The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-12
PRESENTINENTS.
An Investigation of the Causes of Those
Dark Forebodings which mako Powerful
Men Weak.

An Investigation of the Causes of Those
Dark Eorebodings which mako Powerful
Men Weak.
Much apprehension has been oCcasioned
throughout America from the announces
ment made by Professor Proctor that the
return in nineteen years OF the great comet
oflast summer will cause the destruction
of the earth. But while people are be-
coming SO strangely exercised over this an
nouncement, an event of far more serious
importance, which is taking place to-day,
seems TO be almost wholly overlooked. The
nature of this most vital subject can be best
explained by relating the following expe-
riences
.lBishop +. o, Haven, known to the entire
land, was unaccountably awakened one
night out of sound sleep, and lay awake
until morning. His mind seemed unusu-
ally active, and he not only reviewed his
past life, which had been an eventfll one q,
but laid extensive plans for the future. He
did not feel especially i'll, but could not ac-
count for the unusual activity of his brain,
nor tor the restlessness which seemed to
possess him. In the morning he had but
little appetite, but was apparently well in
other respects. In few days, however, he
began to feel restless and morbid although
he tried earnestly to overcome the feeling
Nhltu Huu Nihcu posScsklOu Ol MN. But
try as he would the shadow of some evil
seemed to follow him, and he was conscious
of a gradual sinking and wasting away OF
all his physical faculties. lie had been an
earnest and dilligent worker, and in his
zeal frequently over-taNed his strength
and being absorbed in his duties failed to
observe the common symptoms with which
he was afflicted, thus permitting the work
of destruction to 20 on UNDECIDED. But the
end finally came in most peremptory
manner Shortly before his death he wrote a
letter-the lasthe ever indited-in which he
speaks as follow; "A belief that dea,h Is
near affects different minds differently, but
probably all who are in fair condition of
physical and mental strength instinctiyely
shrink from IL with an indeinable dread
and horror. A dying man is no more able
of himself To foresee his own destiny or the
destiny Of those he leaves than he was be-
fore he began to die.h
The recent sad and sudden death of Hon.
Clarkson N. Potter is one of the most seri-
Gus warning ever given in the long list OF
innumerabe cases of fatal neglect. 1t is
not sufficient to say that many other bril-
liant men, including Everett, Sumner,
Chase, Wood, Wilson and Carpenter, were
swept away by the same fatal trouble The
question is, were these men sufficiently
N"NiAA Va Nhtil hHu NuNlu lutN lhNt
been gayed? The Albany Argus, in speak.
ing ofMr. Pottcr'ssudden illness and death,
says
"One of the physicians who attended Mr..
Potter here was interviewed last evening,
He stated that Mr., Potter's inability 10
converse had for some time served TO battle
the physicians in their efforts to determine
the root of his illness. 1t seems, however,
that Mr.. Potter, some two wears ago, suf
iered slight attack of kidney disease.
unwise dependence upon robust consti.
tuition and naturally perfect health, aud
neglect Of proper clothing, doubtless sowed
the seeds OF disease that needed but
some such personal neglect as that Of Tues.
day morning TO develop. From the symp.
toms at first shown, II was thought that his
only trouble was nervous prostration; but
his long continuance In semi.unconscions
state led 10 the belief that his illness wa,
seated In q chronic difficulty more myste.
thousand dangerous
Up TO the latter part Of last year Mr.. Ed.
ward +. Rock, member of the New YORK
stock exchange, was doing business In Wall
street, New York. He had everything 10
encourage him, and make, life happy, but
was The victim Of unsccountsble uneasi.
ness. His experience rs described By one
who knew, was AS follows AT uner.
pocted times, and on occasions when he
had the greatest reason to feel joyous he
was irritable and haunted with strange
feelings. OF discomfort. He endeavored 10
check these feeling and appear pleasant
but Il required great effort 10 do 20. amer
which he would again relapse into his former
morbid mood. This feeling continued for
Anunber OF months, when he became con.
se'ous Of an added cessation Of lassituds