davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
ger1nfTh1teH.
2tdter field eeitorben.

Ser i'm Eu6e1tanoe lebenoe getpeIene
observation-disclosures stephen S. SielO 1T
@onntag Mbenb MN 6alb iieben ubr in ieiz
ner 8obnung auf benz Capitol 9iu in @afbz
ington an einem Nierenleiben, perbunoen nit
<erSf4pd4e, geftorben.
Set SamItag Morgen mar Der @reis
bepuBtlOs gepeien unb ietn Sob mar Elm
fanfter unO f6mer5loier,
Qnoere Gooesf6ae.
Sn 9ot Springs i'm State arfanz
fos 1T S. Walfer Geurn na9 ldngerem
&rantfein 9eitorben. gr par einmal
amerifantI9er geianbter in 9rie6enlanb
unb IpGter unter @leoelanb's 8peiter NOz
mtni1tration Hi9ter i'm @oniulargeri6t
BON NegDpten, unb mar audi 0trettor bes
Nusipdrttgen Bureaus beg department
Of promotion unb publicitp" Der G6iz
cagoer Notwithstanding.
General Sobn 90. Surner, pel9er nit
NusSei9nung tpdbren6 bes 8iirgertriegs
in Der l1nionsarmee biente, 1T Sreitag in Der
5amilientpobnung gu 81. 2ouis na9 tur5er
Rrant6eit i'm Otter BON 66 Sabren an
9ungenentaiinOung pnb 8rigbtf9er Niez
~renfrant6eit geitorben.
Der @tgentbimer bes am II. Ufdr3 abz
gebrdnnten Minb1or 9otels in SEEM Oorf,
Warren s. 2elanb, ftarb Sienftug i'm 9otel
@renoble. Ser Sob trat in 5olge elmer
Speratipn elm, bic am 6reitug ipegen8tinD=
barment5iin0ung borgenommen tporoen mar.
Grbdlt oas paGium.
Sn Der ct. 2ouis : &at6ebrdle 5u
Netp Orleans, bic Big auf ben leBten Plab
nit MnbG9tigen gefiGt mar, purbe am berz
gangenen 9onnerftdg Morgen Der @r5biI6of
BON 91ep Orleans, MOnit3nors Gbapeue,
nit benz 9aIium, Dem Qb3sid5en ber .r3z
bi190fli9en Wiirbe, betleibet. Der 8if9of
BON 2ittGe 8od, Mrt., &t. Geo, Tibgeralb,
dlteTt ter Suffruganbii6of Der &ir9enproz
pin3, beren 6auptiib Seem Orleans 1T, po1z
3og bic 9anblung, Die Setpreoigt in eng
lii6er @prahe btelt 8ii6of Dunno, in
fran80i19er Spra@e 8farrer &napp.
Sefieet ihref1 Mann.
SIM &f UNI bas Mmt zines GAlGlz
ratbes bat in @alesburg, Suinois,
Srau Sames Mansfielb, bic bemoz
fratifde &anbibatin, i6ren re~pu6lifanii6en
@egenfanbibaten, Der mertniirbiger 0eife
i6r eigener @atte mar, i'm Sonn76ip Gio nit
bierunbIe93ig Stimmen pluralitGt aef6laz
gen. Srau MunsfielO erbielt bic G5bfte
@timmen5abl, Die fir trgenb einen RanDibaz
ten a6gegeben purbe.
Wetbltber GountY=2lnpalt.
Der @abl6eani tanbungsfaG Dss 5rGuz
letns s. 90. 0abifpn aus Ninstportb,
Nebrasta, 9egen S. 6. Soliper iber
bas Nmt bes GountDanpaltes 1T bonn
&i9ter Is. 8. Weitoper gu @uniten Der
Dame enti9teben tporben unD penn oas DIP
pe%lattonsgeri9t ni9t anberer Mnli8t 1T,
pirb 8ropn @ountp fir bic nd6iten 5pei
Sabre einen peibli9en gountpanpalt haben.
