The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-05
A Scientific
WOOing
Curiosity, Sympathy and Imagi-
nation We're the Basic Principles.
By r. A. mitchell


DR.. ShotwelI was about TO leave his
/ consulting room at the close OF his
morning Office hours when man en-
tered whose appearance at once ar
rested his attention. There IS no word
to describe his appearance except
queer. lie was neither homely nor
good looking. neither we'll nor poorly
dressed. Indeed, there was nothing for
or against his personal appearance
He was simply queer. Nevertheless
intellect was expressed in his face.
He might have been a poet; he might
have been a Socialist; he might have
been a lightning calculator escaped
! from a dime museum.
The doctor looked at him with an
expression intended TO ask what he
could do for him The patient thrust
his hand In his pocket and pulled out IA
roll OF bills, from which he selected
five tens and. handing them to the
doctor, said:
There's nothing the matter with me,
doctor. I'm in perfect health. 1 de-
sire TO consult you as to a matter OF
Importance To me. and since 1 know
your time is valuable l offer payment
I'm advance. For these bills 1 desire
| half an hours consultation with you
or such part OF that time as may be
| necessary to my purpose"
The doctor gave n tacit consent. ask
| ed his visitor to be seated. took chair
himself. and the other proceeded:
81 desire to win the love OF a certain
woman who has not manifested the
| slightest interest i'm me. i am con-
vinced that love between the sexes
may be produced by exciting the i'm
agination. Nine-tenths of our mar
riages in America are for what IS call
ed love. but what l call an abnormal
temporary development OF the imag-
NATIVE faculty. In proof OF this !
would cite the different conditions OF
| n couple about TO be married from
those OF a couple that have been mar
ried. During the courtship. while they
are feeding on what | call imaginary
love food. they are in an ecstatic sus-
pense. Marriage ends that suspense
and brings reality. After that theiI
relations are dependent upon a number
OF conditions. the chief OF which. to
state II concisely. IS whether they are
naturally fitted or untitled to give
each other aid and comfort"
The doctor sat attentive 10 this dis
quisition on love. an incipient smile
gathering on his lips as his visitor pro
ceeded. When this point had beer
reached and the speaker added. "DC
you follow met" the doctor replied
"I do Proceed" Whereupon the mar
continued:
"My name is Norman Bloodgood-
wish to marry n young woman namet
Catherine Anderson The reason why
wish to marry her is because / desire
to marry some one. and / have settlet
upon her. There IS no more reaSoI
why she should marry me than an
other man. She has met me once ant
treated me with Indifference"
BEG pardon" interrupted the med
ical man, did she not evince at leas
curiosityT'
snow l remember" responded tn
client, there was a look on her fac
at seeing me indicating surprise o
amusement or something OF the kind
but nothing indicating admiration o
I'm any way being drawn toward me
But why do you ask thisF'
81 take 1t for granted from wha
you have told me that you wish me
suggest some scientific method OF e1
citing an interest In you, which, bein
famed by the imagination, may resul
I'm love-"
Exactly"
Every well / would recommend a
tempting to effect a lodgment thrOug
curiosity, the only constituent part c
your makeup that seems TO have take
any hold upon the young lady. BegiI
ming with this as a foundation we ma
build upon II with other excitants c
l the feelings commonly used by wOoerr
! Sympathy may be excited by real c
feigned misfortune. Flattery whe
undetected as such Is n stimulant. Sci
timent excited by gifts. principal
flowers. IS an excellent means OF Dr.