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^^QREATMmDS TO madness closely AREALLIED^^ Prof. Grasset Proves Truth of Pope’s Fanjous Lines •h- The erotomaniac who loves two young women, often with equal love at the same time. He can’t bear to marry knowing that the other adored on<; may become thof wife of some oth er man. A- The monomaniac Is insane on one subject only, gen erally the Inven tion of a perpet ual motion ma chine, or some other contrivance which d e fi e s every known law of mechanics. On every other sub ject he is perfect- Iv rational. The dipsomaniac suffers from a dis ease which makes him drink when ever an attack comes on. He Shoald noi fee confounded with the d.-unkard. h i The megalomaniac is the founder of queer religions and sects. He In vents new doc trines and be liefs and strives to win converts to his way of thinking, general ly with a small degree of suc cess. The sitomaniac has ungovernable im pulses to eat. 8itomania Is a disease, a mild form of insanity, and the sufferer feels impelled to eat at all times and hours, no matter whether he is hungry or not. M The kleptomaniac, who is dHyen In spite of hitrself to taKi yifhjit does not l|efonj*6 her. Kfpifitdrtjpniacs » skill ^ % ' i d . e s tn 1 thelfith^fts. n^oy many ■ ;| The ) pyromanlac ; ' to set i-Ne|thter vioious- |i;- a desire r re v e h g e li^tjifipts his ac- but JU«-a [Pjfllng to ajtart Wfl 0 p'n fl a g f a- tiolis. CAREFUI., study of Prof. Grasset’s remarkable book on the “demi-fous” leads to two very decided and consoling conclusions; first, that all great men are more o less Insane; and, second, that It Is n t such a very dreadful thing to be ll ig to the “demi-fous,” after all. There Is not, as Prof. Grasset points 0 t, any way In which to draw a dis tinguishing line between sanity and ir sanity. The shades, or brands, of one overlap and are interwoven with the other to such a degree that it is impossible to show where the one ends and the other begins. In other words, you, for instance, can be both sane and insane at the same time-—perfect ly sane on certain subjects, but insane, or partly so, on at least one other. There are so many brands of insanity that, fortunately, not all of us are in sane on the same subject. “Between calm, cold reason and a transport of passion,\ says Prof. Gras- set, \between originality and eccen tricity, between nervousness and agita tion, between a person who is slightly touched and one who is demented, there are all degrees of transition, and it is Impossible to say where insanity begins.” Admitting for the moment, then, that everybody is more or less insane, it is not a question of just how insane a person is, but of the particular brand of Insanity he has Inherited or ac quired, says a writer in the Kew York Sunday World. The brands may be counted by the score. Some of them are of real value, especially to a man of genius. Others are useless, harmless or detrimental, as the case may be. The erotomaniac, for instance, falls in love. But that is not all. He tnay love two sisters with equal love at the same time and, no matter how hard he may try, he cannot make up his mind which to marry. It is impos sible for him to bear the thought that either of the young women he loves should become the wife of another. He generally solves the problem by giving them both up and marrying a third. The Dipsomaniac Class. Tfie. dinsojnaplac, •iVho mqst not be classed with flie habitual drunkard, suffers from an affliction which impels him to drink whenever an attack comes on. Then there are the kleptomanlaea. Prof. Grasset describes them as “sick people who are driven in spite of themselves to take what does not be long to them. Just as we have seen that the dipsomaniacs are driven by an irresistible power to drink.\ Among other brands of semi-insanity may be mentioned sltomaiila, pyro- manla, monomania and megalomania, which are illustrated and briefly de scribed. Then there are other brands which are T!haraclerize4 fey—tlluslons, hallucinations, jealousy, conceit, boast fulness, rashness. Inertness, impulsive ness, timidity and many forms of ec centricity. Prof. Grasset declares that from childhood persona of upbalanced mind are apt to “draw attention to them selves by their precocity, their quick ness in taking hold of everything and understanding It, and at the same time by their whims, their headstrong ways, their cruel Instincts, their violent and convulsive attacks of anger. When they become men they are queer, com-^ plex, heterogeneous individuals, made up o f . contradictory qualities and faults. They are often as highly gifted in one line as they are lacking In an other. From the intellectual polni; of view they sometimes possess the fac ulties of imagination. Invention and ex pression in a very high degree; that is to say, they are gifted in' speech, in the arts and in poetry.