Na9 Der umtli6en 3Gblung battle So1iper
cine @timme mebr als SRI. Oabifon er6alz
ten; lie beanitanbete aber bic @otl auf ben
@runb bin, baB bret ungeiebli9e Stimraen
abgegeben tporben paren, unb bus @erift
ftimnte Der &ldgerin Bel unb ltri9 bic BRET
Sttmmen.
Dermdhlt.
@mtlD @anoarbilt Sloane, Sp9ter BON
Ni1tom 0pudlds Sfpdne INN Hih+p mn,
Cornelius, 8iQiam 8. unb Sreoerid unb
George @anberbilt, 1T Mittno4 Mittaa in
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
maHersnotb.

9as tiir3li9 milber getporbene Wetter
bat aus ben metften @epGfern in Montana
reibenbe Str0me gemabt, Die bel l1nbeil
Qngeri9tet BADEN. Den l9nerIten 8erluit
an 2eben unb @igent6um bat Der gellopz
Itone berurfa9t. Sci @Genbipe unb STILES
Stir, M Der grDBte G9aben angeri9tet
ipurbe, batten @ts1tauungen tatt9efunben.
Sn Mtles @ttp ftaute ii9 bas Sis an
Der Miinbung bes Spngue Giper uno
brdngte bas @af1er 10 melt 5uriid, baB bic
gauge SiiOieite Der Stabt iiberi 9tpemmt
purbe. 5infunOfie63ig 9Gufer muBten gez
rdumt unO bic 8epobner nit 80ten g~erettet
perben, neil bic l1eberf4pemmung 10 plDb<
li6 etntrdt.
Spdter itieg bas Wafler iiber bos 8abnz
geleiie unO orang in Die Mainz@traBe, bic
in etnen Strpm pertpdnbelt puroe. Oas
Sis muBte NIT 9pnamit 9eiprenet peroen.
M}an 9Iaubt iebt. baB bas S9limmfte porz
iiber lit.
@S bat ft9 jebt berausgeitel!, baB BEL Der
lteberT9pemmung bes %yelopitone in Der
5reitag Na6t unterbab @lcnoipe op0lf Per
fonen bas 2eben eingebiBt baben.
Srau 81. 20, Simpler, i6r 8ruoer eugene
%. O'gonnor, ibre Ni9te NeGie Redgan
unb ROfe Wpbre9t ltnb Spnntag NbeEb, ais
ite tpd6renO Der ueberI6osmmuug ben Ser
iu9 mabten, cine Babe Meile pberbalb beg
Ortes auf Die GeIeiie Dee HOrtbern pacific=
&abn gu g%elangen, umgetommen.
Die gan3e Samilie eines Mannes Ndmens
Suuipan, bic Srau unb feds Sinbsr, bic
gang in Der gaGbe bes Dsuopitones6luKes
tpobnten, itnb ertrunten. Der 8erlut an
8ieb lit ebenfaQs ie6r 6eoeutenb.
Goo inter oen R6oerr.
s, s. 2um unb Srau, alte @intpobner bDn
Goman6e, Sa., itnb Mittpo4 Mitta9 in Der
Rd6e hires WO6nortes BON einem pafagier=
5uge Der Nortbpefter z@i1enbabn iiberfab@
rem mno get0btet porben. 0us @bepaur bate
in einem 8ue9p 0as @eleiie treu3en tpoqen,
mar aber in Splge S9eulperbens bes pfer>
bes auf bas 9eleiIe gel9leuOert porben.
Dem Gum mar Der &Dpf bom Gunnpf gez
trennt unb Der Srau Der S9Gbel 5eri9metz
teri iporDen.
Sbredli9er Goo.
