The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1901, Page 2

(8] THE SUNDAY CALL. DREAMS. AUSES—Dreaming is an of ndication imperyect s the brain directly, or fr- the strong coffee drinks, ta or stimulates as senses. . / ime, also menial ¢ during the day o cdtime, s preceding dreams and 4 ghtmare.” Sleeping on a hard bed without being accy tomed to it is wery apt to cause dreaming, omwsmg io irritation of the sense of touch from undue pres: swre upon the skin of bony promin ences. An uncomfortable or wrong position dreaming from straining of the nerves. Slecping the gives to ptusus dreams, for the heat in causes back often on rise ses pinal cord and thereby congestion af the stimulates ! nerves. Light, noises ng odors may give rise as they set up a’stimulus areas of the brain. excitement ocourrng in the day, be it of woc- gleeful, anzious, keenly hopeful or pas- aracter, promotes a vigor- This ae- usually completely sided by might, although it may worn away, and, thercfore, reat ool efu v of the brain. s not continues - discommectedly in" ‘the form of dream, as soon as certain parts of the brain have entered the quiesceni state of slecp. inall ases ‘the irritaiion v stim of “the merves_ or €s_arouses cerlain uggloi'nern— tions of brain cells. These®becam- ing active - independently of ~the other parts of the brain produce an associgtion of ideas. whichy from inevitably such # ¢ correlation, dre 1te. NIGHTMARE. {USES — The - dream wised g0 dcBelop into asnightmare rroviby pamn, discomfort, irritatien of “the. senses; s fisorders of the stomagh, indiges tiom, antestinal wworms, dentition, or takiug- indigestible - food late at ught. ” 5% . Naghtmare ‘is ~ also cdused by inything-that intcrferes zvith respi- «ration,or which renders it wmore sleep- arms laboved. " This oceurs when the back, zwith the mthe chest or abdomen. It occurs when slecping in the same position, and the uwda flaps back into the threat and causes sworing, ch is a sign of impeded respira- tion. coeioching weighmg It occurs in diseases of the throat, lungs and heart, and in chil- d from adenoid enlarged tonsils or vths in the posicrior part of the nose. SOMNAMBULISM. CAUSES—Somnambulism. . de- ponds upon a predisposing and an WILL PEOPLE LIVE LONGER IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY? the nineteenth cent. in.regard to ~human This interesting ques- was discussed 'at ‘a recent the Academy -of Medicine in ing to. asce to live longer ury than they have From statistics com- rd it appears that between five and six years have been added to the average age of man during the last cen- tury, beginning in the year 1789 and end- ing in the year 15%, and Dr. Vacher agrees with M. Bertilion in fixing the average longev ring the nineteenth century ree years. As the Bible fixes term of man’s life at seventy will be seen from this that only ree years have been gained since the age of Solomon. Some, however, main- tain that the Biblical figures refer to the average duration of life and not to aver- age longevity, which is a very differen thing. A certain fact is that more persons have lived to the age of 73 years g neteenth century than during t ceding century. On the other hand, many families wers less fortunate respect during the last century tha were during previous centuries. M. bert's researches showing that In particular cases some persons du nineteenth century died when t 57 and none lived to be more than whereas during the three preceding cen- turies the average age of members of these families was as high as 74 and 7 years According to Dr, Vacher, farmers and Rdvise Breakfast Served Tn Bes. R 7 7HEN the_ ordinary woman t ity ? the pre- very \ )&/ of taking her breakfast ¢n bed WA/ C./% =he tells it apologetically. The stafement i= in tHe ure of & n. And for the reason that we ociate with the pra t of laziness who h fis broitght there is solid sat t a good many p er coffee or to ‘her before ally committing” the: ves the in fact, they advisé b fasting bed i Muny cases of nerv com- plaint In ‘a@iditfon’ to .this she i Counseled to take #itich siéen. “Go to bed at 9 o'clock,” say sbme physicians, “and do not get up mtil ‘a¥ter Breakfast. Have your maia ng “thé breakfast tray Ynto your bed- “emt graif foods and drink plenty of milie Tt.4s d'goba general rule to drink three Huaste 6 milk a day. Eat & littlc + UCTel wikh to. But take 1f in the lie Of the day, giving it plenty of time be digested.” Get out_in the ‘open air w#lk