UNIVERSITY

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LIBRARY
HYGIENE
THE

OF

NERVES

AND

BRAIN

THE

AND

CURE OF NERVOUSNESS.
With

Thinkers

Leading

Letters

Original

Twenty-Eight

from

Writers

and
their

concerning

PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL HABITS.

BY

L.

M.
EDITOR

OP

THE

M.D.,

HOLBROOK,

"HERALD

OF

HEALTH";

OP

AUTHOR

"LIVER
FOR
PAIN," "EATING
STRENGTH,
"DYSPEPSIA
TRANSLATOR
AND
HEADACHE";
AND

BREAD

AND

OP

"FROM

NATURAL

AND

THE

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KEW

TO

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YORK

M. L. HOLBEOOK

THE

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SCHOOL."

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:

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COMPANY.

1879.

OCT?

OP

DIET/'

SCIENTIFIC

CRADLE

"PARTURITION

COMPLAINT,"

WITHOUT

1912

Copyrighted,
By

M.

L.

Holbrook,

M.D.,

1878.

C.

P.

Eleclrotyper
139

Somerby,
and

Eighth-st.,

Printer,
N.

Y.

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IST*

CONTENTS.
PART

I.
PAGK.

CHAPTER.

I.

The

Brain

II.
III
IV

The

Spinal

The

Cranial

V.
VI.

How

VII.
VIII.
IX

The

Has

34
-

"

Limit

Any

Activity

*i

Cure

Value

Contimied

Supply

Large

*"

......""""

Nervousness"

of

of

*?

Nervousness

Cure

to

The

Exhaustion

Nervous
How

29

System.

Act

Nerves

Nervous

Nervous

Sympathetic
the

22

Nerves.

Spinal

and

Nervous

XI.
XII

17

Cord

o4

Food

of

in

Disorders

Important
What
our

'*

Answered

Questions
Thinkers

COMPOSED

OF

Scientists

and

QUOTATIONS

SUBJECTS

""

Say

THE

ON

; lib

LOWING
FOL-

Expectant Attention-

B. Carpenter, M.B.,

Wm.

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Brains-^
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M.B.
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120

Alcohol

Enfeebles

the

M.B.,

Richardson,

Reason

W.

Benjamin

F.B.8.

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"

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"

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Boicer Cobbe.
and Brain Labor-Frances
Women
Man's
and Woman
between
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Difference
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MB
Rejuvenating PoVer of Sleep-f B.Black

Physiological Effects
Wm.

"

A.

Hammond,

M.B.

123
125

Labor

Brain

of Excessive

121

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127
Sides of the Bram-Dr
Segum.
Mental
to
Amount
of Blood
VigorNecessary
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Alexander
Bain,
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Take
Health
of
Care
Your
Tyndall,

Training

Both

LL.B.yF.R,S

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"

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"

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"

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Exercising the Brain"

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as

Whately.
Lionel

John

Beale,

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M.U.

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Contents.

IV

PAGE.

How

Kent

Chancellor

lor Kent
of the
Origin of Abuse
Intellect Not
All
Dr.
Culture
Early Mental
"

Educated

was

Cliancel-

"

134
Mind
RobH Macintosh..
Brown- Seqxiard
Amariah'
Mistake
a

135

"

137

"

Brigham, M.D
Walter
A

Scott's

Harriet Martineau.
Boyhood
Thought from Herbert Spencer

Wise

Brains

Hot-House
Book

Gluttony

Huxley, M.B.,
Continued

Benj.

B. B. Bowker
and
Lesson
Bibbing
F.B.S
-

Varied

and

141

144

Activity

of

the

"

T.

W.
145

Mind

"

Bichardson, M.D., F.B.S

W.

Women,

and

147

II.

Intellectual

and

..

"

PART
Physical
Men

138
140

"

Habits
as

for

of

Described
Work.
this

Distinguished
by

selves
Them-

TAGE.

LETTERS.

I.
II.
III.

IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XL
XII.
XIII.

XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.

XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.

XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.

XXVIII.

O.

B.

Francis
T. L.

Frothingham

151

Newman
Nichols, M.D

159

W.

166

Joseph Rodes
Gerrit
Thomas
Norton
Edward

Wm.
A.

Buchanan, M.D
Smith
(Written by his daughter).
Wentworth
Higginson
M.D
S. Townshend,

E.

Mark

198

201

Dodge

Lee
M.D
Dio
Lewis,
Beecher
Frederic
A.
Samuel
Judge

203
205

Perkins

Foot,

LL.D

Hopkins

Cullen
William
Bryant
Howitt
William
John
Todd
The
late Rev.
Charles
Cleveland
The
late Rev.

W.

J. Hale
and
Mary

213
214
219
236

244
250

Mann

Julia

E.

Smith

Mary

J.

Stud ley, M.D

Elizabeth
Rebecca

207
211

247

A., M.D

Sarah
Horace

184

195

Hyde

Henry

182

194

Alcott
Gleason, M.D

William

179
.

190

Baltzer
Lloyd Garrison

Bronson

S. O.

171

Smith
Oakes
B. Gleason, M.D

251

254
259
264
270

PREFACE.

During
in

where

their

habits

had

of

development

conclusion

subject

on

the

on

the

competition
increase

in

be

functions

and

has

seek

and

to

by
uses

prevent
correct

of

the

of

people

invented."
strain

greater
unnatural

our

caused

them,

which

remarkable

true

and

tion
civiliza-

that

knowledge
nervous

put
ods
meth-

conflict

sharp

maladies.

nervous

done

the

ant
abund-

are

were

the

by

by

compels,

would

only

hand,
system

culture,

certainly

race

nerves

came

defects

were

own

before

nervous

of

they
There

our

other

their

nervousness.

born

"

were

observe

to

whatever

be,

among

Indians,

characteristics,

might

examples

of

opportunity

that,

to

ago,

years

many

settlement

mental

and

the

But,

to

frequent

to

who

sojourn,

proximity

near

not

month's

system.

of

can

the

Preface.

vi

We
of

certainly

ought

all

the

which

tools

The

employed

in

emotion.

Wisdom

learn

how

book
to

the

been

give

such

and
It

understood.
serviceable

Part
we

our

them

and

we

hereby
hearty
to

the

into

who

letters

and

are

tender
thanks

to

for

is

as

sary
neces-

from

form

easily

most

that

it

be

may

it.
from

of

some

of

account

an

intellectual

sure

preparing

gathered

hoped

read

condition

in

aim

and

should

we

best

been

tool,

thought

knowledge
has

ploy.
em-

that

very

the

writers, giving

physical
II,

the

be

to

numerous

thinkers
own

put

is

all

to

The

It

this.

of

use

to

sense,

dictate

in

it

has

sources,

many

would

It

do

one

manufacture

keep

to

obliged

are

in

is,

to

possible.
this

we

brain

the

understand

to

habits,

will

be

the

writers

our

their

found

in

and

appreciated;

permitting

the

of

us

to

same

give

public.
M.

L.

H.

?7^

HYGIENE

OF
AND

THE

BRAIN

NERVES.

DP^^JE^T

I.

CHAPTER

I.

The

There
the

vigorous
and

value

of

processes

thought,

is
"

which

feeling,

It

is

too

to

lungs,

health

the

intelligent

sound

little

emotion

heart,

tire

all
of

too

from

evil

tion,
mo-

the

but

organs;

will,

of

practical

some

receives

slight

ciate
appre-

strong

over

out

and

guarded
some

these

and

not

never

presides

body,

do

gives

of

creatures,

make

that

everybody

the

system,

who

persons

muscles

nearly
to

nervous

care

of

stomach,

attention

us

few

are

Brain.

the

vital
flow

which
which
little

make
of

our

influences.

contribution

to

the

Brain.

The

of
well-being
book

is undertaken.

who

think

and

the brain and

the

that

sooner

the

than

modern

the

bodies, and

part

immortal

of them

the

"

own

our

The

Church

Porch,"

"Slight those
Thou

liv'st

Houses
Entice

"

the

From

his

Who

lives

Who

keeps

And

Man

Whose
Love
God

not

gave

doth

what

no

to

rule then

guard

the

at

himself
the

next

parcel underwrites

thyself,nor
them

to

thee

man?

can,

you

sky

is

"

slack,

great thaw!

shop of rules, a well-trussed

every

hut

so

keeps good company.

upon

nothing

not

commonwealths;

if that

sun,

sicklyhealths,

their

by rule, and

trusty

by

of Lord

eclipticline, beckon

rots

is

by rule;

built

are

says

say, amidst

who

poet

and thoughtful
exquisite
poem,

that most

poets,in

friend

and

to

best of the old devotional

perhapsthe

and

cially
espe-

The

system.

George Herbert, a companion

Bacon,

important

more

nearly allied

most

nervous

is to

man
for hu-

is

of
perfection

and

times

available

of science

ter
bet-

obsolete

become

welfare,and what welfare

of that

"

ourselves,

by rule,the

live

soon

those

are

of

know

we

tendency of

the discoveries

make

the

less

forgetto

we

forgotten. The

there

It is true

this class will

; but

that this little

nerves

give thy
under

pack,
a

law;

humors

lock

and

way:

key."

Brain.

The

In order

injury,and
essential

guard

to

the

understanding of

; and

organs

has

is that

brain

backbone

with

brain
nine

ten

brain

weight

weighs
his

not

its

far

in

proportionto

of

men.

weight,

and

The

is

different

The

five

body,

little

oceanic

an

vary

largest

sometimes

weighs

whale
but

has

part

man's

brain

thirty-sixth
part
of
the

birds

body

blue -headed

of

larger

are

than

those

of its

twentieth

phant's
ele-

an

five-hundredth

while

one

the

brain,

the

pounds;

brains

canary'sis

which

animals

full-sized

the size of

the

has

that

that

one

the

from

weight.

own

uses

soft,pulpy

elephant has

about

of

of

Every animal

only weighs the

brain
of the

"

pounds.

weighing

of

The

animal

of any
or

brains

size.

greatly in

and

begin by giving

large mass

exception,and

the

but

is

some

possess

spinal column

or

just one

fish ;

which

care

structure

will

we

from

nerves

should

fillsthe skull.

which

matter

wise

nature,
so

and

of them.

general view
The

that

we
rightliving,

to

of these

brain

the

them

give

own

tit's the

twelfth.
The

than

brain

of man,

that of any

however, is of

animal,and

better

weighs on

quality

the

aver-

age

Brain.

The

10

ounces
forty-eight

It

forty-fourounces.

Fig.

1.

is

1. Medulla

of

weighs

woman

separated into

Section

Vertical

"

that

of

the

three

Brain.

Oblongata.

4. Cerebellum.
29-34.

Cerebrum

the

principal
parts:
and

the medulla

cerebrum
fact all

skull,in
back

part of

is that of

cerebrum, the cerebellum,

oblongata.
THE

The

its Convolutions.

and

CEREBRUM.

occupies nearly the

except

the small

the base of this

entire

portionat

cavity. Its

the

function

gence.
emotion, will,intellithought,feeling,

It is

now

certain

that

there

can

be

no

Cerebrum
without
intelligence
and

clam

and

in

man's

the other

be

injuredor destroyed,or

or

quality,and

part

of

of the

yet

brain, and

no

in

called the

tentorium,a

is

by

of the

it forms

been

moved,
re-

few

ounces,

tough

much

bed

for the

while

It is separated
membrane

of the dura

skull.

work

is much

and

proper,

process

relieves the latter from

has

is

present.

separatesthe largeand small

as
serviceable,

many

different
entirely

has

the cerebrum

There

are

this

CEREBELLUM.

from

which

there

weighs several pounds.

liningmembrane

sciousness
Con-

the cerebrum

after

size,
weighingonly a

the cerebrum

or

of will and

of
activity

the

though

that of the brain

to do from

quantity

apparent.

once

consciousness

cerebellum

The

deficient in

from
inseparable

THE

smaller

at

in animals

movements

ena.
phenom-

substance

the brain

lack
intelligence,

force,become
is

in

bleness,
ignorance,feeidiocy,
stupidity,

absence
moral

intellectual

hand, let

brain ;

is increased

brain

have

oyster

no

"

developedwe

On

The

brain substance.

proportionas

size and

11

they have
intelligent

not

are

Cerebellum.

"

mater,

This

process

brain

is very

former, and

supportingit.
written

about

the func-

Brain.

The

12

tions of the
its chief

cerebellum,and
is the

function

the entire action

is

best

skillful dancer

of grace

play,

and

and

into

for

muscles

obey.

with

trees

actions

and

The

cannot

method

function,it

it consists

in

as

pigeon

drunken

effort

muscles
has

attend

by

which

is true, has

removing

can

and

endure
common

monious.
har-

all the

which

the

Their

ologists
physi-

cerebellum.
cannot

muscles, and
refuse

been
to

will

squirrelclimb

man

of his

movements

The

of

tions
ac-

jump

to

rarely fall.

and

the

cerebellum

the

result

far

the
and

monkey

movement

wonderfully

making

function

hand,

about.

staggers

the

The

is the

the other

animals

in

the

kitten

illustrate that co-ordination

the

this

be

perfect ease,

say
On

nimble

preciselyhow

and

mouse,

beautiful

movements

It knows

combine

The

This

comparison.

can

one

dexterity.
its

by

gymnast

of his muscles

one

of the muscles.

illustrated
or

that

known

now

co-ordinatinginto

movement

perhaps

it is

ordinate
co-

so

obey

to

lie
cause
be-

temporarilyparalyzed,

its functions.

physiologistsprove
some

objections,for

the cerebellum

it,more

from

especiallyfrom

barnyard

is,they immediately lose

such

this

cock.

The

co-ordinating

Cerebellum.

