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These Glonglims, as they are called, after they have been thus imbued with intellect, are held in peculiar respect by the vulgar, and are thought to be in every way superior to those whose understandings are entire.
We say too, a man is "out of his head," that is, his mind being in another man's head, must of course be out of his own. To "know no more than the man in the moon," is a proverbial expression for ignorance, and is without meaning, unless it be considered to refer to the Glonglims. We say that an insane man is "distracted;" by which we mean that his mind is drawn two different ways.
The Brahmin's illness He reveals an important secret to Atterley Curious information concerning the Moon The Glonglims They plan a voyage to the Moon. About this period, one afternoon in the month of March, when I repaired to the hermitage as usual, I found my venerable friend stretched on his humble pallet, breathing very quickly, and seemingly in great pain.
We say too, a man is "out of his head," that is, his mind being in another man's head, must of course be out of his own. To "know no more than the man in the moon," is a proverbial expression for ignorance, and is without meaning, unless it be considered to refer to the Glonglims. "We say that an insane man is 'distracted, by which we mean that his mind is drawn two different ways.
"These Glonglims, as they are called, after they have been thus imbued with intellect, are held in peculiar respect by the vulgar, and are thought to be in every way superior to those whose understandings are entire.
Avarice is satirized by the story of one of these Glonglims, who is occupied in making nails, and then dropping them into a well refusing to exchange them for bread or clothes, notwithstanding his starved, haggard appearance, and evident desire for the food proffered: "Mettant toute sa gloire et son souverain bien A grossir un tresor qui ne lui sert de rien."
"I presume," said I, "that the champions who thus expose their persons and lives in the cause of another, are Glonglims?" "There," said he, "you are altogether mistaken. In the first place, the prize-fighters seldom sustain serious injury. Their weapons do not endanger life; and as each one knows that his adversary is merely following his vocation, they often fight without animosity.
"True," he replied; "this man's conduct cannot be explained upon any rational principles but he is one of the Glonglims, of which I have spoken to you; and examples are not wanting on our planet, of conduct as irreconcilable to reason.
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