Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-03-26
Curious People.

a citizen of Chicago contributes the
following to the Tfi5uas Of that city:
Not long since read an article in the
AdcGnce, headed "Strange Freaks" The
writer gives an account of "curious PEG
pie he has met with in his travels. |
have also met with many curious people,
and will tell you about few of them.
Nearly every one has some notion or
habit peculiar to himself Indeed. every
one who is really an original character, is
sure to be looked upon as queer person
very likely he viii be called odd. We
often meet persons who look very much
alike; but when we look at them closely,
we find there is little difference in their
looks. It. Is Just so with the habits or
notions of mankind. AS we find little
difference in their looks, we also fad
little difference in their habits and opinions.
wish at present only 10 speak of the
marked peculiarities of few have met
with in my travels around the country.
In the first place will speak of myself
| have some notions or prejudices which
others have not, while many others have
prejudices that do not trouble me. This
teaches me to be charitable and not con-
denim those who do not think as do.
consider that as long as they do not differ
any more from me than do from them,
they have as much right to differ from my
views as have to differ from theirs
Cucumbers are very offensive to me-
Many time have had to leave the table,
and go without my dinner, for no other
reason than that well-sliced cucumbers
were where could see and smell them.
once knew a little boy who was very
fond Of sugar, ard liked his cakes and pies
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with common brown sugar he ate wit
relish, but the taste of common sale mo-
lasses would make him vomit and any.
thing sweetensd with common sale molas-
ses he could not eat. .+o
once knew a schoolteacher, who was
really smart man, but could not tell one
color from another. He could tell black
from white, and that was all. He could
not tell red from green, or green from yell
low. once wrote q line with black ink,
and under that the same words with blue
ink, and under that the same words with
red ink. took the writing to him, and
found him unable to tell which was blue,
and which was red, though he knew the
black. He could see little difference in
the other two cOlors, but to him they
looked so nearly alike that when looked
! at separately, he could not remember
which was red and which was blue, though
the difference had just been pointed. out
to him.
In Buffalo, n. Y, / became acquainted
with very intelligent young lady who
could recognize her acquaintance by the
smell as well as others could recognize
them by their looks. Many at first doubt.
ed her power to do so, and to test it would
blindfold her, and then lead one after an,
other into her presence. AS soon as they
came within 8 few feet of her, she would
| speak their names. If three or four came
together, it was all the same to her-she
would repeat their names one after anoth.
er, and was never known to fail.. have
known many In whom the sense Of smell
was very acute, but the above excels any.
thing OF the kind L have ever known, and
l think the case is well worth putting or
record
We all know that some have the power
of memory much greater than others. IL
Alden, Efie county, N. Y, became &C
quainted with young man who would
rapidly read half dozen pages. or more
from any book you would hand him, anC
then repeat all he had read, word for word
without making single mistake. An
other young man, about the same age
| onu no apl esieu JUST es wen III company
could not in whole day learn TO repea
one page, without being prompted.
l once met a man in this city who wa
greatly in love with blue eyes. He hates
Dlack-eyed people, and would not sssociat,
with them when he could avoid 1t.
l once met man In Columbus, O., wht
used kerosene TO perfume his pocket hand
kerchIef He liked 1t better than any O
the popular perfumes. ] have known
many who seemed 10 think as much o
tobacco as he did of kerosene.
"What food is most wholesome for US Il
eat? is question many would like Il
have answered, not thinking that what il
good for one may be positively injuriou
TO another. l once met man who dis
liked the taste of apple. He liked mea
well, but could not eat mince-p pie that ha(
any apple in it. / knew little girl il
lonia county, Michigan, who liked quinn,
as well as other children liked sugar, anC
she would eat it whenever che could get it
1t produced 10 more effect on her thar
common sugar does on other children
In my life / have done and said many
things l felt sorry for, and l think mos
people have made some mistakes, but
was well acquainted with one man who
claimed that he had never done or sale
| any thing he felt sorry for, though be otter
1 grieved at the mistakes his neighbors
made
Music is very cheering to most people
but not to all once met man who was
very fond of vocal music. instrumental
music also seemed to fill his very soul with
delight. Indeed, any kind of music ex
cepting that made on violin pleased him,
The sound Of violin would put him in
great agony.
knew a man in Hamburg, New York,
who argued that we ought to live natural
lives. He tried to practice what be
preached. He wore no hat, summer OF
winter. He let his hair grow full length.
! BE never shaved or trimmed his whiskers
He always went barefoot when the weather
would permit Many times / have seen
him In the streets of Buffalo with nothing
| on his head or feet.
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