The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-21

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CURATIVE VALUE OF MUSIC.
Music lie. strange to say, considered
by many as a side issue in life. AS 2
iiftie extra and useless ornamental
frili on the garment Of the worthwhile,
or the needs Of q well rounded life. AZ
the mortal struggling for all that 10
best In life physically and mentally
would regard some few easily gotten
things as valuable. the profession OF
medicine would not be 30 lucrative, ana
the asylums for the mentally amictea
would not be crowded as they are.
Learn the value Of water, air. hearty.
convulsive Laughing ana music.
win be worth while.
The value Of music will be impressed
on any one who win read the Following
from The Boston Herald:
That music has extraordinary pow
ers as a relief and even as cure OF
mental and physical suffering, is the
belief OF DIR. John Dixwell, confirmed
by his long experience In the charit-
able work of furnishing suitable music
to Boston hospitals.
For ten years DIR. Dixwell has con-
Quoted his unique concerts, and the
great success of the work has justified
both the time and money expended.
Last year forty-seven concerts were
given at forty-seyen different hospitals
and other institutions. The best Of
professionals were employed and most
of the performances were superintend-
ed personally by the doctor himself.
There Is great need of a guiding
hand in such work, he says, for music
taken as q medicine, needs to be adj
riiinistered by some one who UNDER
stands how LARGE dose the patient re-
Quirss.
TT often acts as a tonic says DR..
Dixwell, and too much of 1t might do
"a great deal Of harm. The best music,
carefully selected, 10 always sure to
have soothing, quieting and entirely
beneficial effect on the patients, what
ever their ailments may be. Il must
be the best, and 1t must not be de-
pressing or doleful
The popular idea of singing Psalm
tunes and hymns to sick people Is the
most hateful thing that was ever In
vented. Such music makes the patient
feel that every one has given him up.
He loses hope and courage, and has
much less chance of recovery. I have
no objection to religious music. but the
mournful, long. drawn bout kind is not
good for sick people.
= The main thing is to prevent In
trospection. People in hospitals have
too much time in which to think Of
themselves. their pains, how much
worse these pains may become, what
terrible things may happen, and how
their minds can be turned aside from
this dismal trend OF thought. they are
in much better condition for recoy-
cry. And this Is what makes music
such a valuable factor in hospitals
One case that I especially remem-
Der was that of an Italian who was
dangerously Ill. We were giving a
concert in the ward out of which his
door opened, and he asked that the
door might be left ajar so he could lis
ten to the music. Several operatic se-
iections were given and the sick man
listened with growing interest. When
1t was over DE asked If would come
in and speak to him. Doctor" he said,
81 had made UP my mind to die, but
now know that / shall get we'll" And
he did, stated DR.. Dixwell, with a par
donable satisfaction In this proof of his
convictions"
afRs. FOSTER, PROMINENT D. A. "A.
At the recent meeting Of the Allan
ia chapter. d. A.. R. the second chap
ter organizer, Mrs. s. w. Foster, ma.
tive OF this city, swho was elected Re.
gent was also elected delegate to
the approaching convention Of the ID.
A. r. at washington City.
Mrs. Foster. before her marriage,
was Miss Sophia Lee Jackson. a daugh-
ter Of the late DIR. Walter c. jackson.
so long a well known. highly respected
and much beloved citizen Of Montgom-
cry. Mrs. Fosters mother was q
daughter Of Peyton D. Bibb. who was
a brother OF the first and second Gov
ernors OF Alabama, William Wyatt and
Thomas Bibb She IS a descendant of
Hon. Boiling Hall, who removed from
Georgia to Alabama in 1918 and set
tied In Autauga County Before his
removal to- Alabama from Georgia Mr.
Hall had beEusa representative in Con-
gresa from Georgia for three terms
Mr.. Hail had one son only. the late
Major Boiling Hall, who during a long
and we'll spent life ranked high in the
estimation OF the people of Alabama
az q man Of 'undoubted integrity and
purity. He had ten daughters, one of
whom. Emily, married Mr.. Absalom
jackson. the father of DIR. Walter @.
jackson. who came to Georgia from
this State and also settled in Autau-
ga County. He was q delegate from
that county to the convention which
framed the State constitution of 1919.
Another daughter, Mary Bib. married
her cousin, William y. Hall, and is q
d. A. RIA real D. A. R.--now belong
ing to a chapter in Atlanta--the At
Ianta, We believe.
The Daughters here felt quite disap-