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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29

NE of the commonest and most dangerous
n weaknesses of mankind is unW1l1nsness 10
" face facts. 1,o
This weakness has shortened 1nnumeraole
lives wrecked homes innumerable, and ruined IN
Vulnerable careers.
This world is full of men and women I'M
healthy unhappy and unsuccessful solely De
cause they have shut their eyes to facts winch 1t
was of vital importance for them to face
There comes into my mind the image OF
man now miserably passing his days in hospital
for the mentally diseased.
ity He had worked up to a good position. he
was happily married and had comfortable nome
In an evil moment the desire seized him TO
get rich quick.
He had read of fortunes made overnight in
the stock market, he began to dabble in stocks
He had the beginners luck. This spurred him 10
venture further.
Then he passed into the losers class. The
more he lost the he worried. Soon sleep
failed to come to him with its accustomed regu-
larity.
Beset by worry and insomnia, he found 1t in
creasingly difficult to attend to his business du-
ties A daily ''bracer'' became Indispensable to
him Presently he indulging in several brac-
ers every day.
A friend warned him that he was in danger
of losing his place. Another bluntly told him
that drink was getting the better of him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29

in the January Rotarian Magazine is an &C
count of the Smileage Book
In the one-dollar Smeage Book are twenty
coupons, worth five cents each In the fve-dollar
book are hundred coupons, worth five cents
each:
These coupons may be used by soldiers for ad-
mission to the entertainments that given in
the various environments.
The war department commission on training
camp activities has built large theater in each of
the national army camps. Marc Klaw, the theat-
rical manager, has organized four companies to
play four comedies in these theaters-"Turn to
the Right" Cheating Cheaters," Inside the
Lines" and Here Comes the Bride" The best
seats will sell for twenty-five cents but there will
be many good seats for ten cents.
In each of the cantonments also there have
been erected two large chautauqua tents seating
from fifteen hundred to two thousand people. In
these there will be given entertainments under
the direction of Harry P. Harrison. president of
the Redpath ChatauQua circuit. His programs
will be made up of short comedies and vaudeville
acts To these also the price Of admission will
be from ten to twenty-five cents.
There is also large Y. M Z. A auditorium
in each of the environments where performances
are given three times a week for the same prices
of admission.
You buy one or more. for dollar or five dol
lars and send them to the soldier in whom you
are interested. He can use them for obtaining
admission to these entertainments. The money
Won paw for these books will help pay the ex-
penses of the shows.
EVERY morning at 5:45," says the Rotarian,
the bugle DIo"s IN eaCn VI InoSo oiAIoOH
and about one million men climb out of their cots
to say: Well, here's another day. Every day
at exactly the time a soldier does exactly
the same thing. This is military routine and is
necessary-but it may get monotonous. now
suppose the soldier knows that he can go IN the
evening to see a good show, played by a regular
company of stars. Suppose he recognizes the
names of some of the performers and remembers
that he had paid two dollars to see them oeIore
he became a soldier. Suppose he knows, too, that
he can get seat to see this company for as little
as ten cents if he doesn't want to pay quarter
for the best seat Wouldn't he be likely to go to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29
FACE FACTS-By H Arlington Bruce.

These were facts-cod, hard facts Because
thew were cold and hard he refused to face them
Drink did get the better of him. HIS busl'
ness Judgment steadily declined He lost his place
He lost his home And one day it was found that
he had lost his mind.
other men in other ways court disaster Oy
refusing to face facts
Here is a young fellow who sets out 10 WIN
fame and fortune as artist
He studies art for several years He estao-
fishes studio. He plans pictures with the ut
most diligence.
But he cannot sell the pictures he paints At
exhibitions they pass unnoticed- Critics do not
bestow on them even the compliment. OF adverse
comment.
The fact is that the unfortunate painter has
no artistic talent whatever. He might make
good mechanic, or good salesman, or perhaps
good lawyer. But never artist
But he refuses to face the facts of his con-
spicuous defects Doggedy he perseveres In the fu-
tile effort to win recognition and earn living
by his brush
Thereby he only dooms himself to misery and
abject poverty His life is certain to- be tragic,
colossal failure.
Facts often are unpleasant things, indeed But
nothing is to be gained by running away from
them
Pleasant or unpleasant, they must be faced IL
men would save themselves from the consequences
of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29
Georeia S NeY Land Lay.

