Show THE BURDEN OF MEMORY A chicago man who was so fortun ate as to survive abs tbs wreck of the twentieth century limited has made known bis mental experience at tho momen tit the accident he says that within ohp ot a moment a sort of illumined history of his life passed before him in review and that he thought of more things within that instant than he will probably think of during the rest ot his life this experience Is of courna by no means isolated those who have been very close to death by drowning have oten related similar sensations absy have described bow every detail of afe even to the smallest has suddenly been forced into clear cut mental relief and how every incident of past experience has been instantaneously flashed upon their sight such testimony induce speculations as to th etrue nature of mind that will not altogether ho laid to rest it would seem that nothing ever escapes from tho treasure chambers ot even though the key to that chamber be not always at our service the memory itself must be the record of ivery deed aad thought however triv a record from which nothing can be erased a register of the many things that we would fain forever tor let 16 well as those relatively tew that we would willingly pre berve it la a tremendous thought ind it appears to be a true one wa pay legitimately believe that the ex of those who arc menaced dental death are inno in no way 0 o lofs experiences of tho who die naturally and the evidence of the former Is in quantity anil unanimous in Us character nothing Is omitted from na tures bookkeeping no item s too small |