The Irish standard., 1889-07-13
hAIERs OF WOMEN.
a Physician Relates His Expert.
erce with Misogynists.

0uC0 WIFI A4lSOS
Hatred of the Fair Sex Pronounced n Dis.
ease Akin to Insanity-Seyera1 Cases
Illustrating tho Truth of This
Plausible Thoo<y.
''Women-haters! Plenty Of them!'
A reporter for the New York World had
met a well-known physician in popular
cafe and interrupted aconversation that the
doctor was holding with friend over a
cigar and bottle OF claret. lie spoke
easily and with confidence that he knew his
subject.
To hate q woman, especially one OF the
dainty, loving kind, upon whose chances
men hang enthralled, or for whose kindly
glances men would sacrifice their souls,
seemed Incredible. Perish the thought!
Aud yet the visitors mind brought into re-
me.nbrance cases in which men had sworn
they hated women, only to be captured and
put in bondage by pain Of bright eyes.
The physician struck q fresh match and
watched the smoke from his cigar roll laZily
upward as he related few strange incl
dents that had come under his observation
professionally.
some case that recall" said the doctor,
''was that of a German, a member Of all the
musical societies, who late in life acquired
and betrayed an intense hatred Of all
women. He had been happily married, and
NO one suspected him of this new feeling
that began to creep over him and destroy
the love he had for his wife and the respect
for his mother.
"He struggled against it and fought it,
but it was no use, and the disease, if such
it may be called, began to show itself to his
family and friends, and an instant
enlargement from his wife was the re
suit. He ran away from his home and was
finally returned hopelessly insane.
'tNow,' concluded the doctor, Hthere was
a man who was a woman hater, only he did
not know it, because he was insane" The
physicians had diagnosed his case Alright.
The conversation turned then on a case
that had been mentioned by Oliver Wendell
Holmes in his book. a very young boy hac
been left in charge of nurse, and she hao
suddenly gone insane. In her manlaca
frenzy she tried to strangle her innocent
charge, and only desisted when she thought
she had succeeded in her object. Then she
killed herself with razor, which left her
most shocking sight. The boy revived, anj
the first thing his eyes fell upon was the
corpse.
From that day throughout his CHILDHOOD
and 10 to the hour of his death the sight OF
q woman was enough to throw him into
convulsions. His nurses We're men, anG
his family decided it best to seclude him
No woman ever entered his apartments.
but ali the work of taking care OF HIM de
yolved upon men. He died Ill those rooms
;'Yes, that is very strange said the
physician, meditativeiy. "But / think
know Of one nearly as remarkable" and he
went On to relate the following:
t'In the spring of 81 I was called in by 8
prominent banker to attend his son, whe
state of mind, which proved to he O. hatred
of women. This his family could not under
stand. as he had always been u leader If
social events and fond of ladies' society.
II found the young fellows; constitution
very much run down, and made him admit
that he was q victim of the opium habit
He also confessed to me an adventure that
tao happened to him, but which / will not
repeat as it is too long, in which he had
been scared nearly out of his wits by
woman.
sit was easy enough for me to see that
unless The impression caught and retained
by his mind in it's enfeebled state could be
removed, he would remain wonlan-hata1
all his life"
ssWas it ever removed, doc1or?" asked
cse Of the listeners.
s'Never," was the answer, and the party
relapsed into silence for moment
A diversion was caused by the walters re.
moval Of al empty bottle and the substitu.
ton of q fresh Que, and the conversation
was resumed
s'rell US another, DOCTOR" insi,auated the
news paper maa.
~ could tell you several MORE but would
have TO dc SO briefly, as q patient is waiting
for me- he responded. Il recollect a gen
tlelnan who stood very high in all affairs
connected with education in New York.
He, too, was & Woman-hater. AS his opin-
ion on school affairs was considered valu-
able, many teachers, especially ladies, used
to rum to HIM for advice, but, as he was
deeply enga ged in study, their calls were
source Of annoyance TO him and lrl'!tated
him into the state ct nina thAt have men
toned.
stHe was bachelor, but he finally dis.
charged all his women servants, substitute
ing men. AND orders were given that nc
woman, YVES to be allowed to set foot within
his doors. Ee has often told me tla5women
had prevented his reaching the highest
regain the time lost
II know anotne" case where q. man In.
Trusted his entire fortune to 81 woman, and
she made away with it and made woman.
halter out OF him. Ee could never address
one.
But, concluded the doctor, impressive
ly, IT think that designing mothers are re-
sponsible tor many OF the woInsn- haters, as
they frequently prevent their daughters
from marrying the raen Of their choice, and
when girl deserts the mar She loves and
marries another it is very apt to do men tai
injury to the first"
The Spider as Traveller.
A doctor desired to send a fine specimen
Of the spider tribe to medical friend whs
was exceedingly curious in the atudy Of
such matters. As the readiest means OF
transit, he inclosed it in q common wooden
box, and dispatched the tiny traveller by ex
press Tue box, however, was too roomy
for the SPIDERS wants. and as he seemed tt
have distilled the jolting incident 70 travel
ing, he had recourse to a very ingenious