The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
MIND AND MATTER.
The Students Demonstration Was a
Grand Success.
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In speaking of the power of the mag
mation over the body, a prominent Louis
vile physician told the following tale:
When 1 was a student at one of the
leading medical colleges in the country
the question was agitated as to whether
the imagination had more power over
the body or the body over the imagina-
ton Our instructor delivered an able
lecture on the subject He seemed 10
think that the imagination was para
mount. He cited instances where peo-
pie mad been frightened to death sim
ply By the imagination. The debate grew
quite warm and several fellOw-students
TOOK an opposite view of the case They
cOntended that a strong healthy body
fun of youth and spirits could with
stand any attack of the Imagination To
some actual experiment. Accordingly q
rOsy-cheeked, raw-bOned countryman was
selected as the subject of operations.
The victim OF these cOnspiratOrs was
not over . years of age, and as far al
We could tell was in perfect health. He
owned a small farm on the outskirts IF
the town and was accustomed to come n
every day with fruit and other eatables
that students like The boys carefully
laid their plans and waited.
"One bright morning the farmer drove
gayly into town Whlstling a merry tune.
He stopped in front of the college and
displayed his fruits A group OF stu
dents were standing on the steps OF the
college and carelesSly saunteTed down.
% Fine apples today, said the country
man First OF the season, and can't be
''The boys took this remark in silence
and all three stared at the farmer in ap-
parent surprise AT length one SAID: Do
you suppose he's got it. boys2 il he has
it's all up with him. SO young, too; Just
to think of it, and all of them put on a
graveyard look The silence continued
until il became embarra ssing. and then
one spoke up: How old are you, ny
man2
Pc Twenty-Five years last Sunday two
weeks. responded the farmer.
" just the age for IL, responded the
= Ever been sick? asked another ques-
:. Never in my life replied the farmer.
q. Just exactly the right condition for
it,, continued the Jormentor IN an un-
dertone. Do you think il has alta cked
him in full yet? he asked OF his COM
can't tell you. but it certainly looks
like it replied one of the boys near by
But here comes Coles lets see II he
The crowd then stood e&PectanI Wnlie an
other student Sauntered up lie came Up
/ carelessly, glanced at the farmer. then
stopped and looked hard al him. After a
J long look he glanced at his companions
I TO see If they noticed IL, too. They then
/ EXCHANGED mods wisely. and Coles led the
rest of the crowd away for whispered
/ consultation. But they took particular
care that the farmer should hear every
-. DO Won think we had better tell him.
/ whispered Coles in stage tones
He might as well know now as ever.
! Soon il viii be too late, responded a
/ coura5e. After that they held another
/ WHISPERED consultation. and one came sO--
! rowfully from the crowd II the direction
! OF the farmer. He had been becoming
/ more and more alarmed as the wills
| Dered sentences from the crowd reached
.s7he selected ambassador now ap-
/ preached him as if about 10 discharge a
/ soTrowful task
/ -rr1 far \ ever
/ feel anv pains about the region or your
/ hearth DO YOU ever have tiny chIlls
/ Green down your spinal column ana Ieei
4 vour temples thrOb violently? There 1
! So vO1lr temples thr0bblng now Have
Won anv fear of death, for short IS the
] time for preparation -
/ o,,e[biS- Harmed and cried in almost a
| frenzv What's the matter. doctor. ~
{ not going TO die. am I IeH me Wn't'
/ YOU mean in heaven name
/ THE doctor turned sorToW1ullE away.
] Coles he said mOurnfully- why didi4 [
/ Won fefI him. And then turning around
/ hs said: Have courage ola man, II VII
1 SON h. over You are attacked with
/ ~ fatal 1,Iapue which Is now spreading
/ through our country Inc knees OF ne
/ r,an we're seen to shake violently Ina
[ r,ssf IS absolutely incura bic and the only
l SUMMONS OF IT are pains around the
/ heart haven't YOU got pains Ineres
/ The man looked rather doubtful put
I his hand UP to his heart ana tnen sac
] sIovzlv. We'll. I believe ] did experience
Il some main there this morning. but
/ didD't think anything about j.
How 2 bout those cnllls down 1oli
/ hack Be honest now
). sine you mention them. he replied