The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-05

m PROPOS Of England's brave little
In Fighting Bobs' weli-kno~n
II IL aversion TO cats, nothing is more
common than antipathies. Ma
ture herself has always had one TO
vacuum. and Will have 1t forever. just as
the law will to perpetuities. There exist
very few persons VINO do not possess
some uncomfortable aversion 10 some
sound. taste or door which produces no
effect whatever upon any other individ-
ual. Life" as Charles Lamb says, is
made up of sympathes. apathies. antipa-
thies." and great men as well as small
men have evinced certain manifestations
of some unprovoked dislike to particular
sensations or objects. These are often
met Within modified form. perhaps
In everyday life.
During the dynasty of sorcerers and
witches. all disorders of this kind were
naturally attributed to the charms. po-
tons and periapts, which were composed
and concocted for the express purpose
OF producing this result. and in the works
OF that period on demonology one finds
the names and even the various uses OF
numberless ingredients employed In the
making of these potions. Among these Is
found a recipe which Cornelius Agrippa
declared would Invariably excite antpathy.
The ashes OF the left claw OF the hyena
mixed with eagles' blood and rubbed on
any person causes him to be hated by all
the world" potion. however which
seems only attainahle by the keepers of
menageries and scarcely within the reach
of general Practitioners.
In these days. however. one can scarce
iy attribute any antipathy 10 these causes,
and much less to sidereal influence, as
John Vary did In its absolute sense.
an antipsfly implies dislike without
cause. II sometimes appears as a species
of second sight and heralds an unwelcome
object before the individual is aware of
its presence. as In the case OF dispen-
ser who was unable TO remain in a room
with an uncorked bottle of ipecacuanha.
although the bottle was thirty OF forty
feet away from him
Floating vegetable particles such as
grass seed. seem to affect a small pro-
portion OF people in like manner. These
particles are rather far-reaching in their
influence. since persons susceptible TO
them. feel uneasy even within a mile or
two OF the hay fields Spasmodic asthma
seems to be another result or atmospheric
influence. Change of air is the only cure
for this complaint, and. as a general rule.
persons who are accustomed to the pure
country air and are afflicted with this
disease. win find Immediate relief i'm the
dense, moist city air. while city asth-
matics become instantly cured in the
country. DR. Satter relates q singular
could breathe in Norwood only, and the
other only I'm London. II the man who
could live at Norwood would attempt
to 60 to London. he was invariably stop
ped by a seizure OF asthma at Gambler
wel Green. II, on the other hand, the
second man would attempt to go to Nor
wood he always made Camberweli Green
the limit of his Journey. Camberweli
Green was their Joint Waterloo and re-
NAMED so to the end
The odors of cheese. mutton and musk
have been serious in their effects upon
many super-susceptible people, and even
flowers have been known to produce SINH
lar results. Anne OF Austria. Vincent the
painter. and Gretry the musician were
alike In their dislike of roses. while
Princess 1Ambaie looked with horror
upon the violet. There is an old story told
CT monk who was unable to look upon a
rose without fainting. For this reason
II IL said he never quilted his cell during
the time that flower was In bloom.
Scaliger would always turn pale at the
sight of a water cress. while soldier