The Worth County Local directs seasonable
attention to the fact that GeOrga's new Land
Registration law enacted at the last session of the
LEGISLATURE became operative this month and that
in several judicial districts the machinery for its
operation is fully organized Describing this act,
which will be found in the Georgia laws for 1917,
pages los to 1T, as doubtless the most complete
and perfect of it's kind" contemporary de-
clares:
THE reading of it will satisfy even the
Iayman that it provides a simple, inexpensive,
thorough and method of quickly clear
ing the title to any designated tract of land
and of permanently registering it in such a
way that the owner is completely protected.
The act is intended to not only
where the title may be in dispute or be-
clouded in some way, but also in cases where,
there being question as to the title, the
owner simply desires to provide himself with
perfect evidence of title and perfect security
therein for all time, that should he wish
loan or wish to sell his land have any
other occasion to refer to his title, his reg
istration certificate will readily be accepted
without question.
Especially valuable among the numerous ben
eits which this system affords is the and
reader usableness it gives to land as basis of
credit This will be particularly helpful in
counties where records have been so carelessy
or so clumsily kept that it is sometimes wel-nigh
impossible to get abstract of title that is thor
oughly dependable. The simple, inexpensive and
absolutely safe registration which the improved
system provides will make the buying and selling
of real estate much easier and thereby will tend
to stimulate and strengthen the market 1t will
facilitate also the working of the Federal Farm
Loan act, and will make Georgia land more at
tractive investment outside capital This law,
indeed is fundamental to the free advancement of
all enterprises that look to the States upbuilding
through the development of its land.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29
THE SMILEAGE BOOK-By DR.. Frank Crane.

the show that evening and break the routine, and
get little more pep and ginger. because of the
recreation to throw into his work of swinging
around a ten-pound rifle or hiking for miles?"
It is a far-seeing and intelligent government
that has made this provision for recreation for the
soldiers. 1t is up to each one of us to cooperate
to buy a Smieage Book. or lot of them. IL
Won know no individual soldier to whom to send
YOUR book talk with the nearest Y M. c. A. sec
retary and he will tell you what to do.
Copyright, 1918, by Frank Crane)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29

The Kaiser's frsternizing tactics in the BUS
sian front acted as a boomerang.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-29

Starting war is one thing stopping it is quite
another
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22

IDENTIFY the enormous eyes represent how she
looked to him when he murdered her. and they
occupy his thoughts constantly, while his mind
is too weak to understand the irrationality of
giving her two pairs
A poor fellow with mild mania Of persecu.
ton made a picture of wretched. deformed
human earicature playing violin. This shows
that the insane man, like some others, has suf-
fered much from the playing of musical instru-
ments
In his article in Scribners Magazine DR..
Hamilton points out that certain insane artists
fill their drawings with repeated geometrical
forms. This brings under consideration the
closest point of resemblance between insane art
and ultra modern art.
Geometrical drawings by sane persons Of sub
jectS like human figures that require realistic
treatment are severely pronounced to be the out
come of artistic Incompetency. which puts the
artist on the same level with an insane person
as a creator The distinguished critic, Professor
Reja says on this point
1--WE often find this recourse to geometrical
forms which in their very simple aspect are an
excellent prop to the incompetent. 1t so hap
pens that this geometrical arrangement IN It's
most sterile form is the foundation of all compo-
siton. The insane person inexperienced IN the
art of design refuses to commit himself to com
pick forms In which his awkwardness would be
too fragrant, so he becomes landscape painter
symmetry would be too complex for him. He
contents himself with repeating the same motif,
which is very rudimentary and borrowed from
geometry"
The frequent repetition of the sc-ne geomet-
rical figure in a drawing IS described by the
alienist as a typical case of 'stereotypy,"
popularity which under many forms of action
is indicative Of insanity. 1t is sometimes mis-
taken for mere lack of originality. 1t is not
necessarily confined to drawings, but may con-
sist in constant repetition of the remark
We have recently been made familiar with
paintings of decidedly geometrical type which
represented men, women and children as built
up entirely of cubes. The authors of these works
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22

picture depends on what is in the mind of the
artist when he paints it, and not on what he
sees
The decisions of an insane person are usu-
ally shown quite clearly in his drawings, al
though he may conceal them very well during
his ordinary daily life Irrational ideas arts
ing in his inner consciousness color his work.
Manias of persecution may be revealed by his
drawings, which are thus very useful in guild
ing the physician to an understanding of a
patient s mental trouble. Even the tendency to
kill may be thus betrayed.
That sufferers from general paresis show a
marked tendency to distort perspective is per-
haps the second most noticeable characteristic
of insane art.
In picture of banquet, for instance, the
persons on the further side of the table are
drawn much larger than those on the near side.
In other cases isolated objects in the distance
are drawn very large, out of all proportion to
their surroundings.
When the insane person disregards perspec-
tive it is simply because ne draws in largest
size that which impresses him most. If woman
on the farther side of the street attracts him,
then he draws her not only larger than the
persons on the near side of the street but larger
than the horses and automobiles in the road
Further. if her eyes are her most attractive
feature to him, he draws them bigger than her
cheeks
If the persons on the further side of din
ner table seem much more important the in
sane artist of this type not only draws them
much larger but receiving more food and at
tentiou than those on the near side. It is note
worthy that similar methods were followed by
the decorators of ancient Babylonian and
Egyptian monuments.
a man with homcidal mania drew picture
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22

