Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03


M censurable If possessed by ordinary persons are
regarded ttttettttrri with
admiration when they are possessed by men Of genius
There is scarcely author Of note who has not been
distinguished by pecuiariy that has excited the
Of his frendsand the suspicion of the PSYCHE
artists
Some natural while others would seem to be the
result of ineXplicable afectaton even dementia
Viewed in any light however all interesting.
Emile ZOa would pass Whole weeks The bo1fcr That
nc idiot While in this state of mind he wrote
than at any other time. Joaquin Miller nailed all
chairs the wall and John Keats liked red pepper
his toast Charles Dickens was fond of wearing gaudy
lewclry and numerous gold chains
Ernest Renan his fngernals ahnormally long,
while Dean FaTar wrote all his books standing, and
Francois Votaire. preliminary TO his days work,
would sharpen dozen lead pencils Count Tostoi
went barefoot and haess the year around he was fond
perfumes kept his linen scented with sachet
powder Although rich he the cheapest clothing he
could buy
Edward Young composed his Might Thoughts" with
skull before him which he placed lighted candle He
occasionally sought inspiration by srollng the
chutchyard tombstones at midnight. Edgar Allan Poe
slept with his, Aphonsc Daudet always his
glasses when asleep doing his best work on waking when
hungry
Victor Hugo was particularly fond Of asparagus but he
would unless arranged carefully the form of
wheel with the tips of the vegetable turned toward the
center of the dish and each piece unhrokcn oVef Ncndc
Holmes always carried horse chestnut in pocket and
potato anohcran old superstition to ward off rheu
matisu.
Bjornslcrue Rjornson liked shade trees the extent
that kept pockets fun of seeds of trees scattering
them wherever he went. Dante Ahghier was conspcu-
him. Dante was hye@ poetlzng among tomoS'
Auguste Come stricken with insanity while IN the midst
studies refused enter his house and wand
cred aimlessly about the streets.
Harte. when the writing inspiration was upon
would cab for the evening, and drive without
stopping through the darkness until the struggle for ideas
was over and he grew enough TO write.
Dean Swift relieved his tense and tragic moods by
harncssng with cords and driving them like
up and the and through the of
dearcry Contrastugly Alexandra Dumas disliked
noise IN the house while ne writing lie kept pet
blz2ard Walter Savage Lander threw the
dishes about when he wanted to relieve his mind
Dsrae corscts The older he grew, the
greater became his desire 20 dress like young man He
had pen behind each when writing and did his best
work alfred evening James Fenimore Cooper
always with his mouth crammcd full of gumdrops
and Maurice Joald could not pen line unless he had
violet colored ink
Arthur sehopenaauer had a habit of talking in a very
loud himself and of gestculatng violently while
walking the streets lie broke the arm of his
laudlady because overheard gosspmg his
ie made practice assault anybody who brought him
bII especially If his name spelled with two ps
Among other personal ecccntucites was his habits of
uEciug his beard instead OF shaving n.
Robert Browning could not sit still with the constant
slufGul Of his the carpet in front
~ The hs library Francis Bacon. like Thomas
BabrEton Macaulay very fond of fine clothes. and
tlcy both spcn their leisure dcvising
with deliberately embroidered wastcoats.
Jean jacques Rousseau was actually mad and he dem
onstratcd % variety of ways He in the habit of
considering thunderstorm. other disturbance Of the
elements proofs OF universal conspiracy directed
agaus; him He often afraid 10 eat because Of the
conviction that his had been hbod by the world Co
poison him. Rousseau eliminated the evidence Of his mad
ness by writing letter God which he left to be called
far'' ,he altar Of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
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