The Washington times., 1921-10-28

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standing reflection upon science that
Il did not understand and tnerefore
could not explsins the pass~se OF
teroa kefweaM fha tuso epds a. .
horse shoe magnet. IL 10 tust AZ
much OF reflection upon us that
We do not yet know how a bird sus-
tains itself An the air without nap
ping its wings" ..a
The fact that each generation pro
duees per cent who are able TO
understand a sslf-evident fact when
that there were laws In operation
that inexorabiy produced the Per
cent. Mr.. Edison was asked II he
did not consider that the per cent
were created by the fortuitous opera
ton OF natural laws and he said he
did, He was then asked II he be
lieved II might be possible TO dis
cover the laws that create superior
beings and consciously 20 about IL
TO accelerate the speed at which hu'
manity Is intellectually improving
Don't Know Natural Laws.
"The possibility already exists in
theory" he replied. 'and II viii exist
In fact as soon as We learn more
about the laws that produce brain
power. Al present we Know very little
about these laws. IL 10 all q matter
OF association. Il mean by that. IL II
a matter OF the association sof the little
fellows inside OF us that contain what.
ever intellect we possess. We are
made OF cells. and some, but not all,
OF these cells manifest whatever In
telligence we possess. Some parents
happen TO be united To each other and
their product has exceptional brain
power. II is Just like two men going
into partnership. II they happen to
be Just. the right kind OF men and also
happen to be suited TO each other.
they make q wonderful success at
business. A thousand other partner
ships fail and nobody knows why one
succeeded and the other did not"
Mr.. Edison believes In the theory
OF eusenics. but he is not so sure
Of It's practically. t
"A million daisies grow in a field
and all are pure white except one"
he said, Burbank. with the eye OF
a hawk. observes that one Is a little
different and, In, little while. pro
duces black daisy. The point is
that daisies can be bred to order and
human beings cannot. Human beings
will not stand for It"
An ef1Ort was mace 10 aSk Mf. E<ul-
son, In a delicate way. II he knew
Of any reason. from his knowledge
OF his parents. why he was one. OF
the per cent
He wrinkled up his brow a. good
deal before he said a word. When he
spoke. ne was not definite. He said
he might have a general idea, but
nothing definite. 1t was plain that
he himself did not know.
The only clew he gave to his own
case was In discussing education. Ed!
son. as ne says in his sketch In who's
Who" never went to school, his for
NAL education consisting only of
some instruction from his mother"
Some Study Impairs Brain.
THE important thing" he said. "is
not to make young children study
things they don't E:o. The moment
school Is not play. It Is an injury. I
don't know quite the age at which q
child's mind atrophies. but II is rn..
where between the ages of eleven and
fourteen. Make a child study what II
does not like and keep this ,ip unril II
s fourteen years old and its brain IS
impaired forever.
THE kindergarten Is the pface to
,egin. Children like to learn II they
are taught right. They have great |
But they want to be inter |
ested. Our educational methods do |
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