about a bit, but do_ not tire el By overexertion. Take a short time off ¥wicé a day and resign yourseif s very complicated prescrip- at least has (he merit of sim- plicity. ction in ‘the | sicians are | n other men, and live to extr for example manoff is 46 years, and physicians men are Ifkely to that opt during the ave lived in the last, but they on a complex subject like an speak with much adthor- guide 18 the doctrine of —g 10 g leveland has offered e, at Gambler. Ohlo, ) secured from other sources. From this has resulted a gift of $15,000 from J. P. Stevens for a library . fund —_——————— William C. Whitney has aiready been ffered as much as $75,000 fer his “Danse and the Golden Rain,” by Titign, which he recently bought in Paris for $60.600. “opyright, 1801, by Walter B. Guild.) HAVE yet to see the woman who glories in the possession of a home and has no desire to share | it for a brief season with her friends. But I have seen women who were not | ‘willing to do all thiat the true sense | of sharing meant, to take any amount | of extra trouble for the comfort of 1 those who' have signified a willing- ness to take part in the home life for a while. Somehow, housewifely pride and hospitality seem'to go hand in !klnd, yet the ideal hosteéss is rare enough to be highly prized. Hospitality at its best is found in the South, where the homes are liter- ally-placed at the disposal of guests, and the families sink into the back- | ground. There is no apparent effort |of trying to please visitors, but a | clearly defined desire to have them | do precisely ds they would at home. | That is hospitality as Southerners understand it, and .an art.which | Northern ho-t'ul have not even be- | gun to master. J The majority of us have sampled several brands of hospitality in our lives, I fancy, and have sometimes been very glad of the excuse which made our departure possible. How many times have we been willing to repeat the visit? Count them up on t==3 | coming eentury E SOME ‘fllplz;-s; cxciting cause combiried in the same individual. The predisposing cause is cither a low digestive power or an abnopmal sensitiveness of the gas- fric nerves (nerves of the- stom- ach), or both. The exciting cause lies in overcating at supper, or taks ing food about bedtime. PHYSIOLOGICAL EXPLA- NATION. Drcams, nightare, night ter- rorsy delirium. .and . somnambulism are forms of perverted sleep.” The' conditions underlying these phemoniena, and also insaity, are described in the following: The "judgmem’" is a conglusion which results’ from the act of dis- cernment. Iysanity, \commonly speaking, means loss of judgni_e:it, but this. definition must be made clearer by explaining the mechan- isin through which it is formed. zarious In order thai _the judgment or reasonigg be co-ordinate, all sec- Iz'a:‘ "’of the intellectual faculties Hflw awake; that is, active, mlfi in Strict co-operation. -~ In_ecrder that rest be complete, slecp must be complete; that is, miest be dream- less, or, in other words, all sections of the intellectual facultics must be 11 a state of inactivity. : Linpressions “are the sensations proper of the mind; they are collect- cd from all circumstances ‘of life and include the acquirements from study, reading, etc.~ Each impres- n received eithey forms the nu- cleus of mew knowledge or’ rein- forces, corrects or ‘madities the im- pressions previously received. - The wearing out of an umpression [rom being rencwved or rein- termed “forgetfulness.” want of forced The wwhole. mass of ~acquired im- pressions blended “together *forms what we call rperience and gen- eral knowledge,” upon <which the judgment or reasoning is fourded. These impressions are not, of course, all concentrated into a nu- clens, but are naturally spread out through the entire intellectual field of the brain, 4he minute molecules of fivlgiclt. called “cells,” are con- wnected by fibers. - Through,this con- nectiowithe act-of discernment .akes’ place by the assdciation of the im- pressions, and all. individual - cells ‘contribidte in thus . forming the Judgment from the past impres- sions received by them. As long as this connection is entire or unbroken the judgment is sound, or more cor- rectly speaking, it is in’ accordance whole. - On the other hand, as soon as_ functional disconnections accur between the individual intellectual cells, the cells thus disconected con- tribute ‘no longer to the formation of “ideas or judgment, hence the judgment ceases to