The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
INFLUENCE OF COLOR.
Purple Leads to Madness and Scarlet
to Murder.

Those who are wrapt up in the home
beautiful movement. we are sure, WIN
thank us for directing their attention
to what seems to be a timely note OF
warning sounded by the current issue
of Medical Talk for the Home Accord
ing to this authority, the prevailing 1ad
for red rooms, blue rooms. VelioN
rooms, green rooms, etc, is nkeIy 10
lead to sad results unless subjected to
intelligent direction and restraint. The
influence of color upon the human MIMI
is SO strong, it seems. that ignorant ana
careless persons are liable. While max
ing the home beautiful to wreck some
of the noblest intellects beneath its
roof. Purple for example, is put down
as a most dangerous color, its effect
upon the gray matter of those coming
under its constant influence being of a
disturbing and even of a fatal char
acter-
IF a person were con4ned in a room
with purple walls, with no color but
the end of a month he would be mad
man" And no wonder 1t is easy to
see how person compelled to look
for a whole month at purple walls,
purple ceiling. purple landscapes. purple
cows. purple fountains and purple bed
ding, and to Dartake of food COMPOSED
only of Concord grapes, preserved beets
and thin coffee, to write upon purple
paper with violet ink, to read purple
novels and to think purple thoughts.
would get purple in the face, swear
purple words. and get purply mad. But
| this is not all of it.
! Scarlet is as bad. and its effects are
even worse. It produces madness that
causes it's victims to murder their near
est friends. Scarlet has a terrible effect
even upon animals. 1t will drive bull
or tiger to desperation. And then there
| is blue. Blue is depressing. 1t acts like
| a drug on the brain. 1t gives one the
mully-grubs. Hence the blues The eff
feet of too much blue in your surround
ings is terrible. Taken in moderation
however, as. for instance. in the way
of huckleberry pie, it is not so very
hurtful.
But green-"green is the king of col
ors.'' 1t is soothing in its effect. If not
taken internally in the shape of cal y
cucumbers. 1t is balm for tns brain anc
for the eye-Sight. Not alone in its sing
ular number, but in it's plural also. as
for instance greens, it is uplifting II
the entire system. Even green apples
are not so bad. They are splendid cor
receives for thoughtless boys: The SIX!
is really green. although it looks blue
The sea is really green, although l
seems to take on other hues at times
Green is so soothing that 1t hep tn
system to fight disease, and therefore
our authority says, all SICK Aooi'r
should be papered or painted green. Sag
green is the most soothing green of oil
Next to green, yellow is the best o
colors, but, alasl solitary confinement l.
a yellow room. particularly II the prs
oner be compelled to read yellow news
papers, hopelessly wrecks the system
and produces hysteria. The yellow news
= papers have been known to do this
: however, even to persons who have no
been in solitary confinement Ther
; may be some variety, of course, VIII
E green for foundation. little purpl
l here, a dash of scarlet there; mere
5 fash of yellow, and there dash OF blue
1 would not hurt. but we cannot be to
careful of our minds. especially II the
be weak.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.