The Washington times., 1920-01-30

You have read in the columns Of the interesting
Of "Dr K later identified q who had disap
peared from Worcester Mass He is not able to
ber anything that has happened since the sinking Of the
Lustana- ALI the intervening history is blank He
knows nothing of the its results He has forgot
ten his and where he came from.
For some strange reason his brain cells either have
lost the knowledge they held refuse to give
his demand.
Little is known about the power of memory, although
remember the results of all the senses smells tastes
sounds, scenes, the things we have felt.
For some of these memories definite location has
been found in the brain The auditory speech center is
the left side of the brain that particular part Of the
structure is injured destroyed the individual is able
hear perfectly but the sounds nothing He is like
listening to the words Of language he does not
understand He has lost all memory of what the com
monest words
In another part of the brain is the GEN.
ter When that is injured the patient becomes word blind
He perfectly. But the words have meaning The
will understand the spoken word but be unable
to either write or read it.
If some one should ask you where you were on the
18th day of last April you probably could not tell But
if that day your birthday you would probably be able
to give an accurate account of your dongs.
On the other hand, the mind retains with strange
tenacity things which have relation to anything else
recalls accurately long list of Latin propositions and
remembers the position the page where they were
printed and yet he cannot remember the English equiv
alent for two of the words
Freak memories are not uncommon famous Amer
lean poet who was accused of intoxcation at public
dinner said he would establish his sobrey by reciting
speaker had finished word that he had
said in his speech When he did the charge of
indulgence was modified, if not withdrawn.
Morphy the great chess player could remember blind
folded in another all the reported to him
made twenty chessboards when he played against
of opponents at one time.
Freak memorization is however, not lasting. The i'm
pressions the brain fade very quickly and permanently
One form of memory called sememory is respons-
ible for what frequently called visions The images
details of events rise sharply and definitely
as be almost equal to seeing the actual face again
going through an experience long past.
You will women, particularly, who have unpleas-
memories their eyes faces when the happen
ings recalled Artists their memories to
produce canvas scenes which happened quickly as
to make sketching impossible.
Memory is the basis of all judgment. The child who
burns itself at the stove judges to be unsafe to touch
again because it remembers the painful effects.
Memory is the foundation of imagination. Try to-
draw picture of animal that existed The only
result you accomplish will be composite of different
parts of different animals you remember them There
will be nothing created out of your imagination The
whole thing will be the result of memory.
There is no form of animal life which does not have
the Of memory In many of the animals it be
startngly developed The elephant, with very small
brain compared with its huge bulk, has keen and reten
tive memory The carrier pigeon and all the migrating
birds give evidence of the power Of recollection.
The dog and horse have given evidence of memories
capable of great development in the Of the Eber
field horses which Maeternck believed after nvestga
ton have subconscous intelgences the Mannheim
dog credited with a comprehension equal to that of a
child of six
In none of these of animals however has there
ever been evidence that any idea evolved
from the memories of past experiences.
When do begin to remember? How soon after