The San Francisco call. [volume], July 14, 1907, Page 8, Image 8

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A PHYSICIAN was Just entermiev*^
ward In one of the modern insane -
asylums of the day. , The attend- .
ants were busy; very" busy. .At
patfent — a fine, athletic man of middle
are— had succeeded In fighting- off the
keepers who were struggling to get a .
straltjacket on him. He flung about -
the ward, raving-, growling deep, in h'ls .
BPgwr like, a wild beast, and the baf- .
fled keepers were closing warily upon .
him for the third time when the asylum
physican appeared.
The doctor watched the scene a mo
ment. Then he issued .a =. curt- com
mand.
"Take him to tlie blue room,", he or-* \u25a0
flered. \u25a0\u25a0 . _ ... _'-. V-
Five attendants closed in upon the
maniac, five pairs of brawny arms pin
ioned the struggling man's arms to" his f
•ides, another watchful keeper flung
open the door of a boxllkc elevator and
the six men were dropped swiftly down
to •where another open door .
them. In the. midst of his keepers the
lunatic was hustled inside, the' door
clanged and the keepers, releasing their
bold, mopped their sweating . brows.
They, at least, had been irT : the blue
room before, end they knew what' was
likely to happen,' .." .
It was a slngular.vlsion that met the
maniac's glaring eyes. From ceiling to -
floor everything vras blue— deeply, v
E^«ridy t brilliantly blue.- Even the barred
dows were of the ; uniform, blue.
\u0084-At light filtered through the- high.
panes was of a peculiar 1 soft, lustrous'
color, and the- electric globes above
reach showed the same prevailing, glow."
The color was everywhere. It : was im
possible to escape it. The iron L cot, the
one chair — all wjcre blue. '
The man, who stood' Just where, the
attendants had left, him, did"; not 'move ,
a muscle. His eyes, s black, large and.
etaring, stole * cautiously ; over -the
strange room. The attendants watched
him curiously.- In a few moments their-
tinspoken predictions were verified. The
man' squatted on the .floor, muttering, .
Jerking, growling still at intervals, but
apparently quiescent.
When the doctor- came In H four
hours later but one keeper remained 'In 1
the room, and the patient was lying on.
the cot with the straitjacket removed.
Ills eyes clear. a»d apparently calm.
The doctor walked over, to' him, cast: a
Quick glan%e at his. eyes, felt his" pulse'
and nodding, satisfaction said -a ".few
•words to "the attendant and left tn«
room. '
That is what the blue light rays do
for a patient listed on. the'asylum books
at insane."'
The Colorful World •
But have' you any idea what a mar-
Tel ova". part color docs play' in;- the*
wild? From the docp andrliarmonious
colors of nature filling ,alid /encircling •
the entire globe tt» the. \u25a0wondrous <?rid- :
less maze created' by human: f aricy,' the •
gamut runs. It is- asserted that* tlio'
human. eye can ; distinguish -100, 000 \u25a0'di'f-'"
ferent colors or.hues, and, that it is also
capable of differentiating between '2o
Bhades of each of these. ; This .makes ;
the eye \u25a0 capable ! of receiving. -2,000,000*
color impressions. • _' .\u2666\u25a0/.,
"Show me color, and I ' will • show you *
Hf e,** said an ' E. A. once to- a ; fellow
artist. And another, lover> of '« color— a
layman at>out to die-^-said, 1 "Burymejin'
rich red roses, the color, of life. -I Wall
rest betterjso.** .. ' ;' '\u25a0"..
According to • the , ancients the colors \u25a0
of light were symbolic^ of life •. arid
death. White'" was " believed * to" be - the ;
quintessence lot " light; "black, "absolute '
rest, the -. color of i'death.'- < .TlieseUwo are
knoTOi rattier/ as j the* absence •ot^colprj
than as the" actual; colors •'th"emseivcs."7
The ; world ;, at- large ? knows * but t three '
primary: colors^-^red,^b'lueJand^yVillbw.- '•
Red ci gnifles absolute • motion, : t h e •'mo-"
tion of vigorous, unspringlng-life;- blue,
invites, tO;repose t and-slumbcr,\ and ryei-^;
Iwr Btgnlnes-ttie^Eun.'standiug fbr?emb-"
tlona: of. mirth," Jest -and. '. faitfcv"or' it
may alsoj.inean '.'cpnstancy^or." Ipcon-;
aiancy. . iKea-' light' corresponds } to! thel
sensual to" man,..blue to. the, moral,
spiritual'or . religious ' nature, ."and 1 j •-
low * or isroiC; light corresponds; to i'.'ihe *
Intellectual * faculties. '' ...'.'\u25a0.
