Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-19
PARENT-TEACHERS'
ASSOCIATION

eve. In the absence of the president,
Mrs. w. Kase West presided.
The address OF the evening was de-
| livered by DR.. A. B. Vastine on the
subject of the Subconscious Mind"
The subject is a deep one with which
many persons are unfamiliar, yet as
handled by DR.. Vastine it was made
very clear and brought home to the
audience in a way that all could grasp
| it.
The part of our nervous mechanism
that exercises control over our being
without our cognizance or knowledge
is the subconscious mind. 1t is con-
nected with the outer world mainly
through the medium of the conscious
or objective mind the special senses,
as sight, hearing, ETC., each being a
link in the chain supplementing the
other. The subconscious mind is the
nearest approach to a physical mani
festation of the soul that we have.
1.-The subconscious mind controls all
the reflex actions, all the functions,
conditions and sensations of the body.
Such as the primitive in character
the heart beat, the flow of the saliva
and all digestive secretions are ex-
amples. The power of perfect memory
is an attcibute of the subconscious
mind. Every act, every thought is
indelibly impressed upon the subconsc-
ious mind A not uncommon evidence
of this is seen in the individual
brought face to face with death: All
his past life flashes before him.
THE greater the power of the consc
ious mind to draw on this infallible
store house the greater the individual.
| The chief aim of education should be
| to develop this power. An evidence
of the memory of the subconscious
mind is seen in the individual able to
repeat poem, selection or even a
whole.book that he has only heard
once and that probably years previous
ly while in hypnotic state-a condi-
tion in which the conscious mind is
not in control Natural sleep is like
condition; marvellous feats of memory
are frequently exhibited by those who
talk in their sleep.
1.-THE subconscious mind is eve in
operation-never ceasing its activity
for a moment. We have every reason
to believe that it is indestructible.
This is strong foundation for the
belief in eternal life.
The subconscious mind is the seat
of the emotions-love, hate, JOY, sor-
row, etc. Thus we shed tears when
certain emotions are excited for as we
have learned the subconscious mind
controls the secretions of the body.
The subconscious mind does not
possess the power to reason correctly
or rather inductively 1t is here the
conscious mind comes to our aid. 1t
is the guardian that enables us to diff.
ferentiate the true from the false.
The speaker then proceeded to ex.
plain sleep walking, which is an eX-
I am lllt VI lllt SubNOhSSlouS Sthlt anu u
consider the practical working of al
the laws deduced. He also explained
the hypnotic state, in which the ap.
peal is made directly to the subconsc
ious mind.
In the light of the subconscious laws
the speaker said we can readily un
derstand the foundation upon whicl
rests, Christian Science, faith cure, "a!
we'll as powwowing, etc.
The address throughout was intense
) ly practical and we regret that WI
have space to give only brief syno
psis of it.
The committee consisting of tn,
. Rev. a. j. Trey, Irwin Vannan an(
= Borough Superintendent d. n. def
fenbacher, appointed at the previou
meeting to prepare an address to TIN
public calling attention of parents an,
guardians to the evil of permittin;
i children unattended to roam the street
= = at night, last evening was submitte,
= to the association, by which it wa
heartily endorsed.
The address is a most thorough
. and exhaustive treatment of the sub
II ject and can not fail to appeal to ev
cry thoughtful person. Under the hea
of Home and Childhood" it not onl
dwells upon the needs of the chill
and the temptations to which it is eS
posed but also reminds parents wha
J. devolves upon them if the would max
II the home what it ought to be to til
e children-a place of happiness an
II cheer-a shield and refuge frol
ID temptation. The address, which
l. lengthy in its entirety will appear b,
fore the public in a few days. tt
/. report concluded with the followin
id resolutions.
S. Whereas, many boys and girls of OIL
IN community of tender years and su
H. ceptible to evil influences are four
t. unattended on our streets away fro
I'd the vicinity of their homes at la
- hours in the evening, and
Whereas, we believe that such hab
endangers both the moral and physic
we'll being of these children and