Ser Rtefenelep6dut r&aia9", pel4er Der
2emen 8roS, @irfusgeielf6aft ge60rt uno
in benz bena9barten Nrgenti1e, &anfd2,
iiberipinterte, bat btefer Gage ieinen 8drz
ter, 5rant 5ifber, g%et0btet,
6if6er mar angebeitert na@ Der 3e0e
5uriid9ete6rt unb IieB bic rerI6ie0ensn
9biere aunfitiide MAIDEN. DIS ct GIT DEM
G~lep9anten fam, faBte er i'm am 8i1ei
unb befubI i6m, fein Maul auf3uma4en.
vGaiab" tpurbe miit6enb, 3erbriitte Sif6er's
Mrm, mari ben l1ngliidli9en auf ben So
ben uno beriu9te pieberbolt, linn ben 2eib
nit ieinen @tOB3dbnen gu our66o5rea.
0a linn bies niAt gelang, fniets Der Gle
plant I6IieBli4 auf feinen Wdrter uub
briidte i'm tobt, ebe 9ilfe 6erbeifam,
Sii6er mar % Sabre alt unD aus Monz
treal, Canada, gebirtig. gr irQ Jaia95
neuntes Spfer iein
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12

tO0ten 6errn. SurnibarS SpieBgeIeQ. mar
enttommen. Sci Der polia>i nar Suruibal
nibts tpeniger pie gut angeT4rieben.
moroperiu6 uno Selbfmoro.
Rabbem 8aGter MiGer, Elm Muf1e6er
in ben Detroit Soap @orfs", Detroit,
ben 8erfu9 gema9t bate, feline Srau gu err
mOrben, bat er iih burh Elm paar @9ife
in ben &opf fel6it in bas SSenieits 6efDrbert.
9as @bepadr bate am Samitag Streit nit
chamber gebabt, unb Sruu MiGer par nit
ibren &inbern gu i6rer Mutter gegangen,
I'm bort 81 bleiben. @eitern Nbenb ging fie
nit ihrer @ouiine aus, I'M Miasr gu treffen,
Der ibr angebli9 @elo geben polte. Qls tie
i'm getrpffen batten, itedte Mi0er bic 6anb
in bic Sai3e, als O6 er 9elo berausnebmen
ponte; ftatt beifen uber 5Og er einen Gebolz
Der unb f9pB ieiner Srdu cine 8ugel in ben
Hiiden, bann Iebte er ben GebOlper an Die
@tirn unb feuerte f9nea bintereinanber
5pei S9ii1e ab, bic leinem 2eben etn @noe
md9ten. Die Srau miro nieber bergeiteQt
tperoera
S9ie6erei.
Srant @riffin, 9eraus9tber Der .Datlp
&epietp" in Marpbiqe, &c.,, nurbe BON IS.
s, Sei1e %get0btet. Der 2ebtere mar in
@riffin's 3eitung angegriffen norben.
9riffin 1T i'm nDrbGi9en MiFouri a1aemein
betdnnt.
;6arntlientraeooie.
Wontag Mbeno geriet6 5rau George @ar=
ner, in Der Ndbe bon 8rougbton, Sa., lppbnz
baft, nit ibrsm 8ruher 5ranci5 6piid in
Streit, Der 10 Rftig purOe, baB 0ofid feline
S4peter nieberi 4lug. Der 8atte, 9eorge
@arner, ba1f feiner Srau, un0 bus Gnbe mar
Elm bGutiger 8ampf 3tpiI4eu ben S4pdgern,
nobel @arner bur9 Meieriti6e ben Sob
fanb, Soiid tpurbe in 0aft genommen uno
obne girgi4aft Dem @efdngniB Gberpieien.
pofmeiter ermoroet.
Der Bo1tmei1ter 6, M. 0aD in Nprt6
@nib, .. s., lit Wontag WDrgen BON einem
@inbre3er NIT einem Sell erI9lagen nor
ben; bas 9oitamt tpurbe Dann BON benz MDrz
Der, BON pel9em Bis iebt isoe Spur fe6lt,
~ausgeplunbert.
moroer eeh6net.