\ Those Who Are “A Little Off.” The originals and eccentrics show lack of equilibration to a still greater degree. “These people,” says Prof. Grasset, “are what the public would describe as ‘a little off’ on some one subject; they either have some pe culiar habit or wear some odd style of clothes or have a queer manner of wearing their hair or of walking or writing or speaking. It may be either a strange gesture, a form of speech, a tie or a grievance. The eccentricity Is often shown by an imperious obaessipnal tendency, as, for example, to surround oneself with blrds'or flow ers Or cats; to collect uninteresting objects, particularly articles of wear ing apparel, such as cravat.«!, hats, foot wear or wrappers of every stYle and color, or to be absorbed in researches and calculations and ridiculous Inven tions.” But, after all, semi-insanity in some forma has its advantages. Many world-famous men—poets, mathema ticians, philosophers, historians^ writers, statesmen and (cientlsts- woiiid probably faever have leen heard of hut for that one little st eak-of In sanity which lent luster aid impetus to thoir minds and prompted them to accomplish something of tremendous value to mankind. For Instande, “tolstoi belilngs to the category of the seinMnSane who ire termed ‘originals.’ At eight years of age he was seized with an irresistible desire to fly. 'This Idea haunted him to such a degree that be decided to put It into practice. He shut himself up in his study room, climbed up to the window and made the movements for'flying in the air. He fell from a height of more than 16 feet and was sick for some time following.” Tolstoi’s Peculiar Mania. Later Tolstoi's particular brand of Insanity prompted him to fall In love, not once, but threefold; for, having met the three daughters of Dr. Berce, he \began by being very much taken by the oldest, then he thought he was In love with the second, and finally fell In love with the third.” The triple romance ended abruptly, for Tolstoi suddenly decided that instead of get ting married he would mow hay with the moujlks in a peasant’s blouse. Ossip Lourle,* who made a psycho logical study of many of the great Rus- ,8lan novelists of the nineteenth cen tury, summed up Tolstoi’s case in the following way: \Tolstoi is one of those rare men to whom thei English aphorism, ‘They are certainly cracked, but the crack lets in light,’ might apply. In a word, Tolstoi was a seml-insane genius.” Even Socrates must have had a streak of insanity In him, for he \went into ecstacies which were almost cata leptic fits. At table, or in the streets of Athens, or in the camps, he would suddenly stop short, sometimes with out motive. At other times, on the oc casion of a sneeze either by himself or one of his neighbors, he would act, or would not act, according to whether the sneeze had taken place on his right hand or on his. left.” Insanity of Some Great Men. Prof. Grasset cites the cases of many other great men of past and present times whose brands of in sanity were manifested in various ways. Pascal, for instance, “could not stand seeing water without falling into a perfect fit of passion.” Then Au guste Comte who has exerted a vast and lasting Influence on the philo sophical position of the savants of the ninetenth century, “was undoubtedly seml-lnsane when he was not wholly insane. He wrote Incoherent letters. While he was taking a walk one day he wanted to drag his wife with him into the Lake ri’Enghein. During his meals he would try to drive his knife into the table, like Walter Scott's Highlander, and he would order the succulent back of a pig and recite bits of Homer.” Of Gorki, Prof. Grasset writes that he “made an attempt to commit sui cide at the age of 18 and belongs to the category of the semi-insane who have been termed- vagabonds or wan derers.” Guy de Maupassant died insane. He had often confessed to Paul Bourget that he frequently saw his double. In going Into his owa room he would sep himself seated upon hts own sofa. The roots of his disease “seemed to be confused with the very qualities of^hls talent.” Villemain had ideas of perse cution. Jean Jacques Rousseau was successively clockmaker, mountebank, music master, painter and servant, and then followed the paths of medi cine, music, theology and botany. He used to meditate bareheaded in the sun at