Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-04-08
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The new oratorio priest composer,
Father Lorenzo Perosi, of Milan, Italy, is
the sensation of the day in his native
country. A few weeks ago his new
oratorio, 1.-THE Resurrection, was pro-
duced in Milan, and, like its three pre-
decessors, made tremendous impression.
Not only musical Italy, but all musical
Europe, is stirred up over the remark
able work of this youthful clerical must
elan, who has thrown into the shade for
the time being at least his fellow-coun-
trymen, the opera composers of the new
Italian school, the Mascagnes, the Leon
carvallos, the Fuccinis and their asso-
ciates. So remarkable and productive is
his genius that it is said within the short
space of a twelvemonth lie has given the
world four magnificent oratorios. viz:
LA Passione di Christie" LA Trans
fgurazione di Christie" followed by LA
Resurrezione di I.azaro," and the last of
the series, which has just been delight
ing Milan, LA Resurezione di Christie"
In manner he is said to be plain and dig
nifed, and so far has used his wonderful
talent in the sole service of his creator.
He has so won the Pope's patronage and
good will that he stands today Maestro di
Cappella at the Sistine Chapel, distinc-
ton in itself dearer to him than the ap-
plause of delighted followers.
Christian Scientists declare that by the
exercise of will power we may cure our
selves OF any disease. We must simply
concentrate our mind OH the fact that
we are not i'll, and presto! we are well.
Scientists are trying to prove that too
much thinking about any particular
organ may lead to disease of that
organ. The celebrated DR.. Carpenter is
believed to be the first to demonstrate by
experiment that concentrating the mind
on special part of the body will lead to
hvperemia with sensations of tingling.
1t is not difficult to understand that
directing the mind toward some particu-
lar part of the organism may alter the
blood supply of that part, and so modify
materially its nutrition. If this be posi-
BILE it is not at all unlikely, according
to the London Lancet, that morbid
changes may result from, or be predis-
posed to, by these slight beginnings.
In clinical lecture recently delivered
in St. Georges Hospital, two cases were
quoted wherein increased growth of a
tumo1 appeared to follow the continued
concentration of the patients attention
on those parts.
1t has occasionally happened that a
physician or surgeon who has paid par
ticular attention to the disease of some
one organ or region of the body ulti-
matelv suffers from an affection of the
same part.
1t is said that the game of dominoes
was invented by two monks who had
been committed to a lengthy seclusion
and who tried to beguile the lonely hours
away without breaking the rule of silence
by showing each other fiat rocks with
black dots marked on them.
By a preconceived arrangement the
winner would inform the other players of
his victory by repeating in an undertone
the first line of the vesper prayer, In
process of time the two monks managed
to complete the set of stones and to per-
feet the rules of the game so that when
the term of incarceration had expired,
the game was so interesting that it was
generally adopted by the inmates of the
monastery as an innocent and amusing
pastime. 1t soon spread from town to
town and became popular throughout
Italy. The first line of the vespers was
reduced to the single word Domino, by
which name the game has ever since been
known.