Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-07-01
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THE EFFECT OF MIND UPON
MIND.
Nothing is more common than to
see two individuals of the same sex
on the most extreme terms of friend
ship, become at once the most bitter
enemies; one extreme exactly proper
toned to the other. So well is this
general principal understood by the
observing, without knowing the cause,
that when they discover the extreme
of friendship in social circles, they an
ticipate and prognosticate a sudden
blow up, or extreme emnity. Hence
the old maxim, that shot love is soon
cold" 1t is accounted for upon our
general law of mind and matter-that
one extreme not only, at all times,
follows another, but the quickness of
the change is in direct ratio to the
intensity of the action of the extreme,
Attraction or repulsion at all times al
ternate with each other, which is but
reyersion of the poles, from the &C
tion of the magnetic principles.
Our present purpose is to show the
influence of one mind over another,
and in what manner they are formed
into social circles, parties, societies
and churches. One mind operates up
on another in such manner as to
control it in its action and operations.
or is incapable of exerting an inf1u-
d ence over it; the former is the effect of
attraction, the latter repulsion; for in
the union and sympathy of minds
when associated to form friendships,
societies, ETC., there is as much attrac-
ton as there is between an alkali and
acid in their formation of a neutral
salt, or one magnet upon another
PhilosOphically speak, ng, every thing
in nature is magnet, and has its poles
or antagonizing extremes, and commu
nicates with other objects in no Other
manner. On an acquaintance of one
individual with another of even tht
same sex, they are both 50 well pleased
with each other that they continue tC
frequent and enjoy each others pres
ence and society, or they have a mu
tual dislike, and separate and elud
one another. One or the other o
these effects always takes place. Tn
: former is the effect of attraction, tn
latter repulsion. Among those of dif
ferent sexes, it forms the base of al
courtship and naturalization in mai
riage, as we'll as the cause of all th
rebuffs that take place, In both il
stances, they are more the effect {
passion and prejudice than judgmen
Who, but has witnessed unsuitab
and seemingly mysterious matcht
on which were to say the least, aryythin
IT. but the effect of good juigm3ent
a. How often have parents attempted
+ break up attachments that lad alread
:, taken place, and create new ones
;! their stead which good judgment di
tated, and failed} How often ha
attachments been formed between
dividuals so strong that it has n
enly resisted the advice of relativ
ma and friends, but parental authority
self, and arose to such pitch of
tensity that walls, locks, and bo
FV were no barrier to the approximate
of the parties, who steal away a
consummate their union, under
full belief that all that is necessary
this life is the union of their min
the cement of their affections, and
lin presence of each others persons
For time they enjoy themselves q
each other but at length, attracti
gives way and repulsion perman
>. predominates, their behavior to ea
'nd' is changed; love is turned into hatr
,,, they quarrel and separate, and rem
!! no longer one twain. Indeed, in
of portion of community, these lesser
fractions and repulsionS, quarrel
ices. ices and ''making up again." are daily
ternating with each other, with
permanent or final separation.
- these attractions and repulsions
no less apparent in domestic, soc
and neighborhood circles. It fo
the base of all the attachments
\ friendships, as we'll as prejudices
\ dislikes in community.
Mind, therefore, has an effect c
mind to control its actions and op
lash tons, and the law by which thi!
ffTn MTs. produced is the same as that gov,
e2rth. ing matter-depending on the {
with with trine of definite proportion.
7s One individual wants a certain
' vor of another: his influence is
sufficient to obtain it; he applies
styles another individual who has suffic
il not influence to accomplish it, who il
cedes, gets the favor granted, "
~ the first could have no effect.
cause is obvious: like oil and WI
the two first individuals were all
in the same state of magnetism, eli
both positive or both negative;
1hin definite proportions were not in
JAlU. ditiOn agreeable to the law, to proc
Is, attraction, and was therefore repul
of each other; but on the interfer
,,o.o, of the third, like the addition to
IS, and water of the alkali, they changed
2 smaS aRS different state of magnetism, an
.,o traction takes place, and the pow
granted; q new compound is 70
or new association CONNER
which continues until another ch
takes place philosophieally bet
81 them. So also with individual fir
ships: persons frequently, 81
from external appearance, heress
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