We have been talking about the relation of Math. to its application. What we really want to get at is the relation of the role which an experiential prop plays to the
role which a mathematical prop plays. For math. props, & one kind in particular, sounds like experientian props, i.e, suggests to us an entirely different use than the actual one. And we must understand that the meaning of a prop lies in the use we make of it & that this is hidden from us only by the fact that certain associations are
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bound up with our sentences, ˇan immagery which quietens
any
our
doubt as to whether what we say are only only mere words.
  It has been said that a sentence has not only a meaning but also a soul: & we mustn't let ourselves be mislead by the appearance of such a soul. [W|O]ne could immagine a language without such souls; in fact
our chemical symbolism is such a language.
  A language in which we would have to decode every sentence.