Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-11-02
lSLOVE A DISEASE?


less, unsympathetic and inhuman inquisition has
brought love to the scalped and the divine passion
to the microscopic slide. Hitherto, while other ele-
ments OF the human mind and bodily structure have
quivered beneath the dsseeting knife. bubbled in
the test tube and wiggled merrily within the germ
culture, men and women have hugged within the
citadel OF their hearts one remaining solace-ove.
But now comes frowniDg science aud with relent-
less hand would take from the little that has not
been violated by learned professors whose bulging
ioreheads betoken their uncanny occupation So
long as these devOtees OF the lancet have only scOld
ed about kissing and preached sOlemnly about the
"harmonzation Of afinities," whatever that may
mean, they only heard the echo Of a merry laugh as
Cupid made faces at them from behind the smilax
and the roses
Scientists, however, would not yet love alone.
They prObed, and then they delivered interminable
lectures; they cut and then held clinics where poor
Cupid was under viviseCtiOn. They at last announce
ed pOnderOusly that they bad discovered the Glove
germ" Thus it being decided that love is 8 dis
ease, and therefore proper subject OF therapeutic
treatment we may next expect some unieeling med
ica meddler to invent stserum' to overcome the
love germ in single combat when injected into the
veins Of the surging swain or the signing maiden.
So at last Cupid, the cOnqueTOr, who has laughed
at locks and locksmiths since time began, endured
the rack and the dungeon, dehed kings and been
sought at the price of q human soul, now lies
bruised and bleeding at the feet of Science. It may
be that some day drop OF the serum administered
in cup OF tea may change the course OF nature and
thus make life bitter barren, restless journey, de-
void Of all that makes it worth the while. But m
I'll that tme unless the quarantine laws revised
there will be many millions Of men and maidens
who viii thrive upon the 'dread disease Of love-
and its premOnitory symptoms greet with gee.
More activity is noted at present In the establish
ment Of brick plants through Mississippi, than in
any other one class Of enterprises. Plants for the
turning ont Of press and cut brick are being started
in many Of the cities and towns. Within the past
few weeks two manufacturing plants for the turning
out Of brick have been launched and there is talk
Of another company being formed to engage in the
same line Of making building material out OF the
abundance Of clay that is to be found. While IN
other towns Of the State the increase in this charae
ter Of enterprises, may not be as rapid it Is never
thelees very marked and shows q healthy activity
Despite the number Of new plants for turning
out Of brick that are beginning operation
and entering into the MARKET there has been every
where scarcity Of brick, and everywhere cOnstruc-
ton Of buildings has been materially delayed By the
inability OF the contractors to secure the brick
There has been brick famine. The cause Of the
scarcity Of brick and Tor the activity in the estab
shment Of new plants for the manufacture OF bricks
is Of course caused By the great amount Of building
that is being done through the State, and which
gives promise Of continuing.