The
and

cannot

and

act

power

These

control

drunkard

as

there

cerebellum

has become

are

those fishes which

the cerebellum

small

cerebellum

In

manifest.
and

; and

that

snakes

the

force,yet

preferto

move

as

about

they would

no

much

be

they are
birds

In
in

the

at

the

which

Men

powrer

of

ment
move-

we
reptiles

they

in

have

which
is

they
small,

considerable

lazy,and

are

than is necessary.

largercerebellum,
dangerous creatures

cerebellum

is of

the

largesize,in
muscular

varied

this class of animals

the

cerebellum

there

its size and

movements

with

show

more

development,
yet

of muscular

In

present.

mammalia

between

function.

cerebellum

more

perfectconformity with
movements

that

inertness

rule

had
poisonous reptiles

In

in

at times

though they may

than

show

relatively
largerthan

and

muscular

If

great

the

illustration of the relation between

good

very

is

torpidnature

in which

cases

is its chief

possess

bility,
sta-

human

on

diseased which

co-ordinating
power

of

be tried

few

muscles,lack

does.

experimentscannot

beings,but

those

their

13

is

which

largemuscles

varies

close

the amount

perform.

ence
correspondand

the animal
and

greatly
variety
can

form.
per-

great physical

have

power
and

those

largecerebellum,while

by

same

is true

horse

or

largerthan
Dr.

in the

Ferrier,whose
the

experiments on
have

attracted

world
the
motor

within

the

and

the

what

when

we

comes

from

result

of

muscular

with
co-ordinating

the

body.

the

other

that
of

of

our

the

ment
move-

him

to

this organ.
relation

tween
be-

the eye

from

movements.

equilibrium

dizziness

which

Dr. Carpenter
rapidly,

compression

prevent the

eye

be

of

derive

maintain

turninground

may

kind

close

very

So, too, the

see

impressionswhich

There

our

we
difficulty

thinks,is the

scientific

demonstrated

particularpart

we

and

electricity

in the

every

"

guiding power

cannot

of

eyeballsbeing proved by

equilibriumof

With

cerebellum

ganglioniccenter
eye

in the

studies

means

has

helps to explainthe
the

trained.

by

years,

the

so

attention

is the
of

nerves

originatefrom
This

few

cerebellum

of

much

so

the

remarkable

brain

that

work

not

one

The

size.

It is said

hard

to

constitution,

diminutive

animals.

trained

feeble ones,

delicate

of

one

of

ox

of

nature

generallypossess

is

Brain,

The

14=

of ocular
of the

movements

generalmovements

functions

of

the

of

cere-

The
bellum

to exist with

medulla

the

functions
the

It is
the

than

and

these

The

co-ordination

here.
and

doubt

the

of this part.

medulla,however, is

intact,the

brain

death
the

ensues.

base

of

This is because

ters,
cen-

as

ceed
pro-

singlyor
muscles

bined.
com-

which
their

have

of facial expression,
babies

is

chief function

long

as

the

respiration
goes

of

have
and

been

the

brain

of
spiratory
re-

on

with
of

destroyed.Destroy

ceases
respiration

Nearly

medulla

rhythm, althoughother parts

may

this,however,

of

cranial

actions

cryingof
The

tial
essen-

the co-ordination

So

function

regularityand
the

center

than

its gray

of the

movements.

is

with

speech probably

It is also

without

reflex action
the

either

complex

of the

with

nerves,

with

proper

complex

four

of such

articulate

other

no

of less

more

seat

it is the

from

center

All but

connected
directly

are

brain

center

brain,but

vital functions.

produce

the

intimatelyconnected

cord, and

nerves

yet

as

OBLONGATA.

connects

spinalcord.

15

certainty.

any

MEDULLA

THE

The

Oblongata.

yet discovered,but

not

known

are

Medulla

all know

that

and
a

instant
blow

on

destroys life instantly.

the medulla

has

been

destroyed

and

of

the

this

vital

that

that

The

own

has

the

the

it

movements.

live

frog,

respires

medulla

heart,

substance

The

is

though
which

the

"

and

this

also

is

this

help

to

far

so

of

has

govern

"

as

has

the

source

organ

life,"

explained

through
a

account

medulla

the

partly

of

seat

animal,

only
after

On

lost.

respiration
called

etc.

can

is

of

been

point,"

injured

for

function

it

know,

fact

Brain.

The

16

the

we

been

the

by
skin.

innervation

centers

its

in

its

regular

The

18

The

spinalaxis.

cord

supplyingit with

the cord is from

weight is
and

is surrounded
which

of membranes
vessels

by

The

In

form

it is

to the first lumbar

vertebra.

Like

divided

lateral

the

in certain

into

to discuss

cord,which

is

about

We

of

muscles.

Cut

partssituated

is unnecessary

The

of

cult
diffi-

to

motion

directs that certain

our

of

the

back

part

cord,

muscles

through this

down

if not

carries
injured,

obey. If,however,

is

those

however, the
the

will

shall act,it sends

it to the
there

the

to

and

be

of motion.

When

half of the

is

as

brain

is cut,

lost.

is not

half

serves

it lose their power

order

connection

the

from

this half
below

lateral

anterior

and
irritation,

to

stimulus

or
posterior

half,the

be

specialstudy in

without

its functions.

of

would

will,however, say briefly

something

conductor

power

It

brain,it is

exceedinglycurious,and

insensible
entirely

If the

downward

the

halves.

which
dissecting-room,

object.

ounce

great length the anatomy

at

understood

be

to

the

two

its

round, being slightly

It extends

tedious

length of

hardlyexceedingan
slight,

parts.

flattened

the

it and

support

blood.

velope
en-

an

eighteento twenty inches,but

very

half.

Cord.

Spinal

the

cord,which,

muscles,and they
any

injuryto

severed, and

the

this
man-

The
of the will

dates

Cord.

Spinal
and

not

are

19
be

not

can

carried
*

out.

of the

half
posterior

The

has

spinalcord

ferent
dif-

functions,perhaps several,
althoughas yet

knowledge

our

It is

that

certain

now

posteriorhalf

the

this

complete on

is not

if the

of the

subject.

substance

gray

spinalcord

be

of

of all the parts below

two, then sensibility

There

sensation.

is

of
intelligence

brain,and

to the

so

pain

any

any

of communicating

means

no

they

pricked without

cut, pinched and

be

may

this

that

region is completely destroyed,so

in

cut

the

from

surface

knowledge of pain cannot

exist.

half
posterior

The

without

cut

in

the

least

aiding to

of the muscles.

us

It is not

to

the

this

peculiardisease

form

of

have

typhoid fever,and
as

locomotor

the

to go

will

in
ataxia,

bellum
cere-

through

experimentsthat
mention
to

lead
that
be

frequentlyoccurringin

suffered
some

the

movements

formerly believed

and
paralysis,

patientswho

with

necessary

We

conclusion.

be

may

destroyingsensation.

co-ordinate

all the details of the

with

spinalcord

is concerned

This half of the cord

in

of the

other
which

with

diphtheria,

known
diseases,
there

is

difficulty

The

20

in

Cord.

Spinal

muscular
co-ordinating

action,is

lesion of this half of the

spinalcord.

We

have

spinalcord

result of

different functions

of the

motary stimulus

to the

The

1.

three

now

the

conduction

of

conduction

of sensation

muscles.
2.

The

3.

Co-ordinating
power.

But

we

are

the cord.

We

of

gray

substance

may,

and

which

have

to

white

which

can

as

of

posed
is,like it,com-

matter, and

its gray

of

center

nervous

ous
nerv-

tion,
mo-

sensation.

The

this view

have

been

been

decapitated,

made

have
under

experiments

certain

made

stances
circum-

jump about, to apparentlyfeel pain,

least to
acid

to

be

it

extent, generate
slight

act

led

the functions

is,after all,only an

that

"

frogs which

on

to
at

and

perhaps of

mainly
and

brain

and

energy,

that it

know

of the

extension

through with

not

to the brain.

try to

brush

appliedon

off with

one

the other foot.

bring similar

results

foot

ing
burn-

Similar

periments
ex-

tated
appliedto decapi-

criminals.
If the

cord
spinal

the

injuryare

any

serious accident

be

the parts below

injured,

paralyzed.

This

has broken

happens
or

when

the
displaced

The

the

of

bones

the

is

brain

paralyzed

back

If

the

whole

legs

body
All

by

to

exposure

the

in

to

body.

and

with

his

say
the

If

column

of

portion
should

cord

person
back

middle

the

at

is

of

the

neck,

the

in

jumping

cold,

by

violent

impedes
parts,
from

the

body.
be

from

exercise,
the

and

the

the

brain

branch

nerves

not

as

which

clothing

in

spinal

every

jars,

bone

paralyzed.

spinal

blows,

of

When

paralyzed.

the

to

go

The

blood

is

be

tect
pro-

communication

we

way

and

piece

below.

injury

are

along

that

this

the

little

all

parts

in

21

surround

off

cuts

the

and

Cord.

which

Even

it

on

broken.

off

column

cord.

pressing
the

Spinal

injured

by

height,

by

or

circulation

flow

to

of

all

by

tight
of

fluence
in-

nervous

parts

the

of

the

III.

CHAPTER

Cranial

The

There
Each

of

one

two

roots;

to

power

motion,

only

sensation

than

of

of

Each

motion.

its

the

immediate

the

requires

own.

ganglion

into

nerve

return

iranii'lion

of

the

is

to

two

its

so

these

is

other

the

for

root

induce

it cannot

feeling

and

is the

difficult

is

to

has

roots

simply

bulb-like
former

roots

the

them

conducting

more

small

that

conveys

sensation

inves

this

Why

two.

with

gives

of

power

which

root

by

"

property,
the

it

but

move

cord

endowed

say,

which

and

different

The

the

muscles

the

but

to

nerves.

spinal

is

roots

is

spinal

the

"

contract

very

from

these

that

of

pairs

arises

of

one

to

property

of

these

properties

motor

has

thirty-one

are

Nerves.

Spinal

and

size.

unite

an

tion.
sensa-

larger
see

less
un-

surface

ganglion

enlargement
shape,
Just

into

and

an

beyond
one

com-

throughthe

passage-way

the vertebral

bones

it.

roots

The

two

possess both
as

vertebra.

and

sensory

on

the

largerthan

much

pairsof

Eight pairsare
neck
the

dorsal,and

sacral and
of
skin
the

the

yet

regionsupply the
abdomen,

will form

the

Besides

with
the

dorsal

spinalnerves

supply

the

lumbar

future

they

system

nervous

sympatheticnerves
a

and

muscles

and

the

nerves

region,and

another

of
subject

the

The

The

or

from

lumbar,five from

and

"

twelve

coccygeal.

lumbar

thirty-

cervical

the

from

the

is

spinalnerves.

spinalcolumn,

back, chest

mentioned

These

off from

arms.

union

suppliesthe

one.

and

tributed
is dis-

the other

and

body

the

supply the

soon

branch

one

five from

cervical

As

one

bony cavitythat

called the

are

the

in

gave it protection,

of the neck

nerves

have

one

other

given

portionof

of

suppliesthe limbs, and

the

nerves

united

which

branch

also

body

of the

The

back.

front of the

one

branches

the front

on

and

may

studying

power.

of the

passed out

into two

one

by takingone

they have

held it in close confinement

it divides

Any

animal, and

an

after

motor

has

nerve

of

23

spinalcanal by

for himself

the passage

examine

Nerves.

Spinal
at the

passingout

nerve,

mon

and

Cranial

The

"

all
not

which

chapter.

there

are

nine

other

arise

pairswhich
These

the

are

are

spinalnerves.
spreadsout

in

sense

very

largesize,goes

into

the

retina,where

part

to the

small

the

muscles

and

nerve

conducts
for

eyeballstimulus

cavity

It is of

the

and

eye
the

of

expands

the
eyeball,

vibrations

of

brain, where

into sensations

distributed

It

nasal

opticnerve.

of

moving

they

oculi

of the
to

light,
are

sight.

third is called the motor

The

of

of the

the

into

to

those

of smell.

it receives

conducting them
transformed

follows

membrane

nervous

special

olfactorynerve.

is called the

second

have

and

as

the

certain

the

furnishes
The

are

itself.

brain

different from

very

They

JWerves.

the

nerves

first is called

The

Spinal

directlyfrom

cranial

which
functions,

and

arid

Cranial

The

24

communis,

eyeballs. It

the muscles
the

is

of the

ball in many

ways.

fourth,or

The

distributed to
the third

muscle

pairhas

the muscles
a

of the eye

large one

the

two

which

not

nerve,

suppliedby

of

roots, a small
masticate

or
trifacial,

to the
generalsensibility

form

motor

pair.
fifth

The

trochlear,is

face.

nerve

in
neuralgiaoriginates

our

one

food,and

which
most

this

plying
sup-

gives

ing
tormentnerve.

Cranial

and

26

The

sion.

We

active

giving wonderful

to

imagine this nerve

may

when
of

beauty

the other

and, on
faces';

our

Sjnnal Nerves.
largeand
expression

hand, when

ive,
inact-

stupid countenance,
giving a listless,
when

paralyzedgivinga

fearful distortion

and

of the

facial muscles.
One

branch

of the

with

the

have

to

seems

cessory,
eighthpair,the spinalacan

It also influences

on

division

find its way

may

over

preventingit from
branch

external

and

Perhaps
is the

pair.

Its name,
its

to

the

make
action

trol
con-

breathing

of the voice.

of
interesting

the

cranial

of the

eighth

to some
signifies
pneumogastric,

distribution,namely, to

lungs;but

ear, the

most

Another

during speaking

branch
pneumogastric

nerves

extent

as

heart,

assists in the

nerve

so

perhaps

rapidmovement.

the necessary

the

the

to

passes

inhibitory
power

of this

so
singing,

correspondto

and

too

and
glottis,

A
air-passages.

respiratorymuscles

the

of

it an

nerve.

for its division

of the

into the

which

of this nerve,
to hold

seems

of the

swallowing;

prevents the complete close

branch

connection

voice,this becoming weak, hoarse, and

lost
perhapspartially

food

intimate

it has branches

the

stomach

distributed

to the

pharynx,larynx,heart, lungs,stomach,

Remarks

Further

abdomen.

liver and
to hold

it to

this organ

cut

number

if the branch

minute, and

begins

effect

by a

section of the branch

the

the

for both

at

four in

of this
it seems

to

deep,

supervenes.

much

of

nerve

it with

supply

"When
almost

There

dyspepsiaarises
of

power

to
not

but
generate stimuli,

does,givesit
termination

In

cells.