midday. He fell in love at 11. He would suddenly depart from an Inn, leaving hlg' trunk behind him. Gerard de Nerval, the political writer and poet, was subject to hallucina tions. He would be found on the street comer, his hat in his hand, lost In a sort of ecstacy. In the Tuileries he saw\ thfe goldfish in thg~hlg~fouri putting their heads out of the water trying to enOce him to follow them to the bottom. The queen of Sheba was waiting for him, they said. He was found at the Palais Royal dragging -live lobster along at the end of a Jdue^ ribbon. He tried to fly like the birds, and one day at a moment, In one of the streets of Paris, when he waited with his arms spread out for his soul to mount to a star, he was gathered In by a gendarme \because he had pre pared for this ascension by taking oft his terrestrlaL garments.” Freaks of Men of Genius. Baudelaire dyed his hair green. He was an epicure of odors, and used to say that his soul soared upon perfumes as the souls of other men soared upon music. One day after throwing a traveling glazier dowhstairs and break ing every pane of glass Baudelaire ex claimed: \The beauty of life! The beauty of life.” He declared later that he experienced at that moment an “in finite joy,” because he was not yet in sane, at least, not officially so. 'The case of Alfred de Musset, who was “restless visionary and slightly maniacal,” Is most Interesting. In the Cafe de -la Regence it was his habit to order a plate of cigars and a frightful mixture of beer and absinthe, which he would swallow In a gjilp. Then De Musset would settle himself solidly against the back of the divhn and light one 'cigar after another until the plate was empty. At half-past eleven the waiter would hall a cab, lead the poet by the arm, and put him safely into the vehicle. He would let himself be taken quietly to his house, where his old nurse put him to bed like a child. Even the great Napoleon had his particular brand, of-Insanity. He be^ lieved In presehfjlments and horo scopes, as Is weii known, and Prof. Grasset says further he \suffered from a habitual twitching of the right shoulder and of the lips.” Zola used to count the nutaber of gas jets In the streets, the numbers on the doors and chiefly the numbers on cabs. Balzac had ah ambulato;^ mapla. One eve ning, when he had put on a handsome .new dressing gown, he wanted to go Into tbe Btreet-wlth It Oh a'nd'With, a lamp jh his hand to excite the admira tion of the public. Schopenhauer al ways suspected that he was possessed of a demon. He said he could feel It within him. He used to pass entire Weeks without speaking to anybody. Swift announced in his youth that he would go mad, and, as a matter of fact, he did. Some Curious Hallucinations. Edgar Allan Poe drank, as Baude laire has said, “like a savage.” He was subject to the ’most horrible hal lucinations. Haller, the celebrated physiologist, believed he was being continually pursued by enemies. He took enormous doses of opium. New ton became insane in his old age. Beethoven, who always washed In ice water, “would lift it up with his hands, scolding all the while, and dash a quantity of water on his face and hia hair without noticing that it made a pool on the floor. In which he splashed about like a duck.\ In connection with Prof. Grasset'a work it is Interesting to dote that Dr. Henry S. Atkins of the St. Louis Asy lum for the Insane has recently been putting a theory of his own to a prac tical tesL He has been sending insane women out in small parties to visit the department stores and particularly the bargain counters to do some shop ping. The insane women were in charge of keepers, but gave no trouble. The patients purchased with a keen regard of appearance and value, just as their normal sisters were buying all about them. Apparently the sales women noted nothing unusual in their demeanor. Dr. Atkins said that such recreation as that afforded by a day in the stores is a valuable part of the treatment for the Insane. Just as normal persons are better merry than moody, so, he says his charges are improved by any thing that pleasantly occupies their minds while not at the same time ex citing their nerves. AND THEN HE WENT AWAY. Money for His Sandwich Could Be Found in Slot Machine. A man with an eight-day beard, which grew listlessly over his features in unrestrained fashion, wandered Into a modest little restaurant. It was one of those places where one can buy a light lunch, and if he is musically in clined can drop a coin in the music box and have classical or popular mel odies to soothe him while eating. The man with the