The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-09-14
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HydrOPhobia.
The meaning Of this word as we understand
It, ID opposed to, or mad Mt water. We do not
know if that is the literal translation, nor do
We care. Having never yet been inside of
College, il is not likely that our translating
ability will do to "bet on" The modern STYLE
Of getting at thing is to jump at results, aad
let mere words 60 for SO much fustian this
style accommodates our ignorance, and we like
It. Hydrophobia is a peculiar state of the crca.
ture, which results from-God knows what
but it is OF go marked character that there is
no installing its presence. A good looking.
well-behaved dog, for instance, turns up his
nose at the pure and healtl,.giving element
which boils in our kettles, floats our steamers,
and, sometimes, insinuates itself into glass of
cogniac. The dog aforesaid seems to be pecu.
s'arly troubled at the sight Of water, and turns
from it with loathing that has no parallel in
nature, except, perhaps, in the habits Of a we'll.
drilled disciple Of Bacchus. The poor creature
is so craEed at the idea of water that he starts
ID to bite all unfortunates who come in his
way, and his victims become, in like manner,
~ angry at the limpid stream, and rs much
disposed to bite as himself This much about
the canine. 81 .
There is another disease of a character some.
what similar, though it is not yet known to at.
tack any but human beings, and usually none
OF these except males over 81 years of age
This disease is Political mania, or Common.
sense phobia. 1t aflicts quite large class of
men annually, some semiannualy, some ai,cays
nave 1t, and once in four years it seems az
though everybody who lives under q free pov.
eminent 10 taken down with II. In several OF
the States, and particularly in Ohio, Indiana,
Iowa. and others, the evidences of this disease
and its consequences arc now painfully appa.
rent. Men who have been honored by their
friends with imputations of good sense and So
DIAL worth, suddenly become as rabid in the
contemplation of politics as ever a hound did
In the contemplation of water, and rs If not
satisfied to indulge magnanimity which would
oonfne the disease to themselves, thew start
from house to house. to innoculate ali they see
with the same terrible disorder almost ravinc
ut their best friends il those friends are so i'm.
polite AZ to refuse 10 be bitten. Business IL
neglected, families deserted, debts left unna;d
friends discarded, and the wants of nature quite
forgotten, in the anxiety to race from one cath.
er'ns post to another to bury their poisonous
molars in the flesh Of healthfnl citizen. sim.
ply to convince him how pleasant it is to be
mad We have all seen this style of men
from the Presidential candidate who writes
"hasty soup" or Wise letters, down the various
grades of aspiration, to the man who il nrou.
'sed c'erkship at the Town Board SO soon a.
she present clerk is elected Justice of the
Fcace! They abound throughout the model
Republic. and Goodness only knows what rem.
cdy can be prescribed to bring them back to
sanity.
Since our connection with journalism our
opportunities to observe the ragings of Com
nonsense phOtta have been exceedingly rood
and believing With Cobbctt, that eve are given
the seven senses to observe with, our time has
been spent with usual industry in looking about
-. 1t has sometimes been the case that il was
matter of great difficulty to avoid being bit.
ten, rabid friends pursuing us at every step and
insisting that it would greatly advance our or;
vate interests, our political Importance and on,
social worth to accept innocslution at their
so'aAs. 1t has been told US that we are not at
liberty to exercise our judgment in the conduc,
OF newspaper that much depended on the
rAbidity with which canyaes was managed
Ana that unless We pursue line more in &C,
eordanee with rival and opposing publishers
throughout the State. this little pet Of ours call
cd the Times would lose it's influence AZ i.
Democratic journal, and possibly be consigned
to second-rate position among the oppositio,
papers OF the county! This kind of talk il
very alarming, and We regret that acquaintau.
ces should have SO little regard for our nervous
organization Is to cndangcr our health by such
srightful insinuations. One Democratic edi.
Tor T" in the State, as we learn from cotemno.
rary, says that "thc Times is the best Repub
Hcan paper in Iowa." and another gentleman
writes u that he scarcely knows whether "a
cIass the Times with the Democratic or Oppo.
sition journals Of the country. We are ex.
ceedingly sorry that a want of ability on our
part 70 defre our sentiments should have 50
embarrassed the superior judgment Of our co,
temporaries, and filled the head Of our astute
correspondent with doubts As to the vherea
bouts Of this paper on the questions of the day
Occasional articles have appeared in its col
unns during the past three years, that were
'sseaded to be written in English, aud We have
had the very great honor to receive compli
ments from distinguished men of this and 9th.
er States as to their soundness and pardon Us,
good reader) their " ability" True, We have
not called four or Eve hundred OF our weekly
readers !" Black Republicans" nor have We in
simated that our extensive list of mercantile
stiends cannot be honest men unless they think
the Cincinnati Platform is second gospel and
Mr.. Buchanan Savior; neither have NC in.
ssFucted Our employees to kick every man down
our long stairway who is suspected Of doubt.
Ing the immacculacy Of Mr.. Douglas or the dis.
sntefsstsd patriotism of each and every dele.
tste 70 Democratic Convention we have al.
vsys insisted that men do not do bad things
bsesuss they beloag TO this or that party, but