be based upon, to "?"pre:mt or to be the ouicomeof ‘the mass of past impressions us a 3 :whole) and is, therefore, unsapqld‘ for the brain has not the power fto » ; or inca-ordinate. Now we reach the- point of dreams and insanity, that is, fhe. circumstances in which functional disconnections oceur - between “the ttellgctnal - cells: Disconnections existwhile a part of the intellect is at rest and the oi_her_ part 4artiv,§r, " from which an inco-ordinate mani- festation that we term-“dream” re- sults. H.trc'u'c find some of our recent _impressions blending with others of ‘a'different character and relation, which may belong to an- other time “or another world. . As the portion of the mind which re- mains_active has - the power -of . thought as well as the mind ds a whole, it gives origin to a tram of ideas ' which, by lacking the co operation and control of the other parts of the intellect; can only form a | meaningless phantasmagoria. * This train-of original ideas becom- ing connccted with mingled impres- sions forms a chain of strangest polymorphic and . bizarre links, which, thoughe . palpably - connected with daily experiences, is yet very far from reality.. - = e 1 T WAS THIS MAN 5 during this manifestation the ‘greater part of the intellect rm:aim active ortregains activity; it is apt to gain control of the motor celis of the brain, and thereby of the motor nerves, $o that the sleeper, with only an imperfect judgment, will rise and walk away, in what is termed a “somnambulistic state.” Disconnections occur from tem- porary paralysis or functional per- wersion of a mass of cells, such as “through a severe head injuny, fev-. ers, intoxicants, or abscess of the brain, the manifestation. of which Disconnections occur when the mind has been absolutely engrossed by a powerful influence and whlly concentrated into the sensc of vision or upon a particular subject through the sense of hearing, so that ‘all other mental functions, in- cluding the perception of pain, are abolished for want of it. . son of the Duke of Reichstad E w&é the past impressions os @ In this helpless condition, which Educgjion is a gradial gro is termed hypnotism, only the small intellectual section controlled by the auditory . nerve (nerve of hearing) remains: active. This scction has ot the powér of judgment, but has the power of will, so that in, the ab- sence of opposition from the sec- tions concerned im forming the judgment a suggestion received by it from the outside world will rule, reject’a suggestion, except by its Judgiment, when present. Disconnections occur tlrough de- gmeruhun or destruction of a mass of inpellectual cells or their fibers, fnm, the effects of chromic. aléohol- ism, discases of ‘the brat, or the \exhaustion and <casting twhich re- sult from eFcessize nental labor, grief, a prolonge! statc of anger, anxiety, jealousy, kecn appointment, or any nervou and’ from scxual ab: combination of these causes is the condition termed “insa A fixed idea of an exciting or de- pressive character, such as fear. aiger or jealonsy, engrossing the mnd for many days or nonths, is capable. of disorgamizing the i lectual faculties and carsing mco ordination of judgment. The cess of mental disorganization in this case is nothing else tham a soft ening of the brain cells 1pon - the fixed idea becomes imp owing to wndue amd prc “strain. A ut of the rudimentary stete follows birth, dat which time the bram is @ complete blank. Insanity i5 an accidental return to that r:di- mentary state, owing to the blottinz en masse of the memertes or pressions, so that a blank exists in the mind. The idea that the mind is a dis- tinct and separate thing from: body can be entertained only by those who know nothing of siology. of the brain. The . immaterial mind is inseparable frame the brain matter; in itself it is nothing dut the strict functim of the latter; in other words is-the outward reflection of the con- dition and contents of and the manifestation of its activ- s consciousness itself. It e. s as long as the brain is act m the mind the brain, and goes temporarily out of ex ence as soon as the brain is at All condi- in a dreamless sleep. " tions of the brain affect the mwnd, and all the so-called diseases of the in fact, diseases of the latter are, former mind were at all imma- conld be affected by as a glass of whisky, rted not by twe or oFf The 1€ pleteiv blotted by ome ¢ll as , could veach the im- ifs spurit as it 1s ter the same cla material