The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-12-20
Ras,-Tcnincrrd People.

The state Of the stomach, we arc told,
has q great deal to do with the temper,
he natural result being that, when
mans liver is out Of order, his temper is
in the same condition. This may be true
enough, but VIC question very much
whether the liver is answerablc for all
the sins which are laid at its door. We
know many voAy. badtempcrod people
who, to our knowledge, baye never been
really bilious in the whole course of their
liycs-- OF course, it may be alleged that
il. the liver il all right, something else Is
all wrong-the nerves, o. the heart, or
the lungs, or the teeth are driving the
poor sufferer to distraction. This, also,
may be correct. But u must be admit
ted that there arc many pleasant beings
WHO never com plain of being afflicted by
any special complaint, whose complaint,
whose existence, for all that, is one of
chronic i'll humor, who snap and snarl
when they are spoken to, and sulk when
left to Themselves. A good many Of
these "gentle creatures will in intervals
of comparative good-humor, tell you to
your face that they are bad-tempered, tiat
they always have been, AMI that they al
ways will be They may support the
information by declaring that their faith
ers and greai-grandfathers were similarly
afflicted, though not, perhaps, to the
same extent. They apparently glory in
the admission Of their weakness, evidently
considering that an out-and-out bad tenn
per possession of which a man has some
reason to he extremely proud. They do
not appear to recognize the fact that bad
temper is positive vice, and that they
have, or ought to have, any control over
it. They regard it rather in the light of
disease, which, like fever, must be allow
ed to run its course unchecked. Natu-
rally, it is not pleasant to have much to
do with these people; indeed, it is ques-
tionable whether it is possible for many
to hold close and long-continued inter-
course with them. Generally. such in
tercourse is brought to conclusion by
terrible row, in which the sufferers from
temper display their infrmities IN q
thorough fashion. They say things not
compatible with the laws and usages Of
polite society, and do bat which i eer;
,sinly tlo'rsverse Of prSSr Tmu-----
ings are almost frightened TO death, and, to
abate the furies, are ready TO swallow The
leek to any extent. The fuIies, proba-
bly,, feel some slight tinges Of conjunction
after their temper has cooled, and per-
haps, half apologize, by layihgthe blame
upon their passionateness. The injured
ones, longing for peace, perhaps, accept
the explanation, but they never forget,
and ever aftervard are cold, and distant,
and watchful and suspicious. These bad
tempered people are ever on the lookout
for insults. When they are servants,
their proud spirits chafe at being told to
do their duty by their employers. They
kick at authority, and cannot brook re-
proof. They are constantly on the look
out for things at which to take offence.
If they hold subordinate positions, they
come to loggerheads with the manager,
head clerk, or foreman. as the case may
be. When they occupy positions Of au-
thority themselves, they play the part of
tyrants. They get into furious rage at
trihes, decline to allow hapless culprit
to exonerate himself by rendering expla-
nations. and in1ict Draeonian punish
ments.-Li6eral Reuier.