The Worcester spy., 1899-07-25

for some other forms like the cross,
the highest degree of pleasure was the
proportion one to two. Cohn attempt
ed to find the degree of pleasure for
colors, and he found that the compli-
mentary colors gave the most pleas
ure.
These are the simple feelings. Emo
tions bear the same relation to feel
ings that perceptions bear to sensa-
tions. The old theory was that all
emotions originated in the mind The
emotion of fear is experienced before
the body movements.
Lange-James, however. said that we
are afraid because we run, not run be-
cause we are afraid James said that
feeling is internal sensation Wunt
says there are sensations, feelings and
emotions. These back strokes come
first from the face, and then there are
changes in the involuntary motions.
After first experience, the memory of
fear may arouse the emotion of fear
before the bodily motion, but it lacks
the strength.
James says emotions are the sub
jective aspects of instructive reactions.
Marshall calls the emotions instinct
feelings.
The expressions of the emotions of
fear are: The eye and mouth open, eye-
broWs raised, muscles tense, the heart
beats quickly, the skin becomes pale,
the hair stands on end, there is a tre-
NOR of the voice; in terror, the heart
is wild, fails to work at all, hands
raised tendency to headlong fight.
These are Mosso's observations. The
internal changes are the most import
ant. Emotion may lead to very widely
differing expression, but the internal
feelings are always the same. Then the
internal emotions differ with the ex-
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same.
The muscles of the face were not or
iginally developed for expression, but
for mastication. Darwin said that many
of the reactions are preservation of
former habits
Some expressions are physiological
ly results of certain emotions. The
painting in fright comes from the strug-
gle of men fighting or running. Most
of the expressions had to do with food
at first.
Fear is the first to develop. Anger
comes later; third is the gregarious in
stincts, affection in its broad sense.
This emotion of affection is the basis
of all the higher social affections
Fourth is the egotistic emotions, and
last come the sexual emotions. The
sentiments are bound up with the high
er mental development, and few men
is questioned whether any man ever
had a pure intellectual sentiment. 1t is
said that the highest sentiment men
have is always mixed with ambition
Emotions blunt quickly. The world
exists for useful things and sustained
emotions would interfere with life.
The feelings and emotions elude at
tention. Feelings and emotions are the
great impulses of life. Work under
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with the thought of future result.
Interesting objects are those which
excite emotion. One remembers the
| experiences which represented great
| emotions.
Any one who takes seriously the ques-
| tion, "How are your" and attempts "a
answer honestly, may soon become sick
| by trying to find out his bodily condi-
| ton.
The will has no direct control over
emotions, but on the expression, and
| hence, to control the feelings, control
| the expression.
| The emotions should be conserved
because they are the precious fires un-
! der the boilers. Work may never kill,
| but emotional intensity may. Tense
| muscles are not consistent with repose
The intense stimuli to children by par
ents cause a waste.
| In adolescence, many boys are
ashamed of sentiment, and the idea
that to show sentiment is a good thing,
should be instilled in them. Passion is
the root of the greatest effectiveness
and 1t is possible that turning contin-
ually to task, one begins to feel a
passion for it.
one should cultivate the highest emo
ton. If the highest emotions denend IN
the highest mental development.