St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-07
SUNDAY CHATTER.

Gate William Pitt by substituting "Quo war
ranto. and what know about quashing."
SUNDAY CHATTER.
II man tries to believe himself a phllan-
thropist and benefactor to his fellows, it is
doubtful policy to disturb his conceit, as i. Is
source of satisfaction to himself and harm
less to others. The New York World is not
likely to Increase the volume of human hap
Hlness by showing that the gooa postmaster
general makes cheap clothing at the expense
Of the toll and frugality of women and men.
1t employed NELL NELSON, who did sensa-
Honal work for the Chicago Times, in writ
ing upthe working girls of Chicago She
mingled with and explored the WANAMAKE R
factories, and her variations show that soil d
business is the underlying strata of all the
seer ming benevolent and humane features
cheap lunches, free libraries and reception
rooms for the girls all have conditions that
are lucrative to the good and unctuous pro-
prietor. There was no philanthropy in the
| wages and in no feature was there lack of
recompense for ingenious semblances. 1t is
with regret that this attempt is noted to
wreck the ideal set up for inspiration and
| imitation.
~
What is known as mind reading is defined
| by some who diagnose the mental situations
| to be something like mesmerism inverted, or
| the individual putting himself in tune, as it
were, with other minds. 1t may be curious
and interesting, but no practical results are
likely 10 ensue. The mesmeric force is dem
| onstrated to be an actual influence in the
| control of an acquiescent mind. Impressions
| that will endure, ii is claimed. can be made
| upon the mind while under hypnotic in
huence. 1t is said that in France some Of
| the scientists are finding practical phase to
this. Victims of the drink habit are SUBJ
| Jected to the occult arts that throw them into
| the hypnotic state, and while in that con-
| ditlon the mind is impressed with the feeling
that it abhors liquors of all kinds. The ap-
| petite becomes subseryient to the mind, and
II this condition can be stereotyped in the
mental fabric and made permanent a greater
work in the way of reforming old boozers
can be effected than by all the temperance
arguments. 1t is not learned just how the
| system works in France as yet.
noted clergymen of the Episcopal church in
New York, which is not likely to have any
affinity for isms in the religious departments.
has recently published an article on spirit
uallSm that is attracting an unusual degree of
| attention. He disclaims the title of spirit
uaiist but occupies four columns of the
paper IN giving the grounds of his belief that
there is good deal in it. He passes the
| phenomena, the seances, mediums, etc.
| with the statement that they are ACCOMPANIED
with too easy credulity with some, and too
scornful skeptcsm with Others and insists
that spiritualism has come to stay. This he
does not base upon any of its DEVELOPMENTS
or claims, but upon the fact that it has
q yrvOyr f,n-o
ago." says Mr.. NEWTON, the Roman civiliza-
ton was familiar with our modern phenom-
ena. The oracies were ancient mediums
the mysteries were sacred seances;
voices, lights flying around the room,
reading of sealed letters, the use of
music to induce manifestations, ma
terialization of spirits. these and other
kindred phenomena the ancients knew
quite as well as we know them. Our
familiar tricks of mediums were venerable
in the days of CESAR. The use of the alpha
bet to spell out the messages of the table was
a Roman discovery before 1t became an
American invention" Its antiquity is not
conclusive of its verify. and the fact that it
was always more rless alien or antagonistic
to the religions related to Christianity will
lead to distrust." Mr.. NEWTON does not re-
gard it as adverse to religion, but aim ing to
would show that fools are not changed by
death and that the moral and spiritual work
OF this life viii abide.
1t is good indication that the subject is
being taken up in the magazines and by the
clerical gatherings as to how to make the
churches more useful and bring the people
more generally to their instructions. Several
OF the most capable writer's discuss the ques-
ton in the latest magazines, and treat it with
practical discretion in the man There is
much variety iii the expressions of the writ
ers, but substantial agreement that the
church should come nearer the general life,
its ministrations should take hold of the
heart an conditions of the people. and the
austerity that repels should be displaced by
the mellowness of the home idea The edit
ces are the workshops, the council halls and
homes, in a sense, of the masses-not merely
the sancturaies. They would have the
churches broadened to cover the whole
range of life. Incidentally the caste idea
should be made as unhappy in the church as
possible, and artificial distinctions put out of
sight. The needs of the present should be
urged more specifically than the ultimate
attainment of high felicity. There is wide
field for the pulpit to supplement- and elucl-
date the object lessons of the Sunday morn
ing paper.
tits insist ed that deaf -mutes are multiplying
in this country out of all proportion to the
general population. While the latter doub-
les, the deaf mutes increase fold This
is attributed to the intermarriages of the af-
f1icted class. Their children are generally
born with the parental disabilities. This fact
opens up peculiar and somewhat delicate
questions. Such thing as the marriage of
two deaf-mutes was not known before the
modern system of instruction opened I'D
ready communication between the parties.
1t would not be humane or Christian to de-
prive them of such culture as is practicable
They are quite as human as other people,
and have hearts that hunger for kindred
hearts, To conslgn them to perpetual ceIib-
acy for their misfortune sayors of cruelty
Still, it would be well if their minds could be
given such directions and ergrossment that
they would be aVerse to matrmony. In all
reasonable ways it should be discouraged. If
the time comes when only the adapted and
physically unexceptionable are allowed to
wed, the deaf-mutes may be prohibited
While people VIII o look at things in cheer
full lights find that the world is moving up
the moral plane with certain if not uniform
steps, others hunt up figures to cloud the
horizon of the coming era. They find for
instance, that in 1850 this country had one
criminal for every s, 442 Of population; in
1860, one to every 1,647; in 1870. one to
1921, and in 1880, one to S37. If they keep
on at this ratio there soon will not be enough
of the untainted TO save the country, on the
plan in vogue in the municipal DAYS Of LOT.
1t is said there are 10000 conyicts in the
penitentiaries, and 100000 prisoners pass