The

The

in the

which

brain,

other organs.

of the

at

an

it in sufficient quantities,

in any

nerves

interesting.In

suddenlyand
fiber.

to

that

for this

lie in the nerve,

not

generate

nerves

from

stimuli

nervous

has

and

ulus
stim-

is little doubt

however, does

curious

is

and
entirely,

cause,

The

quent,
infre-

both

through the pneumogastric nerve.

or, if it

gans,
or-

the stomach

on

to furnish

modern

our

does

these

but

organ

which

is

minute.

contractions.

death

no

heart

rapid rate.

distributed

divided,digestionceases

insufficient

the

the secretion of its gastric

juiceand

for its muscular

are

pulsations
per

for
lungs is quite the opposite,

influence

great; and

very

beat

become
respirations

to
falling

The

of

27

the heart is

going to

to

The

on

Nerves.

Its action upon

certain

Cranial

on

muscles

rightanglesin

glandsthey terminate
influence of the

nerves

minate
they tera

muscular

abruptlyin
over

is

organ

the

secretion

28

is

Cranial

The

not

but

in

the

integument

Nerves

with

of

also

phosphorus;
Nervous

tissue

it

restored
of

the

Especially
no

motion

it is

brain

is

this

it is

doubt,
The

and

is

also

depends

healthy

blood

the
in

the

of

largely
for

the

with
starch.

its

that
it

the

upon

nourishing

is

tion
por-

again.
and,

pigeons,
man.

sensation

perfection
a

full
of

moved
re-

function

of
of

or

grow

of

case

partial

where

may

nerves

its

divided

and

case

the

and

rus,
phospho-

combined

be

nerve

destroyed
in

and

after

known

now

true

inherent,

activity

albuminous

resembling

slowly,

true

properties
are

if

again

grows

of

regenerated

is,

"

specially,
filaments.

in

sulphur

substance

is

that

destruction

skin

fat, also

brain

sensory

organ

mainly

with

The

any

the

of

combined

substances,
and

in

composed

are

Nerves,

known.

terminate

do

nerves

Spinal

well

and

great

very

and

of

and
their

supply
their

of
stance.
sub-

CHAPTER

Sympathetic

The

There

and

The

and

first

with

described,
and

cord,

its

life.
the
of

side
the

of

It

has

abdominal

large
of

is

and

its

semi-lunar

abdominal

spinal

or

pair

ganglia,
column

cavity.

in
A

is

brains,

chain

the

spinal

lying
upper

extends

the

of

thought,

may

one

have

and

and

of

other.

we

presides

what

in

the

other

and

center

to

other,
an-

there

part

of

seat

secretion

nutrition,

that

brain

The

will.

brain,

the

the

so

every

dividual.
in-

one

which

the
in

system,

nervous

functions

in

center

system

sensation,

one

system

nervous

ramifications

its

This

body.

from

reaction

the

is

filaments,

by

each

in

from

distinct

quite

are

System.

systems

nervous

united

yet

action

an

Nervous

two

are

They

is

IT.

tion,
emo-

the

pathetic
sym-

the

over

vegetative
called

be

consisting
on

each

part

upward

of

The

30

on

SympatheticNervous

side of the

each

the

lengthof

consists of
few

off which

these

body,

of the

coats

of
peculiarity

the

that its

follow

nerves

in

the

semi -lunar

the

It is

system
sels.
blood-ves-

they envelop the

the heart
of fine

interlacing
nerves,

radiate

the

action

The

the

solar

them

from
the

the rays from

control

radiatingnerves

called

often

nerves

the

striking

in all their ramifications.

as
direction,

every

to
especially

closelythe

very

gangliaare

plexus,for

given

are

heart, lungs,stomach,

arteries.

network

follow them

which

chain

gangliaevery

sympatheticnervous

from
Starting
arteries

This

ganglianerves

and
liver,kidneys,intestines,

muscular

whole

the

distributed to all the great internal

are

of the

organs

brain.

swells into

which

From

inches.

spinal column,

trunk, into the

cord

System.

in

These

sun.

of the

dominal
ab-

organs.
The

action

is not
the

the

"

will.

is not

interfered with

system,

nervous

of the

control

It cannot

sympatheticnervous

tem
sys-

like
yet thoroughlyunderstood,but, un-

other

way

of the

by

think.

experimentsshow

It acts

it is not
in its

hampered by
any

It

capriceof
can

there is

the

under
own

culiar
pe-

will

or

the individual.

scarcelyfeel,though
sensation
slight

in it.

Sympathetic Nervous

The

nothing that

It knows

retards,increases
blood

to

is

control

diminishes

or

and

excretion
secretion,

the

going on

of the most
It

the

hastens,

supply of

part; thus

or

organ

any

what

organic life.

of

importantfunctions

for

it has

body, and yet

in the

31

in the world

going on

nothingof

probablyknows

it

is

System.

providing

maintenance

of

heat.
The

of the

action

It takes

is bIow.
to any

to

once

other

the

the

control

and

the

This

slowness

way.

When

and

of

of action
a

person

wet, the brain,or

it at

appear

at

we

sick.

are

attack

once

regular. The

sympathetic system,

slow

and
be

may

continuous.

seen

in another

exposed to

the

system
it may

which
pleurisy,
is

regulatedby

; and

be hours

this does
or

days

is

largelyunder

cognizes
re-

may
the
not

before

So, too, the recuperationfrom

of sickness

cold

cerebro-spinal
system,

this exposure,

sympatheticnervous

responds at
ever,
excited,how-

and

has been

; but

once

respond

bowels, for instance,is

the
is

movement

result from

Once

of the

action
peristaltic

under

system, which

is uniform

its action

it to

tem
sys-

In this respect it differs

excitement.

any

for

time

stimulus.

nervous

from

sympatheticnervous

an

the manage-

32

The

ment

of this system, and

and

months,

from

when

we

there

is

and

Nervous

Sympathetic

danger in

by

avoid

this

reason,

that

them.

ently
is differ-

system

In

people.

thin,poorly-nourished
dyspepticit

is

In the person

of

the

generally
sanguine
and

temperament, ruddy face,and round, plump

healthybody,

these

and

they keep

the

plenty of

blood

the brain
is

should

There

the

between

help

fatiguein

from

recovers

where

the

to rob

the

When

; but

of

system

rapidly
"

development

systems.
make

Then

always

the

sympatheticof nourishment, so
nutrition

From

of

condition

is

things come

for

case,

predominates it
cerebro-spinal

they

round, complete

sleepis not perfectand

such

though

this

sickness

harmony

this is not

ing
send-

short time.

nervous

other, and

each

character

two

be

by

even
tissues,

from

recovers

one

developed,

well nourished
the

to

well

are

suffer for it.

may

strong

nerves

body

cover
re-

wind, rain, snow

to

different

deficiently
developed.

to

person

sensations

sympathetic nervous

developed in

For

uneasy

exposure

should

we

The

for

illness.

serious
warned

are

wet,

it requires
days,weeks,

so

perhaps years,
a

System.

is

apt
that

incomplete.
nervous

and melancholy.
of spirits
exhaustion,depression

Y.

CHAPTER

How

the

In
the

repair,
in

is

not

there

that

the

any

we

person

It

subject.

simple

to

the

survey

we

discuss

of

cure

his

own

system,

nervous

of

With

this

knowledge

We

place.

and

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36

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37

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38

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39
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is the

Exhaustion.

Nervous

50

thing,but

one

to let it

be unable

another,to

utter

sentence

These, and

many

result of

weakened

system

them

by

symptoms,

often the

mild

from

parents

receive

medical

These
and

mental

character

endanger

to

of the

possess the

human

very

hinder
to

to

the haste

normal

and

and
contemplation,

conditions

say, distort the

which

great. The

traits in

same

bility
capa-

parents

Nervousness, indeed

mind.

so
disorders,

the

prosperity
Their

race.

degree. Moderation,
happy state, are

giene.
by hy-

they should

the

offspringof nervously exhausted

pretty sure

nized
recog-

treated

when

being propagatedis

of

be

hygienictreatment.
evils

nervous

defects,and

unjust treatment

nervousness

or

haustion.
ex-

of mental

should

They

nervous

nervous

forms

moral

often receive

for

the

of

form

as

are

of

condition

censure.

Children

inability
coherently.

physicaldiseases,and

as

or

logicallyand

as
diseases,but
obliquity

treat

steady hand,

these
recognize

do not

Many

subjectto

one

topic,even

any

more

short, a

in

"

hold

to

speak connectedlyon
to

from

run

all

harmony

in

an

creased
in-

an

pleased,
the

of
nervous

of

they generate,put an
act

are

life,
end

unfriendlyman-

Nervous

ner

the

upon

normal

dwells

nervousness

and

The
the

bodilysoundness

is

person

he

that

is

now

pretty

he

and
life,

extremes

to

be

ent.
pres-

heights,now
so

he

thinks

Where

of the individual

sure

the

on

joyous,now

now

in his

moment

of life.

processes

reaction

depths;

unhappy

51

to
prevail
; but liability

cannot

of action

Exhaustion.

in

miserable

and

never

had

never

hopes for

pleasant
one

in the future.
The

of

causes

summed

up

in the

exhaustion

nervous

generalheads
following

They

are

2.

They

arise from

3.

From

overstrain.

4.

From

the

5.

From

insufficient sleep.

6.

From

indulgencein

8.

From

be

inherited.

1.

7. From

may

use

defective nutrition.

of stimulants.

vice and

passion.

scrofula.

anythingthat

constitution

and

deteriorates the

lowers

the

health

ical
phys-

of

the

body.
These
sort

As

the

of

causes,

nervous

blood.

bankruptcy of

nervous

has been

singlyor united,bring about

said

before,the

system is

the

normal

individual.
of
activity

dependenton rich,healthy

have
Nervouslyexhausted peopleusually

Exhaustion.

Nervous

52

is deficient

It

blood.

thin,poor
blood

corpuscles. There

stored

up

high

state

in it to

is

and
activity,

of

our

It crops
hothouse
the

education

mind

the

at

our

all

cares,

and

to

and

to

and

done

of

nervous

to

conduct

lives

their
the

placeof

point out

been

found

most

some

of

useful

tion.
exhaus-

the
for

something

cannot

the

and

curse

how

people

to

serenity

excitement,and

another

cases

to

science

the remedies
n

haste

light of

and

In

entary
sed-

It is time

peace

haste

Our

engulfedby

show

th^t

so

attendingevils.

shall

if

and

Our

anxieties,

generationfrom

our

exhaustion,

shall take
all their

relieve

cendant.
as-

cape,
organized es-

others.

see

the

our

well

in the

this matter

is in

nervous

sometimes

are

common-sense,

on

and

treachery of

consider

be

bring

slowly,

Our

it.

business,

prudent

these

even

stupidityand
us

help

the

Only

in

move

body.

livingpromote

risks

get rich, our

life in

it,by cultivating

the

of

enough

direction.

every

promotes

expense

of

ways

in

out

and

all.

exhaustion

nervous

age

of

they

so

or
hardly at
feebly,painfully,

In

force

not

wheels

the

keep

fibrin

in

of

chapter we
which
nervous

have
haustion.
ex-

CHAPTEK

How

To

for
is

by

the

no

an

to

and

that

this

chapter

very

many

persons,

may
and

of

task.

brae,"

have

general

cure

easy

stiff

we

and

and

treatment

Scotland,

rules

broad

means

heart

stout

Nervousness.

Cure

to

down

lay

Yin.

nervousness

However,

they

as

at

least

be

read

ciples
prin-

in

say

canny

hope

guiding

with

interest

beneficial

prove

"

by

to

not

few.

Those

legion

is

name

pity,

and

and

pity

have

that

they

to

either

from

the

is characteristic

that

who

hale, healthy

and

of

suffering
to

all

strong,

their

sympathy

and

"

sincerest

our

"

and

nervousness

know

only

those

from

they

It

world.

to

suffer

who

are

poor

outward

little

human

can

nature

be

know

seen,
are

appearances
who

customed
ac-

cold-hearted

too

which

yet

but

and

feel

How

54:

that

they are

brood

Nervousness.

others

as

they will

minds

in the
sufferings

work

Do

all events."

made

make

without
this

make
that

learn

strong
is

power

he may

be

sufferingfrom

make

his existence
shorten
the

stated,two
and

the various

filament

far

muscular

as

he is at the

distinct

nervous

and

the

are

burden

there

to

same

him,

muscles

of
nerves

of

centers

the

are

body

may

be

already

as

are,

The

systems.

life,which

of these
or

longed
pro-

which

disorders

wearisome

body

where

all

distributed
and

to the

described

it joinsthe brain

along

into
subdividing

its lower

smaller and

brain

set, viz

one

of the
thread,or prolongation

thickest
itself,

column,

surprisedto

all appearances

to

nervous

human

spinalcord

one

those

his life.

the set of animal

Any

plains
com-

concerned,vigorousand capableof

time

In

who

be

be, so

even

you,

sentence

Would

physicalexercise,while

and

this

cause.

may

their

with

one

unfeelingremark

man

nay,

"

apparent

up

matter

some

rule

salvation.

hear

not

we

as

silence of their

own

the

of toward

dailyuse

who

their

out

can't be much

There

"

and

must

are,

heavy hearts,until they

own

at

not

their

over

Cure

to

or

to

skin.
as

brain

spinal

course

dividing

smaller

bunches

How
until

fiber and
with

of the

the

or

of the delicate

moment

the

How

made

The

"

!"

the chief

1,200th part of

up

be

two

togetherin

justas

nerve,

bound

the

two

of

often

sets

The

one

of

we

put

are

ter,
mat-

to

one-

cells from

inch

an

in

nervous

out

tem
sys-

bound

form

to

ameter.
di-

of order.

filaments

sheath

each

wires might
telegraphic

of

set

of

they

the muscles

to

brain

nerve

nervous

same

called the motor, and

the brain

the

that the

wonder

sets

and

part

machinery

one-24,000th up

together,isolated

tube.

same

for

think

exclaiming to

nervous

easilyand

be

are

piercing

intricate

inch,and

an

Is it any

There

of

to one-200th

should

flesh with

or

themselves,which

tubes

nerve

in size from

one-8,000th

tell

we

and wonderfullyare
fearfully

components

vary

Judge

without

without

system

nervous

himself,

skin

cannot

and

supplied

are

when

of these

One

of them.

muscular

matter.

finest needle

the

many

skin

prick the

cannot

55

remote

nervous

fineness

size and

pointof

one

of

filament of

that you

you

most

speck of

the smallest

loopor

and

minutest

the

Nervousness.

