The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12

ArTEE WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS.
The Lesson of Gloomy Days-The Effect Of
the Weather on the Mind.
TGreenville News.


ing; miserable, muggy, blue devil!
kind of weather. Probably eighteenth:
Of the hours of wretchedness livet
among civilized peoples have been OF
days such as have made up most O
the last three weeks sitting at window:
staring out at wastes Of mud and mist
Most of US can readily recall such times
Whether we have anything to be
especially unhappy for or not, de-
preston comes darkly on heart anc
mind as the clouds close in over the
beautiful blue sky and the shining sun
We go to the windows with instinc.
tive longing to seek what light there is,
and dreary enough we find the pros
pect. In city, town and country the
view through the window is familiar
and lonesome. The drip, drip of the
cold drops from the caves or tie slow
gurgle of the water in the piLrs and
the steady rustic of the light rain as it
falls fill our ears with dismal monotony.
Everything looks damp, draggled and
unpleasant the very air appears to be
smeared with mud; the hill tops that
usually relieve the sameness Of the
view-the hill tops behind which on
happier days We have seen the glorious
colorings of sunset fade in the softeDed
tints Of twilight or on which we have
watched the light and glow of sunrise
follow the deepening of tie rose flush
il the norning-are shrouded from US.
All the living things We see look dis
pirited. weary, saturated with the per-
vading moisture. Above there is an
impenetrable mass Of dull gray with,
maybe an occasional eXasperating de-
lusive gleam OF white to remind us
tauntingly of the sunshine and bright
ness hid from us all around, whether
it be bare, tar stretching fields and
deserted and winding red roads or streets
and pavements and our neighbors'
premises that We look upon, there is no
light or life or beauty or brightness
and much Of gloom and monotony and
disgust.
The only things in active operation
st such times are the blue devils.
They take full possession. Real sor-
rows become deeper and heavier and
more oppressive and hope and comfort
seem to go away to drown themselves.
Every mistake and particularly un-
pleasant sin and disappointment Of our
lives stirs itself and comes out for an
airing or possible refreshing tear bath,
for these demons We create for our
selves and shut away as we go along
never quite die and lie eagerly in am
bush waiting until bad weather or
loneliness or some other propitious cir
cumstance calls them forth to do their
evil work.
1t is a bad habit, sitting by the win
dow SD feeling unhappy, staring
blankly out while the dreary rain falls
"a bad habit and a growing one.
There is q certain luxury in it, for it is
4 yielding of the mind and spirit to de- |
pressing outside influences. The some
mysterious, INDICATED, un- |
defined something within US that is |!
US, that goes away when we die, that
We call soul or mind or spirit or what
We willis so closely wrapped up in
he physical body that we can hardly
know which of the two is governing
he other. Many times the preacher is
ent for to minister to a mind diseased
when it is the doctor who is needed to
out the body in good working order.
The nerves are affected by the weather
S harp strings are. \ large part Of the
Misery of bad weather is The result Of
gnoble and unnecessary surrender by
he animating spirit to the machine
hat it should control. People become
ow spirited and miserable because
heir nerves relax or their lungs need
resh air or their blood moves sluggiSAly
4 default Of exercise to put their
carts to vigorous pumping.
The remedy for the blues that come
18th the rain. at home or abroad, at