The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24

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EXAMINATIONS ].
BY. PROF. ED GAR 4. LARKI-.N.
fsY-1N the remote East two nations
lkyI two races-are engaged I'M a.
kMklA relentless war. In this unfortu-
Y6NNSof nate frenzy. that beautiful prop
es5eYa5SJ ertys OF mind-reason-seen to-
have been ignored. Living men are hurl-s
cd by monarchs against walls Of steel and
stone. Their bodies are rent and torn
and thousands are destroyed by dea th-'
dealing engines. 1t Is hoped that arbi-s
tration, the use Of discretion. Judgment
and reason, as proposed by The Hague
Tribunal, would obtain, and that the Ior-.
rors of "a war would be permanently
averted But the contest between Japan
and Russia seems to have turned the
hands y Of the clock OF progrees backward.
And the struggle in the Orient is one of
the worst-its lis between differing and un-5
like races. The mystery Of war is one
inc
1t Is useless to inquire why lighting ex-s
lists In fact. q t Is of no use to Ike in-3
quiryl as to why d nything is In existence;
All that part Of the universe within the
range OF vision OF the largest telescope
Eis known to be governed by r: gid laws
not one OF viii oh can be violated without
swift and adverse consequences following.
As largo as the visible universe may be-.
everything is seen to be ruled bySyastt
laws except Man. KS u 81
En- The writer, Il in many years Of research
Is una Bile to detect a trace of law ruling
human beings, whe her sfngly or collect
ed into nat lions. The best man in a neigh
borhooda nthropist--a real benefit.
to- the community,go one whom the people
find 1t almost Impossible to d ispense with:
Is more liable to die an l,ntimely death.
moral II leper. " hose very presence ia
whitening.
# Kings viii order thousands Of men into
the very Jaws Of death without IA tWInge}
OF conscience. 10 the writer 1t & Is an
3insolube question why men obey. 81 " by.
Will the millions march to the cannon's
mouth on ord ers of any blood -lovin rs MOI
arch?
But nj w. In this IA pid age. wal, has far.
deeper results than at first q ppea Es.g The
photographic systems Of the world are SO
perfect that the news Of al battle Is soon
| known everywhere. The eyes of countless
millions almost see he eds of tarnage.
And from fisn own 10 VS. ~ al umnllt psy5s
choIogy the effects Of heseB b1ttle les sare
deplora BILE. Let us look on II this problem
by means Of the newly discov ered psychic
law OF mental Influence. ~ ar eHs is
8ons display IN bulletins and in papers In
every ity In the world i III NJ ercllants in-3
gsert war news into their tisements.
aid the thoughts OF the reopl q we'll on.
war. And is the 81 feet OF Sco nversa-
$tion iny8the streets, on ira ms v and q In,
homes. Women a nd chi ldren hear al -
But.of& all hideous things that have p
peared on earth moving pictures OF ac.
tual battles on display IN thea tres Sar re
tile worst This horror; Is ne W In history
The writer saw all the horrors Of a. bat
tile between the r ans h and \ j panesci
in glowing shifting pictures. twenty feet;
vide, before tho audience In a crowded
theatre. ~ It was ma tinee. nd the build
ing was full of women and girls, oW,
from the well known la VS. of mental sin-
5huence on unborn children the awfulness
CT these life pictures cannot be over
drawn All women In that audiences about
Ito become mothers ere in the mental
process Of converting t heir offspring into
lighting animals. n In e looking over the
past ages of the volutions.O human be- y
lngs. nothing more horrible has a ppeared
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of tho world This horror Is ne " and
cannot fail OF having telling effect. Is it
possible that The fighting instinct Is to
rapidly Increase? Is u the race to retro
grade. and Is man to be n failure? One
cannot fall having pessimistfc deas. even
though life-long optimist, when think
ing OF the horrors now spreading over
the .'civillzed" world And Isl there no
hope for man? Has anything more dread
full ethan these real war scenes appeared?
But n ow3 look al the nagnifcent dis
3pla y In st. Louis. The contrast between
the worlds exposition OF progress IN tho
war Is striking In the extieme, This dis
play is by far the finest yet made. The
brain OF. man is open to inspection in this
wonderful exhibit of his ma jesty, the de-
,velopcd man.. The write has been watch
ing the st, Louis Exposition from Its in
ceptton, more particularly In Its scientific
features, and asserts that the display in
ali that has been done In sclentiflc re-
searchsu up to date is far, and away beyond
all that has SO far a ppeared The spirit
OF man broods over the vast buildings
complex mechanism are on inspection
and the genius OF humanity presldes over
the great temples erected to, his honor
Here the sweet arts OF peace are on
lavish display, Goodness is roundabout
and all who feast their eyes on the splen-
doris Of the mind IS oh DIGEST products can
not help wondering why the same kind
Of beings who developed this marvellous
display will Stay ca oh, IoW can war and
this fair be on the same planet This:
question cannot be answered In our pres
emit knowledge. or, Why will not the.
good people of the world rise and end
war? Within the historic period of $mans
career on, earth no such sharp contrast
has been displayed as that between the
war in the East and the blessed peace
full vision In the Vest,