or fact, a spirit in sad n a from its volatil zing character THE GRANDSON OF THE GREAT NAPOLEON? HARLES Gustave = Louis parte, the alleged grandson of poleon I, died at Chemnitz many, a few days ag.. He only a tdilor, but he Bad abund dence. to show that he was th lon,” the' “‘Eaglet” whose 1 Is portrayed on the siage by and Maude Adams. Atfention was calle to his death by the following lished in a Chemaitz paper la “At 6:45 ofelock there died, fliness, my beloved husband @ustave Lewls Bonaparte, gentleman's tailor, aged 68 years. Intepment Tuesday. at 2 p..m. The bereavel widow, Claire Louise Boraparte, nes Wendt.” There are orf were documents showing that this man was born in 1822, that his father was “L'Aiglon and hi beautiful Hungarfan nafed = Vilma von Sedinlock. The father, t Duke of Reichstadf, died in 1532, and the mother and child were hurrled away from Laxanburg, Austria, wheéra: the imperial lover had established tasmiin a hunting- box. Prince Metternich put ‘them in charge of the King of Baxeny, who was otice pub- . under obligations to Austri, The mother and son lived in luxury, but a few years later they were separated. When the lad grew old enough to learn a'trade he was E_HOSPIT - By Mrs. Mariha TJaft @eniworth the fingers of one hand—you can do it? > There ought to be schools where the treatment of guests is taught, like cookery, dressmaking and milli- nery. Instead of that, there is mnot an institution where even the rudi- ments of hospitality can be learred; consequently, when some well-mean- ing woman comes into possession of ample means and a pretty home her first thoughts of entertainment for friends are based on ignorance of the duties of a hostess. Her kind heart prompts an elaborate programime, which will probably wear out body and nerves of her guests and make the visit a nightmare. Hospitality can be brought dewn to rules, like many other things in life. The foundation is the.invita- tion, which should state in positive terms the proposed’length of the visit:; If invited for a week, a guest hes no claim upon the attention of the hostess after the seven days have passed. There is always the exception of sickness, of course. A great deal cf unpleasantness can be caused by an offhand invitation without time limit and ~the thoughtlessness of guests who wear out their welcome and the patience of Q weatied hostess who is obliged to hide her feelings. as well as she can. - $ After a proper invitation has been exbended and accepted, averything should be done for.the combort of guests: the best the house affords be- longs to them by the unwritten laws of hospitality. A reasonable amount of entertainment should be provided, but let it be the kind best liked by these for whom it was provided: An ideal hostess once had Rudyard Kip- ling as guest for several days, and, being of literary turn of mind, was naturally honored by the event. Nat- urally, also, she wished to exhibit him, but this the gentleman frowned uvon. threatening to leave the house if she so much as mentioned his presence, ¥ She swallowed her disappointment and entertained her friends just as if the peal of the door bell did not send the distinguished guest scurrys ing to his bedroom, to remain unti) the visitor had departed. At the ter- mination of his visit her tongue was loosened—she talked to her heart's content. But I believe that fully one- half of her friends doubted the truth of her statements, because they did ot understand the delieacy which compelled her to obey the wishes of 8 guest. She was a true hostess, but he was a surly guest, inasmuch as it would not hurt him to appear for aa Tour to meet her friends, and the act would have given her an amount of pleasure. I have always remembered him, even ‘while I ad- Every guest should be allowed to employ a phrt of each day as suits _her own . -The Test belongs to the woman whose home she is shar- ing, for the time being. This gives ‘ttme for letter writing, for reading. for looking over the wardrobe, and is necessary for the hostess as well as for the guest. Letter paper and other materials for writing, books and sew- ing necessities should therefore be a part of the guest chamber furnish- ing. There is another point on which ignorant hostesses fail, when they are mothers of small children. Pa- rents are proverbially blind to chil- dren’s faults, but guests cannot be expected to be similarly afflicted. People who are unaccustomed to chil- dren are seriously amnoyed by