THE C0RVALLIS GAZKTTJ5, ; FRIDAY,. JANUARY. 10, 1890.
OVEliLAND TO CALIFOENfA
LIABILITY TO INSANITY.
OUR GRAVES.
ftio ftuch Thing
uieut"
NfrvouM Energy.
1 d-ut)i very much if there is any such
thing aa the insane temperament"
This is an organic constitution character
ised by certain (cental and physical qual
ities which is uniformly met with in
those who are predisposed to insanity.
At least no such temperament is recog
nized by physiologists or alienists of the
present day. Systematic writers gener
ally admit the existence of four distinct
temperatures, the sanguine; the lym
phatic or phlegmatic, the choleric or
bilious, and the nervous. Every physi
cian who has much to do with the treat
ment of insane persona has witnessed in
stances of mental derangement not only
in individuals of each one of these tem
peraments, hut in all their possible com
binations. Indeed, it is rare to find a
jierson in whom any one of the tempera
ment? mentioned exists in its pure and
simple form, those of mixed tempera
ments being greatly in the majority.
Perhaps- the nervous temperament is
the one which is the most frequently met
with uncornbined with any other tempera
ment, or at least so greatly predominat
ing as to obscure any other that may be
present. This arises from the fact that it
is the only temperament that can be ac
quired by mode of life. If there is any
temperament which of itself predisposes
to insanity it is the nervous. It may be
well, therefore, to jsoint out some of its
chief characteristics.
The manifestations of nervous energy
ai-e markedly prominent, and give pecu
liar impress to the whole lxdy and mind.
The countenance is usually pale and the
features thin and sharp; the pulse is
muck, small and freouent. though not
weak, the respiration active; the chest
iind muscular system are generally not
largely developed, the skin is dry and
rough and the digestive functions are
performed irregularly. In consequence
of the comparative weakness of the
muscles, persons of this temperament
easily tieronie fatigued, though, owing to
the activity of the nervous system, they
q:ncUlv rally.
Prompt to form opinions and to arrive
at conclusions. ihe subjects of the nerv
ous temperament are uot remarkable for
stability of purpose. Their intellectual
liberations are rapid and brilliant, but at
the same lime net often persistent. Va
riety is constantly, sought for, and the
mental efTorls. like the physical, are, as
it were, spasmodic, full of energy while
they last, but soon yielding to others.
Women wore formerlv much more fre
quently the subjects of this temperament
than men. but owing to the constant ef
fort to get rich manifested by the male
wx in recent times, and the consequent
extreme development of ihe emotional
Hvau'in and of certain facuJ'ies of the in
tellect, it is now far more common with
men Indeed. I am not sure but that
in civilized connrunities. especially in the
i-irge cities of the United States.it has
not liectmi- the predominating tempera
ment. The man who day after day is
kept upon n mental rack by that most
harassing of all the emotions anxiety
- wdl inevitably undergo such psychical
jitvl !odiiy ch.'inges as will change him
In.ii! any other original temierament to
the o!i under notice. Of all the tem-jH-ranieias.
it is particularly easy to be ac
quired ll is the i hi ; cd! ne of civilization
mid relinemenl. a:id probably but for
these agencies would never have arisen.
Among barbarous nations it is almost
unknown, and savages never exhibit it;
but it is common enough in London,
J'aris and New York and in men who. if
they had lived a hundred years ago,
would h;ie been as phlegmatic as the
tnosi typical Dutchman.
The diseases which are most apt to
occur among individuals of the nervous
temperament are thoe which concern
the nervous system. Thus, we have the
various forms of neuralgia, certain affec
tions of t lie fipin;;l cord, hysteria in all
its protean v;u ieties, St. Vitus' dance,
catalepsy, ecstasy and tnsaniiy of all
types. In fact, the nervous tempera
ment itso'f is. if strongiy developed, al
most a pathological condition, the seusi
I'ility i so acute, the capability for re
ceiving mental impressions so decided,
and ih yste;a is so readily thrown into
lisfrvirr 'rom slight causes that the tem
lieranw.it in question may often be con
sidered n.s the first manifestation of dis
rase, Persons of the nervous temperament
are very subject to diseases which exist
onky in their imagination or which, be
ing sligiit. are exaggerated by the con
stant habit f introspection in which they
indulge. They are thus very frequently
rendered seriously ill by ihe morbid at
tention tiiey give to symptoms which are
often bj no m mis abnormal.
Hut although the existence of the ner
Tons temperament in a person predis
poses him or her more than does any
other temperament to mental aberration,
it is not to be supposed that it possesses
this jiower to the exclusion of the other
leuqierauients. . The sanguine, the lym
phatic and the choleric are by no means
devoid of influence in this direction. In
deed, the latter is not far liehind the
nervous as a predominant temperament
in insane iersons.