Cure

to

you

and

placed in
filaments

nerve

carry

the

propose

the
is

will from
to call into

action.
I

"

will

"

to

dip my

pen

in

the

ink, and

the

How

56

will is carried
of the

no

of my

unimportantpart :

dot that last i.

what

The

eye, the

the

to

filaments

take

because

To

givea

and

morning

some

tread

the

nature

of the accident

order

to

business

But

other

comes,

foot.

It is

brain

until

is the head
:

in the

"

brain,

brain

of bed

slipout

is sometimes

telegraphedto
the

filaments,and
back

the

by

Take
Arctic

move

another
ocean

The
with

motor

goes and

message

struck

action.

to

carpet-tack.The

once

harpoon.
am

ments,
fila-

work,
telegraphic

office.

whale

in the tail with

to the

of

sort

excitor

powerless to

are

you
a

that

called

liftthe foot is sent

nerve

of

You

excitor

set of

sensations

what

of

fingers

to

the

the

is at

throughthe

filaments.

of

on

end

orders

other

are

excite

called

the brain

The

example :

common

the

painted on

brain,well knowing

instant

They

they

is

the

cognizance

muscles.

plays

eye

cate
of the retina communi-

sends

the omission.

toward

wit,I have forgottento

nerves

to correct

and

extremities

omission

brain,and

printersare,

skin

brings into play

the
here,in writing,

inkstand,and

with

and
the

move

filaments

the motor

by

arm,

which

retina of my

Nervousness.

downward

nerves

the muscles
the

Cure

to

your
and

the

tion
illustrais

pierced

tail sends
a

the

word

harpoon,"and

How

58

immortal

have, indeed, as the

"

Bichat

well

and
organic or vegetative,

lives,an

two

Nervousness.

Cure

to

says,
mal
ani-

an

life."
It is

of

account

on

that the

life,the organic man,

suffer from

persons

of them

We

will

be

can

the

mystery

ogy
pathol-

understand

to

the

of the
and

the

as

that

science

be.

nerves,

hidden

lifted

yet

poor,

if the

from

pure

is, so

and
irregularly,

that

or

will

nervous

this

the blood

the

know,
pure,
imthe

power

being regulatedby

naturallyfollows

feebly and

or

the

sists
con-

phorus;
phos-

thing we

nerves,

Again,
itself

not

One

blood, rich

small,the heart
it

has

them.

and

of

fluid,are

nervous

ders
won-

matter

ozmazone,

workings

supplies the

power

her

mysterious way

inner

enshrouds

however,

power,

jority
ma-

general symptoms

able

fat,albumen,

the

man,

vail that

be

and

perform. Chemically,brain

but

nervous

in

moves

of water,

mortal

ant
pleas-

of treatment.

Nature

the

that

causes

its

will be

reader

rationale

to

sufferers

it is

of

cured.

and

of nervousness,
when

; and

explain the

now

in the former

largestnumber

nervousness

able to tell those

be

to

defect

some

organ
is not

that
acts

cir-

How
culated

to
sufficiently

they,so

to

do

blood

their

the

wonder

we

an
illness,
unstrung

wretchedness

blood

The

by

state

be

may

if

shall

with
supplied
them

to

neglectof

the

cause

feelingof

of the system, and

The

impure blood,

with

so

nerves;

enable

quantityto

of health

rules

and

the

be

must

nerves

in proper

duty,can

common

nourish

59

speak,6tarve.

Seeingthat
pure

Nervousness.

Cure

to

get poisoned

nerves

blood.

thin

with

starved

ery
mis-

poisonedby bile,by alcohol,

bane,
food, by tobacco,tea, coffee,
opium,hen-

bad

hops, chloral,by breathingpollutedair,

One

the skin.

neglectof

thingfollows

nervous

"

exhaustion.

The
act

the

on

act

causes

of

causes

system through
the

on

anxiety and

worry

if
these,especially
time.

The

excessive

loss of

exposure

too
bodilyfatigue,

The
to

symptoms

mention, and

patientknows
where

or

how.

and
He

the

themselves.

is not

one

sleepis
to

heat

much
of

for

becomes

; so,

too,

are

work.
too

are

different

feels he is

of

cold, overwork,

nervousness

in

least

length of

any

another

brain

Mental

of,the

and

Other

blood.

nerves

continued

vary

enumerated

above

nervousness

many

subjects.The

but
ill,

cannot

fretful and

tell

peevish,

How

60

and

without

angry

Nervousness.

Cure

to

He

cause.

action
complainsof irregular

happiness.
is
He

is

himself

side,and

fits of

clouds

of life.

heart,sleeps

day's

next

fail,
memory

courage

easilyconfused.

melancholy,continually
He

unhappy.

seems

of the

tired and

becomes

subjectto

makes

and

Resolution

impaired,he

easilystartled,

sleepspoilsthe

this loss of

badly,and

is

to have

no

If the

nerves

looks

the dark

on

silver ray

line

to

of motion

the

become

weakened,

in either
the sufferer has little pleasure

bodily or

mental

of

a pain in
feeling,

bad

of
irregularity

We

shall

men

and

Now,

from

causes

be
his

him

to

failing

weakness

whatever

cause

or

symptoms

nervousness

in

combination

of

produced, if happiness

has been

health

to

are

and

restored, the

be

the

injurythey have

repaired. For,
of

into the

enter

women.

be removed
be

ment

lence,
head, flatu-

stimulate

to

the result of

often

nervousness

and
must

here

not

so
hysteria,

both

the

powers

of

plains
patientcom-

Woe

bowels.

if he flies to alcohol

appetitefails,

; the

inconstant
capricious,

becomes

now

The

exertion.

man's

of his nerves,

in

system
will

be

causes

sioned
occa-

proportionto
and

the

the

the

enfeeble-

of
liability

his

How

Nervousness.

to other

a victim
falling

and

Cure

to

thus it is that every

and

more

day

we

61

fatal maladies

find such diseases

brain
disease,
bronchitis,
consumption,Bright's

as

and

disease

heels

the

insanityfollowingat

of

nervousness.

indications

The

First,we
tone

must

of the

for

treatment

the

remove

heart, improve

habits must

be

; late hours

given up

This

the road
she has
when

to

food

abundant

and

is most

little.

It should

had

better

be avoided

Rise

be taken.

enough,

but

stale,and

Eight

no

very

hours'

so

bed

and

It

too

long

as

rule.

The

soups

you

old

age

should

be

taken.
be

alone

will

rise

can

have

what
to

bread

should

earlyto

nor

solid food

lived

heatingfood
sleep

much

feeling
you

has

man

be

must

sloppy,and

oppressed with

night if possible. This

Early to

be

the table

not

Many

eaten.

neither

"

not

from

by followingthis

"

when

dreadfullycruel

important.

wholesome

too

have

kind

abused.
The

had

and

patientis on

is very

she is

chance, though

jurious
in-

smoking, if

the

done,

; for Nature

cure

All

blood.

intemperancein eatingabandoned
stopped.
practiced,

the

restore

cause,

the

fourfold.

are

"

taken

every

nearlycure.

should

be

the

How

62

Sleep

motto.

Cure

to

salvation

is the

When

short and

quicklyover,
be

sheet,should

nervous

friction under

much

morning, and

every

Without

secured.

reaction

with

taken

the

of

cool bath,
a
strength,

is

there

system.

Nervousness.

much

reaction

harm

results.
The

exercise

and

moderate

be

should

ant.
pleas-

bor,
rowing,lightphysicallaRiding,driving,
all

are

Those

good.

adopt systematichabits
gymnastics will

riding,should

or

Some

form

serviceable.

The

of exercise.

be

cities and

live in

labor

enjoyout-of-door

cannot

of

who

very

LiftingCure, if rightlyused, has great value

the

of

cure

the lost

restore

bringthe
to

with

exercises
and

the

one

at

going

one

to

you

bedtime

are

sleep.
worth

tea.

few

nervous

tissue

and

The

passive

lent,
also excel-

how

books

hours

two

Take

furnish

blood.

no

to

early;
before

narcotics

oysters before

raw

all the narcotics

easilydigested,and

strength

Breakfast

sup

no

in

are

from

he will.

two, and

bed ; drink

to make

are

or

Cure

learn

may

system, and

up

strong parts.

apply it to himself,if
dine

the

body

Movement

of the
any

the

able to

to be

seems

equilibriumof
parts of

weak

par

It

nervousness.

in

in the

material
If you

world,
for

storing
re-

wake

How

up
to

sleep,

often

nervous

change

of

Nervousness.

the

of

slowly

eat

help
A

and

middle

the

in

Cure

to

sea-bathing,

of

to

person

air,

scene,

cannot

bed

to

go

with

excellent

are

and

night

crust

63

will

this

sleep

cheerful

agents

go

again.
society,

for

curing

nervousness.

Avoid

which

system,
Above

faith

in

it

physic
you

all, keep
all

that

exhausts

the

tone

of

the

"

is

ought
up

good

to

restore.

good
and

true.

heart,

and

firm

IX.

CHAPTER

The

Cure

The

eminent

Nervousness

of

Continued.

"

D., Fellow

Radcliffe,M.

C. B.

of

the

Royal College of Physicians of London,

in

one

of

his

Exhaustion,
hints

able

furnishes

us

Diet

and

concerning

quite fully,as

large class

very

of

is

quite

too

against.

Dr.

and
first,

says

I confess

diet.

accept

he

of

persons
the

Do
the

what

Cerebral

on

with

quote

applicableto

of
are

we

and

Radcliffe

we

sufferingfrom

faculties

Brain

excellent

some

is

says

common

or

Rest, which

bankruptcy which,

of

"

what

of

bankruptcy

kind

lectures

mind

the

sorry

little

too

to

sort
"

say,

guarded

speaks concerning

food

to

current

heretic

being

will,I

cannot

belief

that

in

matters

bring myself
butchers'

meat

of
to

is

; and

meat

to

Cure

The

GQ

not

suspect

that

actuallyhurtful
will

simply

conclusion
doubt
to
*

those

so

indeed,I

who

with

'

up

tell you

tell

who

that

their

"

diet.

health
doubt

kindly to

animal

; but

been

of any

three

times

beef

ing
tak-

kind,
to

tea

keep
the

by

day, etc.

possiblefor people to enjoy

certainly

No

so

not

work

strength: drinking

It is

excellent

they have
by

the

mental, and

doing all they could

been

quart, eatingmeat

just in

are

for the life of them

they cannot
so, for

Often,

who
over-training,

been

of themselves

they have

and

after all not

work, bodilyor

to any

persons

purpose.

who

persons

of

"

system.

but

the

beside

have

why they are

it out

up

meet

men

nervous

cases,

much

effectually

more

medical

of the

fallacywhich,

sought after by

extreme

to

that I very

of

are

disorders

to be

myself I

quite come

was

hands'

the

as

'

not

are

ever

begun

something

practice. For

phrase,has

are

of those

be

even

and
subject,

who
especially

extreme

it,will have

I have

that

there

into

These

state

may

the

from
suffering
"

there

common

played

take

say

whether

use

few, I

in the

on

Nervousness.

of

all the

upon
there

different kinds

the most
are

food,and

individuals

who

others

do not

evidence, as

who
can

read

of

take
do

it,is

Diet,

againstthe
as

which

events, I

Head-

from

be had

must

help

cannot

Work.

at any

can,

have

may

not

many

deranging the

health

would

kidney

the
"

other

and

It is

all kinds

should
so

other

only

be

people, and

as

Parkes

Dr.

and

think

taxing
over-

of these organs.
that

it,now

had

be

to

taught to

essential

take

at

almost

that animal

of

meat

famine

the
especially

they believe

poor,

food is not
It is

it to be.

high

time, for instance,that the English should

imitate

taughtto
I must

not

matters,

nor

the French

dilate

as

I would
I

must

allow
excess

very
nervous

myself to
of animal

fain do
to

my

food, relative

; and

of

many

or

down

that

But

any

I must

belief that

actual,is

disorders

that in the

be

these

upon

lay

Indeed, all

do is to reassert

importantcause
system

in their diet.

attempt

definite rules of diet.

in
sides
be-

ways

glandulardiseases by

high time, I

prices,that

they

as

causing the

in

many

eliminating
power
is

weakly,

expect)in causingliver

to

one

the

meat

perhaps (as the inquiriesof

lead

that

disorders,and

nervous

in

At

at all

much

as

little to do

developmentof

eat

upon

price.

think

but

present practiceof urging persons

children,to
especially

67

is to be looked

that meat

notion

the food

all

Rest

of the

preventionand

68

The

treatment

of

that

the

Cure
these

disorders

oleaginous and

diet,rather

than

that

the

largemeasure

hydrocarbons are
is

indeed

kind

of

withheld
main

one

breaking down
and

I further

believe

way

in which

the

of

want

but

of urea,
the
well

for

as

much

so

the

have

though
had

so

for
and

nerve

much

to

do

; for if much

the natives

ready

as

action, as

as

are

electrical
I

believe,

and

lar
muscu-

hydrocarbons

floatingfuel,'

work

it is not

themselves

that

me

the

up

of hot countries

to stoke

muscular

muscle

action

nervous

required of them,

that

been

in

only

produced, not

amount

muscle, which,

work

some

not

been

do

to

the

that

fact

Possibly,also, these

action.
may

and

speedy

Bantingism;

is not

necessary

nutrition,in

nerve

this withholding

acid, convinces

are

in

if the

the

in

this

perhaps,in keeping

charge of

consists

that
for

fully

hydrocarbons operates

the

of carbonic

hydrocarbons

necessary,

has

itself in

shows

; and

of

long

starved

fat)is

that

be

have

(which

reason

mischievously. Indeed,
work

articles

as

training or

in

all-important

farinaceous

tissue

nerve

of

it is

should
nitrogenous,

the

supplied. I maintain,
done,

Nervousness.

of

of this kind
easy
would

with

to

lieve
be-

have

oilymat-

Overestimated.

