Show of the brilin the brain of has been de fined as a bind of phonographic cylia der which retains Impie salons made upon it the ot the senses particularly through the eyes and ears say the 1 ainaly doctor if this be true memory depend for its intensity and retentive qualities upon the degree of observation with which the record is made or i this all if memory 8 record Is kept in the shape of indentations upon the folds of brain matter are they ever entirely effaced in other words do we ever really forget any thing may it not be that in the depths of the brain memory bag stored up a collection of things wl ich are never again purposely turned to perhaps but which instantly springs into being and flash through the mind whenever we hear or see something which recalls them there are several well known mental phenomena which strengthen this the ory we know that memory often brightens during the last moments of life and there are cases on record where germans trench spaniards and others who falling III in this country years after having entirely forgotten their native languages recovered and used them on their deathbeds death beds there is a theory that in all such cases the brain folds have relaxed just as do the muscles and cords of the limbs and body and that by so doing they expose to the mind s monitor in denotations recollections which were long since folded op and put away as material that could not be of any par use |