The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-20

Character reading" becanie ont OF
date in Willard avenue, Chicago, the
other day; fsem now Oh character
hearing" will be the vogue, says the
Chicago Tribune. at the meeting of
the Womca's Literary club Of Willard
avenue held in the Afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Charles Z. Curtiss,
the president, Mrs. Clyde Pence, told
her fellow members how to hear a
mans character in his voice. She
gave the following rules:
Those who have deep. sonorous voice,
like that of a donkey, are indiscreet and
Quarrelsome.
Those having sharp. thin, husky voice
are weak and yield easily to temptations
A full. abrupt voice denotes a strong,
impulsive. bold, enterprising man.
A powerful. deep voice generally indi-
Gates coward!ce.
The man possessing voice which Is
deep at first but raised to high key as
he finishes speaking. is noisy, irritable and
of unhappy disposition.
Those having thin shrill voice are
peevish. Ill tempered and passionate.
A low. sweet voice Is an admirable
thing in woman"
The speakers subject was "The In
fuence of Music on Health and Life"
She said that music is prescribed as
good tonic for the sick.
ut is successfully employed in our
insane asylums," she said, ''for sad
ness, depression or dependency. 1t
performs wonders in cases of longing
for new excitement, cheering all who
f,sn,, lovy >3,i%a
apply music to the treatment or relief
OF disease we must necessarily be ac-
quainted with the patients manner of
life, his character, temperament, hab-
its and passions. If the patient is mo-
rose avoid songs likely to keep his
mind in the condition into which he
has fallen
Mrs. Pence then prescribed the fol
lowing kinds Of music for use in the
different cases described:
Lively and vigorous music for a del
lcate. weak and nervous child
Those of a dull. sluggish nature should
be gradually reused by means of power
full and Impressive music.
Those of a nervous disposition must be
sootned by sweet and tender melodies
Those of bilious temperament should
hear songs that are light, short and
tinged with gayety.
Even those not ILL., continued Mrs.
Pence, will find music useful in
strengthening mental energy and ideas,
in refreshing the Imagination and re-
lieying fatigue"
The speaker urged that music is es-
sential to war;
IAN army she said, would as soon
think of leaving its gunpowder at home
as its harmony. l believe that the mu-
sic more than the cause during our
war with Spain made the flower Of
manhood of our nation fall into line
and go down to Cuba to combat not
only the Spaniards, but the fever"
Mrs. Pence declared that the influ-
ence Of music on animals is as potent
as upon human beings
"The passions of animals, like those
of human beings" she said, "have nat
urally rhythmical character, totally in
dependent of all education and Gus
toms. Tenderness, melancholy, grief,
gayety, merriment and rage sometimes
can be aroused and again Gained by
songs, especially if the songs are sim
pie and the phrases which compose
them are short and easily compre,
hended'
Then the club tested the power Of
music. The club chorus sang num-
Der of selections, and Mrs. Edward
Tibbitts sang a lullaby.
He Found 1t.