Der gaeger Matt6ep 9ancod, Der an II.
Suit 1897 ben Sabrtartenmafler @eorge
9Drton Dor Dem l1niDn@8 ubnbof in ct,
2Ouis erf9oB, lift Samitug i'm b~Ortigen Gez
f%dngniBbofe in @~egentpart BON 800 PerIOnem
QebGnQt porben.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12

Der ct. 8artbolometp's gbur4, Geip OOrf,
pon Heb. Or. Odpib $. 8reer nit So6n
6enrb Sammpnb bon Bolton getraut NOR
ben.
Mm 0ienftag bat in Nep Yort Die 9o35eit
bon SRI. 8irsinia 5air nit Bm. 6. 8an@
berbilt jun. tattgefrmben. @tpa $50 8dfte
tppbnten Der 5eierli9teit BEL, Die in Der
Mobnung bon 9erman Oelri4s, an Der 81.
StraBe, beIIen Srau cine S3pefter Der
8ra1t 1T, itattfunb. Die 9ralmng lpurbe
bon 8ep. Sbomas Murpbp, iteapertretenOem
9aftpr Der &ir9e gum 9eiligen 9er5en bon
Sobbs SerrD bolao9en.
2lus Manila 3uriid.
Ser Sransportbampfer Scanbia 1T Dom
nerftag nit ga entIafenen Soloaten uno ben
Qei9en BON bier Offi5ieren, Die in ben &dms
pfen auf ben Bbilippinen gefaQen tpdrs11, in
Gun sErancisco qn9efommen. Die 2ei9en lito
bic 6es Sberit Smit6 bonn Sennei1eeregiz
ment, Der an Der Spite ieiner 2eute 6etm
Mngriff auf MuniIa an einem S3Iagfla1e
Itarb; bic bes @apttdn .. g. guiott Dom
20. &un1aszH egtnent, Der am 20. Se6ruur
Bel Guloocar BON einem S9arfi9aben &c;
t0btet puroe; bic bes Maiors Mtc9onoiqe
bonn acknowledgement, Der get0otst tpuroe,
als er feline 2eute beim Sturm duf Die Ser
I6anaungen por GpGoocan anfii9rte, unb Die
bes 2ieutenants 5ren9 bonn 1. TorO Oas
Assignment, Der BEL berielben 9eiegenheit
getDbtet purDe.
Der amerituniI9e Sranspprtbampfer
vNepport" traf Sreitag nu9 elmer Tabrt
BON 20 Sagen aus MdniIa elm. @r bate
eff 8o1agiere, bic meiiten bapon Oumen
BON Der @eieGi9aft bes &Otben &teu5es,
an 8orn.
Die Oamen, pel6e nit Der vgteppprt" 3uz
riidte6rten, purben BON @eneral Otis na3
9auIe gei9idt, ipel4er tpegen oes Auftretens
Der Silipinos fir lire Si4er6eit beiorgt mar
unb 6efiir4tete, es f0nnte ibnen tpdbrenO Des
SeGb3uges etpus 8utoBen. Die meiiten Der
0amen tommen BON Gapite, pp es Dor N6=
fdbrt Der ~n9tetpport" 1ehr lsbbdtt 5n9trg.
uab 6uam.
Ser Silfstreu3er Oofemite fat bon Der
Slottentation in Norfolt, @a., be lange
Sabrt nab Der SnIel @uum angetreten, mo
er aGs @tationsi6iff Oienen iou. Ser Rreu3er
ge6t 3uerft na4 Sem Yort, tO er ben Capt.
3i9arD g. 2earD, ben 0ouoerneur Der Snz
lei, unb befTen Stab an 8or6 nimmt.