Walking
ter; the Hindoo, for
the Italian with

that too

much
of

am

stress

breakingdown

or

no

patientbeginsto
direction ; in

individual

of

singly;and

this

in walking,

as

often

seem

of much

if

as

disposalof
head-work

fair amount

of either kind

that,under

these

the head-work

the
and

walkingexercise
in
to

an

walk

easy

chair

at all.

and

and

It is

is

expedient to

than

rather

taking it;

of work

circumstances,if

done, it

be

must

for

than

until the

strengthin

the

at

little

though quite sufficient

leg-worktogether,

to allow

down

over-

which

much

It would

allow

this

wrhich

recovery

standingquiteas

did not

in

Of

of the latter

in

his

economize

of vital power

the amount

cases,

cause
insignificant

no

toward

perhaps more.

many

cases

health,and

is made

progress

the importance

the rest.

many

to be

in

in very

notice,

seem

maintain

laid upon

among

under

of

avoid

be

that very

come

walking would

much

disposedto

may

exhaustion

confident

disorder

much

walkingexercise

in cerebral

ghee,and

OVERESTIMATED.

also very

am

example,with

olive oil.

WALKING

"

69

often

have
common

to

seek
to

nap

portuniti
op-

settle
rather

thingfor

Cure

The

70

stand

he cannot

that

and

that

faint

and

breathless

such

drowsiness

point I

not

the crisis of
of
was

in locomotive
not

might

the

had

and

paralysis.I
hemiplegia,in
not

also

am

simple facts
"

that

of

in
and

ought

rest

mainly

to

keeping up

been

do

not

any

preceded by

power,

countenance

have

this

do,
state

exhaustion,but with pushingmatters

singlecase

did

head-symptoms

oppositerule

the

only with bringingon

the attack

cise,
exer-

in walking
persistence

observed, has

been

of cerebral
to

walking

alternative

no

me

the

cases

standing,when
to have

rately
mode-

to
by inability

the

indeed

"

to

point,or by distressing

sleep;

to believe

many

began

thing in

thoroughlyconvinced.

am

experienceleave

very

he

present previously.Upon

not

constrained
of

this

actual

or

were

talk,though

common

short,having broughton

in

which

to

be followed

thoughtsto

the

becomes

soon

well before

and

indulgedin,to
keep

unable

short

walking exercise,however

for

case

persistshe

It is also

stand.

and

for

walk, except

and

comparativelyfresh
walk

or

if he

time,

to find

cerebral exhaustion

from
suffering

person

Nervousness.

of

and

in

form, in which
marked

which

the notion

averted

remember

the

failure

history

that the attack

if there had

been

more

Rest
the

prudence in
The

Head-

from

of

simpleoccurrence

if so, then
that

there

jaded brain
In

locomotion

compromised

when
cerebral

are

and

cure,

encourage

it is necessary

also

head-work
cerebral
kind.

with

ventable,
pre-

to

check

declare

tion.
of locomo-

to

have
of

cases

view

of

no

bral
cere-

prevention

rather

than

to

walkingexercise.
FROM

REST

"lam

to

which

main

point I

that in many
a

look

but

necessityof

the

to

one

exhaustion,both with

lar
particu-

symptoms

the direction

all events, upon

this

in the

whom

alive

more

doubt, namely

paralysis

help

beginning

are

in
savingtheir strength

At

as

in

people

exhaustion

themselves

in

in
paralysis

of

forms

danger

grave

down

I cannot

word,

other

is

of it ; and

in the direction of this

this and

upon

the full

to

demanded

break

may

if it be overtaxed
work.

unequal

surelybe

must

show

hemiplegiamust

work

of locomotive

amount

walking or standing.

become

had

that the brain

of

matter

71

Work.

HEAD-WORK.

disposedto

may

be

too

exhaustion,and
Often

and

jaded brains

much

have

from

insisted upon

in other

often I have

who

that rest

think

met

cases

with

in

of the

patients

let
certainly

their

72

Cure

The
lie fallow

minds

could

long vacation,has

the

that the vacation

have
his

been

Mere

work.

circumstances

get the

is wanted
that

even

for

to

mind

soon,

of the

time, but

of his
the

but

fact

lie

only in

the

but in all

altogether,

late

erated
be mod-

given

Premier,
the

that it is

in

where

in

cerebral

end

Juventus

in
significance

Indeed, the longerI

cases

to

by spending a

is full of

cases
particular

dealt with

less than

up

It is

himself

fallow,even

such

difficulty

that it should

of

not

beginning,is,

'

I convinced

to let the mind

to be

his

holidaysin writing

the present place.

not

changed

again. What

the

given

example

session,recruited

am

to

thoroughlyover-wrought at

great part

more

at

me

returned

the

soon,

changed.

or

the

apace

very

be

should

imitate

Mundi';

had

cultivation

under

short

who, when

had

under

; and

on

that it would

will grow

in amount,
few

to

travel,is

work
a

complained

if he

even
generally,

not

scarcelydrag

if he

or

worked
over-

one

distraction,even

Weeds

enough.

is to

for him

sooner,

than

long,and

too

was

better

work

own

More

long.

too

barrister,who
until

Nervousness.

of

for

grave
a

mistake

short time ;

under

head

live the

tion,
considera-

symptoms

have

epilepsy,for example, no
exhaustion.

In

epilepsy,

X.

CHAPTER

Value

Large

of

Supply

Food

of

ous
Nerv-

in

Disorders.

There
and

is such

there

Gluttons
do

is also

but

the

the

latter.
to

would

we

such

do

persons

eat

digested.

Dr.

C.

P., takes

similar
of

large supply
in

says

one

of

G.

food

his

and

try

times
some-

advise

not

than
to

little.

persons

would

them

much,

too

eating too

as

nervous

more

be

eating

as

thing

We

food,

former

advise

for wholesome

thing

they

digest,

can

cultivate

the

Fielding Blandford,
view
in

as

the

to

love

all that

eat

to

ous
nerv-

can

F.

value

R.

of

disorders, and

nervous

which

lectures,from

we

quote

quite fully:
"

Among

innumerable
the

the

relief of

disorders

the various

drugs
nervous

which

therapeutical
agents

advocated

and

weakness,
thence

and

employed
the

arise,it

is

cure

and
for
of

possible

Food

in

effects of food

that the unaided

have

cases

is

with

met

the trial

afflicted,are

thus

adopt a

of the
"

bread, mutton,
Certain

increase

have

the

have
of

in
the
see.

'

'

their

an

form

one

neurotic

same

one

into

"

If

we

is

accuratelythe

have

the

facts

matter

the

the

low

hypochondriasis,
be witnessed

may

iting
inher-

We

may

family

6ame

playing,
dis-

a third
neuralgia,

the conversion

inquireinto

and
patients,

insanityof

in individuals

another
insanity,

another

general

some

"

of

while
hypochondriasis,

an

They

food.

temperament.

different members

by

neuralgia affections

other

or

of

lifted out

another,which

to

been

nervousness

of

form

hysteria,alcoholism, or
one

that

by

have

been

depressed character, or

allied
closely

this

port wine,

than

who

invalids

quantity of

neurosis,taking the
and

of

from
people suffering

been

and

beef.

condition

in

tients
Pa-

live well

to

the amount

notice

my

their former

all

they deserve.

told

or

chronic

brought under

in

not

may

stimulant,rather

alcoholic

other

75

of
diet,but the generosity

generous

usuallyestimated by

or

Disorders.

Nervous

of

of

one

riety
va-

servation
every-dayob-

past historyof

ous
nerv-

opportunityof learning

thereof, we

often

find that

76
for

considerable

lias been

in

do

supply of daily food

the

time

the necessities

degree adequate to

no

Here

of the individual.

is

past middle

somewhat

man

Disorders.

in Nervous

Food

common

case

fidgety,irritable,
depressed,or
to the extent

he

has

been

and

always nervous,
sleeper. Being

mouthful

snatchinga

the

off to catch

appointed.

so

tells

great
us

train

unfit for

evening,with

dare

very

take

not

remainder
what

man

little beside.

his

lives

on

These

and

reallyhard-

difficult ; lie

of

he would

may,

one

are

is

meal
the

meal

in

be rendered

he

seven
half-past

dinner

or

often bolted

of his work.

before

hurried

sandwich

more

appetitehe

granting that
such

be

but

meal,

day, for

dinner,perhapsnot
Now,

he

is
hurry that digestion

of the
the

and,

his office at the hour

perhapsstanding,and

that he

the middle

the

in

worried

omnibus,

or

lunch-time,if

At

he takes, not

biscuit,eaten
in

breakfast,has

of

lest he fail to reach

worked,

sleep

has risen at the latest moment,

morning, he

anxious

for

heavy

most

business,

indifferent

probablyan

very

that

hear

of

hard-working man

ancholic
mel-

even

insanity. We

of

years

ness,
unfit for busi-

imply senile decay,becomes

not

whose

but
life,

In

the

eats

his

o'clock.

amply
a

cient,
suffi-

day, with

persons

who

cannot

Food

in

on

without

go

Nervous

down

break

them

we

and

break

their

they hold

it sinful to

snare

themselves

of food.

Either

they

the rule and

hours

that

of the

many

other

of

the

necessity.A

reason

food ;
some

go

lead,are

an

vast

think

some

eat

of

the

on

doubtless

eat, because

it

hearty

enjoyment, or
fill while

the cause,

others
it is

certain
in

down

disorder

nervous

or

one

already
to them

number

for

of

women,

small

very

unladyliketo

sly,and

without.

their

that

enlargeddietaryis

other, take

or

elapsebefore

to

clergybreak

forms

enumerated, and
a

eat

fast

of the

doctrine

carnal

Whatever

in want.

are

men,
clergy-

deny

and

sult
re-

same

the

are

fast,or they think

eating is

dition
con-

reasons

for various

day, often allowingsome

they

the

correspondingsymptoms,

rigidly,
accordingto

time,

class,among

Another

adequate amount

which

the

to fall into

frequentlywitness

may

who
an

again fur

up

; often

above-mentioned.
whom

they

holiday,during

they live better,builds

nervous

because

down

break

fed.
insufficiently

again to

11

frequentholidays;

by inheritance,they
are

Disorders.

when

Many,
correct

they have

no

supply

the

of

heartily
;

this is not

from

in

eat

one

lives

ticable
prac-

they

sayingthey cannot

appetite. These

stay

month,

to

the

door

except in

ladies do not

walk

in the

beyond

venture

because

month

from

house

in the

Disorders.

Nervous

in

Food

78

the

misgivingson

have

Like

periodswithout

ers
Oth-

lead

tion.
diges-

sedentary

passinglong

to

bowels, they suffer

of the

action

carriage,

of their

who

themselves

habituate

lives,and

never

streets.

score

women

many

or

whicli is looked
upon
greatlyfrom constipation,
indication and a warning that they ought
an
as

that if

they starve themselves,and fancy

So

to eat.

not

they abstain
whether

or

they pass

motion

once

week

fortnight.

once

"

It may

be well

the

in detail

it is of little consequence

food

from

somewhat

to consider

various

which

neuroses

more

have

been

mentioned.
"

commonly
formidable

likelyto

even

fatal

almost

marked

in

run

often

been

short

time

almost
from

it

can

to

every
the

to

only be

take

food,

administered

and

at

an

ment.
to treat-

of this

commencement,

one

serious

if arrested

example

most

the

named,

amenable
singularly

disinclination
cases

melancholia,the

as

sion,
depres-

nervous

iow

but which,
insanity,

earlystage,is
In

known

of all that have

most

and

the list is

first on

The

we

and

variety,
find
in

by

treme
ex-

some

Food

Nervous

in

kind

of forcible

at

earlyperiod,it will

an

upon

feeding.

food
to

ascertained
the

on

in

by

constantlyobserved
of

tongue

not

the
such

in

fetor

and

individual ; and

the best

is shown

place.
the

be

may

nourishment,the

it,but, on

patients
; but
due, I

are

proof of

called

stomach

the

cause

of refusal of food

which

stomach

no

is not

that

lightinvalid

observation,and

from

the

of the

that

of

ously
previ-

rejects

means

digestsit,as
which

takes

dyspepsiacan

when

when

even

the

large quantity

that

by

to

suddenly compel

by

of it is unattended

vinced,
con-

the absence

rapid amelioration

It is inconceivable

so

this

am

state

the contrary, retains and

by

opinion

of breath

ingestionof what, compared with

taken,

due

stinate
tongue, the ob-

fetor

dyspepsiais that,althoughwe

of

of this

devitalized

depressedand
generally

the

It has

gastricdisturbance,but

to

is frequently

patients is

furred

and
constipation,

insist

we

that refusal of

writers

the foul and

if

brief time.

in confirmation

and
dyspepsia,

condition

taken

very

and

cases,

large supply

many

79

milder

of melancholia

part

they pointto

In

be

the result of

it,and

manifested
been

Disorders.

the administration

sickness

or

is taken
diet.

be

From

ience,
inconveninto
my

the
own

subsequentconfession

Food

80

I am
patients,

of

JVervous

in

inclined

to believe

is in almost

of food

delusion,this being in

laboring. They
wicked

to eat ; it is sinful

their

and

the

soul abhors.

If

we

idea

they will

of food

amount

"

Now

the

this

quantity;

reason

for

he

will

spoon,

few

it is

but

signs of

its

under
manner.

good

thrive

in

learn

in

friends,

short

firm

and

to be fed

with

it,and

on

show

take

conceivable
are

we

in

marked

very

Patients

effect.

this treatment

Some

the

be

him

days,will

even

dent
confi-

impossibleto

if

cause

he will retain and

or

with

assign every

avoiding it ;

weeks,

wickedness

or

it may

insist,
and, if necessary,
a

necessary,

greatestbenefit.

latter,and

protestloudlythat

early

an

ordered,merely

fear; nay,

the

will

their

prescribea large

may

without

expectationof

is

not

uselessness

proceeding,we

and

dinner

sufferers at

that which

take

flesh

their

good

are

live, too

for cold water

feeding is

protestingagainstthe
the

of

they

to

pamper

such

see

forcible

stage, when

of

to

appetites
; they beg

dry bread, but

and

wicked

too

are

nervous

which

under

pretation
inter-

or

of the extreme

exhaustion

fusal
re-

the result of

result

the

turn

that the

case

every

in consciousness

depressionand

Disorders.

have

ered
recov-

rapid
singularly
time

to

appre-

ing food, and

They

remedy.

being

for

Buffer from

from

want

nausea,
appetite,

of

The

is

this is

and

immediate

the

graver

signs

the food.

of

here

be

the

transient

heavy debauch,

or

degenerative

commencing

of

sign that

not

be

they

results

of the

change

whether

but

described;

need

of alcoholism

but

if drink

of
digestion

the

pain,

sinking;

or

sure
tolerably

equalto

symptoms

their favorite

they take

that which

withheld,and

the stomach

by

ailment, from

stomach

they rarelyvomit
is

treated

faint,they requiresupport,

are

they

Disorders.