eight-day beard looked fir^t at the lunch counter and then at the big music box. Then he looked at the three or four small coins which he had drawn from his pocket He had a hankering for music, and he decided to go and tackle the throat of the musical machine with a five-ceut piece. But the nickel got lodged in the esophagus of the machine and there wasn’t a note to be heard. The man gave the machine a shake, but still It didn't swallow the nickel. Then the man went over to the coun ter and bought a roast-beef sandwich. He atS it\ leisurely until the last bite was stuffed into his countenance. The man j^ebind the counter caipe up with an expectant air With Ihs mouth still partly filled with the sandwich, the man eating pointed his thumb over his shoulder in the di rection of the machine. \You’ll find the money for this In there,\ he ex plained. And then he went away .—yew York Press. CUMATE IS IDEAL GREAT WEALTH ACQUIRED IN GROWING GRAIN. WIPED ENGLAND OFF THE MAP. Unexpected Result of a Dinner Given by a British Diplomat in Bolivia. “Bolivia Is the only country that ever wiped England off the map,” said Prank Roberson. “It came about this vray: Tbe British ambassador sev- -eraLyears ago gave a dinner for the official and social circle people of Bo livia. \When they arrived at the embassy they found that he was not married to the woman seated at the head of the table and they left In the name of his government he demanded an apology,,, vrliereapon the government gave him .24 hours to get out of the country. * ■ ‘Onasinuqh as^ little Bolivia is way off the .ticekn ^ n d practically lost In the'.etertiaj mfeuntains Great Britain could hot J |y guns, get the retraction that she'wanted. But her mapmakers got’ revenge by Issuing maps wholly elimihatlhg'Bolivia. . “Finally this 4hf°rmatlon reached Bolivia, whereupon, with a stroke of the pen, new maps were ordered for the Bolivian government and the Bo livian schools. They showed more ocean than any other maps ever printed. The British Isles had been sunh Into the sea. And'so tar as the people and school children of Bolivia are concerned there is no Great Brit ain.”—Indianapolis News. Ice in Dentistry. The first use of Ice In dental opera tions was in what the public term the \freezing system.” This application is still In use In provincial towns, but it has for several years past been dis continued in London and other large cities. The first use of ice in this way was In America. The Ice was cut up fine, placed in small bags so shaped as to fit each side of the jaw and the wretched patient hpld these In hia mouth until the desired temperature was reached, wheU the operatbr ex tracted the oltendlng molar or molars. •to-day cold air Is pumped Into the ffiouth with more effect and without any of the pain and inconvenience 7that must have attended thp morb .primitive style. Iced water Is always tised by dentist's In- .America, but is never used anywhart eit«.-^Ice and Gold Storage. _ ____ Writing from Saskatoon, Saskatche wan, Canada, W, H. Ellwanger, who was formerly a resident of Green Mountain, Iowa, says; ’’The climate In summer Is ideal for growing grain. Long, clear days of sunshine, no bad Btorma. We never need to j;uard against cyclones; I never saw a'better climate in my life. Wo made more money during the season of 1906 than any previous five years In central Iowa—one of the best districts In the state.” But Mr. Ellwanger was a resi dent of the town, and It might be'more Interesting to read what a farmer has to say about Western Canada. From hundreds of .etters all filled with words of praise, recounting success In Western Canada there has been one selected. It is as follows: Paynton, Sask., Canada, Dec. 10th, 1907. To Whom This May Concern: I moved to this address February 3, 1907, from Montgomery, Iowa, and took a homestead 35 miles north of Paynton. It was cold when I moved here but It did not stay cold long; it broke up the 8th of February, and was not so cold after that but the spring was late on account of the heavy snow fall, but in spite of the late spring I saw better grain than I ever saw in the states, raised this year, a man finish sowing oats Proof Is inexhanstlble Xiydia £<. P1nkham*s Yogetabto Compoimd carries vromen iafalp through th e Change of Life. Head tbe letter M is. E. Bansoiv 304 K Long St., Coltunbus, .Obiiv writes to M ib . Pmkbani: ” I was passing through, tho ^augu- of Life, and suffered from _ nervoua- ness, headaches, and other 'atmoyinf^ symptoms. My doctor told me thafc Lydia E. Pinkham’s yegetablo Com pound was good for me, and since tak ing it I feel so much better, and I e a s again do my own work. I never forget to tell my friends what Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound did for suk during this trying period.” F A C T S . F O R S I C K W O M E I« . For thirty years Lydia E. Knk~ • ^ helped ham’s Vegetable Compound, mad|» the 4 th of from roots and herbs, has been th e health. Address, Ijynn, Mass. July and they made fair oats. In a standard remedy f o f , female iHflU good year oats will go 100 bushels to , and has positively cured thdusandsof^ the acre and wheat 25 to 50; all root J wopoen who have been troubled w ith crops do well here. I saw turnips weigh , displacements, inflammation, nlceiai. 