The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-05

Kicks announced ono day to his
fellows ~ the Biigewntcr club.
Somebody onsh, TO have medal
struck in ny ti...e,sH.ss,.:s !
What have you been doing.
cappyT Ulysses Grub querlcd.
1--WE been reading Mary Baker
Eddy'a Science and Health. The
Outline Of History by Wells. TRAY.
Ella 10 Arahla Deserts by Doughty.
what. you may -call.hln'a studica In
paycho.Analysis' and Modern End.
rocrinoioey' by whoozis. A. a re-
suit I'm absolutely exhausted. Ny
mentality has been amothcred IN n
mesa OF new Information. refuta-
lions. contradictions. aff!rrnaiions.
words and sentences have had 70
read two or three times 70 make
certain the author wasn't spoofing
himself or his reader. TO save my
reason from tottevinr on It's throne.
after that heavy literary diet, ] am
about TO read. Tor the 10th time,
The Adventures az Huekleberry
Finn"
why. AZ your nre. do sou per.
siat IN oyeriaxins your hrain7' J.
Augustus Rcdeii demanded
an tel you, Gua." Cappy con.
fided II find myself dropping be.
hind tho procession. New that I've
retired from active business while
stu in my prime, despite tho fact
that I've PASSED ms three.scorc AMI
ten years. Il behooves mo 70 catch
M on my reading. l never had
time before"
"Aro you the proprietor 81 some
frightful disease which You arc con.
oeaIinf from us something winch
has hafflcd every doctor IN the
country Eddy Smith demanded.
certainly not"
Then why 20 In for a study OF
Science md Hcalth'2''
because / had an argument with
Christian Scientist and we dis.
cusscd Christian Science. He GOV.
cred me with blood because he
knew his subject and did not;
consequently / had TO so 10 the
only source Of Christian Science in.
formation to arm myself for a re-.
turn engagement. Otherwise, how
was j TO discover tho difference
between over-eating and human or.
ror7'
nut cappy you never over
cut,"
'Rlrht.o' And I have to be
formally introduced 70 n calory be.
fore | commence spending or nod.
ding to Il. That's why have never
been 1T n day in my life when /
was horn was a perfect baby. /
arrived in this vale of tears fully
equipped. and in particular / wasn't
shy any Of the friendly bacillus
needed in my eternal economy. HAY.
ing laeu careful Of these interest.
ing u.tle fellows ever since. ! still
hnye them. and as n result rm
going to live on until somebody
kills mo 70 abate n nuisance"
you read any moro Of this
mystlfying. modern. hlgh-hrow liter
allure and you won't last q year"
Ulysses Gruhb warned the old gen.
tlomnn After arming yourself for
return argument with your Chris
tim Science friend, why did you
take on psyeho.anaiysis and endro'
orthodoxy. Wells and Doughty
well now" Cappy began, II
couldn't help It. Just did It,
that's all For the past two years
every time ia 20 out to dinner,
or attend a lecture. somebody pres.
ent was holding forth on some one
Of these subjects or British authors.
Psychology. endrocriuologN psy.
chlatry. criminoloEy, psycho-thcr.
apy. Christian Science cures, the
meaning Of dreams, psycho.analysis,
isms, schisms aud ologies 10 heat
four Of q kind. Finally I fell victim
20 the power Of suggestion and be.
gan to dip into these things myself.
First | tackled psycho.thornry. Gus,
do you know what psycho.therapy
tsp"
81 do not" said Mr.. Redell
bluntly.
well, its another form OF sales.
manship. Gus II means that you're
on the puny llst-let us say your
vision Is a bit blurred owing to In.
diligence in iaoISass brandy You
get frightened MS tho fog settles
down and you sell yourself The idea