New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-07
HOW MIND FAILED TO ThICMfH'
AND AN ADVOCATE OF ITS INvARIABLE VICTORY
OVER MATTER HAD TO BUY SUPPER

AND AN ADVOCATE OF ITS INVALUABLE 'iNAO"i
OVER NATTER HAD TO BUY SUPPER.
"It 70 No use trying / cannot get over my rear
~ lightning" SAID a man in the Firth Avenue
Hotel last night Il shudder every time near d
thunderclap and was never considereu eo""''
at that" .,
"ara don't think anybody who knows your career
IN the West" continued the speaker. laughngy'
..ro,,,d have the courage to call you a coward
But In the present case you have simply perhit.eu
a childish weakness TO get the better Oh you iou
have allowed il to grow on you until you cannot
overcome IT, And how foolish 1t IS when you coh-
slider how few people comparatively are injured
nv lightning. Now II you would bring your nina
o, heor an Il The whole thing would soon evolve
,,so,f into a glorious triumph Of mind over matter
WHY we all know what man can do II he Is put
to H. The mind will triumph over physoal
coyardice or indispositon 10 action every time.
Take for instance, the case OF my WIRE one III
sisted that she could not ride a bicycle ana
'Oh, that's all right" broke In another OF the
party but tell you there are some things which
n man cannot dc and :hey appear simp.e at that
and they are Just those things, too. in which you
would think the mind would surely triumph. Now,
you will hardly believe 1t. but do not think there
Is n man In the crowd who can go up to that wal
and draw an imaginary letter ID on 1t and at the
same time keep his right foot moving around In a
circle TO the lett"
What's thatT exclaimed the champion OF mind
over matter. Just say that again"
The speaker did so. and then the other said that
It was so easy that he did not think 1t worth try
ing.
you may think So" answered his friend. but
will wager you a wine supper that you cannot do
"I:'s a CO." replied the mind champion, and. taxi
Ing a pencil, he started for the wall The friends
Of the two men gathered about them and ref
cree was selected 70 that the trial was con-
"Ob. / can fairly taste that wine now" exclaimed
All right" said the man who had the other end
OF the wager you will get the wine sure enough
The mind champion poised the pencil In the air
foot and waited for the referee 70 give the word.
The latter finally said. Co and the mind cham
stroke Of The capital u ali right. at the same time
keeping his right foot moving in circle 70 the
left But when he stared TO make ne loop OF the
stead OF continuing In a circle 70 the LEFT. II dc
liberatc,y turned around and went the other way.
his attention was called TO IT by the referee But
when he tried II again and noticed the antics Of his
laugh and he tried It again. but with no better
success There paine1 expression on his
face by this time but he would no, give up and
suit Then he got mad and declared that he would
90 4 i 'U Sid an ma nf" You get there all right
shouted enc Of the party.
IN bet s ySd a" y he 'a@ aH0 Il
you know, to triumph over matter in the end" he
added. sarcastiraily.
ward OF half an hour. brayely wthstanding the
remarks OF the party; but II was no use. and he
Later in the evening there was a Jolly supper
party in one OF the uptown cafes but the doctrine
Of the triumph Of mind over matter had received a
sad blow-oi'e that had landed right In It's solar
plexus