Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-11-30


Talking about pecuiiariiies Of mems
minds. I heard Senstor Beck tell aqucer
story she other day" said a gentleman
10 some friends. the other night. I'VE
were all discussing the same subject
that j. mp now. when senator Beck re-
marked that be thought a peculiarly Of
bis brain bad done him a great deal n
harm in his life. I first noticed IL. said
the Senator. when / Wa a boy goingto
school In Scotland. had a strict old
preacher for q tutor. and. with q num-
Der Of other boys. went % the par
sonage 10 be educated. One night
was very sleepy. and sill mad q
long Latin lesson 10 get %. | tried
bard 70 learn Il; but almost before ] was
aware / would be DOING At length I
read the exercise through in a half
dreaming condition. and with the Latin
all in a tumble IN ms head. / went 90
sleep. awoke the next morning with
my BRAIN thoroughly clear, and, strange
20 say. all The Smbiguities of my difficult
lesson were made plain. and / read the
Latin without a balk. The same thing
happened a second time. and / again
found that when / went 20 sleep with q
confused idea Of my lesson. learning d
while half DOING. / awoke with all my
knitted points unravclled. IL became
my custom after that % read ms tasks
over just before going 10 bed. and never
failed 10 have them ia the morning. Ny
strict old tutor. saw that never studied.
and thought one II the other boys was
helping ne. At length be gave me q
page Of Ivy 10 translate. and told me
fl did not have < for him the next
morning he would fog me. He then
forbid any Of the bows 10 come near me
and watched ny actions. i read the
lines a. usual before going 10 sleep. and
SUR enough the next DAY / had them
pat a. you please. He never troubled
me after that. Well. the year passed
BY, TIL began 20 put o much faith
Ia il and depended almost entirely
upon my mysterious helper. Some
time ago q phrenOlogist came % examine
my family's heads, and they al went
Wild over him. Ipzid no attention 10
their talk. though my wife urged me 10
give the man a trial One day. however.
be met me, and was so persistent that /
90 length sat down 10 him. He said that
he would examine my head for three
dollars, and give me a chart for five dol
.ars. ! told him three dollars was all I
would throw away. and he began to
lame my characteristics At length he
said; ''You have one faculty that j. fully
developed. 1t Is spirituality. You have
that faculty developed 70 a marked de-
gree. You would have made a fine me-
aiuEl Your mind Is capable Of working
separate from your bOdy-that il, il can
perform mental labor while the body Is
NJ rest and knows nothing Of Il. You
sometimes solve difficult problems
while YOU are asleep. and wake
up in the morning without
knowing that YOU have been at
work" Here j. five dollars said /:
"a man who knows a. much as you do
deserves IL. NY strange faculty
continued senator Beck, whether il IS
spirituality or not, Is growing weaker.
can hardly explain the action Of my
mind during these abnormal spells. /
see the lines and words before my
minds eve, and, without knowing the
process, or. indeed. being aware Of any
process, / work on the problem
you remember John Sherman's
anecdote Of Beck continued the gen.
tleman. Beck was working day and
night on the Tariff bill, when a member
wondered how he got any rest. Oh
said Senator sherman, who was present,
Beck rests himself when he makes a
.peech.' A man who a work when be
should rest himself may be pardoned IL
ne rests when be should work. n-LOuiS-
Flle C0Ericr-Jou1lGi.