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Literary
August 15, 1811
Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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An essay transcribes an anecdote from Dr. Rush's lecture on the mind's faculties, describing how invoking a shared childhood memory of an eagle's nest revived a woman from typhus fever through positive associations, illustrating the art of creating agreeable ideas.
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FROM THE PRESS.
THE EAGLE'S NEST;
OR
The art of dissolving unpleasant, and creating agreeable, associations of ideas.
In that classical, periodical production of genius, The Port Folio of the present month, we perceived an Anecdote, so unique in thought, and so impressive in fact as to compel us, in justice to our Readers, to transcribe it here. It is taken from Dr. Rush's Lecture on the utility of a knowledge of the faculties of the human mind. 'During the time,' says the Professor, 'that I passed at a country school, in Cecil county, Maryland, I often went on a holiday, with my schoolmates to see an Eagle's nest upon the summit of a dead tree, in the neighborhood of the school during the time of the incubation of that bird. The daughter of the farmer in whose field this tree stood, and with whom I became acquainted, married and settled in this city about forty years ago. In our occasional interviews, we now and then spoke of the innocent pleasures of our youth, and among other things, of the Eagle's nest in her father's field. A few years ago I was called upon to visit this woman—in consultation with a young physician—in the lowest state of a typhus fever. Upon entering the room I caught her eye, and with a cheerful tone of voice, said only—THE EAGLE's NEST! She seized my hand, without being able to speak, and discovered strong emotions of pleasure in her countenance, probably from a sudden association of all her early domestic Connections and enjoyments with the words I uttered—From that time she began to recover. She is now living, and seldom fails, when we meet, to salute me with the echo—"The Eagle's Nest."
THE EAGLE'S NEST;
OR
The art of dissolving unpleasant, and creating agreeable, associations of ideas.
In that classical, periodical production of genius, The Port Folio of the present month, we perceived an Anecdote, so unique in thought, and so impressive in fact as to compel us, in justice to our Readers, to transcribe it here. It is taken from Dr. Rush's Lecture on the utility of a knowledge of the faculties of the human mind. 'During the time,' says the Professor, 'that I passed at a country school, in Cecil county, Maryland, I often went on a holiday, with my schoolmates to see an Eagle's nest upon the summit of a dead tree, in the neighborhood of the school during the time of the incubation of that bird. The daughter of the farmer in whose field this tree stood, and with whom I became acquainted, married and settled in this city about forty years ago. In our occasional interviews, we now and then spoke of the innocent pleasures of our youth, and among other things, of the Eagle's nest in her father's field. A few years ago I was called upon to visit this woman—in consultation with a young physician—in the lowest state of a typhus fever. Upon entering the room I caught her eye, and with a cheerful tone of voice, said only—THE EAGLE's NEST! She seized my hand, without being able to speak, and discovered strong emotions of pleasure in her countenance, probably from a sudden association of all her early domestic Connections and enjoyments with the words I uttered—From that time she began to recover. She is now living, and seldom fails, when we meet, to salute me with the echo—"The Eagle's Nest."
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Essay
What keywords are associated?
Eagle's Nest
Associations Of Ideas
Dr Rush
Typhus Fever
Memory
Recovery
Childhood Pleasures
What entities or persons were involved?
From Dr. Rush's Lecture
Literary Details
Title
The Eagle's Nest; Or The Art Of Dissolving Unpleasant, And Creating Agreeable, Associations Of Ideas.
Author
From Dr. Rush's Lecture
Subject
Utility Of A Knowledge Of The Faculties Of The Human Mind
Form / Style
Anecdotal Prose Reflection
Key Lines
The Eagle's Nest!
She Seized My Hand, Without Being Able To Speak, And Discovered Strong Emotions Of Pleasure In Her Countenance, Probably From A Sudden Association Of All Her Early Domestic Connections And Enjoyments With The Words I Uttered—From That Time She Began To Recover.
She Is Now Living, And Seldom Fails, When We Meet, To Salute Me With The Echo—"The Eagle's Nest."