Der rNoTamite" fat Jenii8a10 gaumatez
rial CUR @rri9tung eines 8e6au6es fir ben
@ouperneur BON Guam mitgenOmnsn unb
pirb au4 cine ftarfe 4btbeilung BON See
leuten fir 9epep's 5tOtts na@ Manila be-
f0rbern.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
Derndhlt.

Uermdhlt.
GmtlD @anoer6ilt Sloane, Sp4ter bon
@iqiam Douglas Stpane unb Hibte BON
Cornelius, @iQiam s. unb Sreberid unb
George 8anoerbilt, 1T Mittpo9 M.ittaa in
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
6iihne oieb erfbofen.

Martin 5urnibaG murbe 5reitog Mor8en
unpeit 3olebo, g., nit elmer 2aDlng
@6rot i'm 8iiden tobt aufsefunosn. !9enr9
Sartman, Der 6iibnerbisbe i'll feinsm 9of
pernommen bate, bate, um Die Sterile gu
peri6eu6en, ben @6uB ubgefeusrt. Sur
nibal mar, na6bem er gei4oilen tpar, IN
fem 8uggp geflettert uno Oabon9eFa9ren,
balo nab6er aber tobt BON Ieinem SiB gez
fallen. Sem 9uno bieGt Da9s BET ieInem
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
Cine Ginlaonn9.


fefretdr Die Mitt6eilung gema3t, baB Die
faiferli6@ruff3e @artsn61ugeieuI6aft BPM
II. Big gum 81. Mai in ct. petersburg cine
4ustelIung% beronitaltet un5 be Ser. 5taaz
ten eingelaOen, ii4 baran gu betbeiligen.
Die mitqIieoer oes 6rieoensconereTes.
Ser @taatsfefretdr bat bic 3uiammens
fsbung Der a~meritanif9en Delegation gu benz
i'm M}at i'm 9aag ~tagenben 6riebenscOngreB
befannt gemabt. Die Delegation beitebt
aus fDlgenben Mitgliebern:
NnOrep .. N6ite, a~meritaniI9er 8otz
f6after in Berlin.
@tanforO gepeG, umerifanii9er @eianb>
ter i'm 9aag,
Seth 2Op, PrGIibent Der Columbia lint
beriitp in Seem 0ort.
captain @iQiam grO3ier, BON 8unbesz
@rtiQeriez Department.
Captain @Ifreb s. Maban, penTionirter
Sfft3ier Der 8un6esflot1e.
5re0erid 8iGiam 6ous bon Getp gort,
@etretar Der Delegation.
S%herman's Sefnoen.
Grz5taatsietretdr Sherman Fat Ii6 BON
feiner &rantbeit 10 melt er6olt, bab er ii9
i'm 9auie bepegen fann. Nu4 in Srau
GRerman's 8efinOen 1T cine erfreuli6e 8eIz
ferung eingetreten.
Grnennunoen.
Ser PrGiibent bat Colonel Qbel6ert
s. Burlington gum 8rigabez@ General unb
@bef oes Bureaus Der MISUNDERSTANDING
an Steue oes oeritorbenen Generals Stag
Ter e%rndnnt.
Sobn . Sloane bon ct. Saul tpurbe
gum S%berinipectOr BON 9ampff9iffen fir
ben 5. 8e3irt (Minneiota, 8isconiin unb
Sopa) ernannt.
I'm Qmte.
Ser meme Observation-Disclosures 6erbert
Putnam bat ben Nmtseio abgelest unh
Die Pfli3ten ieiner neuen 9teGung iiber>
nomnen.
6etorben.
8pofreb 9ubibfon 8lanb, Grfter @ez
tretdr Der britii6en 8Otf9aft, 1T Mon>
tag @beno in feiner WObnung pl0Bz
liA an einem 9er3Ieiben geitorben. Am
Na9mtttag bate er iiber I%ntpo6liein gez
flagt unb Elm &r8t mar gerufen tpOrben.
