The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-09-25

back more rapidly. Not long ago
heard our friend in here describing one
Of Heliogabalus' banquets, which he
had attended as an honored guest
why, / was there, too. cried tue other
liar. 1t was the night they gave us the
boar's head stuffed with goose giblets,
and that delicious dry Opimian mus
cadinenn
tWeIl," Iasked, what is your prog
nosis in this case?n
Just now the two personal reminis-
cence liars are driving each other back
through ancient history at the rate of
three centuries week. The food isn't
likely to stop them. Before long they
will be matching "reminiscences of the
antediluyian patriarchs, and then they'll
bring up square on Adam. They can't
go any further than Adam. BY that
time they viii be ready for the truth
cure process; and after n few weeks
spent in an atmosphere of strict yeraci-
ty in the other wing of the Infrmary,
they II 90 out into the world again per-
fectly cured, and much more useful citi-
zens than before they came to us.
We went upstairs and saw the scru-
pulonsly neat bedrooms which the pa
tients occupy; through the separate
wards where the isolated classes are
treated across to the right wing of the
building and into lecture-room where
The convalescent liars were gathered to
hear most interesting dissertation on
1.-The Inexpediency of Falsehood IRON
the Legal Point of View" Twas not
surprised to recognize in the lecturer
my railroad acquaintance, the Boston
lawyer, Merkle.
On our way back to the reception
room, or office, we met pleasant-look-
ing gentleman about forty years Old.
He is a well-known society man. the
Assistant Superintendent whispered as
the inmate approached, and he was
formerly the most politely insincere per-
son in America. Nobody could tell when
he was uttering the truth, or, indeed,
when he ever did utter the truth. His
habit became so exaggerated that his
relatives induced him to come to
Lugville for treatment. [ am glad to
have you see him, for he is good ex-
ample of radical cure We shall be
ready to discharge him by the first of
next week"
The cured liar was about to pass us,
but the Assistant Superintendent
stopped him. Mr.. Van Ransevoort, !"
he said, "let me make you acquainted
with this gentleman. who has been in
speeding our system"
Il am glad to meet you, Mr.. Van
Ransevoort, | said.
He raised his hat and made me an
unexceptionable bow. 'sAnd 1.-The re-
piled, with smile of charming cour-
tesy, ''am neither glad nor sorry to
meet you, sir. | simply don't care
rap"
The somewhat startling candor of his
words was so much at variance with
the perfect politeness of his manner that
| was taken aback. stammered some
thing about not desiring TO intrude.
But as he still stood there as if expect
ing the conversation to be continued, I
added:
81 suppose you are looking forward
to your release next week?'
Eyes, sir," he replied. Il shall be
rather glad to get out again, but my
wife viii be sorry
| looked at the Assistant Superin-
tendent He returned a glance full of
professional pride "Well, good-by,
Mr. Van Ransevoort," / said. "Per-
haps | shall have the pleasure of meet
ing you again.
Il hope not, sir; it's rather bore"
said he, shaking my hand most cordial
ly, and giving the Assistant Superin-
tendent friendly nod as he passed on.
could fill many more pages than l
have to write with descriptions of what
l saw in the Intirmary. Intelligence
and thoroughness were apparent in all
OF the arrangements | encountered
and conversed with liars of more varie-
ties and degrees of mendacity than you
would believe had distinct existence.
The majority of the cases were common
place enough. Liars of real genius
seem to be as rare inside the establish
ment as they are outside. | became
convinced from my observations during
the profitable afternoon which | spent
at Lugville that chronic mendacity is
| disease, as the Assistant Superintendent
said, and that it is amenable, in a great
number of cases, to proper treatment.
On the Importance of the experiment
that is being carried on at Lugville with
SO much energy and apparent success,
it is not necessary to dilate.
| sincerely hope that you will not
misconstrue my motives in laying the
matter before you; and I can not too
strongly urge you to go down to Lug
vile yourself at the earliest oppor-
tunty. You ought to see with your
own eyes how admirably Lorin jerks
bequest is administered, and what a
prospect of reform and regeneration
the Intirmary's system holds out to I'M
fortunates The regular visitors day
is Wednesday No doubt they would