The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-08
iNTRoSPEcTivE PHILOSOPHY. A Case Where An Over Anxious Bar
 Der Was Beaten.

Der Was Beaten.
 A long haued gentleman while passing a barber shop ~as aeeessed by easbet who. on ,As iookou, toI work, stood in the door.~ay
 Say. sapn. better come Tn an' le, a.e eut yer ha
 "Wh, do ,ot. want 'o oui my hatt - stopping .nd pol,tei, eplyins to the h.i- be-
 :. Case it> might, .enk. boss.
 . That shere \ Nouf depraved grasp ier gam gets the better oi yoas judgment. Ni, har h., fas, been ,!asels shinslcd Wha. makes X lAl do~n on yer shoulders den. boss
 :. |, does ne, le m my shoulders fo your v.lla,ed sht II may seem to lic on n, shoulders. but ia reality Il does not llld you ever study interpretive phtlo,oph,
 :. Nc. sah neber heaid O Ii
 Well that the cause of your mistake lou have stood here ID your door 50 long. watching people with long halr. until you thtuk that the head oi every man needs shangling Your desiie to make money has oats'tpped the judgment oi your eyeslghi Men Tn your pfoicssion have kep, on n thIs ~ay nntil they had Io Dc taken 10 an asyium where such dts- case, are treated lou have been stand, ,ng GU, here ior atoul hail sn hour, haven, you
 las. ,ah
 And nearly ceeY man who passed had long hatf, didni ne
 "las, sah dat's iac
 You have seen more men than wo men pass haven't you =
 Bheve has. sAh
 In lac, nearly everybody who passes $ a man.
 Ias. sah
 Well now. the truth IS. very few men passed here within the last hour. and those who did pass had short hair in your eagerness for work. resulting from that brain hallucina,,on born of desire for gam, you have mistaken women for men AT d long han for short Haven't you been troubled in your mind about religIon lately
 rhlnk has. boss
 Of course You are afflicted by btaln halluoina,on. Ihts is the d,ret, work of the dey,l You were slave before the war Z"
 l as sah.'
 Certainly. and the de.al is endeayor- ing 10 keep you slave. lie IS giving you false eye-sight He s sowing in your breas, the seeds of gain des,re He knows ,ha, after while, by your persis,- ency you will make yourself obnos,ous n the sigh, of the la~
 Dem, mighty cuts facks, boss
 To be Sure they are. You have never studied in,rospedire philosophy. have you =
 %of sah. kain say dA, has
 Well then, so much better foF he deyl He has us, begun ,o Wofs on you no~. bat afrr rhile hell make you seite ll,tie babies out of their bayxies take them into your snop and attempt ,o shave them ana cuf ,heIr hair
 May de la~d sao- re from dat ms replied 'he barter si,h q res,I-ss AT
 "aa.e 70 come anieAA you study ln,ro- spestiye phllosophy. iou have gone far already Yoa are b,aded no~ Wh@, .sn {, A man os conan.
 iers dressed ike |. man, sah 2
 Ana you though, ls, nos ,ba; had long har =
 Yas, aAh
 Nell am ; woman ~ilh short hau and wear flowing sk1rs.
 Boss, yos's goin' 100 fur wid me"
 All rgat, I'll bei you twenty dollar that am dressed as woman and that my halr IS short. We xiil leave |, ,o any man you may select.
 ain, bet;in' man, cap'n." don't blame you. l am ~oman dressed as woman. ou, am an intro speetiye philosopher. If you go on in your ignorance, you are likely ;o 20 craxy after while. Why don, you study phi losophy"