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The Procession of Life
Ofthiskindisthegout,whichservesasabondofbrotherhoodtothepurple-visagedgentry,whoobeytheherald’svoice,andpainfullyhobblefromallcivilizedregionsoftheglobetotaketheirpostinthegrandprocession.Inmercytotheirtoes,letushopethatthemarchmaynotbelong.TheDyspeptics,too,arepeopleofgoodstandingintheworld.Forthemtheearliestsalmoniscaughtinoureasternrivers,andtheshywoodcockstainsthedryleaveswithhisbloodinhisremotesthaunts,andtheturtlecomesfromthefarPacificIslandstobegobbledupinsoup.Theycanaffordtoflavoralltheirdisheswithindolence,which,inspiteofthegeneralopinion,isasaucemoreexquisitelypiquantthanappetitewonbyexercise.Apoplexyisanotherhighlyrespectabledisease.Wewillranktogetherallwhohavethesymptomofdizzinessinthebrain,andasfastasanydropbythewaysupplytheirplaceswithnewmembersoftheboardofaldermen.
Ontheotherhand,herecomewholetribesofpeoplewhosephysicallivesarebutadeterioratedvarietyoflife,andthemselvesameanerspeciesofmankind;sosadaneffecthasbeenwroughtbythetaintedbreathofcities,scantyandunwholesomefood,destructivemodesoflabor,andthelackofthosemoralsupportsthatmightpartiallyhavecounteractedsuchbadinfluences.Beholdhereatrainofhousepainters,allafflictedwithapeculiarsortofcolic.Nextinplacewewillmarshalthoseworkmenincutlery,whohavebreathedafataldisorderintotheirlungswiththeimpalpabledustofsteel.
