To Remember Places
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may almost rival the cat which “always came back,” or the dog which “you couldn’t lose.” The Indians, Arabs, Gypsies and other people of the plain, forest, desert, and mountains, have this faculty so highly developed that it seems almost like an extra sense. It is all this matter of “taking notice” sharpened by continuous need, use and exercise, to a high degree. The mind will respond to the need if the person like the lady, “just has to.” The laws of Attention and Association will work wonders when actively called into play by Interest or need, followed by exercise and use. There is no magic in the process—just “want to” and “keep at it,” that’s all. Do you want to hard enough—have you the determination to keep at it?
