Word: repellent
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Dates: during 1882-1882
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...epidemic in some of the Western colleges-a mental malady which seems most frequently to result in the strange delusion on the part of the sufferer that he is being abused by somebody or other, and that the utmost vigor and rigor on his part is called for to repel all attacks. A curious mania for "strong writing" seems always to be co-existent in the college papers of the institutions where this sad disorder flourishes. We cannot affect to explain this fact either. For example there are the two papers we have mentioned-both seemingly smitten with this mysterious...