Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-22 | Page 8 | Mozart's Feat of Memory

Mozart's Feat of Memory. In 1770, when Mozart was only 14 years of age, he went on a tour through Italy. In Easter week he was In Rome, and went to the Slstlne Chapel to hear the wonderful Eastor music. This included the celebrated and beautiful Miserere of Gregorlo Al-lcgrl, Al-lcgrl, a piece which was not allowed to be transcribed for use outside of the Vatican. After one hearing Mozart Mo-zart went home and made an almost exact copy of the piece rom memory, making only one or two corrections after a second visit. The feat created an immense sensation, for at the time the singers were forbidden to transcribe tran-scribe tho music on pain of excommunication. excommu-nication. How Lord Kelvin Saved His Neck. The late Lord Kelvin, when he waa deep In some abstract problem, was very absent-minded and unpunctual. So much so, that his parrot used always al-ways to cry out: "Late again! Late again!" when th scientist came In to his meals. He never gave himself time to catch trains, and for many years persisted In jumping into trains while they were in motion to the great risk of his limbs. His friends- declared that the ice accident acci-dent which lamed him was a blessing in disguise, for it saved his neck. Tho Old Philosopher. "Tho wants of the vain man are few," says the Old Philosopher. "It only takes a looking-glass and a loud hooray to may him happy. Why, I have known men who thought the world only turned 'round to look at thera;" Atlanta Constitution.