Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
NO. Il.
DUALITY OF. TIE MIND.
The Man whose Two Brains Are Equal
lathe Napoleon OF Life.

is1he Napoleon of Life.
Duality Of the mind in its marked
character IN ever before us; there in
not single work Of imagination por-
traying human character in which
the duality is not exemplified. Fic-
ZIONIST and poet live upon 1t, andI
noticed recently that one of the most
analytical and realistic writers of
fiction IN France, and one of the most
popular, NJ. Guyot, recognizes not
only the art but the science Of the
method.
In describing one of his imaginary
characters, or more probably real
character transformed from the or.
dinary daily life into his pages under
a false name. he explains duality ON
the same principle that wigan did
long before him He is dealing with
man who has two brains-brains
which are not of the same mold. and
therefore not of the same action
and liz writes his character from this
standpoint with all the vigor of a
master IN literature aud the precision
OF "A man OF science
Wigan was of opinion that no single
person has the two brains exactly bal.
anced. He considered the most power
ful mind was that in which the two
brains, both being healthy. were near
est TO each other in capacity. But he
believed that that was also a good
condition in which one brain took the
leading part, and in which the other
brain, in accord with the stronger.
lent the stronger its assistance. A
mind sustained in this manner was
strong for endurance and one that
was able TO undertake, with certainty
OF successful work, the most difficult
and hazardous labors. The minds of
men like Cromwell, Washington,
Wellington, Franklin, would be of
this last named cast, while the minds
OF the giants of intellect, of Napoleon.
Newton, Columbus, would be con.
structed on two brains of equal pow
er, both in unison in their capacity
and will for action.
In common life the two brains act
together with sufficient unity to
maintain the mind in fairly bal
anced state, but there are conditions
in which the divergence is SO consid-
erable that balance is broken, and
then there is what we call insanity.
Wigan sums up the argument in a
very clear manner. He SAYS: Il
think 1t may be assumed without
risk of contradiction that the fact of
each brain being perfect and com
plete instrument of thought Is album
dantiy proved. That each, while in
health, corresponds in action with its
fellow il obvious from the fact that
this unison and correspondence give
only one result, as in the case OF
TWO eyes producing single vision;
that when from any cause one
brain Is disordered discrepancy in
the two processes of thinking takes
place. that the healthy brain aid
ed by the action of such of the organs
OF its fellow as are not affected by
the disorder which disturbs the 9th
ers) can IN nearly 900 cases in 900.
according to the usual proportion in
his country, control all manifesto.
ions of morbid emotion or judg.
nent, but that the thousandth case
s the madman.
The balance is sufficiently pre-
'erved on the grand scale to prevent
he intrusion into the world of an
excess of insanity. At the same time
here is a wide range of diversion,
hort of obvious destruction of bal.
'nce. Heredity here plays leading
'art.-Dr. Richardson in Asclepiad.