Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-15

harp, msy opd grind Iato aolintss the
SHARP edfs ~ the isgelh.
now what does sil this msks you ihibk
e7 II sseeesta ~ me mtsie ss \ iredis
cine fof physical sHd t8eHiai dis0 iefs
David teok boid N the mbsiesi ihsifd
msBt which ~ best knew how ~ pisy
ssd evoked from " sounds which we're
fe King saBi's diversion shd medies
msBk BHt, yoB saf, the treatment m
this esss vss q faiiHfe. Why wss u
faiiBfa satt fefHsed ~ take The medis
eiba A wtois sp,fbscsfy shop ~ 6ufa
i've drugs will d0B6tbiha toward healing
tour illnesses N foa fefass ~ take The
msdicias n was Bot the faait If bsvid's
prescription, but tbs fault ~ sst1's ob
ttlbasy,
David, ems N ths wisest and best ~
sIi ages, stands before ~ IN The test sd
ministsfing mHsie I'm nervous disorder
and eeFsbfaI disturbance, and David was
night, Music IA the mightiest fofos IN
Mi therapeutics. tts results t6ay not he
seeB ~ Suddenly ~ other forms n otife,
but IL IL juss ~ wonderful, You viii
never know how much suffering md sofs
row music bas assuaged aHd healed, A
soldier In tts United st6tes sftny said
that on the days the fe,fmsbtal band
played near the hospitals sli the sick
and wounded revived, afid ineB who we're
10 isms they could moi walk before got
up and went out aBd sat II the sunshine.
and those 10 dispdfitsd that they never
expected 70 gst home began 70 pack their
j L.. ..A s.ta f......l.I.tH.
steamboat and rail train.
TbsodosiHs, tbs emperor, wrathful NJ
tho behavior of the people of Antioch,
who, on some sudden pf0vocation tore
down tho statues 0f emperor and en-.
press, resolved severely 10 punish them,
but the bishop, knowing tbat the emperor
had q group " boys 10 sing 10 him while
eating at the table, taught the boys a
pIaiDtive song IN which tho people Ia
mented their bad behavior. and the king
under thc patbos Of the music cried out.
1.-THE city Of Antioch Is forgiven" The
rage Of Achilles was assuaged by harp.
Ascicpiades swayed rebellious multi
tudes by harp.
THE PowER or MUSIC.
After the battle Of Yorktown, when a
musician was 10 suffer amputation. and
before tho days Of an@sthetics, the
wounded artist called for u musical in
etrument and lost not note during the
40 minutes Of amputation. Filippo Pal.
ma, the great musician, confronted by
an angry creditor, played 50 enchanting
ly before him that the creditor forgavt
the debt and gave tbe debtor 10 guineas
more 10 appease other creditors.
An eminent physician Of olden time
contcnded fof course carrying our theory
too far) that all ailments Of tho world
could DO cured by music, The medical
journals never report their recoveries by
this mode. But IN what twilight hour has
many saint OF God solaced heartacbt
with hymn bummed or sung or played
Jerome Of Prague sang while burning al
the stake. Over what keys Of piano oi
organ consolation has walked. Yea, II
church ons hymn has rolled peace over (
thousand Of the worried. pcrplexed ant
agonized.
Whilethere are hymns and tunes read,
for the 5ubilant, there IL rich hymnol
ogy for the suffering-"Naomi" ant
.Eyentidee and Autumn Leaves ant
"Come, ye disconsolate," ane whole port
folios and lbrettos Of tears set 70 music
All tho wonderful triumphs Of surger,
and all the new modes Of successful
treatment Of physical and mental dis
orders are discussed In medical conven
tions and spread abroad In medical books
and IL Is high time that some Of tho mil
Hons Of sonIs that have been medicatet
by music, vocal and instrumental, let tn
, world know what power there isin swee
sound, whether rolling from lip or leap
ing from tightsned chord or ascending
from ivory key.
; Music is universal language. At tn
: foot Of the Tower Of Babel language wa
split into fragments never 20 be agaii
put together, but ono thing was not hurt
: and that IL music, and IL IL the same al
the world over. Last summer In Russi
at q watering place we were greeted a
we entered great auditorium, whicl
was filed with thousands u Russians
!, whose language could not understan'
! any more than they could understan
|. mine.
Bat after the grand band had. out 0
|. compliment 10 us. played our two grea
, American airs, stepped On the platforr
, and said 70 tho bandmastsr, 'Russia
0 air, Russian ARR and then be tappe
/, with his baton on the music rack. an
|, with splsndor and majesty Of powe
y that almost made us quail the full ban
: poured forth their national anthem
They understood our American mnmt
and We understood their Russian music
tits q universal language and 70 goo
= for universal cure.
= 1 should not wonder II In the day
!. Judgment II should DO found out ths
q more souls have been saved by mus
q than by preaching. Ishould not wond'
. II out of this ono hundred and forty an
four thousand ransomed souls that Joh
y forexaw before the throne of God
= least 10000 had been saved by swe'
u song. Why does not tho church Q
;. earth take The hnH Heaven "a the grc'
. musical center Of the universe, the pla'
= .xH 4.t.xot.sfa and harm