West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-20
CYNtCISM
Discovered to he a Mental Disorder Result.
Ing FROM Dyspepsia.

discovered to he u Mental Disorder Result.
Ing from Dyspepsia.
10 is pleasing TO observe how the phi.
losophy of the cvnics has of late years
jollen into low regard, until now .he
disciples cl Antisthcuc~ ar, seriously
considered 10y thcm,rlvc, only Aftcr
louriShing with varying vigor ior over
two thousand year, the philosophy OF
.he cynicS has at last totally collapsed
since it has W. discovered thal the
,ypiS- snNr! IS but the manifestation OF
distorted liver There is. toe, grcat
,lck of romance about iit of indiy,S-
ion, and an ill-r,gulrd liver is too
naked oi dignity to permit either to
exert any influence ON human thought
outside OF the mind immediately NJ
loctcd
The diSrcput, and final disregard into
which cvuiciSm has fallen may lee writ
ten down rs one of tho happicSt viclo-
ricS of modern science. The word
would have boon saved much unhnppi-
ness II 1t had always been possible, as
science has made IL now possible. to
classify all cyn'c'sms under the heads
ni their respective causes. as ''m-
digestion, oliver complaint etc II
was witty for Socrates tO say that he
saw the vanity of Aulisthcucs through
the hole i'm his garments, but 10 ismuch
more to the purpose that a spcctaclcd
physician of to-day can trace The mod
crn cynic s most ChuriSh opinion tu "A
piece of uudigrstcd PIE or an ulua-pcs-
SmiStic view TO a sluggish liver,
That cNnici>m, pure and simple. his
| come 90 bc regarded thus is fortunate,
too, for the reason that il was at once
the cheapest, and, to certain ~ophumoric
| minds, the most attractive school Of
philosophy 1t only required of IT, dis.
ciplcs that they snccr when the preach.
crs snarlCd. Now that it is con ,idcrcd
bad form to repeat "A cynici~m, IS ii one
were to Introduce the question of rival
| crcods, for instance, int polite ssc.c ".
the budding philosopher, are forced TO
adopt some other school; an as none
Is a, bad ms the Cynics the general uv.
crigc OF philosophy must improve. That
It has improved is apparent from all
sides. Men are now no lOuwcr ashamed
To confess preferences for clcuuly NOR
ais i'm others, and in this wild Nirlt
West OF ours women are even heard to
boast OF the possession of phN-i.a AL
hta.ih, and with their sex "a spinal dis.
| ease i. no longer the sole siVn oi gentle
birth and good breeding Nation, no
! longer boast OF their vices. aud strange
rumor, are alloat tha' square shoulders
and a tanned face ir the modern Nouno
| lady are 30 far from being equivalent
TO "a mark of vulgar,ty a~ TO be actually
stnNch Tor, and their possession cause
| Tor mcOnccalcl pride.
II is Il simple task to prove these
fhings some Of the fortunate result, OF
! the worlds indifference TO the bark and
! snarl of the cynic Until uow, the
| world has been afraid of cynicism. FROM
| The time Antsthcnc. constructed and
! DiogeneS preached the cNnic phioso-
! phy, which placed the ideal of virtue i'm
| the di-rc gardng of every interest. hon
| pr and enjoyment aud i'm the indcpcnd
| cncc OF every restraint of life and 30
! cicty. That philosophy would not have
| outlivcd Diogcncs had there been some
one there TO prove him not "a correct
| philosopher, bat cCnlirmcl dy-pcplic
| Now that science ha- 20 this remote
! day supplied The necessary proof no
/ one is any longer afraid TO preach on
/ lOymcnt Tor it, own sake IL hls be
| come popular tu praise the homcly do
! nestle virtues. To- uphold the conycn.
! uonallticS Of society as the obligations
/ imposed by good taste. 80 charming
| " natural is the philosophy bcgoltcn Of
| = release from the fear of cynic- that
| men ere now found bold enough TO rs
/ scrl lifc worth living for the mere en-
! ioymcnl OF good health and clear con.
! science Since 10 be- cyuic is merely
/ to acknowledge vulgar bodily iuGgni.
/ ity, what the cynic- most .coH at are
/ the things which the healthy world now
mOSt applaud, and thus 10 has come 10
pass that man IS mo- longer ashamed
~ comics, that hc love, his w wfo be.
licves n hi- friends has not found lifc
"a bore, consider, immortality disgusting
and believes in God
Some there ARE e This gcw school oi
phiIOs ply, now ihai c,uicim has been
routed by the superior claims of health
iuluc-s. who ARE so advanced nd dar
ing iu their views COS 10 assert that the
time i- not iUr Il slant whcr man may
marry for love and -ov 20 without fear
oi being ncorcl on the face OF the
carln. Perhaps thi- i- too hopeful p
view pf the future yet what - already
assured make u- thankful that. amono
itt many triumphs modern -c cncc mum.
hcr- That of having labeled cynici-m y
mental disorder rn-ult'ng from 70 not
nice bodily Wlmrnt Sun Fyapcico
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