9aS 8efinben bes &rarfen purbe 5uz
fe6enbs f4limmer unb tur3 oor 8 ubr frat
Der Sob Elm. Der 8eritorbene mar bonn
9aag na4 @aibingtOn berieBt tporben uno
bate feline bieiige STEELE felt benz 1. Sanuar
innegebubt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
3OoG,enjdou.
Gbtcagp, ben II. @pril.
Jnlano.
A1ta orr B1nnr#ha1tptltnnt.
Die Samoafra9e.

Ser beut16e 8otf9after Or. bon 9olz
leben bate Montag nit Dem Staat5mtniiter
Sab cine griinbli4e 8eTpre9ung Der ga
moafrage. Ser 8oti4aiter fagte, lie
beutf6e Gegierung piini6e, oaB Die @omz
miTion lire Mrbeit 10 balb ME m0g!i3 be-
gimme, bamit bic f6pebenben S9tpierigfeiz
ten beiqeleqt niirben. SbuO6l 9eutIA=
lambs Steaung, pie ie 6sm 8oti3after
mitget6eiIt inltrbe, ni4t uls Elm Proteit. gez
gen bas @orge6en be8 QomiraIs Saub
ausgelegt merben fam, 70 wirb baffel6e
bod als fragGi9 bingeiteGt. Die oeutT@e
gegierung lit nt6t g%efOnnen, baS 8erFa6=
rem bes GpnfuIs 8oie 3~urif3ufpeiIen. Der
&auBz3ofef6e 3pif9enfaG mirb, pie es
in ben b09ften &reiien, 6ipIomatiI6en foz
tpobI pie umtIi6en beiBt, febr unpefentIi3
fem unb bic S4li6tung unter Der Sigh
gommiffiDn nt4t beeinflufen. Mu9 Der
britif9e 8otf3ufter, Sir Sultan pauncez
fote, bate nit Stuatsmin Tte- 9ap cine
8erat6ung i6sr bic Samoafrage.
Or. @il6eGm @olf, Der Na9foGger Or.
So6annes NaffePs als Yrd1toert bes Stu
nicipalratbes BON Nptd, lift 9onneritag ppn
@afbingtOn abgeretit, um fi9 auf ieinen
neren 9oiten gu begeben. @r bait. am
0ienitag in 8egleitung oes beuti4en 8otz
f4afters, Or. bpn 6Dleben, cine ~angene6me
3ufnmmenfunft nit Dem britif9en SotI4afz
ter, Sir Sultan pUuncefOte, unb Mr,@liott,
einem 8eamten Der 8ptf4aft. Der 8eIu4,
Der buuptiGdliA einen f~O5:alen @baratter
bate, bat ur5peifsGbaft ba3u bsigetragen, ie@
nes Before @inbertdnon;B betreffs 5an1Oa5
gu Stanbe gu bringen, tpelfes naA benz Iebn=
li9iten Wunf9e Der brei 8ertrdg5nrd9te bas
~gefpannte 8erbGltniB, tpeldes in Iebter 3eit
geberrf6t bat, e%innebmen iOute.
Der grGibent bat Bartlett Tripp aus
@iibz0ufota, ben fribersn 8eIanDten in
Oe1terrei6, gum amerituniiden 9ertreter
Bel Der %gemeiniamen Samoo>9 ommiIion
ernarnt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
1n0roer eehdnet.

Der gteger Mattbep 9ancod, Der am II.
Suli 1897 ben Sabrtartenmatler George
0orton Dor Dem Acknowledgment in ct,
2ouis erfboB, 1T Sam1tag i'm b~ortigen Sc
fdngniBbofe in @egentpart BON 500 YerIOner
ge6Gngt tpprben.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-04-12
Geihenf iiberreift.

