Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-18
Hampstead WASHBURNE,
Talked OF fer Congress in tho Ninth District.


this does great credit to the hearts Of
these women. but II only shows that
their hearts are better than their judy.
mcnts. In this matter they see only
one side Of the subject. Probably ev.
cry mature person that ever lived has
been deeply affected by the suffcrings
of, people who seemed certain TO die
In a short time anyway and has said
In his haste that they ought to be
chloroforncd to death. ut least IL they
themselves desired It. This IL what
hc says In his haste. hut the sober
second thought Is always different.
There are two obvious objections to
such u practice MS these women pro.
pose. The first Ii that the wiscst man
on earth could not tell when the prop.
or time 10 take Il human life In this
fashion had come. Take the case
mentioned In the convention. Of a maj,
caught under u railroad wreck and on
the point OF being burned alive by the
approaching flames. That will DO
4 ~ ~
the wind should suddenly cnnngc he
would be saved. Have these kind.
hearted women never heard of people
whom all the attendant physicians
gave up 10 die and yet who got well ?
Have they never heard Of people who
were supposed to bc actually dead and
were buried ana yet who were not
dead and were eXhumcd aud recov.
cred! Who. then. would DO rash
enough to pronounce u case hopeless
End proceed TO administer ch,oroform
a. morphine? The other objection Is
that " the state were 10 lcgal,ze gu.
tlianasin nearly everybody would die
asylums. Just ~ certainly as II sicl,
person had any money or any enc.
mics. anyone who was tired of his au.
thOrity or afraid Of his influence. hc
would he poisoned and killed by some
OF those around him as "hopelessly ill''
and "nt his own request" 4 physi.
clans certificate might be made ncces.
sary. but that would only cost ~.
These considerations are 80 welghty
ana 80 Obvious that thoughtful people
have always left this reform" To
those who were surchnrged with sentl.
mentality, cffeminacy, pagnnisn,, bar.
barism and sensationallsm. with
whom II viii always remain.
1t would DO II good idea for every
city. town. village ana hamlet along
the line of any railroad to put up Il
sign or two somewhere In proximity
to the railroad station setting fort!
the name of the town ana whatevc,
claim 1t has for historic. residential
ana industrial interest. Travellers often
wonder, wien II train comes to a stop
what the town Is that spreads out be
for them ana wherein lies Its excuse
for being. True, the railroads are doing
u great deal to exploit ana advertise
tho attractions, scenic ana commercial
OF most OF the more important places
but 1t wouldn't be an altogether bad
Idea for the towns to do little some
thing themselves. II only to set up a
bulletin Of facts for the enlightenment
OF the passing traveller.
~8A
4 favOrlte sport with tho mOrose
scientist Is to annlhilate Cupid. Oc.
casionally this Is varied by giving
him spectacles to remedy his blind.
ness. Mr.. Forbes WinslOw. a brain
specialist In Washington, ID. G., IL the
latest eXecutloner of Cupid. Accord
ing to him love is thing of the past
Higher education and development
he says, are killing the divine pas
sion. He claims to have discovered
In his study of brains, the qualities
that have routed Cupid from his prom
Used place in human affairs; and hs
points out the diminishing numbers
of suicides, occasioned by love. and
other tragedies of the heart, as sub
sanitation for his statements. 1t Il
perllous to question the correctness OF
scientific research as prosecuted IN
this day But IL not science gOinG
beyond its legitimate fields when Il
prOwls over into the domain of the
emotions ana affections 1t IL hard
to believe that love Is dead. One has
only to follow closely the days hap
penlngs to know that there Ia no per
ceptible decrease In the number OF
heart tragedies. In this matter the
world Is much the same all over, and
1t changes but little. Men and women
still love and grow Jealous, as they
have from the beginning. The double
murder and suicide that are prompted
. by jealousy are still too common t.
permit the belief that Cupid has beer
made to see. The runaway match In
: which love IL too strong for surround
: Ing influences occurs too frequently tt
leave any question as to loves power
Love Is still one of the fundamental
verities OF life. 1t Ii as natural al
birth. or death. 1t Ia q part Of thll
life doanit0 lifosa ssnlvnrnal av<aAnaa n