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intellectual　meanings。　Afterward　the　meaning　finds　expression　in　what　is

called　〃inner　speech。〃　When　I　was　a　child；　my　inner　speech　was　inner

spelling。　Although　I　am　even　now　frequently　caught　spelling　to　myself　on

my　fingers；　yet　I　talk　to　myself；　too；　with　my　lips；　and　it　is　true　that

when　I　first　learned　to　speak；　my　mind　discarded　the　finger…symbols　and

began　to　articulate。　However；　when　I　try　to　recall　what　some　one　has

said　to　me；　I　am　conscious　of　a　hand　spelling　into　mine。

It　has　often　been　asked　what　were　my　earliest　impressions　of　the　world

in　which　I　found　myself。　But　one　who　thinks　at　all　of　his　first

impressions　knows　what　a　riddle　this　is。　Our　impressions　grow　and　change

unnoticed；　so　that　what　we　suppose　we　thought　as　children　may　be　quite

different　from　what　we　actually　experienced　in　our　childhood。　I　only

know　that　after　my　education　began　the　world　which　came　within　my　reach

was　all　alive。　I　spelled　to　my　blocks　and　my　dogs。　I　sympathized　with

plants　when　the　flowers　were　picked；　because　I　thought　it　hurt　them；

and　that　they　grieved　for　their　lost　blossoms。　It　was　two　years　before　I

could　be　made　to　believe　that　my　dogs　did　not　understand　what　I　said；

and　I　always　apologized　to　them　when　I　ran　into　or　stepped　on　them。

As　my　experiences　broadened　and　deepened；　the　indeterminate；　poetic

feelings　of　childhood　began　to　fix　themselves　in　definite　thoughts。

Nature……the　world　I　could　touch……was　folded　and　filled　with　myself。　I　am

inclined　to　believe　those　philosophers　who　declare　that　we　know　nothing

but　our　own　feelings　and　ideas。　With　a　little　ingenious　reasoning　one

may　see　in　the　material　world　simply　a　mirror；　an　image　of　permanent

mental　sensations。　In　either　sphere　self…knowledge　is　the　condition　and

the　limit　of　our　consciousness。　That　is　why；　perhaps；　many　people　know

so　little　about　what　is　beyond　their　short　range　of　experience。　They

look　within　themselves……and　find　nothing！　Therefore　they　conclude　that

there　is　nothing　outside　themselves；　either。

However　that　may　be；　I　came　later　to　look　for　an　image　of　my　emotions

and　sensations　in　others。　I　had　to　learn　the　outward　signs　of　inward

feelings。　The　start　of　fear；　the　suppressed；　controlled　tensity　of　pain；

the　beat　of　happy　muscles　in　others；　had　to　be　perceived　and　pared

with　my　own　experiences　before　I　could　trace　them　back　to　the　intangible