Inquiries into human faculty and its developmentGalton, Francis
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Inquiries into human faculty and its development
Galton, Francis
Ability; Eugenics
B. _Sound_.--The beat of rain against the window panes, the crack of
a whip, a church bell, the hum of bees, the whistle of a railway,
the clinking of tea-spoons and saucers, the slam of a door.
C. _Smells_.--Tar, roses, an oil-lamp blown out, hay, violets, a fur
coat, gas, tobacco.
D. _Tastes_.--Salt, sugar, lemon juice, raisins, chocolate,
currant jelly.
E. _Touch_.--Velvet, silk, soap, gum, sand, dough, a crisp dead leaf,
the prick of a pin.
F. _Other sensations_.--Heat, hunger, cold, thirst, fatigue, fever,
drowsiness, a bad cold.
13. _Music_.--Have you any aptitude for mentally recalling music, or
for imagining it?
14. _At different ages_.--Do you recollect what your powers of
visualising, etc., were in childhood? Have they varied much within
your recollection?
_General remarks_.--Supplementary information written here, or on
a separate piece of paper, will be acceptable.
INDEX
_For an analysis of the several chapters, see Table of Contents._
Abbadie, A. d'
Aborigines
About, E.
Abstract ideas,
like composite portraits;
are formed with difficulty
Admiralty, records of lives of sailors
Adoption
Africa,
oxen;
captive animals;
races of men
_Alert_, H.M.S.,
the crew of
Alexander the Great,
medals of;
his help to Aristotle
America,
captive animals;
change of population
Animals and birds,
their attachments and aversions
ANTECHAMBER OF CONSCIOUSNESS
ANTHROPOMETRIC REGISTERS;
anthropometric committee;
laboratories
Appold, Mr.
Arabs,
their migrations
Ashurakbal,
his menagerie
ASSOCIATIONS
(_see also_ Psychometric experiments)
Assyria,
captive animals
Athletic feats in present and past generations
Augive, or ogive
Austin, A.L.
Australia,
tame kites;
change of population
Automatic thought
Aversion
Barclay, Capt.,
of Uri
Barrel
Barth, Dr.
Bates, W.H.
Baume, Dr.
Belief (_ie_ Faith)
Bevington, Miss L.
Bible, family
Bidder, G.
Blackburne, Mr.
Blake, the artist
Bleuler and Lehman
Blind, the
Blood, terror at
BODILY QUALITIES
Boisbaudran, Lecoq de
Breaking out (violent passion)
Brierre de Boismont
Bruhl, Prof.
Burton, Capt.
Bushmen,
their skill in drawing;
in Damara Land
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