Here, in the first place, is the
physiological principle on which I am acting, stated by no less a person
than Dr. Carpenter. Read it for yourself."
He handed me the slip of paper which had marked the place in the book.
It contained a few lines of writing, as follows:--
"There seems much ground for the belief, that every sensory impression
which has once been recognised by the perceptive consciousness, is
registered (so to speak) in the brain, and may be reproduced at some
subsequent time, although there may be no consciousness of its existence
in the mind during the whole intermediate period." "Is that plain, so
far?" asked Ezra Jennings.
"Perfectly plain."
He pushed the open book across the table to me, and pointed to a
passage, marked by pencil lines.
"Now," he said, "read that account of a case, which has--as I believe--a
direct bearing on your own position, and on the experiment which I am
tempting you to try. Observe, Mr. Blake, before you begin, that I am now
referring you to one of the greatest of English physiologists. The book
in your hand is Doctor Elliotson's HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY; and the case which
the doctor cites rests on the well-known authority of Mr.
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