The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
remember this conversation almost

lowed it. First, i VIII recount the
conversation, which the visitor inter
rupted.
Although he was not admitted to
practice medicine In America-for
money. at least-Dr. Phileas I'M
manuel, the famous neurologist who
had come from Greece to attend some
conference or other, was frequently
called upon to give his services gratis
to those who knew of his special skill
In cases OF obscure nervous diseases.
Il had come to be understood that he
could be consulted most evenings dur
lng the remainder of his stay, and on
this evening he was expecting visit
from q gentleman who had sent him
O rather urgent letter, making an ap-
pointment. Consequently Paul Tar
rant and ! ought not to have fingered.
But the Doctors conversation was
always fascinating. and neither or US
could tear himself away. Dr.. I'M
manuel, posted before the fre In mis-
consulting room, his hands beneath
his coat tails, was haranguing us, and
we were listening.
"You mean" interrupted Tarrant,
that II only the theory Of reincarna'
ton were admitted into the pharma-
copeIa, physicians would have COM
plete method of treating these cases
OF aphasia, amnesia, and secondary
personality that you have been illus
trating?"
"Not secondary personality, Tar
rant" returned the Doctor irritably.
AsThere Is no such thing. Say rather
incomplete personality or lumber
room personality but not secondary
personality
"Put it this way" he resumed. ut
! q favorite illustration OF mine. but
is the best I know. Suppose that
III. Lewis Waller, whose impersona-
On or Henry ". has made him q
universal favorite, should be cast in
ae role OF Hamlet Well. now, per-
maps he has eaten too much or too
little. perhaps he has bad cold or
8ome mental trouble which temper
srily upsets the co-ordinative faculties
,f his mind. Well, instead OF begin
ding his famous soliloquy he begins
the speech before the battle OF Agin-
court, in a moment Of absentminded-
ness. Is that secondary personality
Tarrant? Not at all. He has simply
uulIed Henry ". out OF the lumber
room Of his memory in place OF Ham
f1et.
$50 1t IL in these cases that have
mentioned. These people who forget
vl1e ikhey are. or imagine they are
uthera--they are really one and the
same individuality, but instead OF
playing the parts assigned to them In
4his incarnation. they pull out
some old part which they played NJ
4aen hundred or three thousand years
nxo. We live"--I remember these
words OF the Doctors wildly In the
\ 1frht OF what followed them-"we
i've. my dear Tarrant, very much
deeusr and bigger life than you or.
have any idea Of. It's the deeper life
That counts, not this surface life with
- congloneration OF chances and
=. nccidents. We live OF once the whole
life and the part life. The trouble
with 10 IL that we center our per
1sonalitios In the superficial top layer
sEhen followed an agitated ring q
"A bell, and q minute later the at
krdant was showing the patient In
r. Emmanuel, like most big men. did
not keep his patients waiting In order
la magnify his own Importance.
The man who entered was . well
sressed. handsome, aristocratic look
sne ycung fellow OF about eight and
swanty. / started to make my adieux
INT Tarrant, instead OF accompanying
ma. went up 10 the visitor and greeted
aim cordially.
awhy. Morton. I haven't seen yot
Ear ares. he said. Nothing serious
4 hone. with you or Miss Digby, tina
!. hrings you to our friend Immanuel?'
aYou know each otherf'' asked thu
Doctor In surprise.
Tarrant smiled. elm Morton ant
have lived on the same block To-
x,ars," he answered. II own most o
5how, but there win always be space
III Jim's house"
Then was introduced and we start
4 10 70. But rton~detained us.
i aYcu'd better stay, Tarrant-an'
&ur friend, too" he said. "The new
In be ell over town tomorrow or tn
n day, and upon my soul I'd rattle
.eaked out piecemeal than have tn
enation strike everybody at once
80 sit down--both OF you"
= oheyed, and couple OF minute
4 Morton was pouring out hi
Ghles TO DR.. Emmanuel.
don't think you know my hancet
N katherine Dighy," he said. g
- you don't. seeing that 70
= never met me before. I suppos
rot for the moment, meeting Ia
here, that you aren't one OF gu
You see" he said apoIogeticall,
rome In the nsighborhood n
5 M for good many years"
manuel checked him gently.
81 understand from your iette
><iss Digby suffers from som
Ks troublef" he asked
nse know" exclaimed the othe
p cut az his chair and aie<z1
Rxain. r hope %. Ind
nt u Il p true, what e. q