The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-10

dccF uNinrs, ana the glimmerlng arm
OF the sci unord a yiov uf grandeur
oi which. words are inadequate To-
express,
hut more lntorestiur sim ~ the
TACT that on the summit pl the noun
tain height stand the ruius Of the
Temple of Apollo IN the sacred pre-
,in,ts of the ancient city of Delphi
the stronghold OF the creeks.
Withln the temple stood the FAR
famed oracle. and I'm the vestibule
we're carved those wise sayings oI the
seven sages, among which vas this
famous. tcrsc 1914 significant commana
Know myself
The superstition of mythology was
then giving way, ana the philosophy pi
he creeks was starting the world g.,
think.
And today there Is no greater proc
lem seeking solution Iu The litc OF
man than Co know and master him
self.
The powers OF tho mind may pc.
grouped into three great classcs-thorc
concerned with thought. those that.
have to do with feeling or emotion,
n the supreme power, the Will.
or these groups, the emotions untti
recent years. nave not received the
study which their importance de-
mauds.
The early Greek thinkers had or
rOacous ideas II the function OF the
brain. one philosopher said that enc
brain was a soft substance. Ia the res
eryoir OF the skull. whose function II
was to Intricate the sensitive surface
of the eyc-balls.
The emotions Of life were once
thought 10 arise from various vital
organs Of the ~body-the liver being
tho seat of jealousy, the spleen 90
anger. the heart of love. And We
have today many sentimental express
sions which are suryivals OF this otd
theory. We hear Shakespeare say
Though 10 split my spleen" In "N-
pressing anger, and the young man
60 his adored one, II love YOU with al
my heart PhysioloBicaliy. might be
o as tr|uthfully say-"Genevieve. !
love YOU with ar my stomach" since It
Is claimed that a nan II reached
through that channel.
Though scientists have definitely
localized many activities In various
regions of he brain. there Is not yet
unanlmity uf opinion as To the seat
Of the emotions.
ON would have US believe that
many Of the emotions, including fear
are localized Ia the solar p~leXus.'
that great nerve center. called ~
psychologists the abandoned brain.
And are there not sensations follow.
ing emotions. which seem to give some
color 10 the Idea OF their distribution
among vital parts of the body?
FeHr or extreme excitement oueri
@ fainting sensation In the abdomin".
region sorrow brings "a heavy feel
ms about the heart. The throat De
comes dry In stage fright. The Dlusf
accompanies the FEELING OF shame.
But whatever may be he theory %
emotions. the practical problem Is Il
know what they are. 10 discover tncil
cause. 20 learn their effect upon oul
lives and Go understand how to bTin.
them under our reasonable control.
Many attempts have oeen made %
classify the emotions. ltotrk groupi
the %sen-ibiities into pure emotions az.
fections and desires. He says th'
pure emotions have no tendency %
themselves for or against the oNcitini
causes They may ROW out Of phys
zeal. intellectual or moral conditions
3 hut spend themselves in the indiyidua
In whom they arise. The language %
the emotions i--'I feel
The affections los out toward M
objects that excite them 10 do then
good or H. and urge Us 10 action upo'
the objects that occasion them Tn
language of the affections Isl ike
or ! dislike They are classified int
benevolent ancCtlons-love of family
OF country, OF mankind n Of God
ana maieynlcnt affections - anger
, hate. envy. jealousy.
THE desires low n toward IN
objects exciting them with the IVES.
to possess those objects" The desire
y are classified iItu physical. intellectual
and moral-ihc last being the ds7ir
for harmony with God.
hut what lre emotions? one write
1 gays They '5r, feelings which sptin
II mp to the soul s-Hontaneously when Ger
n tain appropriate conditions are pre-
II sented"
They diner from sensations in ina
II they are not merely %sensuous; the
are different from the sentiments
a that they du not result from a pr
-- cess 81 reasoning
II Tho sight OFT "a friend cNpefithfih
II severe pain Dr sorrow arouses "a
.e feeling of pits or sympathy. We 20
ID o. man cruelty beating his child,
horse, or dos. md the feeling 81 "
dignation 81 reused. Somebody hi
a lied about us or addressed us In q
~ Insulting manner, and anger at on'
IL seeks expression.
An ngr mood repnlts In a destru'
nj tive tendency, and while In such ten
se per Il BE- easier 10 be cross ana fretil
,c over thu least revocation. which, az
h. der other conditions. would have ,
.e such disaPryoahle result.
id on the other hand, JOY experience
BE- what Be- termed expansive activity
O. with such - feeling. expression M
10 sumes the form 81 whisiling. 0r laust
m TER. or dancing. or some happy acti0
ss ity. A man iB n joyful state migi
in 40 Out ST Dds way 90 give a begs'
r. money or 20 help some1ody, which ?
"a would not do 10 nureing a %dissruntlc
90 emotion.
ID - We End our lives being sways
Nd and excited and changed by on
emotions, IN fact. the variety OF oi
A. / nrhtarfNU. HEf. a.ua.a FruUu tho an