Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-09
WHY PEOPLE BLUSH.
Fear Is the True Cause, and Old People
 Rarely Do It.


 Fear Is the True Cause, and Old People Rarely Do It.
 Why do people blush? Certain emo- tions cause q kind of syncope. Tho heart stops for an instant, and regailring strength immediately it acts in stron- ger manner and sends tho blood racing into the arteries. So much for the phys iological portion of tho question, but we wish to know what causes theso emo- tions.
 Darwin explained this by saying that when VIC perceive or fancy that we arc being criticised or closely observed our whole attention is forcibly directed tc ourselves and is especially concentrated upon our countcnmrcc. When a particu- lar part of the body becomes the object of such concentrated attention, its work ing is greatly modified. Wo sec q good example of this in the immediate effect produced upon the saliva by thinking of a lemon. Our f&Cc rcd!on& on tho samo principle ThcNrir relax ,,.,d arc filled with arterial blood.
 This explanation isno. ,,AIto satisfuc- tory, and other theories havo Gyyn put forward with moro ur less succcss. The latest l. that of Mr. Ncliuurd, which iS at least original. Wn blush through mo,;csty, ljmidity, u3shfumcss and con fusion. Praise makes uS blush--that is modes;y. New, what takes place within us? Something very simple. This praise plcascs us but We do not wish that fact to be perceived Take clso of timil- ity. A scheu!,ny k asked a question which he cannot ;u1SWCr. H. wishes tC hide his ignorance, which la0y expose him to punishment CT tue %il'vS of his fellow scholars. He turns rcd,
 It is the same With cuuGusi0us We have done something which We wish tl hide, and We are afraid that iC will be- como knoWn. In short, the moral state is identical il all c,>ps We rv,lIcn be- cause we feel that people arc finding cut something which we wish to hido
 NJ. MclinaYd >!,&ravors tndv.@ol9.;Yjtv the corroctn'ss yt Iii. thy.ly !,yS'..1. me that when tx i.&y, ming "U.Hl.. .,.d' is rcuoy>U t... i- Isr3 !u-.i.lr. IL t1y caso of lov,.".. We in. ;,. int t.,,, j!!ey blush when 'h,! 3Hl,, jsv@u>o th,y are dcsirous to hide thrir s>at!u,2t. -Ai,rr- ward there i2Nosisn C 0 j2u-h l,g..G.y each knows ti.@t the o,A,r i> ;lH1.,. ol his or her sentiments and iS l!o lun.y.r afraid of their being known.
 A child does not blush. That is be- cause hc has No idea ct hidjuG anything. As soon as Ike lyyomrs old tr!ouHh to understand that it lnay rl to his inter- est not totoll uil that Ike has done ,,' all that passes in his mind he lv%ius tG reddon. It is tho same with idiots. Inc fear of being unmas'cd does nur lA.st, and thcrc i,> 10 b}uShing.
 Fear, then, is the cause of this change of CountenAncr. according to II. AIrli- nard. We arc more likely to turn r, | iu front of number of people tlun when wo arc face to face with GIG CT two only. Old people blush very seldom b,- cause they arc not troubled with tho i'oal that other people will 1,1l them uut. This is a novel theory, ' Sa'nr good points, but there are sc>, Il objections to it. It is q fact that w. ''',A illVOl- untarily; we blush when we navo noth- ing at all to hido i'll tho presence of pco- plo concerning whom we arc quito iu- ditfcrcut
 Girls and boys will sometimes turn red when one inquiries about thu I,>@l.h of their fath,r, mother uv I.IIr lr~. ..yr. That u!l Ncrulr do l>at u'u-h 'Hu | i- oWing not to tI' fat 1H". t'>r h".. nothing tn H}r, }it l.. ,.,g.-e r.. ' .i....t better how t. Gjs~!1,;~l&;r.
 According lu }I. N>l!.".r..., all old people luu.r l> IT,. .@., ...'- tue and all l,.,..., r,.,# i. ; j3..... .- site, which We bc& i'h@ tn c .. Nevertheless there i~ :.-.:r t.;:. this new theory. ">l " e.Ndy vf t.5 connection N;jA t,3H N1rW iri..n IT.. mentioned ",ayr Ni.i l..l to:,...'l two cXplu:-&ii.N ct i. ' f.ycha'o-> i blushing -N!lNut,l C tiiNLLNl.