that all the processes of memory had not worked—that of recognition was lacking—and while Emerson's mind perceived, retained, reproduced, and represented, it failed to recognize, and consequently he was unable to remember.
By this time the student will perceive that this system is not a hocus-pocus trick, a juggling of figures or words, but an honest setting forth of the means by which the mind can be made to see, retain, and reproduce objects, facts, and words by the simple process of exercising thought. In order that one should have a good memory, it is necessary for the brain to do its duty, and it will be impossible for it to perform this duty unless it is in a healthful state. Brain power is essential to the health of the brain, and this power can only be attained through keeping the brain in action.
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