SIN 8Gauen 3immer Deg WeiBen 6uries
iberrei6te@ umitag Der fran5Off4e8 ot16ufz
ter Gambon benz 9rdiOenten Mc&inlep fir
bic MISUNDERSTANDING n1b bas amerita@
nif6e @olt 5tpet pra9tpoQe 8afen aus rer
ftautIi9en pO~r5eGanfabrif in @epres.
Die @abe fam bonn perItprbenen Brdfibenten
Der fran30if6en 8epublif, 6elir 5uure, unO
foGte cine @rirnerung iein an Die @r0ffnung
hes neuen run30itI4zameritanii6en aabel5
am II. Nuguit b. s, be; tpe(4er 9eIegenbeit
PrGii0ent Mc&tnIep unb PrGiiOent Saure
bic eriten griiBe iiber Die neue 9inie 3piiAen
Dem NeiBen 9uuie unb Dem @lpfeezPalaft
austaui9ten. Die 8aTen nit Biebetal Iinb
feds Bis a9t SUB bo3 unb BON ountelblauer
5arbe, Die 8afen per6en bauern0 I'M Weiz
Zen 9aufe bleiben.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

The cases Of imaginary heart disease are
are perfectly sound become possessed with
the fixed idea hat they are victims Of heart
disease and the straugest par, Of II is that
they exhibit many Of the minor symptoms
of the real affection. This notion sometimes
becomes a m~0nomauia and a women suffer
ing from nothing more serious than ind
gestion viii 20 into q sinking spell and
summon q physician, Imagining herself al
the point Of death. To tell such d woman
that her pulse rs fun and regular and her
attack Of heart failure d fgmeut Of the i'm
aginalion would be quite useless. for she
would not believe il. HypOChOndria is a
complaint which should receive very much
more attention than IL does ar the hands
Of medical practitioner and the wisdom Of
encouraging its victims IN their delugIOus is
a nice question OF ethics and expediency, ,
II is very amusing TO an old practitioner
20 receive the condolences of young medical
students who fancy they have DISCOVERED in
BILE diseases which they are studying. This
experience IL universal among medical men
aud has given rise 10 many practical Jokes.
A well known medical scientist quoted
as saying mat every frs rcar'H student is
suffering In silent agony from four disease.
one Of which Is heart disease and another
cancer Of the parotid. both diseases, OF
course. being purely imaginary.
II people, especially women, would realize
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

resuessness which ensues and the conse-
queut difficulty OF holding the part still for
any length OF time. L is, therefore. easy
10 understand how the constant dwelling Of
the mind upon some slight or imaginary III
may aggravate the condition II existent, or
even cause it to appear If imaginary.
Dangers OF worry.
a curious case Of this kim came under
my observation not long ago. A young
woman patient OF mine consulted me about
q hard lump in her throat which had been
gradually getting larger for some time She
seemed very much troubled about II and
confessed 10 me that there we're few mo-
ments in the day in which the fear Of its
developing into q malignant growth was abb
sent from her mind. on examination !
found in her throat the purple congestion
which is frequently encountered IN connec-
tiOn with cancer. After consulting another
physician ] decided that. on account u her
fear Of cancer. il would be not only useless
nut cruel TO enlighten her ss 10 the real
condition OF her throat So We constantly
referred 10 the swelling as 8 simple and
common enlargement q a gland. The pa
dent. thus treasured. ceased thinking about
her throat. and after a few weeks the
swelling actually began 10 diminish In size
and al last completely disappeared. Hers
was doubtless an exceptional case. hut II
goes 70 show that such fear thoughts may
have tangible effects on the physical plane
There Is an old superstition, which doubt
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number Of dysenterio and diarrhoeal cases
he was called upon TO treat during The
cholera scare a few years ago. Al that time
there were about three times as many cases
OF that kind as are usual during the sum
mer months and most Of them were I'M
doubleday caused by fear alone,
A whole volume might be written on the
subject OF The paralyzing and ruinous effect
Of fear. ] have known many middle aged
women in whose family histories there was
not a trace u mental weakness who have
tretted themselves into a state bordering on
insanity through the very fear Of becoming
insane. Another dread which often attacks
women when they approach 40 years Of
age IL that Of abdominal tumors and ! be-
lieye that such a morbid condition Of the
MINI has often been the direct cause Of q
morbid growth in the body.