There is, therefore, no temperament
winch can par excellence be regarded as
the ir.mtne temperament. Persons of all
temiier.mjental types are liable to insan
ity. Individual peculiarity is a factor
not to be disregarded. Some people
wotiiJ never become insane, no matter
vuet misfortunes might visit them or
vbat mental shocks they miglit suffer,
while others might lose their minds upon
the supervention of the slightest possible
. disturbing event. One man will suffer
the loss of family and friends and money
nnd his mind will retain all its clearness
end vigor, while another will go into his
barn and hang himself when be learns
that butter has fallen two cents a pound.
Dr. William A. Hammond in New
York Mail j.nd Express.
Novel Method ol Communication.
It is related that llisiieus, anxious to
order Anstagoras to revolt, as the only
8T-fe way took the truest of his siaves.
shaved his head. and. tricking the mes
sage upon his scalp, waited until the hail
fcrew inrain. when be despatched him to
Meatus, telling him to tell Aristagoraa
ti snave his head And look thereon."
Thi6 wsw one way to -.ommunicate an im
poriju.i aiossago. New York Commer
cial Anvcj-Ucr,
Children Cry for
A mound. stone and violeta
A Din) song iu Lite air.
A child that gathers no weir Cud taM
The wind play with IU Mir:
A field of wheat serosa (be oedga
KlpplPd by fairy haiuCa.
A silver stream that townward runs
To cheer the Ion ti lauds.
Ko mound, do stone, no violets
A blue sna overhead.
A sobbing wind that ne'er forgets
Its chancing for tne dead:
Beneath the star on xuiumer oigbta
That deep ti'i grave, how tair.
The while upm. .lie shore the wares
Beat low. as if u prayer.
Ko mound, do stone, no violets.
No birds, no wave, no star.
A spot where memory forgets
What spring aud summer are:
Deeper it lies than deep sea graves.
From tan1 and sea apart,
A grave so sad and desolate!
A grave within the heart!
Clarence T. Crray.
Divorco Provens in China.
A Chinese husband may divorco bis
wife for a number of causes incompati
bility, theft, drunkenness, disobedience,
adultery or failure m dunes toward hus
band or his parents. The process is very
simple. The husband calls together bis
relatives and present the case to them
in the presence of his wife. The com
paWTvote on the question. If the ground
for divorce is sufficient in their eyes lb
man and wom:m sign papers of separa
tion by dipping their lingers in ink and
making a mark at Hie foot of the agree
ment. If the divorced wife has parents
or near relatives she and lives with
them, if not. 6be is sold by the husband
to a son of matrimonial agent, who
finds for her another husfiand or resell
hei to the keepers ot low houses. A ec
ond oi third wile is sometimes eimptv
turned into the street by her huctiand
without losna! n of divorce. e
Orleans Times- Ueu ncrat.
Our Count T Sfl-liiMilliouses,
'Are we a civil- ted people? Of course
the answer dpri ds u;n the definition
that is given tc civilization. Judging by
our country school houses there ia a
chance for ieveral degrees of advance
before we rfach high civilization. Gar
den and Forest has set out to reform out
schoolhouse surrounding. In the west
this reform is far less needed than in the
east. But if there be anywhere hideous
little toad like structures, set out in un
drained spots of waste land, it is the old
style schoolhouse. It ought in all cases
to lie placed in a snr.g little park, sur
rounded by abundant shade. A child's
most important teachers are trees. How
ers. brooks, hills and valleys and other
objects in nature. These are the real
character builders. If you wish the
tieautiful to grow in ;mr children, sur
round them with beautiful sights and
soun'Vi. Globe-Democrat.
How Many Honrs to Meep.
Ur- to the fifteenth year most young
people require ten hours, and till the
twentieth nine hours. After that age
every one finds out how much he or she
requires, though as a general rule, at
least six or eight hours are necessary
Eight hours sleep will prevent more
nervous derangements, however, than
any medicines c:ui cure. During growth
there must be ample sleep if the brain i
to develop to its full extent, and the
more nervous, excitable f precocious a
child is. the longer sleep should it get it
its intellectual progress is hot to come ic
a premature standstill or its life to be cut
short at an early age. Chicago Journal
Ko Failure After All.
The late Rev. II. Ware, of Boston,
was once in a curious predicament. In
the middle of a sermon his memory
failed him and he stopped abruptly
The pause seemed long to the preacfiei
licfore he regained his thought, and he
imagined the sermon to be a failure In
conseque.-ice; but as he walked quietl
up the a:sle, a different impression war
given tofiim. "How did you like the
sermon?" asked one hearer of another
'Like i'J! It is the . Iest sermon Mr
Ware has ever preached. Tlutt pause
was siuilime!" The Argonaut.