Color; in ' Emotions -
Without : : doubt I light " and : , color n act;
upon the I condition lof our -minds Tarid
the Impression * thus . produced ? can ybe '
nothing \u25a0'. but : the>- ' translation '\u25a0: \u25a0<-, of.; \u25a0\u25a0",. a';
physiological • action. > Red . is ? the- color '
of strong. feeling; of any kind.' It is the :
color, of - undeveloped ; ideas.'VThere* is an ;
Instance- of : : a" many *,who,j.thoughl>to^
tally blind,; .always;, saw- brlghtfred
when he heard; the^eoundf of \u25a0 ajtrurripet.^
A' red color. s has*' been FeinployedS iwtttir
} marvelous; suc^ss i in> the/ tr eatmen ti,of |
Vdlsordersr^andfHhe'directbr/of
a ! luriaticjttsyruint at^Alessandro,"^ Pied -j
Vmont,Yhas!.curedi yiolentiy^irisaneSpal;
'.tiTßnts. by* cqnfitling vthem4invrooms'jtho^
glass \u25a0•and*: walls~i'of^which - areVanb'ril-.'
'fltSnt?re^,>,blue-*or7,yto^etryPaUentßjsut^
>f erin g v.f rom ii au.lcida-l^.manla.-iS m'el a*n - ;
* diolJa,; or- gloom.v are ten*- placed -A n '
;cottasesi\\^crevthe3decoratlbns;bf ttbe!
3*«lls ; an'dt the seen. t. r .telectfiq"
\u25a0gl o bes ; a reVp f -a'^ pebhtpu need | r uoy i shad c?
;TbisJniak"cs(a:broadiy>cheerful':ihteri6iv
especially /at; I rilghti/as? every thing *;i ti s
r tbe -.room ;rreflects|Uhis^ruby): tinting. '
Placingsa.^conflrnied?:hjpbchondriac\,'ia'
»«ucli -a; room.'- a j remarkable^effect . : wan"
noticed r » on\. the t patient, 1 ' for J the";; man",
w.hovbut**a.'pffew j lhoursrli before jf> was;
.' moody.V; melancholy^ and '•• irritable '"-"{to'
the ''last v degree'-'fiuddehly* broke v| out:
'P to , ' . l y e ls'J song* arid (attempted . to exe- ' :
cute \u25a0aißort^offdance?afteribeing^lm2t
muredifor/a.few'hours.) V' --* 1 v"v>- \-l«>" r
; there] are> the* violet 5 "rays, 4 ahe\"cariafy*i*
; lamp "and;. the, brilliant ; whjto? Hgat?aiul
; wal I '"» decora t lon. V •In \u25a0; 'f : c c r tai ri ~y\ b ral n '-.
-troublearVpatlents?. areVeometimes • kept r
•inj a'yel low.^ ligh t;i which s seems \ to S exer- *
cisc 'aVhappy^lnlTuencef bri^their^rafn^
bling \u25a0 ideas <and " tor Irid uceTa \u25a0 more \ bill -
.„: r;v , v \u25a0;.'-."H-:VVr-:f
:anced.sta:,; i/ijrrijKd.^lt'isjnbtHhejhafsh'J
5^ ellow ,5I!e h tVof|.soda|w]iieh^ls"a.ble|toV'
' liglit'V'jnXwhichJthelextr'emc!? brueTa*rid"?
WONDERFUL LIGHT RAYS
AND THE PART THEY PLAY
t-ert.irajs ;iiav« -been so "Voftened* as\'tO4
; ; cause*a/pre'dbmiriancefof£theTrose?and!
-;.^H'ife^unX«admelit«tKe ".is;
'<;\u25a0•".:• \u25a0.. '.'*"•..'.\u25a0\u25a0 . .r. r ; v ".-r-.-f.. t-»^. \u25a0\u25a0*-\u25a0:>.' v.... .-'-\u25a0_' ,-i'- \"r*
Sg f rom'£blackl tojr ed/ red be Ins tile fzen 1 tb?7
|Tofl| manhood* s^primcls^KPd||ejKpreßseßs'
rl ?e*:|cbn VerselyM
Mn"nhe;declinaU^nio(^lifylt]i&\ T ji.burjsQiisi:
Tiae - San Francisco :: Sunday v : GalL
Jfrom ; red * to/ black/; ? Qne 'can » note . how .
Cth«:latter)color^car£lesfqut; tho idea- of i
'% feebleness/; impo te ncy \ arid "old Tage.'f or
. It. was llhotssb^ma.riy?years^ago,-that1 I hotssb^ma.riy?years^ago,- that all
I persons J byer>' 35'j,werajsupposed> to \ go
utbberlyji cladjlny>lackr^ ''\u25a0\u25a0"_-, '\/ r •-. < ' ;
;V 'i: So m«^ years jßincVitH^.blue glass craze :
I Invaded % San Francisco,;- " and"* at that :
|tlinV patients ;whV' believed iln * thts par^*
* ticjilar >.f orrri'^bf }cure ?cbuld. be s^en,, in**
5 every ." blpck.v slttjng^i hopefully
"blueipanedriWiridoTvs.V confident * of .'th*e
~* producing !**power* ot^;^ the *-blue
;: rays.f.* Blue Vls"t the\cplorj§*cf v repose i. or
?slumber,lhence''itii;a*ctiveiappllcatlon?ln? slumber,lhence''itii;a*ctiveiappllcatlon?ln-
cases -^ of ?pfblonjffedsbralh ; ' fag,.' of/ner- :
? vousV.exhaustloni'f«sinc~e*t'lt^ "relaxes/ the 1
} nervous f. syateriv} and VproducesS a- calm
..\u25a0•in'si and'vtranqulliilng'effecf' upon * the
;«ubjcct.^ . ' .'" ". r - \u25a0 -.; \u25a0- .
