Insanity?Thementalprocessesofthemanwithwhomonedisagrees,arealwayswrong。Thereforethemindofthemaniswrong。Whereisthelinebetweenwrongmindandinsanemind?Itisinconceivablethatanysanemancanradicallydisagreewithone\'smostsaneconclusions。
\'Thereisagoodexampleofitinthisevening\'spaper。MaryMcKennalivessouthofMarketStreet。Sheisapoorbuthonestwoman。Sheisalsopatriotic。ButshehaserroneousideasconcerningtheAmericanflagandtheprotectionitissupposedtosymbolize。Andhere\'swhathappenedtoher。Herhusbandhadanaccidentandwaslaidupinhospitalthreemonths。Inspiteoftakinginwashing,shegotbehindinherrent。Yesterdaytheyevictedher。Butfirst,shehoistedanAmericanflag,andfromunderitsfoldssheannouncedthatbyvirtueofitsprotectiontheycouldnotturnheroutontothecoldstreet。
Whatwasdone?Shewasarrestedandarraignedforinsanity。To—dayshewasexaminedbytheregularinsanityexperts。Shewasfoundinsane。
ShewasconsignedtotheNapaAsylum。\'
\'Butthatisfar—fetched,\'Iobjected。\'SupposeIshoulddisagreewitheverybodyabouttheliterarystyleofabook。Theywouldn\'tsendmetoanasylumforthat。\'