The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-03

The Chicago .Sidtts a new weekly Journal.
rightly appreciates the soundncss Of THE
SUNs discussions OF love and advice to
lovers. The Importance OF treating the
tender passion philosophically and scicnth-
cally il does not deny, but il thinks We take
great risk in undertaking to direct the
hearts Of our young readers. Perhaps there
il some risk; but the man who avoids the
performance Of a duty through fear that he
may not do what is absolutely right, accom-
plishes very little in the world, and is Of
small use to his fellow beings
1t is easy to understand how q rash and
unskiliul adviser might cause much misery
among the lovers. He might lead them
astray, and induce them TO sacrifice the hap
piness of their lives. But careful, compe-
tent, and sympathetic adviser, who makes a
scientific study Of the subject, is able to at
once afford relief to a heart overcome by
love, and exposed to his inspection. He
quickly detects just what is the form of the
| sweet disease before him. and Is not liable TO
make mistakes in its treatment
But the best answer to the criticism of
our Chicago contemporary Is given by
the lovers themselves. We are daily
in receipt Of large numbers Of letters
| from all parts Of the country. thanking
TIE Sun for the attention it bestows on
love, and expressing great satisfaction with
the advice published. So eager are the
lovers to lay their cases before us, and so
many OF them are there, that it is hardly
! possible to treat every one. They have no
| fears OF S-eiting bad advice and are so full
of confidence that not q few of them pledgo
themselves in advance to do Just as they are
told, OF course this imposes on US great
responsibility, for not only do those who
write out their cases give heed TO the words
for which they listen, but thousands Of
others who do not so write also lend an at
tcntive car. Happily the manifestations OF
love may be classified; and the advice given
TO one individual possessed by it, meets the
wants Of many.
There IS, besides, n salutary effect pro-
duced by the mere telling of the state of the
persons heart Fcclin~s which o'-
--.,. .----- >vu get no
expression sometimes induce monOlnanla,
unset the Judgment dstort the imagination,
and cause great unhappiness. Therefore 1t
does the lovers good to come to the confess
sional of TIE Sun, even il owing to the vast
ness of the crowd all cannot get the advice
for which they ask.
No. our Chicago contemporary, probably
through realization Of ia own incompe
tency to trcdt So delicate a subject as love
cxaggcratos the difficulties and dangers il
the path of THE Sun, which has no sucl
doubts to disturb it, and receives daily evi
deuccs that ii is rs accurate in its diagnose
as it IS in the selection and application
Of IT romcdles. So long n the lovers them
g sclvc. are satisfied it makes very little differ
. cuca what the cold and cautious critic say
n Thcy know what advice they require, an
{ they are we'll aware when they get it, thong
: wc acknowledge that people usually ask ao
j. vice aftor they have made up their ow
J.. minds what they are going TO do, and tina
q love is very unruly passion.
% Il Is pleasant TO think. however, that TIL