The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-01-16

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kn-iaferssfiae chapter might b writ
IN about tho wsakpesaes Of great men.
The anoedote6 Of Afchimedcs win bc re-
he rushcs through the etroets
pfSyracRsc, al fsscO, crying Eureka J!
IA Il III Sking a the city be was kill
ed By soldier, while tracing geomctri-
eal lines on the sand.
Socrates, ~hen filled with some idea,
wtald stand for hoars fixed like q statee.
II 10 recorded of him that he stood amid
the soldiers. in the camp of Potidea, in
rooted abstraction, listening to his "pro-
phetic" or s'supernatural" voice.
Democritus shut himself up for days
together in . little apartment in his gar
den. Dante was subject to fits Of alb
straction, in which he often quite forgot
hinself. One day he found m interest
ine book, which he had long sought for,
In druggist's shop 1t Sienna. and sat
reading there till night came on.
Babe, whom Erasmus called the won
der of France, was . thoroughly absent
-. : One day his domestic broke into
- Stndy. With the Intelligence that his
house was on fire. ''Go and inform my
wife" he said "you know l do not in
terabtN:iK hOusehold afairsI"
Scaliger only slept for q few hours and
passed whole days without thinking OF
food.
Sully, when his mind was occupied
with piaas for rpform, displayed extra
ordinary forgetfalness. One day in win
ter, when on his way to church, he OBJ
served, allow cold it is to-dayw "Not
more cold than usual" said one of his
attendants. "Then l must have the
aeue," said Sully. at is not more than
probable that you are too scantiiy dress
ed :" he was asked. On lifting the tunic
tho secret was at once discovered; he
had forgotten all his underclotbes but
his breechesi
Mrs. Bray tells somewhat familiar
story of the painter Stothard. When in
sited on oae occasion to dino with the
poet Rogers, on reaching the house in
.St James place, he complained Of cold,
and CHANGING 70 put his hand on his
neck, he found he had forgotten to put
on his cravat, when he hastily returned
homo to complete his attire.
BSfon Mas very fond Of dress. He
..c-.oJ ;sr.,s and t;nerx uore r;cI Lace
IA reirs,. and vas cur,e,l and scented
g. ..oassC ,vo.r;nr b;a hair on ,onIotte
III :. ~. ..md,as pone tor waa a
s;..is Ssndv in . h.u Vic and sword !:
and his crooked figure enveloped in
fashionable garments gave him the look
.i.c SO. fond of mavnif;ccnt attire. and
n.r.,iv drs.ssd in mn absurd manner.
n;d.,ot ono travelled from s. Peters.
~. ~ pss;s IN h;s mornino GOWN and
n;.s,o.n md in this ou;se nromenodcd
.he ...oa;s .nd nuhj;c nIaccs IF the towns
On II: rcrte He wns often taken "a a
m.dm.n While COMPOSING h;s works
:" ..s1 - v.iL shont 9th rsn;d strides
"a =. 80 sS...s;me. thro,v h;s v;g in the ar
..Js ha h.S .trncL ont . Sonnv ;de.
~ 49, AZ . fr;omi Connd him m bears
ScS,,H ks.vens p he exclaimed. "what
:. H. motter al am ween,np~ said
1; ~" ' C.. a s,orv that I have inst
5000
VPun~ n. noet comnosed his s.N;yht
Thouehts- Nth q skulf before him. in
-S;. hs vonld somet;mes Mace a Iight.
- .s.jS. .rd he occ.s;onIv sought his
ssrrIcr.i ;,sn;rst;on nv Wandering
among the tombs at midnight. Mrs.
R.dcI?fFe courted the horrors with which
~ 6sI.S he- gloomy romances bv sun.
r;nr IN h.Ierew beefsteaks. plenfifuliv
rf.-,;shad nth nn;ons DRYDEN uscd to
SesL.- rh,-.;c hafnre sitting himself tn
man philosopher, while lecturing,
would tx his attention upon one of his
auditors who wore garment without q
button in . particular place. One day
tho student had the button sewed on.
Kant, on commencing the lecture, fixed
his eve ON the usual place. The button
was ihcrc! Fancy the CONSERVATION of
the philosopher whose ideas had become