, 1875-07-02
CONSCIENTIOUS sT0MACuB.

II havo often changed a boys moral disposs
tion," !" Says \ certain great physician, ''by atu.~
ply applying leeches to tho iusirle of tho nose.'
This opens mp Rreat fold for tho future treat
mont Of CRIME. Tho State, instead Of building
iai!a, will broad leeches. Sentence will bo
passed upon harIonod criminals somewhat IN
tlia fashion: "prisonos at tho bar !: Tho son.
tsuce OF tho Court IL thAt you ahall hayo four
!eechcs applied to each noBtst! duriug u year
and may tho Lord hava mercy Oh your noso."
THIS sort OF treatment will not bo restricted to
courts. Parents will practice Il upon children
husband upon wife and wife upon husband; ami
achootmlstera upon their pupila. Mr. CAuDGE
will transform bis sponBe into mitd.mannered
angel By means Of b1aco Of leecles. aud Tho
Iudc!oul lcacher will stimuato both tho mental
aud mural development Of his echoiars BY
graduated scalo ot blood-auclorB. Tho hcad'
boy will hayo Qua or two attached to him, aod
the Ounce will look like rcd.q1illed porcup!uo.
The loocb, too, WAS uaod only AZ Nil illustration.
Tho DOCTORS saying la the oxsTeme expression Of
tho docttine that body and braiu arc so closely
united that improving tho first improves tie aec-
oud. It belongs to the theories Of "unoon.
scious corobsation' = aud 'hunau automata." !"
II 1t aud ita for consequences aro true. the
great thing noo1ed IN to develop conscientious
sto,nanha In Inanklud, ,-atonaohB which do
their work veil, without grumbllng, WITH
out manufacturing bad blood, without Irritating
tie body aud producing tho pressure on tho
skull that makes tha hulusu hutolnaton drunk
ard or the Encouragement Of Particles that forces
him to murder another automaton. To bring
this about, other medical instsu,neutafities be-
sidos tho leeoh can be used. Perhaps the timo
may como when tho enraptured druukasd. tot
tosing before tho Justico atses rigns's fovcrish
carouss, will hear tho stern woriss "The pris-
oner will tako brandy-and.so1a 1t the muuioi.
pal drugstore every hAIf-hour during the mora
iug." Or wan, half.sthrved Attlo child
ct s.n. brought up for stealing loaf
Of bread will bs sentenced to oat \
hearty breakfast. The Justsoe, bis fair
round belly With fat capon lined, will at
tribute hia Gown aiaincllnation to ain
to that fact, and will thesofose aim to produce
tho Hanlo happy atato Of Rtomhchio conscion.
tiousneaa in tho oulprits brought before him.
Whom this millennium shhll hAye dawued upon
ID, tho criminal laws Ut the country wiu oEts,
in place Of tho autiqusted yicos Of to-day, the
helnous crimes OF oatlug Welsh rarebits, do.
youting HOLSTERS. and otherwise interfering will
tho digestion Of auy particular autonaton. Such
Hpeoulstons, no Wilder than many to bo fonnd
ID the works. Of protosaed tnassors OF sciences
bring up the old, old question that has ve1et
! and must vax mnn forever. What ia he? An,It
| tho fail Of old boliefs And tho clash Of new
| ones. with sc!oncc carylug. and digging, ant
doduelng and Inducing unpnlatst!o truth from
earth, aud fle4h, snd airy thoughts. thare AT
! tnousaudH Of mop aud women who aro playlnE
/ the part Of Hz1NE's watcher by tho seA. I'll,
young man. standing alone in tho night, aals
| n1onda and ,stn6n and waYaa Il What am p