The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-28

his own way and carry his point in
I spite of advice or reason if sxly force
is attempted, but his friendship, being
2 dominant faculty, he can easily be
reached in this way when all other
doors are closed and sealed
He does not possess one solitary fac
/ ulty that could be singled out and
written down as being intense, except
in the sense that they are intensely
! sharp. He is very subject to outward
influences and whatever passion, senti-
ment or feeling happens to be in the
ascendancy, that, for the time being, is
the all-governing power and every other
consideration is temporarily dwarfed.
If he is absorbed in a business trans
action, his social habits, his philan-
thropic impulses, his religious senti-
ments, and everything else is subordin-
ated pro tenn. When he is philanthro-
piSt he is not the shrewd business man
he was the day before but another pc
culiarity is that these different forces
alternate with wonderful rapidity. and
what he is now is no sign what he will
be tomorrow. He will display all the
lavish generosity of a spendthrift and
all the acquisitiveness of niser. From
being man of pure. noble and sincere
religious convictions, he can change to
man of the world-interested only in
the cold and secular affairs of life. His
character is more remarkable for be-
ing unique than for being stable. He not
only likes variety, but he will insist on
having it. His continuity is small:
hence, with his active temperament it
lis utterly impossible for him to plod
along in any set fixed and conventional
rut. He will have numerous irons in
the fire at the same time and will want
more fire that he can order more irons
When the social faculties are active
he will be ardent in affection; is fully
alive to and appreciative of all the real
and imaginary charms of the gentler
sex, likes to be in their society, enjoys
the friendly communion of congenial
spirits to a greater extent that he
would express, but even this pleasure
has its limits, and like a butterfly, he
will not rest in one place long, however
sweet the flower. There can be no spice
in life TO him unless it admits OF alb
solute freedom, and he must have a
chance to divert his thoughts, his in
terests, his labors and ambition in diff
ferent channels.
In the social group, inhabitiveness is
the smallest organ, and this also har-
monies with his love of change. He
does not becorne excessively attached
to any one place, can pull up stakes ac-
cording to interest or desire, is not SEN
timental about the 'old homestead
but is cosmopolitan in disposition and
habit, and though he is not likely to
boast of his loyalty to the fatherland, or
his extraordinary attachment to the
flag, yet he will do more to build up the
country he lives in and to sustain its
laws than many of those who. in sea-
son and out of season, loudly proclaim
their patriotism from the house tops.
Intellectually. Mr. Beck has more to
be proud of from the standpoint of
quality than quantity. The anterior
lobe of the brain is medium in size, but
the convolutions being both deep and
numerous he is, therefore, far betteri
equipped than one whose brain is
larger in bulk, but inferior in quality.
He is quick to comprehend. readily
grasps the full meaning of a statement.
and has a good, extremely active and
serviceable brain, but it is one that is
adapted to the commercial, industrial,
business and scientific world, rather
than to the metaphysical or philosoph
ical
He is a lover of beauty, whether in
art or nature; is fond of music and
flowers, and will show especial interest
in any huge construction requiring
great mechanical skill like the Brook J
Ign bridge, the Eiffel tower or the |
Ferris wheel. He has considerable of /
the inventive anu constructive talent |
himself. He not only has the ability to
originate, but can improve on the in
ventions of others, and enlarge on |
their ideas. His talent as
an inventor is so marked that he could !
chisel out good fortune should he
give his mind to the mechanical arts. /
He has enough firmness to push