Evening journal., 1891-06-17

kurepe and America-should have al.
lowed himself to bs dominated by thi,
vulgar tub thumper The mystery /,
rendered more the less striking by th,
letter OF Arthur Cuthbert which an
pears In the standard Mr. Cuthbert. II
seems, is also a deciple of Prophet. who
is he says, one of the nobest and best OF
men and he accounts for some of Oliph-
ants alterations by bluntly SAYING he be
came mad after, not before, he Abandoned
the ministrations of Mr.. Harris. II is 4
controversy into which we have no space
10 enter. Laurence Oliphant was prob
ably mad in his later years; but there
was no trace Of insanity when he frat
gave himself up to the influence of Har-
ris the Prophet; and the explanation is
probably not to to be found in tna5 taste
ior the luxury of credullty, which was
never more highly developed than II is In
the age of the Harrises and the Beschers.
the Biavatskys and the Booths.
The Age Of Faith, it has been said. Is
over. Perhaps 1t is. But the Age Of
Creaulity Is not. There never was 4 time
when people were ready to believe 40
much on so little evidence; or when the
humbug, In morals or religion, found his
way easier. The odd part of IL Is that
people believe with their eyes open. a. no
doubt Laurence Oliphant did. The net is
spread In sight of the bird, not In vain.
we are educated, of course-all of us are
nowadays,-we are cultured, we are
scientific, we are strictly rational, and
yet-and yet, the charlatan brings down
his victims as often as he fires.
The Struggle Between Sense and the
iensual.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Why Is the human race impelled az by
common instinct towards this craving
for stimulants2 Several writer's have in
casual way endeavored to answer the
question, but Tolstoi, the Russian tale
writer is the first who has brought anv
great amount of reasoning TO bear on tba
subject. He has abandoned. as IL annears
the use OF wine aud tobacco on the pronnd
that they are unnecessary and ipiurious
to mans physical and moral well heino
and he wishes to justify his position IN
the eyes of the world. When a neraop il
asked. he says why he drinks or smokes
the answer generally is: TO excite NV
nerves To brace me up" or. II drink
ana smoke because 1t is agreeable. and
everybody else does So" II person i.
tlred or out Of spirits he rests or cbeers
n MN self with cigar or a glass of lionor
ioistoi does not, however, say that a
person drinks tea and coffee for tha sama
reason, nor does he mention that tba
Ieeiing OF depression often experiencad
before eating gives place to a cheerful
state OF mind after good meal. tboupb |
these facts are incidental to the question
de does not. in fact. accept the arru
menus OF the man who drinks or smokes
because 1t makes him feel 80 comfortabIa |
Or makes him forget his troubles. but
raises the issue to higher plane of logic |
The conscious man, he argues. disfin.
yuishes In himself two beings absolntalv
llstinct-the sensual, which eats and /
Ileeps, and the thinking being
which does. or should, appreci Ale
ND control the blind movements of the
'ther There is a constant struVgla
the conscious being and the san
ual being which is always going astrav
ND it Is TO paralyzs the voice of con
clence thst the man poisons and stupefes
himself with narcotics. and not because Of
ny natural inclination nor for the pleas.
re that he Immediately derives from the