The Washington times., 1915-10-25

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A A AN. says Carlyle. Is a tool maxi
\" making animal Pcrhars this
makes him believe. In his van
itr. that he Is the lord OF crea-
ton. Man il, notwithstanding. often
helpless. in ignorance scdatc, rolling
dorklN down the torrent OF his fate" bs-
cause he Is unaware OF his own quail
ties.
speed "itn wh.Ch any person may start.
stop. ana dircct ms progress after n
slgnsi Is Gi>enI Yet II ~ not only possi-
Ole 10 know this about yourself; you
actually ought to know IL.
mere 10 q CLOCK that strikes snd
measures each thousandfh or a second
Win an electric lever that starts ana
stops with.n even fraction OF this
chine or what it's compiexity, il coupied
WIN TINS electric clock, the moment the
taste touch. color, sight. smell. grasp,
uh,ouoh. or even a thought, Is indicated.
lhcre VIII be an instant and indelible
record OF Its onset. duration and cessa-
tiCn
In this war It Is now q simple matter
10 examine and preserve permanently
the every thought. action and sensation
or the human creature. The degree OF
acuteness or your eye to perspective. to
FORM, to color. to complexities Of land
scapes and events: the power Of the
ear for hearing harmonies, pitch and
Eoises-thcse and a myriad Of other ef-
iiclehcles ana ueiecis can be precisely
determined
suppose you wish to be examined as
10 the fitness Of your senses to tell you
The truth. say suppose" because
as to discover their disorders. deforin,-
ties and physical infirmities. Some peo-
pfe will never be ablc to tell or know
the truth. not because they are liars or
thieves. but by virtue Of native limita-
tions OF their tissues. Many religious
neither know nor tell the truth. Their
sensa tions and perceptions are ana toni
cally or alphabetically at fault.
Therefore. IL you wish to know
whether YOU are truthful and honest. or
not. you 60 to the psychological labora-
tory and are placed with your finger
over telegraph key. Then. on the
instant that the signal appears TO your
eyes, ears. skin or other structure un
der the test. the finger releases the
Morse KEY aud this starts the electric
cock. The finger Is held down and
the clock keeps going until the finger
releases the key on 4 prearranged flash
in this manner the ability to respond.
! to report and to release yourself from
I events. scenes and realities is measured
! In Thousands OF seconds. Your skull
| and efficiency relation to adding, multi
plfinG, subtrac.ing. planning. original
ing. dividing, reading remembering,
! thinking and perceivinx b. the senses
can be kept as reprosc ch or a recon-
mendat!on Of your abilities.
/ II you are only an average sort OF
| person. whose habits and routine OF
life are almost as 'ixcd and unchanRe-
able as the tides. you will obey a sound
signsl in 125-thousandth OF a second, a
sighted signal In lso-thousandth OF a
second. This shows the ear to be IuicK-
! er than the eye. an unexpected result
Moreover, you will find on tests that
you can read n long word as quickly as
YOU can 500 one letter. that You forget
proper names easily, and your own
| never. You record your own city more
| quickly than any other. and your own
/ country more promptly than others.