There is a story, which is credible enough though it may not be true, of a practical joker, who, seeing a discharged veteran carrying home his dinner, suddenly called out, 'Attention!' whereupon the man instantly brought his hands down, and lost his mutton... A Beginner's Psychology - Page 231by Edward Bradford Titchener - 1915 - 362 pagesFull view - About this book
| Walter Bagehot - English literature - 1915 - 272 pages
...of the word gives rise to the act, whether the soldier be thinking of it or not. There is a story, which is credible enough, though it may not be true,...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter. The drill had been gone through, and its effects had become embodied in the man's nervous structure.... | |
| Benjamin Dumville - Teaching - 1915 - 464 pages
...remain throughout life. Character, indeed, has often been called a bundle of habits. " There is a story, which is credible enough, though it may not be true,...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter. The drill had been thorough, and its effects had become embodied in the man's nervous structure." 2... | |
| Sherwin Cody - Advertising - 1915 - 520 pages
...veteran soldier himself. 'There is a story,' says Professor Huxley, 'which is credible enough, tho it may not be true, of a practical joker who, seeing...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter. The drill had been thorough, and its effect had become embodied in the man's nervous structure.' "Habit... | |
| Orison Swett Marden - Conduct of life - 1916 - 560 pages
...years, except to go further in the way they have started. A good illustration of this is Huxley's story of a practical joker who, seeing a discharged veteran carrying home his dinner, suddenly cried out, "Attention I" whereupon the man instantly brought his hands down and lost his mutton and... | |
| James Edward Peabody, Arthur Ellsworth Hunt - Biology - 1917 - 636 pages
...of the word gives rise to the act, whether the soldier be thinking of it, or not. There is a story, which is credible enough though it may not be true,...carrying home his dinner, suddenly called out ' Attention I ' whereupon the man instantly brought his hands down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter.... | |
| Juvenile delinquents - 1920 - 822 pages
...and without question. In fact, obedience must become second nature. "There is a story," says Prof. Huxley, "which is credible enough, though it may not...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter." It is not only in army life that obedience is necessary; it is required in college athletics. If a... | |
| Edward Harlan Webster - English language - 1920 - 334 pages
...completely over again, as to most of the possibilities of his conduct. "There is a story," says Professor Huxley, "which is credible enough, though it may not...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter. The drill had been thorough, and its effects had become embodied in the man's nervous structure." WIIXIAM... | |
| Walter Dill Scott - Advertising - 1921 - 458 pages
...such a power over our wills that we can scarcely keep from obeying. "There is a story," says Professor Huxley, "which is credible enough, .though it may...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter." This soldier obeyed the command until obedience had become almost automatic. He obeyed immediately... | |
| Walter Dill Scott - Advertising - 1921 - 456 pages
...such a power over our wills that we can scarcely keep from obeying. "There is a story," says Professor Huxley, "which is credible enough, though it may not...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter." This soldier obeyed the command until obedience had become almost automatic. He obeyed immediately... | |
| James Ford - Christian sociology - 1923 - 1052 pages
...will.' JS Mill calls character 'a completely fashioned will.'"— ED. "There is astory," says Professor Huxley, "which is credible enough, though it may not...down, and lost his mutton and potatoes in the gutter. The drill had been thorough, and its effects had become embodied in the man's nervous structure." Riderless... | |
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