The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-04

ituasm be a oelusion or not, there 10 no question
OF Mr.. owens belief IN its verify. Out OF moro
who during his stay here talked with hIm about
splrltuasm, or VINO heard HIM talk about II,
have as yet failed 10 find one who thinks that
the Katie King lmoroglo had In any way weak
wHAr MADK HIN CRAZY
answer, return TO literary labor while yet so
weak from fever as TO be unable 10 bear IT. Had
he been OF dlnerent constitution, the tasks he put
on himself while TOO feeble 10 leave his room
would nave Killed him. As he is constituted WORK
made him insane.
HIS daughter, Miss Rosamond owen, knows that
TO be the cause OF his insanity. as do many others
IN our home as well as myself More than this,
they know that since Mr.. owen had at time
Guest sharing my hospitality while entirely Tree
10 do as ne pleased, when sickness, because Of his
own lmPrudence. overlook him, had no right TO
assume authority over him. My range or inter
terence was limited strictly by the law OF courtesy
ana oy TINS governed my action. ! requested
him 70 employ any physician OF any school OF
medicine lie might prefer. lie said ne WAS con-
tent with what we were dong for him, aud so.
Whlle the lever was upon hin, we cared ior him
alter orr method ana saved mis- life. After ne be-
gan 10 be conyalescsnt, had ne followed mr. ad-
vice, ne would rave saved his reason.
1.-THE REST CURED WAS WHAT HE NEEDED.
intellectual, active and phlosophically keen as
gifted men, he knew nothing practically, Of the
laws OF life ana health From mature manhood
on ward. he had spent time and money IN doyising
eXpeulents 10 enable hlm 10 traverse or to violate
win mpunlty one Of the laws OF mis- being. In
this he was typical man. bespsaking Tor men OF
day. knowing little ana caring less or God's
great law oil lie and heath, that rest is the
natural re-aEent to fatigue ike tens oil thousands
OF other Dran-workers, he Kept his brain buDolinQ
aud boiling like a seeming caldron. As an inev-
liable consequence he mad hot heao, cold eet,
feeble digestion, sympathetic nervous hypersen-
siolllty, WAS self-Wlileu. ana however competent
TO lead when well, was incompetent II sick, TO ol
low the lead ci any one else. When weak as
TO he unable TO assert himself, he would submit (;
but the instant ne csuld define his own line of ac-
ZION he would DO So and since rest nothing
TO him III conception or by habit, and action IN
his field OF ubor was as much to aim as 1t was 10
Demosthenes IN tine department OF oratory, lie
rose from ms sick bed wnen he had TO stagger TO
his table from leebeness and set himself to write
for the Atlantic monthly or on his he cook. "rhe
Unity oil GOD, and neither his daughter nor my
self Gould iDuuce him 10 keep still, low, the n.
could re help becoming crazy
A grand man In his cav and generation, 10 be
regarded with love and reverence al avs; never
theess, he forgot that ieeDleness especially the
feebleness or age, has peculiar claims TO re-
spect and so In carrying his pitcher to tue foun-
tain IL fell from his hands and broke. lear, past
mendlng.
WAS HIS INSANITY CAUSED BY HIS MEAGRE DIET ?
Let us state facts, then the public can judge
Having myself &C vlsed Mr.. owen to change mis-
habit Of largely disuslng animal food TO hat OF u
liberal use OF II, he accepted my counsel and so
began 10 use "a mixed dlet.n during his stay he
ate bscl, mutton, nsh, butter, milk, cream eggs,
salt, potatoes, onions, beans, white bread brown
bread. gems, rice, asparagus, graham pudding
oat meal, prunes, canned Strawberries, canned
peaches, apple sauce green ana dried uncooked
ana baked apples and other fruit and vegetables
were procurdble during this period oil the year
In which he was my guest. AS for his having
eaten only TWO meals a DAY, The TACT IS that Tor
the larger part OF the time wni.e with me he ate
not only two, but Jour meals "a day; and had
been his physician instead OF MS host should l
fear. be open 10 the criticism OF having led him TO
reple:iou rather than OF having starved him to
QepletlOn,