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celerity; but it is an appearance rather than a fact. The weakness of the memory is covered by the strength of the elaborative faculty, and results are at length reached which the memory vouches for, but could not alone have plucked from oblivion. The action of simple memory is aided by other powers and facts of mind. Our recollection fails us, and we strive to grapple the lost fact by inference. We say it must have been so and so, because these were the preceding causes, and these the accompanying circumstances. A clue thus given to memory, the detached fact lays aside its disguise, comes forth from its hiding- place, and confesses itself found. Or the mind keeps in the region of the lost fact. It directs its attention to every resembling or adjunct object, hoping by some thread of association to restore to consciousness the furtive event. The mind thus, in the weakness of retention, avails itself of the logical cohesion of thought, betakes itself from one position to another, lingers in the neighborhood of the lurking impression, to see if from some vantage-ground, from some sudden disclosure, the memory may not again seize it. This, however, is not recollecting, it is trying to recollect, bringing other powers and attitudes of the mind to the assistance of memory. Such a memory is neither strong nor quick. The one quality, therefore, of memory is strength, indicated by quickness; while what has been termed strength of memory, as opposed to quickness, is to be referred to reflection.

Memory presents different phases of power. Some persons recall one class of things easily, other persons another class. Some have a verbal memory, while others are very deficient in this respect, finding it perhaps much easier to retain figures than names. The idea alone is treasured by one mind, while the exact expression is borne away by another. These variations seem chiefly due to different degrees