The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
THEY ARE STRANGE
Strange Views Regarding the Ne,
turs Of Womankind
A Philosopher Who Entertsinse the Be-
lief That Women Were Fascinated
by BLOOD. Cruelty and Anguish
Experiments on the s>0sa<

Woman is paradox and the mother
OF paradoxes. SAYS the Boston Journal.
n careful study Of the history of the
world viii convince any mer Of judi
eial mind that Bayle did not 60 too fax
perhaps did not so far enough
when he observed. apropos OF the
treatment of Arideus and Eurvdice by
olymp>>s, THAT if on one side women
are generally more tender than men
II Is certain on the other that those
who are fred with a spirit of cruelty
and ambition go greater lengths than
men in those two vices" BavIe did
not go far enough. For IL In a SAW n,
state tire female warrior is most 10 bs
dreaded by foe. and il the female has
been and is first IN scenes o. bloody
worship and torture. 50 IN popular IN
riSIngS, as in the French revolution
and in our dag the commune. or in the
history Of nihjlisgn. or in police courts
where the question of maltreatmeut
OF children IS brought before the pub-
lie, II is woman that plays the most
horrid part
Philosophers Of old argued concern
ing this paradox. They admitted the
tenderness, they knew of tho sauruin-
AIRY and ferocious possibilities bound
M with this tenderness Some aScribet
the cause TO hysteria. n did Demo
critus, the physician Others. a. de IN
hothe lie Nayer, argued on each side
and could not frame final answer.
IL was reserved FOR an Encli~hman.
who Of all meu had probably studied
most thoroughly the manners and Gus
toms Of humanity, b2rbarous and civ
ilIzed-it was reserved for S,r Richarl
Burton - advance the theory that
even the love of woman for nursing
the sick az home and IN hospital aroSe
from the faScina ,ion cNcrtcd over her
by blood and cruelty and the sight OF
bodily or mental anguish. According
% this theory. Florence NichtjagaIc,
the amazon Of Dahomey, she petro.
leuse, and Goucourt's Faustin Studvinsr
the agony OF Lord Aanandale. stood
on the same platform. A monstrouA
theory, But history unfortunately
furnishes in support Of il illustrations
from the earliest records TO the chap
ter as yet unfinished
II is not at all improbable that a
key 10 this paradox is supplied by tho
experiments of Profs. Nichols aud
Browne, who try 90 demonstrate that
the senses are less keen in woman
than in man. They began with the
sense of smell. They took odorifcrous
substances, such as garlic and prus-i,
acid. These were diluted in a growing
proportion, until IN the last set there
was one part of the test substance 70
10000 parts Of water Then FORTY,
four men and thirtv-cight women.
Young and healthy. were told 10 ~
arrange these bottles. which had been
pat in disorder. and by the sense -
smell TO arrange each set by it-clf--
garlic with garlic, essence 81 cloves
with cloves. The women failed They
could not distinguish the lemon be.
vond 100000 parts, while the men told
II at 90. 600. The women conid not
trace prussic acid beyond the dilution
Of 10000 parts of one; the men. or near
Is al OF them, distinguished It up tc
100000 parts
II is argued that similar results must
follow from the experiments on tho
OF every other sense. that
woman does not require. as the male,
such kceuuess. And the conclusion
IS drawn that "Nicetv Of the senses ON
part would be "A grave disad-
vantage % the race. u il her Io, -
perform without rcpugusuce. and even
with pleasure, thousand functions
against which man would revoIfN
Here is a humane answer o. Tho para
ioN OF Burton.
But viii women. II they first 81 al
agree 70 the paradox, be- content with
he answer VIII they be willing -
cmeuber that there is here uo talk
intellectually or noralitT1
Fiu they admit that 1.-THE senses boz
9ug % the animal structure ~ hu-
lauity, and reasoning beings 90 not
Ispute that the male is the superior
II they protest against this
os!tion, pray what other answer car
hey make % the Burtonlsu parsaozg