Disquisition by Scripps, E.W., A disquisition "on forgiveness", November 20, 1925

              Ohio University Libraries, E.W. Scripps Papers, MSS 117, Series 4, http://bit.ly/scripps_mss117
Hot el ¥etropole ..
Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Nov. 20. 1925 '
A Disquisition
ft ON i?OmIVEN'E§~ ft
.ina. with ~ard to su.cha similarity. physical and mental, between ell men, as to make
it appear that &11 l'8G. are all more D.e8.l"ly identioal, one with another, tban the1 are
d1:f'teent ODe tra a:nother.
~lcal11 and mont'ally, men, yes, and men and 1I'~n .. are tar more Marly aUke in
all CJf" their ehat'aoterisliea than they are different.
I .. only a l&~ll when 1t oomes to the qUt1st;ion of 1>hyalcs, as I am alllo a laJID8n
in matters pe:yehia.trio.
'Ull, SOJimdla:t as a. matter of' personal thought am _ell more llU'i881y &s a result
of 111 rea4ire, I have came to oonticler that lao Of physics can be eqt1811y applied to pmyohios
ph7s1clh
fhe law of' ditto.sion of e:neI"S)" oould be a:p:pUe4 as ifel1 to ps,ohie matters as well
a.s to ~ical.J' ml.lIer1e1 th1:I!W8.
A oold ea.tmon ball, when brought in contact with a mmber of hot cannon ballB, will
il'ael.'liately D~1n to Il"ow Wa.l.'a and wa:naer, until aU the oiumon balls in the pUe will bave
the same temporature"
.A mob of men !IIIq be on its ~ to ~t. aomeerbl1nal. or 150m. snpposed-to-be
oriminal, ud ma.y tnU'Tound SOf.IIIi 00.01, 001lao •• 4. 1 .... &b1tiJW oUi ••• Who previouo to hilS
being tlms auno_ed, would hBye the greatut re~e to .:yact of personal v101ence.
fhh perlO!l, however. fl.&vi118 been absoned inta the mob w111 '!fer:! Q.111okly ta.lIe on tba
SiP1rit of the mob a.ud ~oceed with it and talc8 p&r't in IItOII8 t'1en4.t8h. erael execution of
its Tioti.l1h
I recall tb&t OIl one oeouion I was anunc in the 1000.7 ot a large hotel situated 1n
the mou:nta1:nous coan\l7 ot ODe of the 8ootbom 01Ue.8--a hotel thatW'U %"eally a aana.tar1a