Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-15

his hair and brushed the order out o.
his woll-kcpt mustacho.
Thus disguised, he thought, any trair
men who should espy him would take
him for guard, and tho guards
would easily suppose him TO be an en-
ployo OF the road. Fate favored him,
as he climbed up the stops OF the coach,
for no ono noticed him, and his lucky
star seemed very bright when he found
that no locked door prevented his en-
trance TO the cur. Boldly walking in,
he sat down near tho roar door and nf-
fectcd the nonchalant air OF n brake
man, while ho furtivoly gazod at his
follow-passongers
He had car-loud OF human nature
to study, and he anticipated amuse-
mont
Lcmuels thought TO himself that, had
he not been previously posted, ho could
not have told, by their appearance. that
all these people, over forty were in the
car, were unfortunates whose reason
had tottcrod on tho throne and fallen
into the dull void OF insanity. The wo-
man who persisted in wanting TO raise
a window, to chill her neighbor in the
next seat back, acted rs sane rs many
other women do who travel without
keeper. The man who tried to spread
himself over two whole seats, to the eX-
clusion OF all others, did not net differ
ent from many othe2 men who would
be more at homo in cattle car.
Rnt of ifrl,t ho
thought the trespasser, but they acted
perfectly natural, as did also tho wo-
man who repeatedly changed her seat
from one part OF the car TO another, and
the one who did her best to stare her
neighbors out OF countenance.
In his new-found interest the COM
mercial traveller, who was so lately eX-
tremely wretched, forgot his woes.
His condition in life might require him
to travel in all manners at all hours,
brave the terrors Of country hotels.
and meet many rebuffs and disappoint-
ments; yet he thanked Heaven that he
was not us these poor creatures.
While thus felicitating himself upon
his good lsck, temporal and mental, he
noticed man coming toward him
from the front OF the car, walking with
slow dignity down the aisle, scanning
each face as he passed. He was bare
headed and the wavy hair that flowed
in classical curves about his forehead
shaded pair of brilliant dark eyes.
AS the man came to where Lemuels
was sitting he stopped, gave the COM
mercial traveller II look that seemed to
pierce through him, and made the
guilty trespasser feel that his trick was
discovered and he would be put off the
train.
"One OF tho physicians in charge"
thought Lemuels, in whose mind was al
ready working n calculation OF the |
probable distance he would have to |
walk to town.
"I am glad to see you," gently re-
marked the sharp-eyed man; 'you are
looking quite we'll"
The commercial traveller felt that tho |
pleasure was not mutual, but he was
glad to know that his countenance did |
not expose his inward agony OF appre-
henSion.
"Are you going far?n said the man
who. Lemuels was sure must be the
chief physician.
IL am headed for Toledo" was the
though inelegant reply
OF the man, who really could not tell
how far he was going, though he had
no doubts about how far he wanted to
go.
'I will sit besides you awhile" was
the next remark, which was rcassuring
and did not signify any immediate in
tention of expulsion. When seated,
the doctor looked straight into the
commercial travellers eyes and sad:
This is my school-my peripatctic
| want to assSce you, sir,
that in us you see community that is
n chosen one. These are my pupils,
my apostles waving long, white
hand about him-''and among us we
have all knowledge, all power. To us
cosmic science is but primer; the sys-
tom of law, harmony and order in the
is but fundamental.
"You teach them scientific knowl-
edge, then?" said Lemuels, who al
ready felt mystified.
ITO us the problem of the relation of
mind to matter is no longer one of dis
pute or struggle. The nature of our
knowledge of existing things, of the ex-
ternal world. was puzzle to the an
cient philosophers who first began the
inquiries into mans cognizance of ex-
istences outside Of himself, but to us 1t
is established. Don't you see, sir, that
in the metaphysical, while the body is
but mortal the mind exists forever and
holds dominion over all No tterP"
"Yes-ah, yes; to be sure" said
I.emuels, who really was not quite
sure.
'And yet" continued the narrator,
i've have among us some positivists
who assert that, contrary to the exist
ence of abstract entities supposed to in
here in various substances and capable
OF engendering phenomena, the mind
affirms the futility of theological and
inquiries and abandons
as useless the investigation OF the
causes and essences of things. Now
tell me-" said the doctor, earnestly,
his audience. don't you
recognize in that little fallacious theory
which, II carried out, forever extin-
guishes the search for knowledge?'
you are certainly right" said the
commercial traveller, who was trying
to think of u funny story to tell the lee
turer in order to change the subject.
But the harangue continued.
III, then. the positivists are right,
which you agree they are not, all our
resoninS is useless, and all the philoso-
pliers, from Aristotle down to myself,
have worked in vain. The mind, as
the sovereign of matter, must
and will reign. and-don't YOU