The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-28
INSANITY IND Suicide.


Insanity is literally looking at thing
In unhealthful proportions. Ten years,
five years, one year-a month, day, or
even few hours later than an event, we
often wonder to ourselves that we re-
garded it in so strong light. How
often do persons get to thinking about
things at night, and become so indignant
or outraged that they can scarcely remain
in bed; or get TO thinking about debt
they owe tomorrow, and are so fearful
that the money may not come in from
creditors, and protest, with all it's hor-
rors, stares them in the face, and they
toss and turn in an agony of sweat, and,
containing themselves no longer, they get
up and frantically pace the floor by the
hour, then, falling asleep from sheer ex-
haustion, they wake up to see the cheer
full sun shining in the windows, and the
postman brings more remittances than
were needed Many who have treated
consumption largely have died of the
disease. Hydrophobia has been brought
on by the mere force of imagination
The celebrated Dr. Green, so famous at
one time for treating diseases of the
windpipe and its connections, after
swabbing the throats of others for mill
ions of times, perhaps, began at last to
swao his own. An eminent and able
physician, who attended lunatic asylum
ofx at T L
killed himself, himself lunatic Sew
eral great scholars, who have made the
prophecies their study, have died insane,
and so with numbers who have studied
perpetual motion. All men should be
careful of getting into the rut of one
subject, of one idea. Therei is at least one
advantage of having great many irons
in the fire; the man who gives them
equal attention never goes crazy. It is
brooding over disagreeable things which
fills our madhouses; it is really the want
Of force of character, of moral courage,
which leads to such fate. The moment
your sleep is disturbed about one thing
for two nights in succession tear your
self away from it or you may be lost.
NO GEOGRAPBIES IN THOSE DIS.
A quick-witted negro preacher had
elaborated new theory of the Exodus,
to wit, that the Red sea got frozen over
and SO afforded the Israelites safe pass
age; but when Pharaoh with his heavy
iron chariots attempted it, they broke
through and were drowned. A brother
rose and asked for an explanation of that
point. Else been studyin' geography.
and de geography say dat be very warm
coulntry-where dey have de tropics.
And de tropics too hot for freezin'. De
pint to be 'splained is bout breaking
through de ice" The preacher straight
ened up and said Brudder, glad you
axed dat question. 1t gives me CASTOR
to 'splain it. You see dat was great
while 'go-in de ole times TO dey had
any gography-'fo' dere was any tropics
LIKE FITHER, LIKE D4UGTITEre.
\ professional gentleman of Maine
city, noted for his brusque manner, ac-
costed one of his daughters on the street
aday or two ago, and received a somewhat
caustlc reply, accompanied with hur-
ried movement towards home, and a
saucy toss of the head. The gentleman
looked perplexed for moment, and then
exclaimed in deprecating tone, "WeI.
go aleng-you are too much like your
father for me to have anything to say to
you -
STEPHEN JOHNSTON, the Greenback
nominee for Governor of Ohio. is a son |
of the late Col. John Johnston, of Pioua.