To unconscious REPETITION
of acts or states. Walking is a physi-
cal habit, close observation, clear think
ing, accurate memory, are intellectual
habits. Habits of inaccuraey are not
immoral unless practiced from a de-
sire to deceive others. in which case
they may be considered as lies.
That power by which mind is en-
abled to reproduce its former states
is called memory. The functions of
memory are to retain and Reproduce
The verbal memory Is especially valu-
ed for the readiness with which il
reproduces words and their combine
tons. A verbal memory will readily
commit and reproduce the exact word
OF definition. rule, poem, or a pas
sage in history, and to memorize is
easier than TO understand, for the
memory is made ito do the work of TIL
thinking faculty. A logical memory
finds 1t difficult to hold the exact words
in which a thought is expressed, but
the thought itself Is easily retained
and Is recalled without difficulty. The
logical memory must understand
what Is read in order 90 remember
Il. Memory Is classed as voluntary
and involuntary. Involuntary memory
Is called remembrance and voluntary
memory rs called recollection. The ,
mind acquires. retains. and correla.es. !
With the preventative faculties 1t
acquires, and with the representa-