Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-21

mercilessly against the window zane u
shadow them into glistening spstterwork
What a day for a nap, TO fan across the
bed and fan asleep, with the gutter-eon2
as a lullaby!
How l entered l couldn't say. To tell
you the truth, l fail to remember anything
about it. know that when opened my
eyes my first thoughts were that l mad
stumbled into a Pullman palace car. By
the dim light which seemed TO come ~
from tive Oval-shaped holes on one sac l
could see what looked to be smooth bcdsoi
crimson plush, bali-hidden by heavy Ola
of damask curtains. Then there was a
rOarinn sound. accompanied by q clatter
that was iBcessant. This idea was soon
dispelled. however. because AZ my eyes
grew accustomed to the dim light saw
that was in a telephone exchange.
There. seated on q stool wItha huge green
shade over his ewes, was one Of the most
cOmical little fellows / ever saw. He
looked for the world like one Of the little
Brownies that YOU see in 81. NjcbOtdS--a
little mite OF a fellow, with a big round
stomach ana a PAIR OF legs like those OF a
spider. Hedidu't seem to min me at all,
so intent was ne engaged in making the
connections. Before him was the switch
board full Of numbered bits OF brass, so
they seemed, and when the little electric
hell ratified away he ierked up the ends of
the wires and made the connection IN
such a way as 10 lead me 10 suppose he
was an extremely ill-tempered and fussy
little fellow. ! stood Just behind him for
some time, watching his busy hands
sweep over the board and listening 10 the
conversation that ran nimbly over a
perfect network Of little white wires.
AS you may imagine, J. was deeply inter-
ested.
Connect i49 with 1874"
The busy hand Of the queer little chap
matched mp u couple of brassv-loOking
little knobs and placed them properly.
Then 12i said 20 142:
"Scratel me quick. Itch
l thought that a very funny message
TO be sent 10y telephone; but l was
more puzzled when 139 was connected
md said: /
u ache.''
As [ stood there watching the little
brassy-looking knobs hY thick and fast
over the board | tried to single out from
the jargon enough Of the conversation TO
get an IDEA Of the people who were talk
ing such nonsense, and to satisfy myself
that l was nOt in the telephone office of an
insane asylum.
But the various sounds made only a Ba-
bel. 1t was q whirr, a buzz, a tinkle and
p ~clatter, and all mixed up with the FUN
niest and strangest OF messages. The queer
little spider-like chap, with his big green
Bhade, sat on the stool and worked his lit
tie arms almost as fast as you can think.
He took no notice OF my presence until |
had STOOD there watching him for hours.
The messages came less frequent after a
while, and finally stopped, but the buzz
and whirr continued. Then the little tel
low turned on his stool, pushed the green
shade 10 the top Of his head and took a
good look at me. Then he rubbed his eyes,
yawned and said something about being
Nwfnlly tired.
keep you pretty busy?' l said.
Eyes, rather. Old 124is got a terrible
cold and keeps 142 busy all day.
"Who is 124?'
"Old Nose. He needs blowing all day
long,"
"Old Nose! Needs blowing? Idon't
exactly understand you"
was thoroughly satisfied that my idea
Of being in a telephone office of a lunatic
asylum was correct. The little fellow
gurled up his slender legs as he laid down
upon OneOt the crimson beds, made a pill
low of his hands and said:
"YOu're a stranger?'
admitted the fact.
NTben I'll explain things. You are now !
IN the interior Of a skull. The light is
dim because 1t shines through the eyes
here in the front part of the Uranium.
What you call beds are issues of brain.
The fellow Pm working for is asleep, and
can take the time 10 talk to YOU. The
brain, as you must know, is composed OF
hearty 40 parts. 1t is divided of into
worlds, and each world is inhabited by
people so infnitessImal that sometimes
the microscope cannot reveal them. The
phrenOlOglsts a a much better idea OF
the brain than the doctors. They claim
that the division here is Language, this is
Comparison, this Self Esteem, and so on.
Each one Of these worlds is complete
within itself, and each has a ruler. These
rulers are numbered from one TO thirty
1--WE, and 1t is with them that l make con-
nectiOns. Take a seat on the cerebellum
and Il give you an idea Of how [ manage
things in here. First, let me remove some
Of the wax from this left cart accumu-
3ates ike a snOw-drift against the drum,
ana prevents a good deal Of the nose from
going out. There, that will do"
The little fellow Scraped some wax from
the ear drum with his fingers, rolled il up
like q pill and threw it, as a base bail
pitcher would a ball, into one OF a couple
Of holes at my feet. These, | afterward
learned, led into the nasal organ. Then he
wiped hrs hands on his little round stom-
ech ana resumed his position.
THE numerous nerves of the human
system centre here on this switchboard.
AS you know, these nerves are like the
finest kind Of little wires, aud run out
everywhere, even TO the extreme end of
the toe These nerves make up the most
Ierfecf aphone system that can be i'm
Rginta HoJa toe a itch or a finger
aro0t aUiil I make connection with some
particular part OF the brain. The fellow
pm working for is stlll asleep and | can
afford 10 rest awhile longer"
"Do the wires ever break or get
crossed"
"Oh, yes; often. You have felt a cramp
in your toe, in your finger, or in your
stomach: Well, the neI ve-wires from
those parts got crossed In some way and
made you suffer until / could uncrOss
them. Sometimes a wire breaks IRON be-
ing strained by two much tension or from
being worn out, and what you call paraly-
els is produced. This paralysis lasts un-
iii l can splice the nerve-wires or nut
IN q new one, though ! often let il 20
altogether when IL is too much trouble 10
repair"
SHOW are dreams NADER"
GAS ! lie here my body rests on COnsci.
enti0usnoss, myteet are onD observation-disclosures
aud Tor a pillow my head lies Oh Beneyo-
lence. AL these people sleep as regularly
rs you do, with one exception. thatOf No.
30, Eventually. This is the insane asy-
lum or the brain, and the people In it new
pr sleep. Their occupation Is TO keep 20
ing a crazy kind Of monograph which
they wind and rewind to catch fragments
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