,-\,: There". are s certain" positive \u25a0
\u25a0 "Which"; ar» r prepared^ exclusively Vurider •
.*.aYredjlfght;."there : "a7e»"certain;ne"gative^
> ones! prepared^- exclusively Sunder.- blue. •
:;Re"d',mediclrie/isVsuppbsed ;toVbe;;good ;
I fbrj fevers";* yellow^ Is jthe jcolorifor '- the-
"The' nervous f system;- is f acceler
ated; by~tb'e^use,"6f l red "frays,*^ "and; they :
' are ; considered- av'remedy itoricQhsnmp
'.tion MnValjcnost ; Its. 'fatal iStage.'! . Blue
: rays \ sootHe i Irritability.; and-? relax ." the
I riervousj systertj % ".toVa. ; - marked/ extent/,
I Bulls 'and -turkey cocks^hatejred; "Many
\u25a0\ insane; people .also^show 'a. -violent' dls
; llke|to",i U'flamlqg, >eautj'. : Mephistbph- '
Voles . always v; wears l -;red' clothes.'. 'In a
!flt ,\of 'angerrone^sees' red.; .bibie
/tlje"sc'olor:-of , stn-:ls^narned\as scarlet.
*The"- colprioH the * perspiration' of , people
?lpnfits''6f.'passibn'ij.i; redi'sli 'pink. -
3 riarmorji"fe«!-n* musical r^instrumeritsij
;often(cbiiveyicolor;-Ukewi3e> tone's;, and;
' voices.^! Shade'atareC* associated? .with..
.aUilftV_ex£platiQ.iitoiie*t;iC-tlst3 c'wlthi
In this city there are-W
,eral child - jirodlgieshf-ptanoi^wondar*—
whoi invariably see /color "* when "they
play. One * "of th'ese^ 'sees ::. color
•in' s ? people r and y? always "' associates
.a>**|^siven v. person; ..with. \u25a0>:\u25a0*»* sV: cer "
tain' color, ;nev^er "failing, to sco N .th«
"sanieJ When prc3sed "to. tell ~thalcol«P
which '"> surrounded "her- /mother,
;bursti fiito'^unhappy.^ tears,. > shodderad
,and turned -away -her. head, saying. It'
was "pink." but "such an 'ugly.,' ugly
"colbr.'T'Thir. child's-motlier had a'fio
•lent > temper-, and * rras i subject > t» «; fits
-otvexcUement. vwhlch, accotants ifor,th«
color the.child. saw. ,wlt«n it ,i» remem
*be"red:that* the 'c6lo"r of the perspiration
! In angry people > Isa plnlwx '
Piano" Chords
. . On the piano; ro or P Is sjeea.'. ,It
-isi*a rural,' agreeable ami. paatoral
sound. Sol or. G : is red— a' warlCwand
\u25a0terrific* tone.' Door C ls-bli»,> nob!*
anajestic, tone. . .There ar« .major
and minor t color f chord?. J As 4 *r*sar4s
-voices^ llelba's is a vivid" shad* of dark
/retl; Llil Lehman's a colorbetweeaplnfc
\u25a0and'yellow.- : ':• •; ; \u25a0 v » '" * • v
; -Tb^e' prediction Js.. made that.notrfar
rom now color .will bemused -to Identify
*or /discern' certain stateai,". feillnx*"' or
.•conditions /of 'life. • Especially" ii thii
tto- b« applied to the-matrlmonlal state*.
In * the r near . future a woman,' will ib*
]mbre £ thari- brave' to wear ; any . shadfll oi
gray which ls J Just now. fashionable, as
'her so doins? will indicate * that sh« is
Mobkirigr for:a spouse.* oßedo Red- will \ show
a decided preference for. a slngls state.
'i dark purple' that she • has already mad«
lier choice. - Orange \u25a0 will - denote ' Imt
\u25a0engaged or.marrled,*llsht;blue that ah«
'\u25a0 is .divorced' ©rVa twldow \u25a0 and : that Cupid
• MF.il t>not; send-vnii* shafts >her* way fin
a l*ti2t "jijil- ~~m-L'«L. L'±ij '*'. — ' .7. *i ' Jli '\u25a0 ""*\u25a0 \u25a0