The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
Mr.. Bruggles Gets Shower Of Light.

A small party of men were gathered
in DIR. Fussyfixem's Office, last Tuesday
evening, discussing metaphysical topics,
when an old gentleman with a
face like postage stamp album came
in, carrying one arm in sling and a
crutch under the other, sat down unob-
trusively in one corner, took off his hat
and exposed shaved spot at high water
mark, neatly rooted in with sticking
plaster.
"sit down, Bruggles, and get your
nerves quiet" said the doctor. :" Ill
overhaul them bruises of yours again in
few minutes.
"All right, Doc, take your time.
Pm not suferin', an amt in no pertic-
ler hurry. They've been middlin' easy
to-day, an there amt no special need
to be in rush."
The interrupted conversation was
then resumed, and the doctor went on
to say:
GAS was about to remark, the mind
is very peculiar in some respects, which,
if generally understood, would clear up
many mysteries and Danish superstition
entirely. Judgment is the first faculty
of the human mind disturbed by disease
or injury, and memory comes next. In
case of death judgment is also the first
to die, and when person goes to sleep,
judgment is the first to slumber, and the
last to wake up. You can easily satisfy
yourselves of this by referring to your
dreams. Sometimes you awake in the
morning, and you recall dream-a
most nonsensical and ridiculous vision,
perhaps, but at the time everything
seemed reasonable and all right. The
reason of this is, that at the time of the
dream Judgment was asleep and couldn't
weigh and decide upon the subject
At other times you will awake and con.
clude that you haven't dreamed any
thing at all, because you can recollect
nothing. There you are mistaken. The
dreams occurred as usual, but memory
being asleep, could not recall them
Whether the imagination ever sleeps OF
not, is question impossible to decide
because all the ether faculties slumbel
first. 1t is the same in lunacy anf
drunkenness. Men do foolish thing
when somewhat under the influence O.
liquor, simply because judgment ha
been stupefed and put to sleep, ant
when sobered up they have no rtcollec
ton of their idiotic actions because tn,
memory was in the same fix"
The old man in the corner had beel
listening with an open mouth, noddin!
his head in a knowing manner, ant
puckering up wink now and then t.
signify to the visitors that the docto
was man with a crowded head, an
they could accept everything he ofere'
the same as SO much gospel. When tn
doctor struck a pause, he ambled hi
chair up little nearer to the group an
said:
"I understand you to say, Doc, ths
mans Judgment kin 60 to sleep like
pig in a warm corner, while the ma
himself may not even be in doze. d
I collar your drift rightly, Doc?
eyes, Bruggles, that's the idea, to
, dot"
"Well, Doc, do you know that that
exactly the same thing as lightin' up
, sixteen-burner chandelier on the insid
O. my head?''
, The crowd laughed and the doctt
shook his head.
!, Yes, that's about the way it stand
. Doc, an l know now how it comes th'
Pm in this bruised and skinned-up Fl,
Z better'n I do that I won't be able
chaw tough meat for as much as tN
= weeks yet. You see, when I swallere
. ). all the talk of that feller Grippins, tn
= the worstrkickin' mule that ever jumpe
= stif-legged could be tanned down a
. made as gentle as widder's second hu
, , band, by jest washin' his legs with co
q lie three times day, an went out
E the stable to try it on with that Ion
9 cared imp O Satan traded for last wee
. an got scattered all over the ba
. quicker lightnin' could make up
: mind where it was goin' to strike, befo
q I'd fairly got the hair on one leg moi
= with the lie, it's my candid, onbias'
q opinion, Doc, that my Judgment h;
. its eyes shut as tight as business, a
" was a snorin' like class-leader at cam
. meetin but the memory, Doc, was
e wide awake as pup with heavy fl
- contract, an as for the imagination y
= kin Jest conclude that it had its han
y full tryin' to study out what'll becol
!, O. that mule as soon as l get able
= handle a crow-bar. Them views
7 7 yourn has jest Strengthened it all o
- for me, Doc. / couldn't cipher it
" way at all to suit me before"