Nervous

in

Food

82

nerve-tissues,which

to

on

runs

or
dementia, food
epilepsy,
paralysis,
is equallydemanded, and is in fact the one
thing

alcoholic

which

such

in

degeneration,
by supplying
largequantities.The

in

elements

nutritive

latelysaw

this

arrest

can

who

man

young

too, from

for many

of his limbs.

use

alcoholic

which

state from

place if

the

period,and
and
alcohol,

recovery
has

disease
if

we

are

administer

The

dementia

; in fact,there
equallysurprising

any

weeks

nevertheless

who

but
completelyparaplegic,

regainedthe

astonishing.I

often

is

cases

not

able

covery
re-

often

scarcely

might
existed

nourishment

tirely
en-

eries,
recov-

are

seems

to

was

take

not

for

withdraw
in

long
all

quantity.

Food
There

"

in Nervous

are

number

in
called,

are

termed
when

While

on
suffering,

Few

of

takes

of

of these will be found

their

of

their

suffer from

or

attention

for this

Hystericalwomen
girls
"

; to take
to

to

eat

eke

"

who

not

at

take

organs

host of

food,

extraordinary
long

intervals.

speaking of

now

especially
prone

are

quate
ade-

region. They

either shun
and

am

an

digestive

reason

or
irregularly

even

order.
bodilydis-

those

other

to any

most

hypochondriacal

the

unwholesome

most

combinations

young

for the

and
flatulence,
constipation,

and
evils,

eat

to

distressing
toms
symp-

The

disorder.

are

women

to take

food, and

proper

than
frequently

other

they

fancied

6ome

the least will present the most

more

symptoms

depressionand anxiety,or

account

supplyof

ous
nerv-

hypochondriacs,

as

then

nervousness

part the form

direct

in

young

known

they are

their

"

people whose

if they are
hysterical,
especially
older

and

83

parlance,hysterical

common

hypochondriacal.

or

of

displaysitself

temperament
which

Disorders.

to

when
food,if possible,

eat

larly
irregu-

unnoticed

and
a
altogether
very inadequatequantity,
it out

stimulants.

If

by

an

we

look

inordinate
at

proportion of

the
such, especially

Food

84

whole

hypochondriacal,their
Often

innutrition.

they are
their
and

given

manifested

of force
food

Moral

organs

the

into

the

moral

in

marked

more

delusion

is renovated

health

moral

and
fail with

or

as

upon

"

the

It may

be

sons.
per-

of mental

attended
no

will
the

of scene,

of every

to.

amount

expel a
bodily
of persons,

kind,

will

hypochondriacal so

live upon

almost

allow

suasion

change

hystericalor

diet

not

of itself when

treatment

they try to
a

so

of

said,and

of such

aberration

moral

vanishes

which

ply
sup-

alimentary

it is

pari passu

mental

argument, proof,or

cause
constantlyfail,bedoes

is not

turbance,
dis-

material

the

the recovery

measures

improvement, and

; this is

can

the

are,

bodilyhealth

ous
nerv-

suppliedfrom

system by

to

low

whence

from

measures

truly,essential
But

organization
that the

be

; if

fat, but

depressionand

But

except

come

taken

low

is very

must

other.

or

be

may

of

mental

the defect

quarter

some

long

they

people

their

by
and

of

miserably thin

It is evident

power.

of such

energy

As

drink

to

betokens

aspect

they are

flabby tissues speak

defective

said

Disorders.

i?i Nervous

devoid

objected that

physicor alcohol,
of

some

nutritive

ments.
ele-

hypochon-

Food

than

taking more
health.

Such

Though

to be

notice

found,but

the least to be
about

nervous

the

of

fashion of their
life.

Such

and
necessity,

thus

disorder

them.

Food

withdrawn
serious

more

The

"

any

taken

of any

them

would

on

of the

neuroses

may

in these

this

speedilyshow

it

were

signs of

mischief.

it must

I propose

which

subjecton

many

be

after

the graver

stimulus,and

others

that

no

of this

that

alone,I

think

and

account

with

it.

is one
neuralgia

mental

that

can

neurosis,or

as
impaired sensibility,

displayedin

that

is obvious

of the widest

be

specialforms

of

not

are

perpetuallythreatens

pathological
changes connected

manifestation

of anything

it is to them

they keep at bay

only other

Believingwith

and

feelingthat

generalcharacter,and

most

be

to

prone

themselves,and

they exert

mental

observations

their class.

pitiedof

somethingis neuralgia.It

to say

ence
experi-

unhappy, but,

which

is to

they

in my

people, I believe,take

from

nervous

in

person

ailment, they

an

own,

of food

amount

indication
slightest

generallydepressed or

85

themselves,and

think

they may

for

is necessary

are

they are

enjoy

Disorders.

but enormously,
patien eat, not scantily,

driacal

take

Nervous

in

other

symptoms,

the radical

cure,

Food

86

and

the

not

nutriment

to the

failure

drugs

the
as

of

supply

of

to be

in the

of

case

found

The

alleviation

generalmode

the

to

and
neuralgias,
such

by

in the

functions

the

Whatever

organs.

necessityof

methods

indicated,it generallywill

requiresto

amount

the

deficient.
of

for

quantitytaken
It may

of

will

elderlypersons

that the

series of years

be

of the

nothing need
"

With

here

in all chronic
are

forms

in such

found

both
the
the

like,is

by

been

incapable of
On

neuralgiasof

of

the

the

tractable
in-

aged,

the

First,

neurosis,alcoholic
rather

evil rather than

disorders

has

I will conclude.

hindrance

productiveof

that

be said.

remarks

two

tire
en-

alimentarysystem

the requisite
amount.
assimilating
nature

nervous

increased, and

be that the

specially

food

be found

be

of

more

some

of the

form

dose

shall effect

of treatment, which

greater change

of

confessed

or
inhalation,
hypodermic injection,

alcohol, point

in

large amount

system.

nervous

temporary

mere

Disorders.

is
alleviation,

mere

in the

cases

many

in Nervous

than
of

fear,so

doctors

and

lants
stimu-

help
"

are

good. Secondly,
commonly

of
patients,

tained,
enter'

loading
over-

and
stomach,'producing'biliousness,'
in the

majorityof

cases

not

realized.

Food

Great

every

than

kind

bottles

eat

and

the

results

offered

them

here

be

by

far

meals

to

do

moral

judiciously

patient's

friends,

be

attained."

may

87

patients,

and

They

attempted.

sufficient

and

this

Disorders.

medicine

induce

task,
If

patient

of

will

they

be

evasion

of

To

difficult

will

opposition

swallow

Nervous

in

willingly

more

at

this

will

regular
is

often

handling
applied
some

tervals.
in-

is

to

very

quired.
re-

the

markable
re-

CHAPTER

Important

Questions

In

the

on

the

importance

of

nervousness.

previous chapter great

By

The

clerk

who

office

becomes

scene,

and

of

abundant
this

him

no

change
needs
green
broad

sunshine,
them,

no

is laid

stress

food
advice

means.

the

originatesin

nervousness

He

of

Does

Answer.

Answered.

in the

cure

to

all

deal

of

apply

cases

do

XL

are

is confined

increase

an

good.
of

his

of

He

needs

to

of

"

in

change
of

look

with

his

the

of

air,"

surroundings.

at.

first

of water, and
exercise

of

would

The

sight

fields, mountains, forests,natural

expanses

his

change

alone

food

society,a change

something new

months

want

life.

of

monotony
for

for

nervous

great

which

requisite. Give

fresh

jects,
ob-

air and

accompanies
him

these,

Important Questions Answered.

90

lay down

tions,that

to

would

out

of the

scene

and

be

change of

far

occupationare
There

Sometimes

food
and

which

body

valuable

among

it is caused

by

prepare

and

they

scene

and

of

their

These
the

well ; but

city and
Not

might

women

the

ride

few

days

can

do

this.

the

take

made, will help

of
more

to

endurable

aid

and

nervousness,
"

make

be, a littleheaven

are

the

to

to

in

but

Then

making

there.

the

make

trees,or

sail,or
for

the

let them

and

prevent

below.

country.

weeks

an

ride

on

quently
day,freincrease

life much

it,indeed,what

here

cured

by going to
or

of

change

birds,flowers

change, if

er's
farm-

labor, in

and
fields,

and

drive,or

or

railroad.

be cured

spending

acquaintanceof
let them

the

ish
nour-

rearing,too much,

by going

into the woods

out

of

surroundings. City women

all,however,

get

not

monotony
and

bad

pork,ham

fried

thingsdo

great,

of

farmers'

the very

frequentlyhave

should

nervousness

Country

the

"

and
child-bearing

to

case,

cine.
medi-

aids than

nervousness

wife'6 life is too

addition

any

cure

surroundingsand change

bread.

hot

eggs,
the

they

of

system

question; but, in

more

is much

wives.

uniform

it

ought

Food

Quantity of

for

GRIEF

is it that

Why
Ans.

Because

which

the

blood, ana

restores

cannot

cases

sled

on

the

mind

and

placeit on

may
and

be

such

drawing

is to take

exhaust,

edits

"

BRAIN-WORKERS.

their muscles

or

practiceslaw,

"

at

that, while

farmer

brain

"

mechanic

and

it is estimated
the

to

head-work

brain-worker,quiteas well

preacher. Now,

how

invents
railroad,

fact,works
A

who

man

campaign, contrives

steamboat

as

newspapers,

in

food

much

requireas

brain-worker.
a

in

remedy

brain-worker

executes

machine

new

is

is

house, a

FOR

only with

work

What

plansand
build

FOOD

OF

books,

writes

mind

something agreeable.

brain-workers

Ans.

sleepwhich

is like

true

nervous

which
subjects,

off of these

those who

The

The

ertion
ex-

the circulation

that sound

easily. It

dry ground.

Do

nervous

they destroy

time

same

prevent

act

QUANTITY

"

the

substance.

nerve

of
largequantities

at

91

despairare

of

forms

they are

retard
appetiteand digestion,

of the

and

system

nervous

consume

substance, and

-Workers.

SORROW.

sorrow
grief,

the

exhaustingto

so

AND

Brain

is not

as

by

lawyer

Dr.

over

penter
Carone-

Important Questions Answered.

92

fifth of

all the blood

deal

great

; and

food

of

is

three
physiologists,

wear

out

the

work

at

body
the

brain-worker

Nor

can

food

as

the

brain-workers

those who

all

as

The

his brain

entrance

never

the overworked
indolent

Indolence

of fretful

action,in

so

at manual

he
ercise.
ex-

gestible
indilabor.

to

are

ought also

some

to work

maintain

high

all,the vigor

after

man

knew

man

sometimes

?
does
it in

not
a

exercise

high degree

exhausts,by allowing the

thoughtsinto

there

which

INDOLENCE.

people are

to keep
sufficiently

vigor.

muscle-

out-of-door

THROUGH

is it that indolent

Ans.

"We

work

which,

EXHAUSTION

nervous

of

as

system depends.

nervous

Why

a
Still,

manage

to
body sufficiently

NERVOUS

as

much

of

day

time,the former, as

same

degreeof health,upon
of the

as

whole

to

study

the farm.

on

or

brain-workers,and

extent

blood,a

hard

country, however, nearlyall

our

with

than

more

anvil

the

this

of

also considerable

ought to, takes

In

hours

rarely eats

worker, unless,at

make

to

one-

required. According

some

hard

body, it receives

the

the weight of
fortieth

is health

without

an

the mind
and

; not

pleasure.

occupationwho

A
did

Hint

not

the

placewhere
he

which
and

did

children

Who

; in

to

stretched

be

useful.

on

the

force

nervous

"pains

in

rack

of

requiredto

The

where

break

men

from

lives and

obey

May

FOR

Ans.
so

Most

foolish

curable,the
would

THOSE

over
fretting

exhaustion

as

same

and

py
hapdie of

overwork

; for

order

it is generally

arighttheir

the laws of health.

HINT

not

to

would,

as

who

more

of

much

as

to endure

overwork

by

taking care

not

is

useful

than

down

chair,are

idleness"

far

house

too, when

them

them

wife

ing
abus-

the

easy

enable

are

idleness

selfishness and

"

foolishly
supposed

that there

of
penalties

is,there

fact

too

directed,render
rightly
?

holiday

women,

to confess

and

his

abusinghis

little jobs

lie

dinner,or

turning

And

93

be

and
inventingpleasures,
found

forced

they not

his

spend

for ; in

work

It.

It may

about

should

by doing

down

upside

the

not

Need

busy.

very

he

when

them

is

be

to

seem

Those

occupied in worrying

was

if

for

WHO

NEED

IT.

past errors

cause

ous
nerv-

certainly;and
if

this,because
energy

counteract

no

we

our

mistakes

expend

their bad

of force

waste

in

are

ting
regret-

effects ; and

if

Important Questions Answered.

94:

think

incurable,why

they

are

them

The

mischief

None

but
is

child

and

done,

place, and

trials

of

causes

hard

various

is

Let

little better

you

excessive

great
and

vital force

onr

than

troubles

that

are

visionary.
TEMPERAMENTS.

NERVOUS

Have

from

not, therefore,aggravate

us

than

force

nervous

worry

of
by anticipations

matters

never

quite enough,

greater draught on

work.

ple
peo-

that may

of

Real

sorts

forgotten,

Sometimes

floods

spend

absolutelynothing.

on

let it be

troubles

keep frettingabout

spiltmilk.

over

for the future.

only takingcare
take

cries

about

more

any

any

hint

development

for
of

the

the

with

person

an

ment
tempera-

nervous

?
Ans.

