The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-01-03

Of IT. Essential Features.
To-day have been watching my
Ngo cats--lhe black professor" and
his material ancester-playing in the
dining-roo.s Despite the lady's age,
She retains much OF the spirit OF her
routh. and docs not object to romp
.slth her good-maturt I son. Now and
hen feline temper wlil exhibit itself
n a anarl which invariably comes
from tns side Of the mother cat, and
then RI 'cssc !" scuttlos of with the
deN.es.t .h..s !. born OF sheer alarm
II O...ws and teeth as means Of ma
ia.Ga. revenge. Like two weary fem
ross, lho cats have been thrusting and
,.afty .rg at one another this morning.
Faeing one another ;e Z have stood
.ko feline statuea. H. a.,vable and in
liue-like reposc. ) erery nerve
aas on the strain. Hs enc watches
,ho other. eager TO al. ieipate attack
retreat; and. on the slightest move
lent. the battle royal was begun
new. II is this alacrity Of nerve to
s-ond 60 tho stimu.atiOn Of outward
.ngs w..i,h is exercising my mind
Jay. Whether in cut II in man, in
aocm or in mollusk, she way Of the
aerves ceelns to be ideniic.I.
Underil inc al the yaeio l,hases Of
ryau, action. VIC find Que great and
sus-.ag pgae PIE. for the Aest eluci-
...un CT Nlie4 40 arc Indebted to
IS gcnils of nc late D. i4fshall
lalL Tic principle Is knuNa IS that
{ reflex action, and Que or Two sim
,ls iii, cations will f.miiiarize us
!. Il its nature and medus opcrandL
sssn crossing the street, and hear the
....rp trol of cab-horse just behind
.ae. Anxious to avoid accidents, /
aiicken my steps and reach The oppo-
10 pavement in safety What has
cen the nature and operation OF the
asfvous mechanism in this case9
aves Of sound from the cabs motion
lrst Of all were received by the drum
+ the ear. were transmitted to the
amer car, we're modified and assorted,
) rs TO reach the Train as "sensa-
CHS Of sound. and were finally re-
led and dealt with BY that part OF
he brain ret apart for the control OF
lie hearing sense. Thereupon, con-
-ious4ess Of danger 10 my per-
naliy was awoke. probably be-
ause the hearing part OF the
rain communicated with the intel
sctual centers. At any rate, the re-
ult OF sound-waves striking my ear
sas the awakening of my mind to the
isk ran in crossing the street. Now,
.ais first piece Of nervous play only
eoes so far as to include the convey
nee to the brain OF a message (or
.senseticn') from the outer world. 1t
clear that, in order to escape dan
ser, / must possess means OF acting,
ao az intelligent policemen, upon
irfor.o alton received, Accordingly
lie SCI. non Of sound sooner or later
{, reelected" from the brain centers
. { ~ parts Of the body-namely,
.Ao muscles Tho latter organs are
stimulated 10 creator activity, and |
in fpeedi ! landed on the opposite
aave.aea. out OF tho way Of the cab.
Notice. then, that this illustration
,.raecnis Us with plain. unvarnished
story Of that ''refex action" which
rnderlies all our nervous operations,
and which, therefore, forms the foun-
dation Of all the acts Of our own lives,
Of those Of my cats, and, indeed, regur
lates the acts Of all animals.
When you draw back your head 70
avert a threatened blow, or when your
eyelids close as some one in play
passes his hand rapidly before your
syes, It Is reflex action you again IL
.ustrate in your movements. The eye
receives, and its nerve transmits, q
sensation Of sight to the seeing
center OF the brain. Thence Is 're-
lected" a nervous command 70 the
muscles OF the neck, or Of the eye
ids alone, as the case may be.
When my cats are romping here and
there. each movement whereby PRO
lessor" escapes his mother ; attack Is
carried out by a similar reflex action
Of his nervous system. When you
touch the feelers on a snail's head and
see them fold up in the marvellous
fashion they exhibit, and when finally
that mollusk retires into the privacy
On last Thursday night, the
27th, Washington Lodge No. 3. A.
F. & A. NJ, Installed the following
officers for the easuing year Maui
rice Calm, past master, acting as
installing officer; c. A. French,
w. M. I; NJ. H. Rogers, S. w. B.
H. Morehead, ]. w. c. A. Talia-
ferro. S. D. Thos. M. Rea, Sec
retary; l. Zadek, S. and T. Will
liam Calm. treasurer elect ; S. II.
Bagnell, ]. w. elect. and ]. F.
Frierson, chaplain elect, not being
present, their installation was post
poned until next meeting.