Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-15
A CLUB TREAT.
Twentieth Century Club Members
Listen TO Address by Professor

Twentieth Century Club Members
Listen TO Address by Professor
O,Shca.
BY the invitation of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry j. Howe the members of the
Twentieth Century Club and a few out
side friends We're given a treat Thurs
Cay evening in the way of a parlor lee
sture by Professor Nj. " OShea, of the
University of Wisconsin, who is in the
city for an address before the conven-
ton of the Central Iowa Teachers As
ISOLATION Professor O,Shea and Mr.
George Howe and Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
Kirby assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Howe in
receiving the guests. while an orchestra.
seated in an adjoining room, furnished
music Mr.. O'Shea's talk was on Hid
den Forces In Education and Life
The speaker called attention at the
outset to the great interest which is
row being taken in scientific study of
human nature, and scientists in many
fields are prying into the secrets of the
human soul. AS a result. he said.
I'VE are discerning some subtle forces
which rule the human heart which
have not been sufficiently appreciated In
the past. OF these is the readiness with
which we are all deceived or suggested
to in the affairs of daily life. He gave
the results Of experiments made upon
children and adults in Buffalo, Worces-
ter. Mass, and elsewhere. showing that
people can be made to detect doors in
distilled waters; to taste salt, sugar,
lauinine and other things thru sugges-
ton.
Our minds are full of experiences
that we get coupled together because
they have occurred together. Then
when any one is present the others
come up in the original order. Usually
this will be all right. but sometimes it
leads US astray. Most people in their
daily lives are not critical of familiar
things. They act on the internal world
They take that to be real and don't give
much to things as they are.
Fakirs suggest to people the things
that TREY want them to see or hear.
Many people will actually see and hear
these things. Hypnotism is an extreme
form OF this law of suggestion In a
spiritualistic seance people are shut
away from all Impressions in the out
side world and they can not possibly
avoid seeing and hearing the things in
the mind This is a kind of a dream
state, where fancy is stronger than
perception
The speaker then traced in detail the
application of these great laws to daily
life, showing that the secret of the
statesman's work. the reformer's work,
the educators work, lies in his ability
to turn energies in the right direction.
Mere negation doesn't do this. ii the
people of town would provide whole
some amusement for young people they
would not be led astray. II the church
would realize its duty 1t would take
hold OF the matter more vigorously The
bowling alley. under good influences in
town will save many boys. Evil pre-
scented to an individual is bound to get
worked out into his life. Societies real
izIng this now put children into the re-
formatories instead OF the jail. Child
rem are taken out of the slums and
placed into wholesome places; libraries
are being established instead OF the sa-
loon and the brothel. The great aim
must be to turn the lives OF people In
the right channels by strong, positive
suggestion of conduct.
After the lecture social hour was