Giving L'p a Career.
"I'm goin to be a soldier, ma, when I
grow up," said Bobby, as he crawled into
bed. "and fight in wars and battles. "
"All right, Bobby: now go to sleep."
In the morning she shook him foi the
fourth time and said : .
" Bobby, you must get up: the idea ot
a soldier tying abed at this hour I"
'Well, ma," said Bobby, sleepily
'I've changed my mind about being a
soldier." New York Sun.
A Popular Delusion. '
flie idea that the Ukly "changes'
every seven years, or at any other period,
is a popular delusion. Kead any test
book of physiology and you will find that
life is really a constant series of changes,
which proceed every minute you live.
Changes of chemical and physical kind
are always going on within the Imdy.
and the very fact that you require food
daily is a proof of ibis. LleraJd ot
Health. -
A poutestie Rouanza.
Husband The weather probabilities
predict fair weather, but the prediction
is wrong; it is going to rain , my corns
pain me frightfully, aud that sign never
fails.
Wife I know it. so I shall not attempt
to go down town. .Your corns are such
a comfort to me, John. The Epoch.
Largest Iron Casting.
The largest iron casting ever attempted
in America was recently made at Bethle
hem. Pa. It was tin? base for the steel
compressor to be used in the new gun
Eteel works, and 124 tons of molten meUJ
were used. New York Sun.
The Uppermost Topic
A railroad conductor says he can al
ways tell what topic is uppermost ui the
public mind by listening to the talk oi
the Dassemrers as he iroes through the
cars. Boston Budget. , , .:
The best war to become an orator is to
have something to say and then say it-
John J. ingalts.
There are 40.000 reptiles in yie room
in the Smithsonian institute at vV ashing
ton.
pitcher's Castcrta.
1890. Happy lew Tear. 1891
All Aboard! The Wheels ol Progress Well Oiled!
The Train of Improvements will be Successfully Engineered
by Public Enterprise, who arrived here two months
ago, and after a careful examination
of the Proposed Route
Reports it clear of all obstructions, save in some sections small relics of mossbackism. To
guard against the possibility of danger or detention from this source, Public Enterprise has
provided his train with a patent appliance known as Public Opinion, which is a specially
constructed car weighing 1000 Tons, run by electricity, and has given universal satisfaction
in all cases, crushing out mossbackism wherever found.
This Splendidly Equipped Train will Start from the Depot Grounds Of
The Corvallis Street Railway Co. in Job's Addition
THE LARGE NEW FLOURIRS MILLS
Also the Works Recently Purchased for the Large Foundry and Fac
tory for the Manufacture of Farm Machinery.
The train pulling out into the open country will follow the
route now being established by the Engineers' Corps for the
water canal which will be begun this year, and furnish am
pie water for the many factories sure to come here. Upon
reaching Junction, the train will be attached, to the California
express, and passengers landed in Corvallis early in the fall.
Tickets for the Entire Trip Will be
Free to Purchasers of Lots and BLcks in Job's Addition.
Whicare sold at $100 and $125 per lot cost, or in easy in
stallments. Regular fare to all others. Upon return m the -fall
the Overland Express will stop at Belmont, and the own
ers of lots in Job's Addition and Belmont will provide an
elegant dinner for the railroad officials from the profits made
on their investments before starting.
You will make a Great Mistake if You fail to make This rip.
Maps, Plats,! etc., and full particulars, together witlj
-Prices of Lots in Job's Addition , to be had of
RALST0B (3 MANABGR, Corvallis, Oregon.
A Year of Great Things for
VALLIS.
Running the entire length of this beautiful property, past
Central Park, thence to Belmont, the great railway addition,
which will soon be placed on the market, continuing over the
route of the Corvallis Street Railway to Main street, passing
"Hi
11 A
Southern Pacific Company's
LINE.
THE MX. SHASTA EOUTK
Time Betwee
ALB AN Y and SAN FRANCISCO
35 HOUHS.
CilHmrii Express Trains Stm EaSty
PORTLAND and SAN FKANCISCO.
srni. kubtu
Lr Prtlarul . . . 4:ft0 p. m. j Lt an Frisco. . . .70 pm
fcv Albacv 8.-1S p. m.jLv Albany. .ti:45ara
A Sigi kYiain...JAip.ai. Ar Hrtlwtd 10:45 am
Local Passenger Trun, Daily, except Sunday
!" furUaud..-.ti:00 a. ui. I Eugene sjoo . w
lv Albany l&ziO . ju j Lv Aibans' 1185 . ra
At Eugene 2:40 p in Ar IVjtlanJ jliiyn
Lebanon Branch.
