Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-24
BOWDOlN COLLEGE.
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measure with his historic platinum
ruler, even for. the hundrcdth time,
the cavity formed by the os sacrum.
os coccygys,, and osso in-nom- i-nata,
without CONFUSING his class by some
witticism or happy anccdotc In Bos-
ton last month / heard a new one Gre
ditcd to him. lie asked the age of a
studept who replied, Twenty five"
Dropping his eye to the register which
disclosed the young mans birth year,
he dryly remarked, Il suppose five
years are taken off for good be-
havior.'
In spite Of his wit and his good
work. however, the doctor is eVcrlas.-
ingly getting us into trouble. His
effort to abolish the mos1uito< by
covering its breeding places with
layers of oil is dcpriving Izaal1 Wal
tons disciples Of the best pickcrcl
bait The cold fresh air blowing into
homes and school-rooms greatly in
crcascs fuel bills, while his insistence
upon vigorous ana prolonged open-air
exercise curtails business hours and
corrcspnndingly the income. Between
golf automobile driving, and horse
back riding Mr.. Taft declares it diff
cult to get sufficient time to be Prcsi-
dent
1t now appears, also, from the latest
medical sources, that the extinction OF
tuberculosis may be destructive of the
bright creative minds which have en-
richcd the literature of all languages.
1t has long been common knowledge
| believe. that Scrofula adds to mental
nf
disease it is said that u well known
American, perhaps the most dis
tinguished of the day, is indebted for
some of the genius which he has
recently exhibited in such large mea-
sure. OF the truth of this statement |
offer no testimony Nor do I pro-
claim that tuberculosis illuminatcS
the mind. But the study of the germ,
revealing its suhtl,ty. its habits, and
its tremendous influence upon the hui
man body. has given an intelligent
diagnosis of many cases perhaps long
misunderstood, thus catalogling
several brilliant people among its
sufferers The Brnntc sisters. Il pro
c"cious type, began early to produce,
Tx" young. diseased fruit trees, OK
qulSit" specimens of their priceless
iindSnation$ and aStoniShin" power
ct expressing passion. Ann. known as
Action Bell" surrendered to tuber
cur"sis at the age of %, Emily, or
Ellis I''l,' at 80. ana Charlotte. or
Jane Eyre" as 3S Rossrau's mind,
3ayH John Morley, was as fcvcrish
as his body" ANA he finally sue
r'innh"d t" pulmonary hcmorrhages.
From til" long list Of like brilliant sur
lcr"r$, select Bcrangrr. the Burns
OF France. Madam de Stac. Hannah
Moore, John RuSl>in. Emmanuel Kant,
Robert Snuthvry. Charles Kingsley,
ana tn" great Shakespeare himself.
Even our own Hawthorne does not
escape" An injury to his foot which
WAS struck in his youth by Il ball. do
v"l"r"d into localized. joint tubcr-
culo&i|. and although he bccame
broad shoulders, Or. Holmes declared
MN. later in life. ito he suffering FROM
gradual consumption OF the bodily
organs"
!" the mind which quickly cstab-
fishes cause and eject solely on ap-
'rarancc%, this galaxy of creative
thinkers would Indicate that tuh"r-
tulnSiS Strops the brain rs Il whr'-
stone %harp"nS Il razor But winds
may breathe through an F,roli.in harp.
and if it hav" not strings we'll attnncd
To the vcrnal airs, the harmonics that