Telegram-herald., 1889-05-18

Ous aaY this sees the sEissr s4s setting
g. Eh- ne ~ D. ShEoaY. editor u ths
Medical hscsFa sad ths physician Soo
4lls1dze lss-erAl bfz5sE ~ ala isst illasss-
Tie 1e.za azoaiss ~ 1csloa ~rlssrs cams
ug IA tas coarse Of con s-fsstlon. aa4a gns
q4zsslea = death painless naturally sag-
ssss si isse.f DIR 1LGsdy - . nAl " cofn-
al4adlaz psesescz. 81 Aggressive cLsposl-
Ll.a .ad gesiE.gsless Ia as tones
sp~akia< zsasrsllY sad be, the
DEAN sxsay IS ssrY rarely attended,
~ pain because sas system u
a~ays prepared f3f death bY
N-sksn11z sf ths SfEs4 forces. bg tne cir
suistIoa % ilnpar- 6iosd thr0ugn The
brsla saa - sns coz aaafaz Of the nrrges-
o. soars- sSAe people nave more pain than
>snsFs. .ad shis = largely determined ~
Gsiup uperasa-at. A nervous maE-aA oJ1sr
tninzs being -qgal- suasEs mQru paia
shan . asa ~1o nas enjoyed ro6asl oeaith.
ascsa~s Ne nervous Iaaa's sens oiat.e-
.rs stronger, sgt as pan 0f d-atA - ln0rc
a. ne Anticipation ~ n Eaas in thr reality
The Instinct foF lie - srroaZ in aian. aad
sle t-sshinxs o. l1e yrrsslt day a. well a.
.n~ ~rlLl4zs of oar nogsltsss 10 not MAKE
tie saal0rity of raen kny tie more really c.
sis. hsil-nre = sot preached - much A.
Eorm-riy. 10 IS an uRpep palar doctrine, ogt
"a 3 neg-staeless taugat, anc often ac,I g.
the torture OF diving people.
"WAss people are she 3oss afraid &c
de"
NY o~u experiencs, strangs as IL may
seem has taught me that Christian people
are a. = rule ths most afraid 20 die Ny
profession has broax xhJ me into contact
With al sorts or men, and | have made
study Of death from a psychological stand
point. aad nave found that the best CHRIS
tlaus are the most willing 20 stop out Of
heaven a. lonz a. possible They a. want
o. gst there. but they re In no hurry The
saentihc philosopher who weighs the
chances, who suONs that death = iGeYit
able. WhO r-coxaikes that there Is no way
o. escape since every one before him has
had u meet tRs grim visitor, meets death
as braYrlY A. aay. RE Knows that ths
necessity OF dying Is the penalty OF living
lie regards u from a purely matter OF
fact stand point. and ne is fully aware OF
the fact that no argument Or sheOry vii
TAKE or tSs edge
4 an talking Like an aznostic. am nOt''
broke Ia the doctor par-ntheticaliy. but
zm /. believer ia Christianity for all that
.nd what I have told you - the result Of
my experience ~ physician and quite
apart from my own preferences.
What religious sect show tho most
bravery in the face OF d-aths'
The Catholics. | think That religion
prepares persons for death As far as out
ward Sc mbIance IL concerned, better than
any other. The reason OF this T. sup
pose. the intense and deeply rooted belief
IN their religion. The mind OF a
Catholic j. much more AT ease
after be has received the last sacrament
cg the Cnurch-tne sacrament OF extreme
ua1,i0n. The pulse sometimes has TO
nswed strength after the unction has been
given 10 illustrate this I might say
that had % perform an important opera
too on either Catholic or Presby-
ter.an-au other things being equal-and
provided the Catholic had seea the priest
beforehand, I would rather operate on this
Catholic becauss he would be in better
nervous coalition than the Presbyterian
had 20 attend. a short time ago. a noted
revivaiist who was living. ] suppose, in a
ssste Of reli zious exaltstion, and who was
terrified st the thought OF approaching
death
Who wss the bravess person IN the
face of death yoa have ever SEEM
General Grant. General Grant in his
last ills.ss WAS an example Of a man who
could fscs death without fear. Grant was
a alan who had faced death many time
and had schooled himselftO expect it. RE
was prepared ia every way for 1t, and
think thsr everything that has been said
about his bravery. and his grim deJermin-
alton 20 BE- = hero 20 the very last has not
been exaggerated at all. To one who saw
him during his trial-aud is was one OF
the most severe trials anyone could have
he appeared 20 - the typical hero. Re
suffered from disease which did not in
terfere with any of the functions Of life,
and lefs the man open 70 view himself in
trosprctivelY with apparently no hind
rance. DEATH had gripp-d hin by the throat
a. 10 were. yet during that time he never
complained. aud would Seten speak calmly
Of tne approaching end. Just a. a person
would soeax about x0isg ou An ordinary
Journey He VA the sy-s ota thoroughly
we'll educated uita who. ike all educated
men. did not expect impossible things to
,ecur. aud knowing that he had 20 die be
faces, be- braveiy tie ssid 90 me one day.
4 hsve beeu tbiusiax Of taking this Jour
uev an my lifs and now that the time has
come ,m ready 20 start This was the
only references ever heard him make %
his approachlag end. His great idea was
t. be free from pain II possible and hs
asked me II it could be guaranteed. thus
showing that his mind Was fully made NJ
o. the Inevitable character of she disease
and the end that Wa % come. | assured
him that it ~ss quite possible. and We kept
our promise Hs died without pain, which
Wa Ms reward Fle faced the music Ike
the grand OLD soldier that he was. Hs
Vs. no doubt buoYsd up by The sympathy
Of bis friends He would sit and look OF
ln the distance in a sad aud dreamy sort
o. way which impressed those about him
with th- fact that his thoughts were b.
voud the hns of time. To sum up. he
wss tyDs 20 al the world 0f how man
can meet death with cslmness and
bravery
Speaking generally" continued tbs
doctor "men Of education face death with
greater f1rtituda tasn men who are not
educated PHILOSOPHY has a great deal =
DO wieh The art OF dying. although th'
Christian rpli gion has been a CREST com
f1rt 20 the human race in preparing th'
way for death. sud Ira giving hope u lif'
har@affrr Amounting In some cases almost
g. a rsai sstiou of a better couusry oeyoue
the dne ~ time
Ars men or women she brsver 10 tscius
dssfhFH
Women are almost always pluckisl
than men They su,lure pain much better
Have vau ever observed low irritable
man ia v 81 suffering from tooth- sChe o
ueuralzia. 1ur -vonaan viii often sgfe
without murmur All 81 her things be
80 earfal. woman VII face death viii
mere "a srln~~s AMI 'ort. tude than man
watch nav 81 PARTLY accounted for frou