8:20 ut...Lv... Albany Ar...6;30 s nt
S:06 p ra . . Ar. . . Lebanon . . . Lv . . 5:45 a m
l:50 p m...Lv... Albany Ar...9:23 p m
2:3ti p m . . Ar . . . Lebanon . Lv. 8:40 p m
7:30 a m. . Lv. . .Albany . . .. Ar. . .4:2$ p ra
8:22 a m. . Ar. . .Lebanon . ,.Lv ...3:40 p m
Pullman Buffett Sleepers;
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS,
For accommodation of second-class
passengers, attached to Express Trains.
The S. P. Co.'a Ferry makes connection with all
the regular trains on the Ernst Side DirUian from
toot of F street.
Wist Side Division.
BETWEEN POUTLA.ND AND CORVALLIS.
Kail Trail. Ejeept Bandar.
LKAVB.
Portland 7:30 a. m.
Corvallis 1:30 p. m.
ARtUVK.
Corvallis 12:25 p. m
Portland 6:20 p. lit
At Albany and Corvallis connect with trains of the
Oregon Pacific Railroad.
Expruc Train. Eiily Except Sunday.
LEAVE.
Portland 4:50 p. ra.
McMinnville A:4fta. m.
AKK1VB.
McMinnville... 8:00 p. ra
Portland 9:00 a. n
THROUGH TICKETS
to all points
South and East via California.
Eor full information regarding rates, maps
etc., call on company's agent at Corvallis or
Albany.
E. P ROGERS. Asst. G. F.tP Ajrcnt.
R. KOEULERManaver
THE
Yaquina
Oregon Pacific Railroad and
Oregon Development Co. '5
STEAMSHIP LINE.
235 Miles Shorter; 20 Hours Less time
than by any other route. First clas
through passenger and freight line from
Portland all points in the Willameite valley
to and from San Francisco, Cal.
The Oregon Pacific steamboats on
the Willamette river division will
lenve Portland, south-bound, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m.
Arrive at Corvallis on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 3:30p. m.
Leave Corvallis, northdound Monday
Wednesday and Friday at 8 - a. ni
Arri ve at Portland Tuesday, Thurs"
day and Saturday at 3:30 p m.
On Monday, Wednesdry and Fri'
day, both north and south-bound boat
lie over at night at Salem, leaving
there at 6 a. m.
TIME SCHEDULE (except Sundays.)
Leaves Albany 1:00 p. in I Leaves YaquinaG:4f a. m.
Leave Corral lis 1:40 p n. Leave Cor.allig 10:35 "
Arrive Yaauina 5:30 p. m Arrive Albany 11:10 a. m.
Oregon & California trains connect at Albany and
C'.irvallis. The above trains connect at Yaquina with
the Oregon Development Co. 'a line of steamships b.
tween Yaquina and San Francisco.
This Company reserves the right to.chang sailinc
data without notico.
N. B. Passengers from Portland and all
Willamette valley points can make close
connection wfth the trains of the Yaquina
route at Albany or Corvallis, and if destined
to San Francisco should arrange to arrive at
Yaquina the evening before date of sailing.
Passenger and freight rates always the
lowest. For information apply to D. W.
Cummins, freight and ticket agent. Corval
lis. or to C. C. HOGUE,
Acting Gen. F. and P. Agent, Oregon Pa
cific Railroad Co., Corvallis, Or.
C. H. HASWKLL, Jr..
Gen. F. and P. Agent, Oregon Develop,
ment Co., 304 Montgomery St., S. F., Cal.
HEEAT OVERLAND ROUTE!
NORTHERN
PACIFIC
-Railroad.-
Two fast trains daily ! No change of cars!
Shortest line to Chicago and all points
east, via ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS.
The Northern Pacifin railroad is the only
line running Passenger trains, second-class
sleepers free of charge), luxurious day
coaches, Pullman palace sleeping cars, pair
ace dining cars meals 75 cents.
See that your tickets read via the North
ern Pacific railroad and avoid change of
cars. ,.-..
Leave Portland at 10:40 a. ni., and 2 a.
m., dailv; arrive ot Minneapolis or St. Paul
at 5:05 p. tn. third day.
PACIFIC DIVISION t Trains leave
Front aud G street daily at 11:05 a, m. and
2 a. m.; arrive at New Tacoma at 6:15 p.
m. and 8:30 a. m. connecting with compa
ny's boats for all yoints on Puget Sound.
CHAS. S. FEE, :
Gen'l Pass. Agentv, St. PauL
A. D. CHARLTON,
Ass. Gen'l Pass. Agent, No. 121 First St.,
cor. Washington St, Portland, Oregon.
mzv Jepoc, corner rnou aim v wo.
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