and their friends acclaimed their pictures as the
most original, beautiful sincere creations Of the
day, entirely surprising the kind of pictures we
had always admired. Now we find from a scien-
tifc analysis that these artists if sane must have
been either incompetent or disingenuous
One very remarkable example Of geometrica
drawing that attracted the attention of New
York few years ago was entitled Nude de-
scending a Stairway" II apparently repre-
scented a vast quantity of shingles falling down.
An ordinary person would have said that it was
very much easier to draw a vast quantity of
shingles than pleasing, realistic picture of
nude 1t is interesting to have science confirm
this view and prove II by showing that drawings
of endless shingles are well recognized form Of
art among poor insane patients. who have not
mind enough to draw anything better
The greatest practical value of drawings by
insane persons lies in the clue they give the
physician to the character of delusion or mania
from which patient is suffering. A clear IN
derstanding of the delusion is the best help
towards relieving the sufferer.
How pictures may reveal delusiOns is well
illustrated by the case of Charles Meryon, a very
remarkable and genuinely talented artist who
eventually died hopelessly insane at Clarendon
near Paris Meryon made beautiful pictures of
ancient streets and buildings in Paris. In some
of his drawings there appeared strange, unnat
ural, sinister clOaked figures, queer monsters and
so forth. At first they were regarded as adding
to the charm of his pictures They often seemed
to belong there, because he drew ancient mys-
terry haunted streets and queer architectural
details like the gargoyleS of NOtre Dame.
AS time went on. however, they grew more
grotesque and absurd and clearly revealed the
nature and progress of Meryon S insanity One
of them shows the stately Ministry of Marine IN
Paris, and in the sky q school OF impossible
winged pOrpolses, queer chariots immense ships,
flying horSemen and other grOtesque objects.
Meryons mental disease was "melanchoLa
with delusons Of persecution. "
In Dr. Hamlton's opinion the fantastic OBJ
jects inserted IN his later drawings reflected the
contents of his decisions. The monsters IN the
sky were prosecuting him. MeryOn be-
came so insane that he believed everybody
was seeking to prosecute HIM. II. would not
draw IN the presence of anybody and tried
to commit suicide when approached by an
other man with the most kindly inten.
lions.
The drawings Of some patients suffering
from a moderate form of insanity
mild psychosis show a curious resem.
blance 10 the works of the 'prlmitives or
early old masters - who worked before
the art of draughtsmanship had reached
its modern stage Of perfection. Both
classes of work show the same partial
disregard of perspective, the same unnat-
ural but often touching attitudes of the
persons. the same air OF mystery, romance
and solemn sincerity.
In such cases the insane person must be
in a childlike mental condition, while pos.
sessiong some artistic training and gea1
Inc artistic talent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22
= Scientists Make I'm ~
pOrt0nt Discoveries by ~
Studying the Strange DrGlU-
ings of Demented Patients
ALLAN M'LANE HAMILTON. the

TAR. ALLAN MLANE HAMILTON, the
distinguished alienist, who has probably
~ met more insane persons than any man
alive, discusses Insane Art IN a recent maya
zine article.
Dr. Hamilton shows clearly from specimens
of drawings by undoubted lunatics that their
work reveals many of the characteristics of
the drawings of the "cubists, "futurists,
"vOrticists' and other artists of the fantastic
new schools. The noted alienist further demon
strates that the work Of these artists must in
many cases be inspired by mental disease, un-
less base commercial motive lies behind the
"eccentricity.'' But this is far from being the
sole interest of this discussion.
The drawings of genuine lunatics are
regarded as of great interest, because Of the
light they throw on mental disease and on men
tai conditions generally. Many alienists and
other persons besides DR.. Hamilton have col
lected examples of such work and some of the
most interesting of them are presented on this
page.
These pictures will reveal to the trained eye
whether the artist is suffering from paranoia,
homcidal mania, dementia meancholia, gen.
eral paresis, mild psychosis or any of the well
recognized types of insanity.
Even when a person is not strictly insane,
MS drawings WILL often reveal the de1ectS or MS
mental apparatus. Faults in the mechanism
of adjustment" are easily shown in this way.
That a lunatic draws that which he is think
ing of and not that which he really sees, is the
principal fact established by the alienists
Hence if a lunatic happens to be thinking
of snakes he will draw snakes in the middle
of dinner or any other scene. Many such
homogeneous groups are shown IN insane draw
ings. II is interesting to recall that Whistler
and other artists have said that the value of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22

