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the easy rider it admitted, partly to show how superior the 
old view of descent had been to Mr. Darwin’s, and partly 
to reintroduce design into organism. I wrote “ Life and 
Habit ” to show that our mental and bodily acquisitions 
were mainly stores of memory: I wrote “ Evolution Old 
and New ” to add that the memory must be a mindful and 
designing memory. 
I followed up these two books with ‘“ Unconscious 
Memory,” the main object of which was to show how 
Professor Hering of Prague had treated the connection 
between memory and heredity ; to show, again, how sub- 
stantial was the difference between Von Hartmann and 
myself in spite of some little superficial resemblance ; to 
put forward a suggestion as regards the physics of memory, 
and to meet the most plausible objection which I have yet 
seen brought against ‘‘ Life and Habit.” 
Since writing these three books I have published nothing 
on the connection between heredity and memory, except a 
few pages of remarks on Mr. Romanes’ ‘“‘ Mental Evolution 
in Animals ”’ in my book,* from which I will draw whatever 
seems to be more properly placed here. I have collected 
many facts that make my case stronger, but am precluded 
from publishing them by the reflection that it is strong 
enough already. I have said enough in “ Life and Habit ” 
to satisfy any who wish to be satisfied, and those who wish 
to be dissatisfied would probably fail to see the force of 
what I said, no matter how long and seriously I held forth 
to them ; I believe, therefore, that I shall do well to keep 
my facts for my own private reading and for that of my 
executors. 
I once saw a copy of “ Life and Habit ” on Mr. Bogue’s 
counter, and was told by the very obliging shopman that 
a customer had just written something in it which I might 
like to see. I said of course I should like to see, and immedi- 
ately taking the book read the following—which it occurs 
* «Selections, &c.” Triibner & Co., 1884. [Out of print.] 
