, 1873-07-13

tnl! III posnosBion Of tho mtnd although sudden
'sss ,,ntpe OF ~ TUG Imagination and show the lusvo
aohhea ass have impressed on tlle BonBori1m Ali
Of b. sinty .d Its s o1aot
arrangement; the illuBiyo idcas and orrpnenuz
conVottonh being in tho frat instance capablo nf
being diAaipatcd by strong effort OF lilo viii.
graauaiy oxoFslng stronger aud stronger In.
nt lEst acquiring auoh complete mastory oyor II
that tho roagon caMt.ot bo called into etrsrt;yo
operation for tho correction of tho uoryortoi
Here, then, wo l,ave mn extraordinary e7oNo.
ton Of tho automatic action Of the brain, nun
ifoBting itself iii the raplllty nud into1sitv of
tho current Of Thought wlilo the controlling
power p, Ct tho viii is not only relatively, but
normal form Of montal activity Ia clearIy rofer-
able to the pervorson OF tho normal dcton Of
tho blood upon tho brain, which IL due to tho
introduction OF now physical agent into tho
tion, arising from the tendency to n,uyaiGcation
Of tho Impressions uotualiy mado OIL tho ra1,ses
is q poonliarly, interesting feature Of t,is per-
version which is CLEARLY mental 1nisnlcrllro-
double vision Of tho drunken mntl, which IL m
orror Of sense arising from tho temporary want
ot adjnstnent Of the axes Of the eyor. Aud
with this magniflcation thoro is connected n
operations OF tho mind.
IT is really happiness" says III. MORGAN,
(which is produced by tho haBhieh and by this
imply an enjoyment entirely moral, and by no
means sensual. as we might bo induced to sup
pose. This is surely n worry curious circun,-
stance, and somo remarkable inforonceH might
be drawn from it; tllig, for instance, nmon,,
othorsEth q, every fesling Of Joy and gladness,
evon whom the on,tHo OF It III exclusively moral
that thoao enloymohtB which aro least connected
with matoral objects, tho most spiritual, tho
most idea, may bo nothing olse than aouHn-
tions purely physical, developed in tho interior
hashish. At least, 80 far as relates to that
Of which we aro internally counciouH,
there ia no distinction letwoon thcso two
orders Of sensations, in spite Of tue diversity
hashisli"eator is happy, not like tho gourmand
or the faniHhed man whom satisfying hi. ap,,e-
tite, Or tho yomptuary in gratifying his R,uatlvo
desires; d. but like him who henrs tidiuga which
I'LL him with Joy, like the msBor counting hi3
treasures, tho gambler who IL succoastul at play,
euccos8."
Most peraons will bo able to recall analogous
states Of exhilaraton, and tho revorso condition
Of depression, in thosnnolyes; the formor being
characterized by feeling of general woll-boins,
5!, sentiment Of pleasure in tho ueo Of alI tie
bodily. bodily and n mental t., powers, mud = dis
ent, and with hopo to tho future; while n The lat
tor state there il foo1ing Of general but jude
hnablo discomfort. Every exertion, whotllcr
mental or bodily, is felt as a burden; tho prsa-
ent la wearfBo1ne, a1ld tho future IT. gloomy.
These, like oil otlior pl.asos Of human nature,
are faithfully portrayed by Shakespeare. TluB
Romeo givoa expression to the feelings inspired
by the first state:
" Afy boBom's lord ss lightly In kla throne;
And, all thiH day, an unaccnB.onea spirit
Lifts mo above tho ground with chcorfnl thou9llta."
{ho,neo and Juiie, K,1)
While tho reverse state is dolinoatcd BY Hamlet
81 have Of 1ato-bnt wherefore know not-lp4t all
my n'irh foregons A. ctnton OF oxerctses; and, n
eoody ise tic r na ssrs es s
tory this most e1ceunt canopy the ulr, look yoli-
@ s5'g s ssa IT, My 9 a Sot
to MO than iou anil pcstllcnt congregation ct W
pors."-IIn~itt, 1I.,2.
In tho conditions here roforrcd to- the aamo
feolugs OF pleasure aud discomfort attond at
tlo operations Of tho mind-tho merely sonsr.-
tional and tho intellectual, In the state OF ex-
hilaration, wo feel q qualification FROM sonsn-
os wsh sh M other as1 nnotee w
bly, enhanced; aud, in like manner, tho traina
OF ileas which are Htntcd being generally at-
tond9d with similar asreoablo feelings, we are
Or oiovating emotions. On tho otlior baud, in
tho state Of depression wo feel III inloscribablo
discomfort from tho very sensations which bo.
fore produced the 4yeliest qualification aud lilo
future. which We hoforc dwelt on with dclieLt,
now excite no foelingu but those of PUN, oi *
bogt of i'ssouciancc.
opuosito emotional states arc Induced by
meteorological conditions the ono by dry,
cIear, bright atmosphere tho othor by thnt
Close da% sE nf ti Ii if sr we s
joyment, both bodily and mental. And precisely
tho sarno depressing influence is often expert.
enaod from deticopt action Of tho liver, causing
au accumulation Of the materials Of bile in tue
and IL IN iuHt nnDHrant In tho nbvEi.
sian TINT tho elimination Of theAe by appropriate
reinodies, 10 al 10 restore tho blood to it's nor
mal purity, thereby removes the moral aepres-
sion, as Nis thal the introduction Of u minute
quantity Of hhBhiah into the blood produces q
moral erallation.
In those dnya Of anyer competition, again, it is
extremely common to psyehical state to DO it!-
duced by tue everlasting Of the brain. which
as essentially physical Il It's origin, but which
vet n,auifeBta ltBolt chi0y in moral, and not u.l-
frequently, also in intellectual pervorsion. Tko
exceHs OF activity ia followed, AZ its natrlal
subject ot it looks At e!eaything' past, presoaS
and future in gloomy light, Az through q darE-
ened glass. His whole life has been evil he has
brought ruin ot hB affairs his dearest friends ara
version extends itself only to 0 misrepresonta-
tion OF actual occurrences, which only differs i1
degree from TINT which wo obsorye in poEsors OF
morose temper. But, with Tho advance Of tho
UlBOEuoF+ kua ill1uu uHdItb Ill lL3 UHA A!ut4a0
imagnings, till they come to tako tho place OF
actual facts; and in this way halIucinatio'4s BRO
generated--i. o., creations Of the imagination,
which are accepted as real occurrences. Now,
here there is no primary intellectual perverson
tho reasoning powers arc not disturbed :;
tho patient can discuss with perfec: Bals-
| ity any question that does not touch his morbid
feelings; but the representations shaped
by his own mind, under the nfluonce OF these
| feelings, being recei7cd as truths to the etch-
| sion OF his oonlmon-BonHo all his actions arc
| based On those erroneous data. This condition
| is merely an iutensiflcation of that just de-
| soribod; and the pliyalcian eau no more doubt
the bodily frame, than that the delirum Of fever
| aud the fantasia OF haBhiBh are dependent upon
the presence of poison in the blood.
| An Adrolt Robbery.
| Front tho Paris Figaro.
| There arc In Paris two or three women whose
aoandalous fortune has removed thorn frcua tA,
domi-monde, and placed them In world apart
| One Of those women is notorious throughout