The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-10
Aitllnlond 1ispatth.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1873.
do Fatnc~s and Dizziness Go Together ?



An ALARMING THEORY FOR STOUT PEOPLE
In the London Daily Ncrs OF August
22d there is a rcrbGhm report of the pro
cccdingS in tho TichGornc trial. from winch
we Gull the following account ot an amusing
col.oGuv between the court and DR.. hencai!
the claimants counsel:
DIR. kcucalv said There i>a further poiht
which i; seems TO ne IS wei worth! .!
your con>idcration-thc extraordinary lat-
ness of tho defendant! fairness which rcai's
amounts to n disease. Now, tatncSS mas pccii
s,.ppo> cd by many persons VINO have 'hoh%h'
deeply on the subject 10 impair the memory
10 cloud the understanding. to have lis elect
upon the brain Is we know that IL has upon
the heart. The defendant is kind of pho
pomcpon. You may live many years longer
and vet vou may never again see man OF
his weight. exccp, amongst those who arc
exhibited tor money. That excessive ialne>>
must have affected his memory
The Lord Chicf-Ju>ticc: Have YOU any
authority tor your statement. DR.. Kennedy
Dr. kcnealy: Why. really, my Lord, il
Won call npon mc--
The Lore! Chicf-ltlsticc: Iou make an as.
scrtion which is new to me. and should
like to know if YOU could give any authority
for ii.
DIR. krncalv: | cannot give chapter ano
verse, but submit 10 the Jury that the lac'
i so. If had known that your iord>Dll
would have called upon me in ms way
would have prepared myself; but at the
present moment cannot quote authorities
The Lord Chief Justice: | confess that
The proposition WAX SO new to me that ltl'
rather startled by 1t. My impression is that
there are very stout persons who are a> re-
markablc for their >hrcwdncSs as any thin
ones.
DR.. Krucalv: have always understood
that dulinc>s and fatnc>> went together.
The Lord Chict-.Ju>ticc !: could give one
or two Instances OF persons remarkable Tor
their fitness and their intelligence.
DR.. keucalv: FalStatt, no doubt, was Il
remarkably >!lrcwd and witty man. Still. ii
YOU carry back your recollection To yoIlI
~choo!-,,ayS. YOU will find that the fat boy
WAS the duh boy.
Mr.. Justice Lush: But Roger was moi
the fat boy. GLauShicrD
DR.. Remedy: say that the fat boy at
school waS the dull boy. He might be very
much liked, aud he might b. looked upon
with pity and compassion, but he never
could haln. At least, that is the popular
impression.
NJ Itli tili'i-ol>litt. l'dt ~ -, u
not popular prejudice:
Dr. krnraIv Cesar was probably rs good
Il Judge of men as any one, yc: Shakespeare
makes him say:
Lei me have good mcn about me that are iat
sleek lac AIDED u"iI, and such Il sleep q nights.
Yundh t;Sslis has lean and hungry LOOK.
I feel sure that if you searched the record,
of obesity YOU would find that fat men were
i,l.l H.. 4, I'M. ali
\ Juror: There are one or two fat men
on the jury. N.aughtcr.)
Or. kenclly: don't think there are.
don't sec any; and very glad i am OF IT.
I.aughtcr.)
The Juror: Why, look at our foreman.
(Rcncwcd laughtcr)
DIR. kenealy: Let none of you dcludC
yourselves into the idea that you are fat men.
lLau.hter.)
The Lord Chicf.Jlstice will not speak
of living men, but may remind you Of Ser
gcant wilkins.
DIR. Kencaly: No doubt, my lord, he was
Il biz man and had large bones, but should
not have called him fat.
The Lord Chici.Justicc: Then | rcmem-
Der Mr.. Harrison. q. e., who was rcnl1rka-
tlc tor hIs obesity, and yet more sharp
headed man | never met with.
Or. kcncaly: | would rather argue the
case of the lean man with your lordShip.
Mr.. Justice Mellor: lfyou did you would
have all the fat men voting against you.
DR.. kcncaly: | venture 10 think that II
YOU went through the bench of England you
would tind more lean men than fat.
The Lord Chiet-Ju>ticc That is bccauS"
we work 50 hard. Uaughter.l
Mr.. Justice Lush: If We have many more
such trials is this we shall all be more lean
than wc are. (Laughlcrl
DR.. krucily: Yes. my lord, but YOU will
all be more intellectual. cloud huglItcr.}
However, | will leave the question of lat
and dul!m">S for the present. with the re-
mark that think have beaten my lord on
the question of thin men. "a lAlgh) The
extraordinary tuncSS Of the defendant my,
TO IL certainrEtrn., he accounted Tor by the
kind of life which he led in Australia, and
which was calculated to put on muscle, en-
pand the chest, and generally Increase the
size of the phy steal frame. must confess
WAS surprised to hear SO experienced and
distinguished Il Judge rs Mr. Justice Mellor
inquire 80 constantly of the witnesses ii the |
defendant had Il French accent. Had Roger |
TichLornc any particuIaracctnt at all: Con-
slider the circumstances o. his life. He was |
brought up in France till he was fifteen or |
sixteen: and lie must therefore have ac- |
.luircd iaryon which would be considered |
French accent. Then he was sent to |
Stonyhur>t, in the heart of Lancashire, |
where he would tiud himself in the midst of
people whose dialect would be almost unin- |
telgible in London.
AT this point very stout barriStcr en- |
tered the court, and was seen thru>ting him. |
self with the greatest possible difficulty be- |
tween the narrow benches assigned 10 the |
iyar. The recollection of the discussion
which had just taken place Immediately re-
turned with irresistible force to every ones
mind. First there were smiles, then tit |
ter. then il roar of laughter. 1t soon became
manifest that the object of this mcrrlncnt
suspected that he was the cause OF II, but
not being able to GUESS why, bis vlsaSc plil
on Il more and more solemn expression.
which. il need not he said, Only called forth
renewed bursts of hilarity. 1t was some
time before the court could recover sufficient
gravity 10 listen to the learned coun>cl.]
Ben BUTLER AS 4 SClloOLMASTEE.-lt ll-
cinnati COMMERCIAL In his younger days
Ben Butler was Il School.tcacher al Dracut,