inci- dents which parents overlook. are positively miserable at the un- timely visits and the mannerin which childish curiosity in their belongings is manifested. Courtesy forbids them to lock the doors, so they are helpless in the hands of unruly children, The Ty & bostess worthy of the name will find ways and means to keep her offspring from giving the least bit of annoy- ance, even if she has to banish the children until the visit is ended. We have no right to bring people to our homes and make them uncomfortable. I am quite familiar with the dec- laration .of so-called independent | ty hostesses, who proclaim that visitors | injure any one or anything. and one dis- must take the family as they find it. Why should they? Can they be ex- pected to swallow objectionable traits in the woman who is bound in honor | to do her best for them? A Rudyard Kipling might be a bear and be pa- tiently borne with, but Mrs, Brown of ordinary attainments has not the slightest right to think tbat she is excused from her, best. behavior on ony occasion. The only wonder is that there can be found men and women who are to accapt “pot luck” in other than the food line. There is altogether too much of the “pot luck” | spirit in this world—it is stifling the | beautiful virtues of hospitality and courtesy. It ought to be killed out hy @ boycott from every self-respecting woman in the land. It is a humilia- tion to be relegated, day after day. to “pot luck” when the fattdd calf was killed for our grandmothers. Ave we willing to admit an inferiority to them—to acknowledge self-degene: aeyP Think it over beforz accepting the next invitation to “‘pot luck” that comes to you. resden and apprenticed . to a as been ever since. overed the secret of his ed to gain recognition as the descendant of, the great Napoleon In sion were papers cong ing his parents, and he traveled a t Europe trying to find his mother. Hs lesrned that he had been baptized as Eu- gene Joseph Napoleon in the Protestant falth. The ss Vilma was married in 1843 to Baron Ferdinand Holcky, first lieutenant in the Hungarian Mounted No- ble Guards. After three years they were divorced, and she died In 1850. The son had been knowr under the name of Lud- wig, aft s master tallor, but on learn- ing of his ancestry he assumed the fame of Bonaparte, although the police threat- ened to arrest him. He went to Vieana to establish his claims, but wher he showed his papers they were taken from him and he was escorted to the fromtier by the soldiery and told to get out. He proceeded to Paris, where Napoleon IIir gave him presents and a pensfon, but refuced to recognize him as & Bonaparts. In 1§72 he became a Catholic and aban- doned his efforts to be recogmized as a member of the imperfal family. His claims were considered so well founded that Baron Legoux, chalrman of the French Imperial party, began to raise a fund of 1,000,000 francs with the inten- birth and t 2 t fon of establishing the tailor in a palace "near the Champs Elysees on a perision. | ————— Some men seem to have reached the pinnacle of thetr ambition when they are able to le 1fke a circus poster. |+ The Right Way %o Qarry a2 Gun. HERE are only’ two directions i which a muzzle of a gun can safely be pointed; these are up or down. A shot fired in the afr can scar charged into round is equally {Tess. “Therefore, in all the different tions which the guin assumes, « is pointed either up or down. Sc {4 man will be seen who carries h | reversed, holding it by the muzzle wh |'the fore end rests on the shoulder and the [ dtdek projects behind. Happily this prac- tice 1s not eommon, for it is extremely |dangerous. -and ‘many men have been | killed by carrying their guns. in this way If 4 man stumbles or\steps in a hole. or leatehes his foot on a root and falls, his |'Bun may' very likely be thrown forward | with the muzale directly toward his body and may casily enough be discharged Sometimes ore may see a boy or even a man who will ¢ y the gun across the back of the neck, with one arm over the lstoek” and the other over the barrels, | sometimes with the hand resting on the | muzzie. This is certain to give a very uncomfortable feeling to any one who | happens to be walking by the side of the person carrying his gun in thig fashion | and opposite the. muzzle end. While the | danger of a discharge is perhaps net | sreat. It is unpleasant to be walkiag along | with & gua pointed at your neck or bead, Stuream. harm- i—Forest and A