7 and 8 pounds. I raised potatoes this ^ tion, flbroid tumors, irregularitieai year that measured 1114 inches periodic pains, b.ackache, that beaiL one way and iSVfe the other in cir-' ing-downfeeling, flatulency,indiges* cumference. This is a fine stock coun- * tion,diz 2 ines 3 ornervoU 3 prostratloa. try;, hay In abundance, good water, I Why don’t yoU try it ? plenty of fuel, free and plenty of I Mrs. Pinkham invites all sid e building material—the government j wom en to write her for advicd> gives us timber to saw into lumber j She has guided thousands and we can get it sawed for about ! $6.00 per thousand. All small fruit | grows wild here, then there are ducks, | geese, grouse, pheasants, deer, moose, elk and fish in abundance. I was over to Turtle Lake yesterday where there i Is lots of fishing being done this win- ' ter. I saw about a carload of white ^ fish In one pile. I gave 25 cents for 1 86 pounds of fish. What do- you think j of that. Brother Yankee? I think this is a fine place both to make money and to live. There was an old man up here visiting his brother-in-law. Now ' this man owns land close to Des 1 Moiaes. Iowa, and Is In good dreum- ' stances, but he took a homestead and says he will be contented if he can only put in the rest of his days in ' Canada. He would get up in the mom- | and look out of the door and say: \Well who wouldn’t live In Canada?” Now I have been in 13 different states In the ’Dnited States, and I never saw the chance that there is here for a man that has a little muscle and a little brains. Three cheers for Cana da! (Signed.) • W. A. SPICE.” This is the temperature through November. I. took it myself so I know It is right, in the shade: Morning at Horning' Sunrise 27 36 26 29 27 30 12 28 37 40 37 34 36 38 30 34. 16 13 26 20 11 18 H o m tag SunrlM 28 35 12 . 16 17 28 20 12 20 12 18 16 15 32 20 8 18 18 20 29 33 24 27 28 2T 22 20 28 16 14 20 27 NOT SO BAD AS HE LOOKED. They fit bettep— wear b e tter-last longer. Made from new pure Para Rub- ber, the only kind of rubber that should ever be put in a rubber boot. They stretch nndLgiya without cracking, and are always comfortable to the wearer. Some rubber boots are made of old Junk mbber—dead and lifeless—that cracks and leaks after a few weeks wear. Don’t spend your money for that kind. Buy only the boots with tbe Buffalo Brand-rthe yel low label that’s out on every boot we make. It guarantees service, comfort and satis faction that can’t be found in any other make. Free bookIetK,*li how we ntiake their for it today. Srt«]iUib.d Onr nity 1 WM. H. WAISBB * OO.. 33-8S. St., Buffalo. IT. AlahawHne T U m O h l L Y iSaiutaiy iDttrame Never mbs off wbea tin wall U wffo* down. AlobasUne colon m Mott, beairtifnl a s* vcively; never fade a ^ never flake elt Alabastlne is thorough sanitanr, nene moulds nor mildews onitiie wall. . A Jsb^no is csrcf#y packed, piopw>. ly labeled snd-ia made in sixteen dtffetenk bnts, also white. liachpad^ge will Corse from 300 to 450 square feet of sindace. W rite f o r Spe^at C < ^ r Schemes f o r your rooms V i r s : j f T A L A B A S 1 3 K E CO. ; MEW YORK CITY - ORAMO RAFJOil^MlCHo She—Then you admit that you only married me for my money? He—Well, I’m glad you know that at least I'm not a fool. LUMBAGO This is really Rheumatism of the Muscles of the Loins and is character ized by a severe, at times, agonizing pain in the small of the back, allow ing the sufferer scarcely a moment's rest, while the ailment is at Its wonit. It can come from cold, exposure to draft, from getting wet feet or wear ing wet or damp clothing. It causes acute suffering, and if allowed to be come chronic It may permanently dis able the sufferer. The way to secure quickest relief is to redden the skin oyer the painful part by rubbing with a flesh brush or piece of flannel rag, «mS then apply ST. JAC30BS OIL by gentle friction -with the 'hand. 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