258 BODY CONTROL AND HABIT FORMATION 



he keeps faithfully busy each hour of the working day, he may safely 

 leave the final result to itself. He can with perfect certainty count 

 on waking up some fine morning, to find himself one of the competent 

 ones of his generation, in whatever pursuit he may have singled out." 

 — James, Psychology. 



Man is thus shown to be a bundle of appetites. 



Conclusion. — 1. What are the best ways of forming good habits 

 and continuing to observe them? Write a short composition on 

 this important subject. 



2. How should one's judgment and appetite relate to each 

 other? 



Problem 231 : To determine the relation between taste and 

 smell with reference to food flavors. 



Materials. — Vegetables, spices, flavors. 



Method. — Close the eyes and hold nose tightly with one hand; 

 with the other place on the tongue pieces of peeled apple, peeled 

 raw potato, peeled raw turnip, and onion. Have the pieces 

 exactly the same taste? Have some one record the results. 

 Are you aware of the different flavors? Are you with the nos- 

 trils open? Experiment with a number of other substances, 



as sugar, vinegar, va- 

 nilla, mustard, salt, 

 spices, etc., holding 

 nose and closing eyes. 

 Rub the tongue dry. 

 Place a little sugar on 

 it. In what condition 

 must materials be in 

 order to be tasted? 



Observations. — In 

 tabular form note 

 those substances 

 which are learned by taste only and those which are recognized 

 by taste and smell. 



Conclusion. — What is the relation of taste and smell in dis- 

 tinguishing flavors? 



