The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

Et prior 10 a desperate
i ~ N charge apostrophlz-
'tLzN lng bis trembling
elS-FN\ legs and telling
EiE,NNA them that they
I'M would shake a great
deal moro u they
only know vhcra he was going TO takc
them This physical sensiblliiy 20 dan
ger and mental resolution 20 face u
constitute. In the opinion Of II. w. VIII
son. who writes on The Human AMI
iaal In Battle" the highest type Of eour-
age.
Pear" he writes ia greatest where
the imagination Is strongest. Il IL an
emotion which seriously affects both
body and mind. On the physical side Il
checks the flow Of saliva. and brings
that peculiar thirst Of the battlefield;
Il causes organic derangoment and
certain degree Of muscular relaxation,
increases the tension Of the voice, and
Is accompanied BY a desperate EFFORT 70
avoid the danger On the mental side
X paralyzea the intelligence and leads
10 the blind desire for fight, though
sometimes u goes even further. and
deprives the victim Of an power Of
movement n fight takes place, 4 IA
the flight OF panic, reflex and often
involuntary act. Only strength OF will
can overcome this tendency 10 run. A.
a matter OF fact fight Is rarely the best
road out Of danger. In battle Il is the
worst To 90 forward and die 81 GER
talnly better than 20 20 backward and
die: for. In the hr6t place the enemy,
who "a experiencing precisely the same
emotions. viii lose courage and shoot
less steadily. thereby diminishing the
risk Of the afsallant Nothing is more
contagious than panic; a single man
with ashon face rushing 70 the rear VII
draw Others after him ana shake the
confidence OF an who see him. Hence
the problem Il how 10 implant courase
and avoid panic
Courage Is simply control Of the
nerves. and u largely due 10 the habit
. o. confronting danger. General sher'
man thus defines u. AN men naturally
shrink from pain and danger. and onll
incur their risk from some other higher
motive or from habit: 30 that ! woul,
define true courage 10 be = perfect sen
/. slbliity Of the measure Of danger and
4 mental willingness TO incur u. rathe
r than that insenslbilliy to danger o
r which have heard FAR more than
9 have seen. The most courageous mel
i are generally unconscious Of posscssinl
Q the quality: therefore. when one pro
o fessos Il too openly by words or hcarln
r. there Is reason 10 mls,ruri T. voul
a further illustrate my meaning by d
J. scriblng a man Of true courage 10 b
IL one Who possesses al hia faculties an
4 senses perfectly when serious danger
= actually present
x Pride. habit. duty. these are n
n forces which enable men 10 conir'
y themselves An can be fosiercd an
a implanted by training. sheridan recl
q cned that. Of the able-hodled mci
h rhout onc-fourth have not the rcQulsli
% capacity Tor courage. and are. Their,
D. fore. useless for battle. Such YEA
10 hearts must be wecdcd out No mat
= Ter how brave a veteran may be. say
u Private Wilkeson. OF Grants army. n
!. relies on the men on either slde Of bin
10 stand there an they fall He mus
u know that his comrades are a. staunc
le fighters az he
= Even IN the bravcst and most full
d tried men fear Is suhdued and nc
n wholly eliminated. skobclon said q
ID hlmself. I confess that am M heat
ie A coward lie despalrci OF Ocnerl
lt Gourko because the latter would due
y 10 avoid bullets and shells. In n
ie Northern army. az the close Of the civ
~ war. General Horace Porter tells /
v that there we're only two men know
N 20 him who never bowed the head
n iron and lead OF these. one was Gel
" eral Grant SO purely a matter Of bal
H. a reflex action. had such ducklng b
come. that after a great battle M
i, would involuntnrily bob. a. they s,o,
= or sat about camp. AZ the sllghte
~ noise How. then, IA courage to
~ taught IN peacel ARusslan general on
- proposed to salt his soldiery by loaI
Ing one rife In ten with ball cartriir
~ during maroeuvreA This CHASTITY DIT
~ narrative VAS too revolving 20 ciylllrl
~ minda and Il has never been carril
- out: but. n adopted. Il would make Il
~ army trained under such clrrumstanc
p invlnclblo. and 30 In the end tend
y, shorten war and save lie. II wou
~ accuslom the soldier TO The sights a.
L scenes Of the battlefield. and overcor
ny bis dread OF the unknown. u wou
n. enable him 20 control BIS nerves On d
~ tumult OF the actual encounter.
~ "such a pursuit as climbing has d
- same moral effect. Endurance. muiu
trust solf-conirol. may be learned
the hirh Alps. or. ior the matter OF thl
Or IN o Washable. where a slip on the IA
las OF the mountain means dos;ructi,
rs. The yolloy Of stones down some procl
'at iious ruloy la not Tess deadly than Z
10y hail o. shells and bullets on the bait
ol- Geld. And. In less degree. hunui
10 and the manllSr forms OF athletics. 81
'sa the same result Sports involving ri
nd 10 liie are thus Of supreme value irl
M the national point OF view, and Il
led should be remembered when the
her nOfant and degenerate asaail them.
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