The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-22

student of the mental and moral
characteristics OF humanity is the
separation of or distinguishing of
the mind from the soul or the
mental from the spiritual attributes
of our nature. None have ever
undertaken the analysis without
getting into deep water. The av-
erage mental philosopher or psy-
chologist becomes entangled in the
meshes of net of mystery ano
is rescued by the use of a boun-
tiful supply of Greek and Latin
derivities which are not understood
by any except those of the very
highest linguistic attachments. We
conclude there must be great depth
in these treatises because we can
not understand them, whereas if
the cosmos and similar incompre-
hensible words were eliminated,
we would probably discover they
had been used to disguise a lack
of real thought. The anatomist
may visit the dissecting room,
learn the action and functions of
the different parts of that compli-
Gated machine, the human body,
the phrenologist has divided the
human brain into its different fac
Utilities; by demonstration it has been
shown that our motive power is
located at the back part of the
head and thought in front; but
when we undertake to analytic the
action of our mental power or di-
vide and distinguish the soul from
the mind, one thoughtful obsery-
ant individual can perform the
task as we'll as another.
The mind and soul being of us
part, both being invisible to the
eye, the only way we have to de-
termine the fact of their existence
is by scrutiny of the effects OF
their actions. That MIND exists
no one disputes; that the soul IS
a distinct element in the moral 'la-
ture of man is not universally be-
lieved. Neither scientists nor theo-
logiaas have been able 10 discover
the seat of the soul, the nearest
approach thereto bs:n.s The state
ment that the eyes are its wind
ows. With those who claim to be
soulless have no quarrel, for first
1 believe each individual should be
granted the privilege of passing
Judgment upon their own possess
sions, besides, when I examine the
general tenor of the lives Of many
of such, l am constrained to argue
with them that In the distribution
OF souls they nave in some way
been overlooked. If they are had
Ply or rather reasonably veil con
tented with fhciI condition ell 9th
ers should be satisfied.
My conception of the distinction
between mind and soul may be IL
Illustrated by the rendition of a So
lection of music. To sing, | be-
lieve the following are the requt-
site items of observation: the pro
per pitch, tune, division of notes
or words, the observance of acct
dentals, sc's and ds's, rests, re-
peats4 etc One may observe all
these requisites and yet fail to
render music, another doing the
same thing holds his audience spell
bound. Why this failure on the
part of one and grand success o.
the other? The explanation Is
easy: the one possesses the soul
of music, the other is as cold as an
adding machine.
The mind POUNDS governments,
digs canals. computes the distances
between planets, grasses the must
and dust of ages and reveals the
history of vanished races Inc
mind constructs, repairs, tears down
and rebuilds; the mind builds rail-
roads, airships and flat irons. The
mind plans the most clossal fin
anciaI and governmental policies
and attends to the minute details
of the smallest affairs OF life. Inc
mind numbers and names the vis-
ibie planets and counts the eggs
in the basket OF the market wo-
man. There is nothing too big or
noble, too little or ignoble to es-
cape the attention of the mind.
The brain is the seat or nome
office of the mind. The mind and
soul are in some indefinable way
connected. The mind Is the line
of communication between incl
dent and the soul. The soul Is
the passions, love, hatred. Joy, sor-
row. The soul weeps, laughs, dam
ces, sings and performs the social
functions of the individual. it is
the working of the soul wnich
causes the depression of dispalr
and that buoyant exstatic Hghtness
of hope. The soul is the source
OF that halo of light Illuminating
the face of happy good; the soul
draws the wrinkles of hideousness
in the countenance, the demoniac-
The soul takes its flight to the
bottomless pits of despair. IL was
the soul of Dante conceived the
Inferno. his mind clothed the con-
ception in words. The soul is I'M
uvb1 nf tho novel;