The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-28
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ious to Macualay.
The influence of the same factor is
evident in the relative frequency Of luna
tics with artistic tendencies among the in
sane of the Italian districts which furnish
most artists. It is also demonstrated by
the atavistic effects Of disease on artists
who become insane. Andriani found that
of eight acutely maniacal painters four
retained their skill during the attack. In
two, bizarre ideas appeared, while the
work of two more markedly deteriorated;
so much so in one instance that the pa
tent bitterly deplored, after his recovery,
the work done during his insanity.
This especially occurs where the art
tendency Envelopes during the exalted
emotional states mentioned. The rapidly
with which art ideas are formed prevents
their proper expression and they soon de-
stroy each other. If the art tendencies
Of Dreyfus do not show these Characters
tics but remain the sans as at the out
set. or even improve then the belief that
they are the outcome of mental disorder
must be abandoned.
There is another explanation Of the
not only tends to show the person having
them ODE the sane, but might prove him
to be farsighted as to the means of avoid
ing insanity. The ennui of confinement,
especially in the case of man of standing,
is often injurious in the mental direction.
Training, prevention of interference, and
the necessity of employment 10 prevent an
nui have much to do with developing
criminal and insane art and mechanical
powers. The same phenomena occur in
prisoners of war who develop such powers
during confinement.
''In the Dreyfus case it may be asked
why the prisoner, being a military man,
did not draw Notifications and other cb-
jects connected with his profession? As
these matters were directly connected
with his Imprisonment and thus increase
it's effect A healthy man mentally, in
selecting subjects of art, would go far
from associations connected directly with
his Imprisonment
Although NJ Hess faithfully relates that
Dreyfus employs his time as stated, and
declines to hold conversation with any
body, he is now Of the opinion that the
prisoner is acting from policy, rather than
suffering for alteration. In support OF
this hopeful theory he devotes chapter
to the subject of the Captains energy,
appetite, and carefulness of diet.
A fund is maintained at Cayenne by
Mrs Dreyfus, upon which the prisoner
may draw at will, for necessaries Every
month he is given form of the institu-
ton, and on this he writes his order Off
supplies, which are furnished by Cay
enne merchant. He cooks his own food
on small alcohol stove.
Formerly, and during long period
marked by intermittent illness, his month
" order contained canned meats, game,
and rich pasts; a dozen bottles of Medoc
and dozen bottles of sterilized milk The
latter has been replaced with goats milk,
an dthe rest of the Captains diet con-
sists of bread. butter, chocolat, kola, ca
mambert cheese, and what he chooses to
accept of the regular prison fare. He
takes no alcoholic stimulent of any sort,
but consumes monthly about four pounds
of tobacco and fifty cigars. That he obeys
strictly the most important of sanitary
laws may be judged from the fact that
pounds of soap and two bottles of orange
flower water
1t is interesting to know that sensational
English and American journalism is who'll
ly to blame for the increased severity of
the confinement of the unlucky Dreyfus.
Since the spring of 1897, when NJ. Lebon,
then Minister of the Colonies, took fright
at the reports, published simultaneously
in London and New York, that Dreyfus
had been rescued by a buccaneering craft,
the Captain has been in close or cellular
confinement. The judgement of the mill
tary court was that he should be deported
to fortified Enclosure.
The sensation produced by the fictitious
and fantastic newspaper reports OF the
daring rescue was international. 1t was
even given out and believed for a while
that the enterprise was secretly conducted
by Americans for the German government.
Dreyfus had not suffered enough from the
persecution of a military cabal, the in
ventor of the newspaper sensation had 10
crowd him into a cage and provoke the
rigid enforcement against him Of the most
enjoying regulations.
statement that Dreyfus had been spirited
away from Devils Island by information
in the possession fthe police, showing
that plan had once matured for the Cap
tain's rescue, but miscarrlsd- The plain
fact was that the prisoner had declined TO
be saved by any process or power other
than those of justice.
And here comes in a romantic chapter.
NJ. Lebon. though alarmed for the safety
OF his distinguished charge. before reduc-
ing him 10 his present straits. ordered that
tss- be made Of the possibilities Of res
cue. NJ Verignon. director Of the peniten-
tiary administration, was secretly dis
patched to make an assault on Devils IS
land. Arriving at St Joseph Island late
IN the night he embarked in a small boat
with an assualJing party and took the IL
Ter himself. Instead Of making for the
point Of djSem barkation-ihe warf Of the
south D0int Of Devils Island where Dcey-
fus was living comfortably il a goat stable
among the cocoa trees-he steered toward
the north and finally penetrated the dan
Gerous reefs ID tire mouth OF the creek
known to the expert geographers Of the
government He advanced cauti ously 10
the guards cabin. near the quarters OF
DreyfuS, an das an experiment captured
them
What was the more disQule;iHg st.lI a
second rescueing maneuver. planned and
led BY " Verignon. was similarly sue
cessful