On the other hand there have been many
cases in which umors have actually eX-
listed and the women suffering from them
have refused operation and practically ig-
nored their existence. with the result that
after a few months the neglected growths
have begun 10 decrease b. size ana finally
disappeared altogether. ] am not arguing
against operation By any means but am stat
inE these instances m support o. the con
teuuon that the body is powerfully affected
by the mind. This subject OF thought af-
fecting morbid growths OF the body has
lately received some attention from the med
ical scientists Of England.
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he gubconscious mind. which is that part
OF the mentality that carries on such lnyoi-
untary actions as the circulation OF the
blood. the digestion Of the food, etc, II
these obscure functions were dependent upon
the exercise OF the conscious will, the very
necessity of dru wing the breath In and out
several times a minute during ones he
time would be such a stupenduus EFFORT as
10 appall the bravest and most energetic OF
creatures. But these matters have all been
sImplifed by a beuehceut Creator through
the action OF the subconscious mind, This
mind, while distinct from the thought, or
intellectual faculties, may, however, be ar
fected by them, and that sympathetic rela-
tionship is the foundation Of all the phe-
nomena OF The faith Curist and the mental
healer
Though these effects are generally uncon-
scious on the part Of the subject, there is
no reason why this should be so, and a few
simple experiments Will convince almost
anyone that the mind may have a conscious
effect on the body. one Of the simplest ex-
perimeuts, though one which is Of no use
tenJly on q certain pari Of the skin. say the
inside Of the wrist. II the mind Is not all
lowed 10 Wa Ter from the point In a few min
utes The surface Of the wrist viii be suf-
fused With a warm GLOW and al itching.
burning sensation viii appear. One Of the
most general effects OF this concentration Of
thought on some part Of The body is the
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less originated among people who under
stood the principles OF mental therapeutics,
that IL a child of stunted growth is placed
beside a young sapling and a peg driven
into the sapling on a level with the top Of
the child's head. as the young tree grows
and the distance between the ground and
the peg increases. the child will also begin
TO grow. II the child really were TO become
interested in the procedure and should earn
csly watch the growth Of the sapling. ] can
understand now such attention on It's parI
might impress its subconscious mind vita
the idea OF growth so strongly that It's body
would respond to the impulse and actually
begin 20 grow
Eject of Suggestion.
] think that the rapid growth OF a child
has often been augmented by the constant
ordinations Of its relatives ana friends q
why how that child is growing Nervous
children become more nervous when their
attention is called TO their condition by doc
tors consultations with anxious parents IN
their presence, while the little sufferers
from 81. Nirus' dance or chores become
much worse On seeing that their antics at
tract the plying attention Of their elders.
Most doctors have found that a child whose
parents are terrified when a case ~ measles
or scarlet fever breaks out in the neighbUr-
hood is much more apt 10 contract the
disease than Is the little ragamufhu who
comes and goes when ne pleases, without
thought or fear Of measles
Every physician Will remember The great
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either real or fancied complaints the gem
eral health and happiness Of The human
race would De very much improved. ] have
known nursing mothers 10 worry so per-
s]istently over crying babies that the poor
little mOrtais were very nearly poisoned
through drawing in the Impulses Of fear
and nervousness with every drop OF The
mothers milk. II those overanXious moth
ers could only understand that crying Is
one Of natures ways Of expanding the IN
faut's luugs, their children would stand a
much better chance Of becoming healthy
men and women.
Nothing so enervates and demoralIzes the
whole nature as fear. In one form or an
other il is responsible for nearly all the
evil which curses the world.
T ". TOPHAM, NJ D.