Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-03
LOVE ON THE OCEAN.
THE STEAMERS ARE cuPlo's PET
 HUNTING BOUNDS.

THE STEAMERS ARE CUPiD'S PET
 HUNTING BOUNDS. Much on the Sea Says Cupid Never Gets
 seasick-The Theory of Selection In the Matter of Love Disproved.
 The ocean has no terrors for the little winged god of love, for he plies his mis- chievous trade as vigorously afioat as ashore.
 stOh, mo-" said Mrs. Langtry at the Hoffman House, on the eve of her de- parture for Europe recently, Cupid never gets seasick.'
 The Lily then laughed and remarked how curious it was to be interviewed on | the subject just as she was about to start on sea voyage.
 "Of course, have made many trips," she continued, "and I have always ob- served that there is more spooning and sparkling aboard a transatlantic liner, all things considered, in week than one could possibly see ill a month on shore.
 "The ocean, I have therefore come to conclude, must be the little mischief | makers particular delight. '' "What reason do you ascribe it to?" "Well, to begin with" she replied, Zone leaves dull care behind when one | steps on board steamer. Thus ones mind gets into condition for the light CT things of life, and you feel not only at peace with all mankind, always con- | sidering, of course, that you are not in the grasp of that monster, nal de mer, | but almost i'll love with everybody about l you who is at all nice"
 "Do you recall any instance in prom inent life where the love affair that led to marriage began on shipboard?'
 ''Many, but do not ask me to tell you their names. That would be personal, you know"
 Professor Jaime Ramirez, president of the Spanish-American club, who has l made many trips between his native 1 Spain and his adopted America as we'll as between many other countries, said that the question awakened myriad of recollections of Cupid's activity on the briny deep.
 "Oh, yes. have often wondered why people should be so susceptible to love on the ocean, he said. "It must be be- cause there they see nature in her grand est and most awful aspect, and therefore more readily become subject to her be- nign influence on the finer feelings. Sen timent is stirred up as perhaps under no other circumstances, and a reveling in high, holy and poetic thoughts follows that lays the individual, if he or she is properly constituted, open to the prompt ] ings of the heart, where love has it's seat.'
 | The professor then drew comparison between travel on land and water, con- tinuing as follows:
 "On the sea the air is fresh and pure. The effect is both purifying and refresh ing, therefore exhilarat1ng. It is only a step from exhilaration to love. ] Another great traveller also grew phil osophic when the question was pro pounded to him.
 | About five years ago" he said, "I ] left Sydney for London on the steamship Orient, of the line of the same name.
 "The voyage occupied six weeks, but it passed so pleasantly that when it was over it appeared as if it had been only six days
 "Our route first lay through the Iu- dian ocean, and more and more romantic seemed each mile we traversed through those laughing, leaping, phosphorescent, tropical waters. Concerts on deck, card parties and games of all sorts helped us to while away the time. There was enough spooning behind the skylights and spars every night, and all day for that matter, of those six weeks to drive Cupid crazy with joy. Before the voy- age was over six engagements of people who had never met before had been an hounced and celebrated. It was the most Hateful voyage in this respect that have ever had.
 "On board steamer people are thrown constantly together. They see each other under multiplicity of circumstances, and therefore come to learn each others 8 various peculiarities and points. But their view points or focus is naturally contracted. If this or that young lady is beautiful, she seems to be still more beautiful than she really is. If at all hice, she will appear still nicer, and the longer the voyage the more enraptured you become. When you land, and your opportunities for wider observation un- fold themselves, you are very apt to be disenchanted, for then you realize that your vision before was of necessity dis torted. It is glorious delusion while it lasts, however. "
 Would not the same be true, " the reporter asked, Eff people happen to be | thrown together i'll small place on land?"
 "Yes-that is, if their surroundings have anything romantic about them, and, above all else, are unusual. In other words, they must be away from familiar haunts, sights and customs" "
 "That would disprove the theory of selection in the matter of love, " the re- porter ventured.
 "Of couTse,' was the reply, "it is nice to think there is somebody waiting somewhere for you to love and by whom to be loved; but, as a fact, no one ever goes ill search of that mythical person. Let young people be thrown constantly together and bef,ne they know it-that is, without exerc sing their fabled pre- rogative of selectio1-they will be i'll love with each other. Why, young men and maidens, old men and women, for that matter, are constantly marrying people as far from the ideals they have been known to describe as day is from night or peace from war and being happy forever after. It can be explained on no other theory than the one ad- vance. "-New York Journal
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 To Penetrate the Earths Crust.
 Tho principal novelty at the worlds fair in Paris in 1900, if present ideas are car ried out, will be a descent into the depths of the earth. M. Grousset has submitted l .,laI, for tnStirsr the question yZhetheI