A Homicidal Maniac's Drawing Of
TIE Wife He Murdered on His
Wedding Night. Her Eyes, as
They Looked at Him Then, Haunt
dim Continually, and So He Draws
Them above Her Forehead as
Well as in the Right Place.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22

Of his wife, whom he murdered
on their wedding ME ht.
Strange to say, he drew two
enormous eyes over her fore
head, although he gave her
eyes In the natural place. Evil
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-29
CHICAGO BROKE

On March 19, the Chicago Dry pc
tition was knocked out. On March
p, a news story in the Chicago Jour
nal announced that the city of Chi
cago, after April /, will be unable to
meet is obligations. The business
men of the city have been given no.
tice that any bills for supplies or
equipment will not be paid until after
the passage of the 1919 budget. Had
the city been permitted to vote out
its saloons the vets would have
raised terrific howl about Chicago
being robbed of needed revenue. How
badly the vets must feel because they
are unable to blame Chicago's fnan-
cial difficulties upon the drys. With
all the saloons in operation and the
city controlled by the vets, the
treasury would be in a very prosper
Gus condition--if there were any
truth in the wet claims that saloons
are needed to finance a city.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-29
PAYING THE PRICE

NOTICE TO CHICAGO SA-
LOONKEEPERS - The enormous
cost of the investigation in the dry
petition which has exposed it to be
reeking with forgery and perjury has
yet to be paid. Have you contributed
your mite? If not, hand it to your
brewery representative or remit di-
rect to the Liquor Dealers Head
quarters, Schiller Building, Chicago.
so that your name will appear in the
published list of subscribers which
will be published in the Champion of
Fair Play. Don't be a Stacker, pay
up at once.-Champion of Pair Play,
March %.
Yes, indeed, the price has yet to be
paid. 1t will be paid at the primary
elections on September II, when the
people will vote for legislative can
didates without the brewery tag upon
them.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-29
The Springfield Convention

The gathering Of dry forces the history of Illinois will
place June 19 and 20 The armory Springfield
been secured for the holding the statewide convention the
of ratification by Illinois As this convention will be the
climax than dozen of fighting capture Illinois from
the expected that the will be packed the
doors The Springfield convention will be merely enthusiastic
celebration OF past gathering delegates
of Illinois in statewide conference plan united
which will victory the primary Sep
tember IL.
The Springfield convention June ~ d 20 will give the anti
saloon OF Illinois their first oporgw
wide. public against
the right rule themselves the liquor question
The the Chicago petition brewery activ
ties thus unfairly danchsng onehd of the citizens Illinois
will have its affect Springfield convention delegation
of outraged Chicago will be Springfield
with the down-state the break
strangle-hod upon the Illinois Legislature.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-29
Two More States
Ratify Amendment

On March 20, South Dakota be-
came the tenth state to ratify the
federal Prohibition constitutional
amendment. In the senate the vote
was unanimous in favor of ratihca-
ton. By ratifying two days earlier
Delaware got ninth place on the
honor roll On March 1o the senate,
by vote of 1o to 8, went on record
for a dry nation, the House having
previously voted to ratify.
The states which have ratified in
the order of time that this action was
taken are: Mississippi, Jan. 8; Vir-
ginia, Jan. II; Kentucky, Jan. H.;
South Carolina, Jan. %; North Da-
kota, Jan. rs; Maryland, Feb. 9; Mon
tana, Feb. 10; Texas, March q; Della
ware, March IS, and South Dakoto,
March 20.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-29
MAYOR SPEER OF DENVER
CONVERTED TO DRY SIDE
Actual Results Change Business Men
From Wet to Dry

"I voted wet, as did nine-tenths OF
the business men of the city, and to-
day l should vote dry if the oppor-
tunity afforded. | believe that three
fourths OF the business men OF the
city feel the same way about the situ-
alton.
81 know personally of many men
vino used to go to the saloons to
spend most of their evenings. l see
them today with their families at the
picture houses. We know that bust.
ness collections are better and that
|tne weeeTy saffaffies OF men are tgoins
home to their families instead of into
the cash registers of the. dramshops." p"
Statement of Mayor Speer of Den
yer, reported in the Chicago Tribune,
March 10, 1918.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-29

No such ruling was made favoring
beer, but the Interpretation of the
order placed beer in the first class.
After the order was originally pro-
mulgated, special acceptance was
made in favor of seeds, plows and
other farm machinery. No such or
der, however, was made covering
beer shipments. Accordingly, car
loads of beer were unaffected by the
embargo. Breweries kept running
full blast while manufactured goods
of all kinds were barred and many
factories compelled to shut down.