Yes;

temperament

nervous

wires.
their

several

Nature

supply the

given

in

many

demands

made

the

boiler

Persons
be

to

seem

has

physique is

of them.

them

always
energy

it.

upon

The

weak.

d'Alva, according to Fuller,must

have

there, but

this nature.

visage,as

"

He

was

if his eager

one

of

upon

but

inadequateto

cases

is too

is

of

lean

steam

Duke
been

body

soul,bitingfor anger

of

and
at

Nervous
the

clog

of his

through it."

Temperaments.

The

look

Why,

there

has

his

decentlywith

mind

improperly exposed." Now,

people who

of

sort

should

for, though wrapped

fine

goods.
and

to
too

have

others

fret their

supply of

desires

to

does

in

occasion

dinners

well

wear

not

devote

him

have

head

and

health

his

on

the

who

to

to

his motto,
have

we

as

urge,

avoids

early,and

bed

the endurance

young

of

around

men

brain, he keeps

his

only moderately.
by exercising

is not

ambitious

of

but

tries

quietlyto

adorn

make

they may

thingsimportant.

for

to

When

throw

to

that

one,

once

energy

fierysouls

not

"

selves
them-

to

temperament

goes

He

innocence;

"

for

Such

courses,

athletics

duty

take

must

assemblies.

overheated

this

than

more

of many

as

force

excess."

themselves,

they are
parcels,

in order
trifies,

with

to

justthe

are

kill

not

decay

to

is my

intellect is

allow their

to

nerve

person

Nothing

had

not

bodies

these

it

owe

zeal into

much

The

"

They

; his

small

in

there

body enough

not

cover

passage

exclaimed

Jeffrey
; and

who

expressed
wittily

he

when

Smith
at

little friend

fret

to

thought was

same

by Sydney
"

desired

body,

95

being

others

his

in another's
own.

great!"is

"

place,

Give

his

me

motto

Important Questions Answered.

96

"When
and
a

others

to

vain

get

that with
it quickly,

show,

neither

me

themselves
killing

are

the prayer

poverty

nor

What

is brain

Ans.

All

blood

nourishes

which
the

fruits

which
of

the

robbed

and

that

or,

made

bread, made

if the
of

has been

layer,is
brown
the worst

entire

wheat

bran
from

removed,
very

from

desirable

bread, made
of bad

for

In

of

the very

not

latter

it substances

general,

substances
mode

food

our

or
properties,

is too

but

also

present

our

it reaches

which

same

hand

those

much

nutritious

of its most

The

not.

but
requires,

and

body

require in

do

former

before
indigestible

Brown

Give

thinks

though the

nerves,

it and

is such

cookery

he

the

and

foot

grains contain

the brain

"

Agur,

food.

brain
the

from

and

of

nourishes

is

blood

take

make

FOOD.

that

the brain

doubt

no

they may

of the shadow.

than

nourishes

that

money,

food ?

food

good

get

riches,"for

BRAIN

makes

it

he prays

of the substance

more

to

is

dered
ren-

the stomach.
best of

wheat,

bread
irritating,

the external

with

it the

brain-workers.

of poor

bran, however,

white
is not

cuticle
second
ers'
Bak-

flour and
fit to

be

Important Questions Answered.

98

tied,ready for

only temporary value,and

have

permanently. Only

on

them

makes
and

at

tobacco

They
and

do not

beyond

their

many.

properties,
stimulating
If relied

the brain.

they exhaust

the

to

on

brain,

class of brain-workers

work

keep

rapidlyand

very

up

the

their

by oatmeal, and

first is fatal to

the

brain- foods

exceedingly unnatural

of these

out

suited

false civilization

by

exhaustingto

seek

lied
re-

called

feed

is

obligedto

some

be

not

must

any

sometimes

employed
who

great morning daily papers

our

very

They

recovery.

There

an

fifty-

some

wine
Tea, coffee,

are

extent

now

all in demand.

only by

act

great

is

are

starvingbrains.

to feed

preparationsmade

on

there

and

use,

to

for
his

case.

It

and

Some

system.

nervous

strengthby stimulants,
by

some

those
For

see

our

subjectof Food,

night.

employment,

beefsteak.
Each

long usefulness.
himself

all

are

work,

must

man

normal
further

The

best

means

discussion
"

of

Eating for

fifth edition.
Strength,"

SLEEP.

What

relation has

Ans.

Sleep has

sleepto
at

least

health of brain ?
three

uses

It is

Imperfect Sleep.
requiredto
day ;

store

give

to

up

nature

least

not

broken-down
rebuild

important,to
IMPERFECT

do

Why

sleep,only

bad,

much

too

the blood
needed

are

Buch

to

the

case

rich

repair the
is

work,

Kervous

persons

room

and

up,

; it may

too

be because

which

in substances

tissue.

worn-out

In

apparent.

and

If you

fast

than

slow

double

the

requirequadrupleforce

you

irritable

very

MOVEMENTS.

the brain

Yes.

long

the air of the

enough

remedy

exhaustingto

after

is taken

rapidmovements

A71S.

with

be because

EAPID

Are

and,

used-uptissues.

wake,

acid breathed

is not

tissue ;

little oxygen

carbonic

remove

SLEEP.

rested,and

It may

Ans.
is

half

system

nervous

the

sometimes

we

during the

use

opportunityto

an

of the debris from

some

for

oxygen

99

should

thinkingmore
?

ones

speed
to

of any

keep it up.

train themselves

to work

slowly.
BATHING.

COLD

Is cold
Ans.

bathinggood
Sometimes

for

weak,

nervous

people?

cold-blooded

person

"mtK""*

OF

REMANDS UBRm
Important QuestionsAnswered.

100
is made

They

abstract

such,tepidor

baths.

cold
by long-continued

nervous

heat than he

more

baths

warm

To

spare.

can

preferable.

are

SLEEPLESSNESS.

Why
to

is it bo hard

sleepafter

quicklycontract

should

such

and
eveningsquietly,

take

hot

before retiring.A
sitting-bath,
food before going to bed is also
the

to

attracts

then,

it is sometimes

mouthful

giveyourselfup

and

If

the

to

bringsleep. Another

hands

done, this
rightly

eat

do

slowly?

nervous

of the

is very
FAST

Why

to

go

sleep

take

good

fine.

back

This

thought, and
method

is to

give gentlepercussionwith

the small

over

swells

into the mouth

from

attention

It

often useful.

chewing it

often

one

littlenourishing

wheat

take

some

foot-bath,or

good thing to

will

have

spend their

cannot

one

hard, dry,raw

of

empty

that blood which

stomach

the cerebral arteries.

cannot

nerves

arteries and

the cerebral
All

get

the vaso-motor

of blood.

them

to

persons

nervous

excitement

any

Because

Ans.

for

and

soothingand

the

hips.

If

useful.

EATING.

persons

find it

so

hard to

Overstrain

Mental

Because

Ans.
is in

they

101

The

nervous.

are

determination

resolute

Merchants.

of

edy
rem-

correct

to

habit.

the

"What

and

to

men

ambition

restless

and

How

is the

in

sleepwhich

break

without

and

to
ability

fear of

from

comes

him

to stand

serious

brains

manage

mate
legiti-

exception,
anxiety of
the

down

mental

that

tion
great competi-

to

it

business

his

on

all honest

injury. A

thoroughlyunderstands
means

avoid

to

By organizinghis

that will enable

terprises
en-

MERCHANTS.

OF

merchant

business

Ans.

in

of their

that

which

overstrain

unsound

embark

cause

OVERSTRAIN

MENTAL

rich

prematurely.

system

nervous

to

without

almost

These

loss of

and

to

outside
speculations

sphere,which,

mind

business

enlarge their

disastrous.

our

become

to

proportions,and

unsafe

prove

system of

nervous

anything else ?

than

more

Ans.
leads

the

bankrupts

merchants

MERCHANTS.

OF

NERVOUSNESS

basis

tion
competi-

merchant

business,having

organizeit properlyand
need
successfully,

competition. The

who

anxiety of

have

the
the
no

business

Answered.

Important Questions

102

is caused

men

of

errors

not

with

manage

employing the

and

goods,need

have

"How
question,

did you
low

sell his

goods at

and

But

as

selling
goods without

that

of

goods

many

their

at

everythingin

their

hardiy pay

the cost

house

held

proved no

it

soon

on

failed

selling
high."

It

merchant

succeed

It

of

be

must

in business.

trulysaid

sure

cation
indi-

discovered

was

of the oldest and

one

actual

city was
cost, and

margin

selling
nearly

that would

selling
; and althoughthis

positionamong

the

and
first,

bore

the rule

compromised

mentioned, for
at

thirtycents

dollar.
HYGIENE

MENTAL

How

are

old

years'standing,yet

many

exceptionto
and

?"

in this

line at

good reputationof
it

fortune

profitis

that

in 1876-7

houses
respectable

most

your

it may

coming bankruptcy.

in the trade

answered

that

generalrule

have

to
largeprofit

sellingtheir

to the result.

make

follow,however,

not

for

reportedto

by saying," Buying
does

buying wisely

means

anxietyas

is

tending
ex-

chants
Mer-

management.

economy,

best

no

wealthy merchant
the

bad

in

credits,or

by competitionas by

making purchases and

in

judgment

who

much

so

FOK

THE

people to keep

AGED.

the

mind

from

Amusements.
and
failing,
the

is

body
Arts.

work

The

more.

people have
is

out

worn

they should

think

mind

before
becoming obliterated,

even

it.
Only by cultivating

groT; old
and

103

less,and

why

reason

blank

people

read, study

so

there

where

aged

many

should

be

the latter is not

because
generally

alive and

active

culture.

thick that

thoughtscannot

by

As

The

kept

rust

gets so

and

ment
amuse-

be formed.

AMUSEMENTS.

What

is the effect of recreation

the health

on

Ans.

of the mind

It is of the

highestimportance that

old
students,brain-workers,
invalids,
in all

of life,
have
positions

wholesome
each
Some
As

will choose
a

method,

one

when

because
preferable,

the

weather

be

vided,
pro-

himself.

for

another.

some

rule, for sedentary persons,

amusements,

air and

it is to

decide

must

person

young,

some
recreation,

some

How

amusement.

and

out-of-door

permits, are

they bring the body

into the

sunlight.

Hunting
seasons

and

fishingwill

of the year,

these 6ports,but

they

are

and

do

for

not

well
those

well

for

who

tain
cer-

like

adapted to

Important Questions Answered.

104

Zoology, field botany,

children.

and

women

tory,
his-

mineralogy,entomology, geology, natural

for

of both

large class

recreation

well

sexes

adapted

to

amusement

garden

work

Mechanical

class.

another

of

agreeableforms

etc., are

is

the

among

mind

all kinds

stand

highest,and

rowing

and

play

he may

have

that

musical

culture.

to

sing

for

expanding

the

with

air, and

for

and
digestion,

and
care,

trouble

people.

Music

has

adapted

to

those

and

it

can

so

many

who

derive

cannot

lives

another

take

and

of

circulation

the

from

away

which

the

of

best

advantage:
of

persons,

pleasure from

Heading aloud,

out

despondent moods,
the

that

so

specialvalue

mind

callingthe

annoy

or

learn

to

the lungs
filling

quickening

and

music

grows

has

music

chest, and

less

more

ought

pleasure which
Vocal

For

use.

instrument,

some

on

restingthe

instrumental

person

every

chanical
me-

Out-of-door

placeand

their

have

recreation,vocal and

indoor

for

means

strengtheningthe body.

and

sports of

best of

very

of

have

genius. Horseback-riding and

are

for

form

who

those

work

both

part

in

it

of
is

sexes;

making

listeningto

it.

especiallydeclaiming,is,

Important Questions Answered,

106

but

to

the

answer

the German

insightinto

an

difference

marked

which

amusements

for

Germany

in

questionfullyone

merely as something to

of the Puritan

popular and

England

as

with

at least

the

Fathers,and

provided

but

not

tion
gradualintroducin New

has

us

among

jealousyby

pressly
ex-

the view

was

social amusements

elsewhere

clined
in-

are

regardthem

be tolerated

This

providedfor.

in

We
to

or

is

manner

America.

in

ignore amusements

to

of

the

regarded and

are

and

There

character.

between

have

must

all those

been

garded
re-

retainingthe

originalfeelingconcerningthem.
In

Germany, however,

forbidden

been

sentiment
the

been

in

the Church

by

form,

any

of

especialcare

and

kings

populaceas

public necessity. A
himself

and

his

it has
and

often,as

militaryofficers

small
is thus

admission
made

German

to

fee from

always

others
the

other

in

recognized
make

build

an

gant
ele-

Hanover, require

attend, deducting
their pay.

brilliant and

in

ment
amuse-

prince,to

familypopular,will

theater,and
all

for any

lic
by pub-

or

authorityto provideas regularlyfor

of the

as

theater-goinghave

dancing, card-playingand
never

such

amusements

The

the

theater

popular resort, and

Amusements

refined

of the

In

the

and

general theory
Physicaland

of

share

and

teacher

Every

will often

them,

other

of

the

Germans

of

teacher
and

goes

conducts

At

recess,

with

the

teacher

streets

the

may

be

the head

at

in

boys

to

seen

of his

of

spiritand

all

German

all these

schools,the

the

playground

At

other

times

the

pupils on
where

way

the

the
to

cises
exer-

swinging,leaping,marching, etc., are

conducted

In

marching

marching through

public-school
gymnasium,

in

militarytaste

many

militarydrill.

scolding

largelyinto

enters

amusements.

The

children

lead them

his violin and

physicalexercises.

pupils.

the

lively
song, combined, perhaps,with

or

of

take

into

playupon

can

When

instrument.

apparent.

their

most

same

enter

the teacher,instead
restless,

become

teachers

sing,and

it.

ally
systematic-

are

heartilywith

can

musical

some

them

the

the

is

relaxation

provided for, and

attend

Germany

of

amusements

mental

clergyand

of the

classes who

moral

public schools

107

Germany.

the influence

under

brought

in

with

militaryprecisionand

energy

this,as

scarcelyto

be

throughoutthe

amusements,

it is

with

where.
else-

found

entire

system

important to

ob-

Important Questions Answered.

