The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-14
Mental BiliOusness
Ut N. ADDrNoroN sRUCn
Author OF The Riddle OF Person
atty" Psychology and
Parenthood." etc.

Mental biliousness In as unpleas-
ant a. physical biliousness. And II
10 twice AZ mischievous.
IL affects unfavorably not only the
person afflicted with II, but all those
who come intimately into contact
with him. This for the reason that
It's chief symptom Ia a Superlatiye
tendency to say disagreeable things
10 or about other people.
The msntally bilious man can see
no good In anybody. He Is perpet-
ually on the alert TO criticize and be.
little. Above all. he II suspicious
OF human behavior and human mo-
tives.
IL you say 10 him. "So-and-So has
Just bought an automobile" he will
smart back. Il wonder what his par
ticulsr graft has been"
should you remark. "Mr. and Mrs.
Blank seem 10 be pretty prosperous
just now" his carping comment will
be, Bah They're only blufhng.
Don't believe all they tell you"
when you venture 20 praise any.
body as being congenial company,
forthwith he will make you feel un-
comfortable by the sarcastic rejoin-
der. Well. perhaps you ind him on.
tertaining But have yet 20 dis
cover that he has an idea In his
head He Ia q lightweight, II there
ever was one"
&c II goes, eternaIly censoring
knocking. even slandering or
course. this Is unbearable. and the
victim OF mental blliousness soon
finds himself a lonely, friendless
man.
He is certain. too. 10 remain lonely
and friendless until he takes action
TO cure the malRdy from which he
Is suffering.
For his mental hiliousness. under
stand clearly, is always the symp
tom OF some mAlady. II he we're not
in some way sick. be would look al
life and his fellow men very differ
emily.
II may be-freauenuy Il is-that
hts mental biliousness is associated
with physical niliousness. or II may
be a product OF eye strain. One has
only to glance thru such a work as
Or. Gould's Biographical Clinics"
to appreciate the part unsuspecte
eye strain plays IN making men man
tally bilious
Dental disease is another common
cause. So Is the malady popularity
known az nat foot" Any disorder
ed physical condition. IN brief. may
have erAbbedness Of disposition as
a symptom.
But also mental biliousness may
occur IN persons physically sound
Then We have 10 do with a wholly
psychological disorder. 20 DC studied
and treated BY psychological rather
than medical means.
II may be that the biliOusness r.
an expression 81 . profound sub
conscious feeling OF inferiority, and
10 what psychologists call defense
reaction" In like manner II may
express other abnormal subcon-
scious mental trends. which psyche.
logical analysis can bring TO light.
and which. In most cases, can BE-
overcome By training In moral cor.
troll
Or psychological analysis Itself
may be unnecessary. Once II Is es-
tablished that no physical cause OK
lists. II often sufices to impress upon
the mentally bilious person the pos
sibility OF self-cure thru cultivation
OF generous, cheerful. kindly
thoughts.
And. assuredly, he should try 20
learn Just what IL the matter with
him. and what means OF cure pest
fits his case. As things stand he is
fearfuily handicapped for the pur.
suit OF success and happiness.