Year: 1871

a faint remembrance of his medical knowledge. I
lie, however, is always prepared to doctor you
on any preteXt whatever If, en- meeting him, !
you tell him, in answer to kind inquiries, that |
you have a slight headache he looks piercing |
ly at you, and says, Whereabouts? In the |
middle of the forehead | am afraid there is !
some little sign of cerebral disease Ever had |
any relations suffer from insanity? All was
afraid 50; grandmOthers first cousin twice re-
moved. 1T this little pain does not decrease |
should advise you to see amedical man. For
the next month you think of nothing but little
pains in the middle of the forehead and hercdi-
tary insanity. If, on the other hand, you hap
pen to reply that you never felt better in your
life, he will look solemn and say: Mind,
don t want to alarm you, but these symptoms
may behind, | only say may be-thc result
OF false excitement produced by general dis
organization, preparatory to total Lreak up
of the system


There are many other social grinders whom
We have not the time to touch upon; but let
US give one glance at the public grinder. The
public grinder, not content with pursuing his
vocation in the limited circle of the domestic
hearth takes the opportunity, as soon as he
can obtain 1t, OF extending the sphere Of his
perSeverlng labors into wider lieldS. Some Of
the most noted OF this class are to be found in
that collection Of learning, wealth, and genius,
the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain
There are one or two members who are much
distinguished for their organ grinding powers.
There Is one gentleman who is celebrated for
his performance on what may be not inapty
termed the Bcggars Opera. There are many
others equally celebrated in their own way,
whose names will at once suggest themselves.
Honorable members, as a rule, are gifted with
most enduring dispositions, and are generally
willing to let every organ grinder have his
tune; +; 1t is only when the CLOCK is pointing to
! the small hours Of the morning, or when they
have been fondly imagining that they have
come to the conclusion of trying debate, that
such parliamentary language takes place as
that which occurred a short time back, when
an honorable member requested some one to
be kind enough TO choke the gentleman then
attempting to speak.


Now, Just in the same way as we do not


complain CT the tunes which the organ grind


ers proper play, but only OF the persistency


with which they force their music upon us, Sc


We would not for a moment complain Of the


doctrines advocated by their brethren in Par


lament. With some of the grinders We hold


common opinion, but we cannot think anything


is gained by continually grinding away on one
subject till the very mention Of it is distaste
tul to the auditors.


There is another form of orgsn-grinding
Whlch consists not IN puDllc speaking, out III


public writing. One Of the brotherhood sees q


letter in the newspaper from another of the


same class, stating that Methuselah Jones, just


deceased had attained the almost unprecedent


ed age Of one hundred and four years. Our


correspondent Immediately :akes up the chal


lenge, and writes to say, either that he know:


of a case in which the deceased attained The


age of one hundred four and half or else he


calls upon the first writer to prove his state


ment in either case heightened paper wa


ensues, and we are compelled day after day t.
see A. b. S reply to G. D.. and then G. D.


retort to A. B., and so on until the editor see


fit to consider that =" this correspondence ha(


better cease" No one cares one atom abOu
MethusaIah Jones except 4. B. and c. D..
and they would be much better without him
for their rage at each others replies ever
morning is so great that appetite for breakfas


is out of the question, and good Mrs. A. B
gets snubbed and the little G. ID. s scolded.
The other public grinders consist of thOs
tedious individuals who having a pet idea o
their own, make use of the pulpit, the platform
and the press to bring that idea increasingly be
fore their fellOw-creatures.