12 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 THE EDUCATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ...... 



The nerve-cells alone educated Development of central 

 system precocious Education, natural and formal 

 The developing system Anatomically Psychologi- 

 cally Aphasia Basis of intelligence Limita- 

 tions of formal education Discrimination Fatigue 

 Memory Muscular power Habits Rhythms Indi- 

 vidual variations Those of race Class Sex Pre- 

 cocity and the ripening of the faculties Training first 

 for association Second for power The ideal The 

 double object : vigour and poise. 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 THE WIDER VIEW ............ ... 35 



The brain the organ of the mind Civilisation and 

 brain-weight Stability of the central nervous system 

 Variations in mental power during historic times 

 The education of ancestors Civilisation and the sub- 

 division of labour Efficiency of modern effort Nature 

 of mental power Legitimate aims in education Direc- 

 tion of training The background of growth. 



