The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-18

h1rS. ClyOe renee IeiiS Flow 10 tAhOW
a Mans Character by Listening to
Els WorGs-Aiunic Tonic For the
Sick, Especially Those Mentally
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. to War
"Character reading" became ont of
date in Willard avenue, Chicago, the
other day; from now on character
hearing" will be the vogue, says the
Chicago Tribune. At the meeting Of
the Women's Literary club of Willard
avenue, held in the afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Charles g. 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 a 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 a voice which is
deep at first, but raised to a high key as
of unhappy disposition.
Those having a thin, shrll voice are
peevish, ill tempered and passionate.
A low sweet voice is an admirable
thing in woman"
The speakers subject was The In
huence of Music on Health and Life.
She said that music is prescribed as a
good tonic for the sick.
1T is successfully employed in our
insane asylums,' she said, for sad
ness, depression or dependency. Ii
performs wonders in cases OF longing
for new excitement, cheering all who
suffer from low spirits. If we would
apply music to the treatment or relief
of disease we must necessarily be &C
quainted with the patients manner OF
life, his character, temperament, hab
it's and passions. If the patient is mo
rose avoid songs likely to keep hi:
mind in the condition into which b,
has fallen"
Mrs. Pence then prescribed the fol
lowing kinds of music for use in TIN
different cases described:
Lively and vigorous music for del
> icate, weak and nervous child.
r Those of a dull, sluggish nature shout
be gradually reused by means of power
full and impressive music.
D Those of a nervous disposition must b
f soothed by sweet and tender melodies.
Those of bilious temperament Shout
;, hear songs that are light. short an
tinged with gayety
even those not ill.," continued Mrl
= Pence, will find music useful i
strengthening mental energy and ideas
" in refreshing the Imagination and n
:. lieving fatigue"
The speaker urged that music is e.
=, sential to war.
u, y, can army she said, ''would as 500
: think of leaving its gunpowder at hon
sic more than the cause during OF
= war with Spain made the flower {
. manhood of our nation fall into li1
:. and go down to Cuba to combat NJ
: only the Spaniards, but the fever"
Mrs. Pence declared that the inf
:, ence of music on animals is as potter
y, as upon human beings.
y, 1.-THE passions of animals, like tho.
- of human beings" she said, ''have ma
i urally rhythmical character, totally i
- dependent of all education and Gu
II. toms. Tenderness, melancholy. grie
~ gayety, merriment and rage sometime
"a can be aroused and again claimed
- songs, especially if the songs are sir
pie and the phrases which compo
!, them are short and easily compr
~ hended."
ha Then the club tested the power
an music. The club chorus sang nul
- Der of selections. and Mrs. Edwa
Tibbitts sang a lullaby.