The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-02
at an end.

Since then l have always regarded
Oscar Wilde as a greatly overestimated
man.
But art is not dead even though Oscar
Wilde has had his hair cut by means of
can opener, and now the great Delsarte
movement or cult is sweeping the coun-
try like Bosom of wrath, l was going
to say, but | hate to use the word Bosom
at this time without consulting some au-
thorities regarding its meaning.
We have a Delsarte movement on
Vinegar Hill. I had long felt the need
of such a movement, and so heartily
Joined it. Early association with Black
feet and Flathead Indians, and course
of training afterward as farm hand,
had given me a plebeian manner in So
ciety which were sadly out of keeping
with my pregnant mind. The Delsarte
school teaches us to cultivate friendly re-
lations between the mind and body; that
good breeding is not shown by an arti-
fetal cultivation. OF course we have
only advanced little in our Vinegar
Hill class, but we are getting on to the
scheme, as you might say. We are all
enthusiasm and earnestness. We have
got some books, and we can already fall
down two flights of stairs without injur-
ing them.
We are also enabled to analyze motion
and physical displacements and muscu-
lar disintegrations. We can also relax"
Likewise "devitalize" ourselves, and al
though we "decompose," there are as
yet no flies on us.
Browning says, you know:
What is he but brute
Whose flesh hath soul to suit,
Whose spirit works lest arms and legs want play :
To man propose this test
Thy body at its best how far can that project thy
soul on its lone way?
We are engaged now in the analysis of
physical motion. All motion of the body
or limbs is eloquent if we will pay atten-
ton. Art comes to our aid and lets us
in on the ground floor. The higher edu-
cation opens up mighty vista in this
direction, all new and untrodden. 1t
shows us that what we thought for in
stance, courteous bow, was, after all,
poorly concealed insult. We see now
an old custom. Instead of meaning 81
acknowledge your worth and lower my
colors to your superiority" it means that
Il comply with the statutes in such case
made and provided, and l externally
bow to you while internally biting my
thumb at you. 1 simply bow in way
to convince bystanders that am gen
tleman, whether you are or not"
That is not true art. That is Elevated
Railroad etiquette-a bow with string
to it. The higher education is really 4
refined and durable style of Christianity.
1t is the kind that teaches US things
which will not only be Of use to US here,
out also aid us iii entertaining an angel
unawares.
What would some of our Elevated Rail
road gentlemen do even if only & male
angel dropped in to spend the evening,
or if one of them tried to ride down with
him from Harlem to City Hall? He
would step on the wings of q seraph and
iab his wet umbrella into the ribs of the
heavenly host if they stood in his way.
We learn here that each organ of the
body has its significance and meaning,
when we come to analyze people and
their conduct toward us FROM DAY to
day. The head we will say, is the men
tai division. IL / bow the head only to
you signify that l lower my wisdom or
mental jag to yours. l say, externally
at least: You know more than do. 1t
may be an inferior order of knowledge.
but we will let that go. l bow to you to
signify that recognize your wonderful
ability, such as it is"
You then return the bow by giving
similar one, which means: 80 no,
row, partner. Come off. Come OF.
That is mistake. You are my mental
superior, and SO here is your old bow re-
turned with thanks"
To go still farther, if 1 bow more ex-
tensively, involving the entire body or
torso as we call it, l say by this action:
II am highly inferior to you mentally
and physically. Your eyes are as the
diamonds bright, but mine are dull as
lead. therefore lower my eyes to yours
and douse my ocular peak to yourn
Your hair is superior in quality and
knocks ne silly as to quantity. there
fore lower my hair to you. I also
recognize that my other features, when
compared with yours. lool, like q mis-
understanding i'll the house Of represent
atives. l therefore make an obeisance
with my other features. Ny voice also
lacks the timbre and other building ma
terial to be found in yours, and SO / bow
my voice. Ny heart and all its wealth
of rich, warm affection place at ycur
feet. l also bow my sluggish and in
ferior liver out Of respect to your active
and self reliant liver. | bow my gastric
works also, knowing how poor they are
and how unreliable and prone to keep
me awake of nights. therefore bow my
entire system of assimilation. mastica-
ton, digestion, Qualification, chymifi-
cation, Notification. Justification, bilif-
cation, pancrificatian, deglutition, den
tition, ossifcation and perspiration to
yours"
Those are the language of the deep and
earnest bow. If be the subject of an
irritable monarch whose wife makes
head cheese every fall, sufficient to last
through the winter. bow myself still