The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

sistently exhibiting its own peculiar re- !
suit every time the experiment was re-
peatsd
These experiments show clearly. as in
dicated by Prof James statements.
that each kiri Of thinking, by causing
g1andular or vascular activity, produced
chemical substances which were being
thrown out of the system by the perspi-
ration.
When the breath OF Prof. Gates'
subject was passed through tube cooled
with ice. so as 10 eondense its volatile
constituents. a colorless liquid resulted.
he kept the man breathing through the
tube, but made him angry. and FIVE min
utes afteTward a sediment appeared In
the tube. which indicated the presence
there Of new substance which had been
produced by the changed physice.-i, e~tion
caused by a change OF the mental emo
ton Anger gave a brownish substance.
sorrow gray, remorse pink. &c. show
ing. as in the experiments with the per-
spiratiOn. that each kind OF thinking had
produced its own peculiar substance
which the system was trying to expel.
The professor provided a spring regu-
lated 10 maintain an even degree Of re-
sistance. and so arranged as TO register
the number Of times 1t had been pressed
down. A man was required to make de-
pressiOns OF this spring with his finger
until from exhaustion the finger refused
10 act. This was repeated until Gates
was able TO determine the average num-
Der Of depressions which the man could
make under ordinary circumstances be-
for exhaustion occurred. Then at differ
ent times afterward he was asked TO
think about some subject which would
cause dlscordant thought, such as the
saddest thing that ever happened 10 him,
Of the man he worst hated. and on one
occasion he was asked TO read Dickens
story OF the death Of Little Nell.
Fatal to Animals.
After much thinking on such topic
so that his mind was filed with the
| thoughts II suggested. he was required TO
depress the spring The average num-
| Der Of depressions possible under such
mental conditions was much less than he
had previously made when his mind was
in its usual condition. On the. contrary,
harmonious thoughts as OF love. peace. or
anything good, raised the number OF de-
pressiOns above the average IN similarly
large proportion. A great number Of ex-
per1nents persistently showed similar
results
/ Prof Gates undertook to discover the
character of the substances which ne
obtained by condensation Of the breath
/ OF his subjects The brownish preclpi-
I Tafa from hro -
when administered either 10 men or 10
/ animals caused stimulation and excite
ment OF the nerves. Another substance
produced by another kind Of discoSdant
| thinking when injected into the veins
Of guinea pig or a hen killed 1t out
right
Poison of anger.
Every emotion Of a false and disagree
able nature produces a poison in the
blood and cell tissues. he declares. aAIy
experiments show that irascible, malevo-
lent. and depressing emotions generate
In the system injurious compounds; also
that agreeable. happy emotions generate
chemical compounds Of nutritious value
which stimulate the cells TO manufacture
energy"
| Meolcdl DOCKS record many instances
similar 10 this from real life A mother
was strong. healthy, vigorous, muscu-
iarly well-developed, ard not especially
sensitive nor nervously organized, but
rather the contrary. Her babe was II
perfect health Something occurred
/ which threw the mother into violent Fl
Of anger Shortly after she sucked hel
infant 1t was soon attacked witt
spasms and died with convulsions in &
few hOurs-accOrding 20 the highest au
thority. the victim OF poisoning by hei
mothers anger.
Anger, hate, or any malevolent think
ing causes the secretion Of injurious sub
stances, including poisons. The circula
ton OF the blood and all other bodily
functions are transferred with by passion
or emotion. Laughter or tears are phys
tcal conditions involving changes of mus
cles and glandulaT secretions- And thei
causes are purely mental