Show II 11 I 1 II 11 il 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 M l 1 1 1 t I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 if t we I 1 T all see what we expect to see by M K THOMSON ph D I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 i I 1 I 1 H 1 1 1 ROP of ople eople are talking AG Y you on hear bear voices but cannot dis dl what they are saying let one of them mention your name and you yon hear it distinctly you are all set ud and ready for your name even though you are deeply interested in other things there Is a high degree of coordination among all the machinery involved the ear the brain centers and all the neutral connections connection years of practice and constant coni tant repetition uve bat produced in you an automatic response to your name we are all set gt for our own name because we are deeply interested in what concerns us personally T the mention of the name Is a signal which releases the lie mechanisms of 0 interest and effort similarly a mother is set for the cry of her infant her child Is la in the background of her mind at all times this type of interest quickens the senses by a tenseness and accommodation very much like the alertness displayed by the rabbit with cocked ears listening to a strange sound that may prove to be a danger signal the proofreaders proof readers keenness for mis mill prints the railroad mans tor for signals from the engineer the customs officers cers remarkable knack of catching smugglers are further illustrations of seeing what we expect to see in the newspaper game the uncanny way reporters have of getting hold of unusual news often referred to as having a nose tor for it Is a still further instance of the same sort of thing thus tor for similar reasons though in a milder degree of efficiency we all see what we expect to see the idea in mind the image of the thing quickens our senses and puts us la in tune with that object we see it more quickly and accurately because the stage Is all set for that very purpose id M by mcclure newspaper syndicate |