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retention and reproduction. Doubtless memory, as 

 generally used, signifies reproduction of some former 

 state of mind. 



Mr. Winship's experience, as related by him in his 

 Journal of Education for Sept. 8, 1892, will illustrate 

 the power of retention and of reproduction : 



' I have had an experience this morning, — August 29, 

 '92, — which may interest students in memory. F. W. S. 

 was a soldier, enlisting for three years in Co. D., 7th 

 Keg't, M. V. M. Last December his widow wrote 

 the adjutant-general of the state for his army 

 record. It was found incomplete, no record of his 

 discharge appearing. She then wrote me that she had a 

 memorandum in my hand- writing, "Discharged July 10, 

 1861," and wished to know where I obtained it. It was 

 all a blank at first. I began by asking myself, at odd 

 intervals, " Where could I have gotten that date ?" "I 

 must have gotten it from the State House." " Did I 

 ever search through the war archives ?" " Yes ; I was 

 there once for a long time, looking up material for a 



memorial address at W ." Then with a bound of 



delight — "The reason I went was because I saw what a 

 reservoir it was when I was looking up the facts about 

 F. W. S. about two years before." 



I then knew that the address at W was thirteen 



years ago, and this must have been fifteen years ago. 

 With my memory thus refreshed I went to the office of 

 the adjutant-general and said confidently that I had 

 found evidence in that office, fifteen years ago, that 

 F. W. S. was discharged July 10, 1861. He smiled, as 

 did his associates, and opened to me the records on the 

 various books, which were kept in the most approved 

 manner. 



"Don't you see that you could not have found it 

 here?" said he. 



" Oh, but I did," said I, as he smiled. To satisfy me 



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