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(2) “ Decidedly innate. The science of ... .
was well taught at the university of .... , where
I studied, set. 16-18, and accidentally this be¬
came serviceable to me when employed as an
engineer by . . . . The friendship of ... . ma¬
terially affected my career. My tastes were not
largely developed by events occurring after
manhood.” (a, b, d,f )
(3) “ Family tradition derived through my
mother’s side. My profession fell in with my
natural tastes, such as sketching.” (c, d, e)
(4) “ Innate, I think, as regards certain quali¬
ties of mind, which led me, under the pressure of
circumstances, to direct my attention to certain
things in a certain way, namely, (1) independence
of judgment ; (2) earnestness of purpose ; (3) a
practical, clear-headed, common sense, logical
way of viewing things.” (c, d)
(5) “I cannot say whether they were innate.
I was always brought up in a half-scientific, half¬
literary atmosphere, and was a fair mathema¬
tician as a boy, as well as a fair classic and