108

that with

serve

associated

the

easilysubmits

mind

and
than

hence

in almost

it would

for

done

through

children

the

and

country

such

agenciesas

sports

useful

pose,
pur-

Germany

to establish

mental

adults ; and

and

man
Ger-

its

easier in

physicaland

system of combined
alike

be

other

any

for

usually

The

having

to

controlled

regulatedand

thus

is

of instruction.

form

some

there

amusement

hygiene

this is

the

being

ten
Kindergar-

popular Volkserziehungs Ge-

now

for Popular Instruction).

(Societies
selschaften
Such

being the
we

may

where

Only
limits,and
other

they

go

can

An

be

devoid

to

find

much

in
especially
we

may

sturdyand

worthy

beyond

reasonable

the matter

heroic

beer

drinkingor
in

health

race,

will indeed
if he

but
criticism,

fail

cannot

imitation,and

of

popular amusements
all that is

while

any

good

or

of

wiselyaccept

be found

of the people.

prejudiceshe

narrow

most

health

to

for unfavorable

of

have

Germany

in

American

find occasion

ments,
amuse-

they be regarded as

either
prejudicial

morals.

may

the

upon

German

they

associated with

are

excesses,

manner

for

say that

well

beneficial influence

of

character

good

this

in this

avoidingwhatever

objectionable.

in

Nervousness

UNSUSPECTED

CAUSES

OF

IN

What
of

are

in

nervousness

Dr.

ns.

of

these

here;
chief

but

OF

109

NERVOUSNESS

THE

WOMEN.

the

unsuspected causes

women

Ky., a
Abby Cutter,of Louisville,

thoughtfuland
few

SOME

of

some

Women.

enumerates
physician,

earnest

in

letter

the

for insertion

long

too

following synopsis gives

its

points:
Self-abuse

1.

girls
"

leading

and

vice

secret

habit

dangerous and

to

complete

on

the

part

of

exhausting,and

ruin

the

of

nervous

system.
The

2.

sensitive

employment

and

the treatment
sometimes

cause

of

excitements

day

and

with

it,have

the

male
at

women

of diseases

The

3.

timid

of

physiciansby

childbirth

peculiarto

and

in

their sex, is

disease.

nervous

incident

to the

wedding-

connected
long wedding-journeys
made

many

The

invalids.

nervous

she thinks,
practiceof making wedding-journeys,

should

be

given up entirely. Cases

experienceas
have
this

where
physician,

suffered from
cause

invalidism

alone,have

in

delicate

her

own

women

all their lives from

proved to

her

satisfaction

Important Questions Answered.

110
that

this is
than

diseases

is

Another

4.

the

they should

is lack

cause

cause,

for

troubles

before

reverse.

the

wife, each
when

unhappy

still another
other

cares

are

many

comfort

and

causes

ways.

of

nervousness

If

they

health, many

flee away

the

as

would

nervous

morning

dew

brightsun.

of

mental

exercise

of nervousness,
mental

proper

and

and

generalhealth.

in very

7. Lack
cause

and

coupled with

of dress

would

harmony

childbearingis

down

women

dress

do the

Errors

6.
in

nervous

when
especially

that break

of

husband

other

Excessive

5.

nervous

generallyknown.

adaptation between
making

of

frequent cause

more

remedied

serious

only by

culture.

NERVOUS

is the

What

be

to

is also

CHILDREN.

of

cause

so

much

in

nervousness

children ?
Ans.
in

this

causes

are

connection, but

mentioned
1.

The

as

too

the

many

to enumerate

followingmay

be

the chief:

Nervousness

inherited

scrofulous and

from

nervous,

debilitated parents.

peptic,
dysOnly

and

Climate
the

wisest

of

course

2. Nervousness

canal
from

and

will

care

education

bland

and

fruits
3.

young

food

Scrofula

is

children

and

given

to with

to

grave

children

make

they

should

teachers

The

and

in those

education

of

own

be

who

have

unknown

and

both

the

young
are

art

old

be

chance
of

ical
phys-

America,

schools

often

scrofulous,when
Parents,

conditions.

wise

lous
scrofu-

should

in

Our

misfortune.

is

and

The

outgrow it.

in

to

blame

for

this.

hygiene applied to
the

from

enough

to

time

of

become

masters.

CLIMATE

Has

is

and

nervousness

greatestcare,

conceptiontill they
their

milk

physicalculture

physiciansare

only remedy

and

or

this

should

cases

of

cause

nervous

cure

such
Bread

is almost

education
this is

the

for them

the intestinal

them.

; the

constitution

attended

in

nutritious.
for

children

young

very

best

are

in

food,
crude, half-digested

In
The

the presence

from

of

worms.

common.

the

Ill

them.

cure

and

Nervousness.

climate

curing nervousness

AND

any

NERVOUSNESS.

influence

in

causing or

Important Questions Answered.

112

is

aggravate

to

apt

is called

What

Aiis.

him

makes

He

himself.

nerves

Oregon,

nervousness.

much

the

on

their

find

What

are

This

Ans.

the

the

liable

to

Not
nervous

climate
was

friend,
while
able
favorvery

causes

seems

are

ing
quiet-

TEACHERS.

OF

of the

is
to be

peculiarto
the
of

our

tion
exhaus-

nervous

teachers

exhaustion

only

of Florida

nerves.

general nervousness

people.

brain

the

climate

among

teachers,and
of

here

nervousness

EXHAUSTION

common

so

the

overtaxed

NERVOUS

orado,
Col-

overworked
Nervous, restless,

diminished.

to

his

of

contrary, has

overtaxed

an

sleep,and

people often

climate

his

so

bracing, aggravates

livingin California,found
to

trol
hardly con-

moist,

sunshine,and

from

suffered

who

less

air and

climate

frequenttripsto

The

and

an

in America,

our

can

is

air

quiet.

is clear

which

he

take

to

the

become

may

moister

has

where

region

some

that

nervous

so

have

time

great complaint is that

his

and

We

nervousness.

spends much

who

English friend

climate
stimulating

natural
the

teachers

but the
irritability,

can
Ameriresult

American

peculiarly
same

men-

Important Questions

114

he

years, how

easily
;
the

managed

the

Now,

would

better

to

disorder

is

teacher

has

German
fact that

he

familiar
that

with

another
for

social recreation,or

and, as

until

year,

to us,

seem

in

the

in

the

thus

becomes
of

so

duties

of school

out

eveningsto

mental

is not

The

time

his

that

tion
tempta-

long

devotes
such

were

less.

far

time

no

profession.He

it would

the

advantage

higherpositionin

other

Borne

after

to

agreeable.He
a

time, we

rather

routine
particular

his

exhaustingstudy,but

for

were

the

children

them

requiresto spend

is most

first

hence

schools, and

of

with

he

and

continues

grade

same

it

When

"

children,but

less nervous,

they were

the

say that those

not

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than

though

world,
for

pupilsso

rules,and they always obey them."

tell them
we

school

to

come

the

in

his

govern

replied,as

simplestthing

children

in

he

which

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to

Answered.

culture

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struggling
the

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teaches

or

for

quietly,

monotonously,year

retired,at last,upon

life

pension.
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while

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lack

moves

on

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than

of

is much

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nervousness

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strengthor industry. Everything

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militaryprecision,and

with

sort

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and

that

or

from Brovm-Sequard.

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rugged

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it.

female

country, and,

as

The
the
the

and

positionof

trying.
peculiarly
all

health,is,of

woman's

to
applicable

world, most

sensitive
the

men,

other

Clarke, of Boston, regarding

of Dr.

of

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than

larger

in any

more

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in America

advice

are

women

it,

scold

not

are

teachers than

easilyannoyed

teacher

does

there

America

proportionof

more

carries all before

but
opposition,

crushes

fret at

that

energy

115

placesin
female

American

teachers.

The

remedy

scholars

and

of the

system

which

is

soughtin
and

and

consequent
as

race

has

been

at its
a

ter
charac-

the

wise

nervousness

of Americans

worst, and

healthier

of

system

premature exhaustion

progressingtoward

now

from

part of

generalbuilding

that

constitutional

The

culture.
physical

the

on

broadening of

result

to

part of

the

on

exhaustion

nervous

teachers is to be
up

for restlessness

and

we

are

stronger

life.
A

What

health

are

BROWN-SEQUARD.

FROM

the

best

rules for

regulatingthe

of the brain ?

Arts.
is

WORD

Brown-Sequardsays

produced through

blood.

that "nerve
It

is

force

chemical

Important Questions Answered.

116

is transformed

force which
This

of the

But

during rest.

in

be

to

the

part which

productionof

is

blood,while over-action

state

but

There

produce congestion.

may

parts of
blood

the

the

alone

body

two,

system

In

found

be

to

the

should

we

three of the great

or

; since thus

draw

we

the other

parts only,and

suffer.

are

organs

one,

nervous

to those

sufficient

have

to

law, which is,that

is another

exercise

not

of

lack

action.

excessive

not

haust
ex-

distinct from

produce a

is
great thing,therefore,

The

essential to the

so

will

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of rest.

the

On

force,if prolonged,will

nerve

it

place

cakes

to work.

put

also,but produce a

force
that

is not

hand, action,which

other

it is formed

Alteration

produced.

gans
or-

prolonged,then

be

if rest

various

in which

system

nervous

force.

nerve

in the

force accumulates

nerve

ceases

there into

parts of
of all

due

exercise

the

principalrules

our

of

hygiene.
To

conclude

I should

say

with these great rules of

that

nervous

force than

commit

this fault.

use

of

of all

the

our

nervous

should

we

our

should

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organs,

and

system.

spend

not

allow

means

of

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an

various

who

more

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us.

make
the

hygiene,

equal
parts

employ

Word

the

this

suffer

brain

the

should

there

time

and

time

it.

the

our

we

law

117

inattention

from

But

there

know,

to

in

if

with

tendency

sleep

we

will

them,

quite

indeed

power

ourselves

go

and

we

we

reverse.

on

come

perhaps

tain
ob-

to

more

soon

the

in

regularity

"

conform

although

action,

of

nature

our

regards

as

amount

difficult

very

things

regular,

perfectly

of

is

and

habit

meddling

naturally

is

regularity
and

time

amount

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of

be

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meals,

of

everything.

than

deal

great

Sequard.

law.

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the

Brown-

from

to

without

to

be

had

XII.

CHAPTER

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our

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produce

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all ages

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beneficially

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prove

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dicted
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those

in

enough

formerly

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119

cure

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medical

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Say.

Scientists

be
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complish,as may
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part

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122

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less
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in

and

health

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examination

imps

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by

want

girls simply

leaves

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of
evil

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and

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bler
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become,

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the

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exercise.

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or

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is

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direction,that

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in

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manifestations.
mental

culture,

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and

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their

emotions

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feverish

long

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way
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sexes

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men,

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education

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innate

claim
and

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are

wives

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for

are

their

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and

duties

good

merit

destined
mere

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managers

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destined

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and

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in any

are

sex,

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and

employed
fit.

equal
are

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of

nature

they

duties

on

the

in

society.

cultivated

justiceand

woman;

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to

things

to

but

to

seem

change

individual,be

those

between

others

occupations in
will

sin

of the mind.

women,

sexes

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open
to

number,

Let, then,
dispositions.

each
in

both

in

belong

Cobbe.

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stronger

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and

difference

the

in

not

degrees,of
Some

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natural

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and

intermittent

hysteria,and

on

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and
depressions,

symptoms

Frances

"

There
two

of

train

the

causeless

Protean-formed

the

123

health,

of

of

more

no

the
spirits,

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to

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shall

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Brain.

fostered
long exclusively

so

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to

return

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in

The
man

different.

circumstances

patient drudges,nor
those

to

of

their

of

chaste
families

What

124

only:

women

education
and

Thinkers

required

are

their

of

the

knowledge; by
mind,
their

let

and

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duties

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in

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at

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minds

more

virtues.

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portance
im-

fair

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household

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vation
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still less

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take

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manners

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and

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domestic
to

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use-

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their
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principlesof education,

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when

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also

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companions
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and

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and

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of Sleep.

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influence

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no

POWER

REJUVENATING

winder

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for the

the

its

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gives a good

the

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in

day. Deprive the

requiredfor

of

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of

up

brain, which

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SLEEP.

OF

of the
great rejuvenator

the

Sleep is

nervous

ciety.
so-

Spurzheim, M.D.

G.

"

of

laws

the

on

125

brain
of

restoration

first

experiencedat

often accompanied
dull,heavy,inert feeling,

headache

by

and

of the whole
and
to

time

manifested.

the
lack

the

of

weakness

of

sufficient

The

of the

persons,

acute

inflammation

occur

so

great,but

acquires a

inherent

the

more

which

sleep brings

of the

blood, the

determine

prolonged
In

on.

brain

are

lack

of

the

the
protracted,

stupid,listless

nervous
irritable,

Later

begin

strength or

system,

mischief

when

; but

to

state

longer,

very

and
convulsions,congestions,

young

disease.

of mischief

the

of

this

Continue

nervous

nature

tion
condi-

evidences

life, and

of

unrested
lifeless,

body.

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more

be

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life,the

likely

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actual

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than

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in

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upon

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almost

thought becomes

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lack

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by

of

pain.

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impossible,
suffers

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tone.

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be-

uneasy

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heavy character,bordering

brain

tissues

its
activity,

forced

of

state

sleep,keeping the

of

amount

Say.

Scientists

and

Thinkers

What

126

prolonged,the slightderangement passes

actual

into

disease;
low

those
of

impure
fever

nervous

those

in

with

with

brain,

or

paralysis.J.
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into

with

lirium
deinto

softening of

of

apoplexy, or

Black, M.D.

R.

PHYSIOLOGICAL

attack

an

blood

blood,

pure

insanity,congestion, and

acute

the

form

and

in

into

EFFECTS

OF

BKAIN

EXCESSIVE

LABOR.

Several

years

effects of excessive
as

indicated

series

by

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it

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this was,

was

the
of

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in

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time

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that

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relation

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eliminated

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ago,

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than

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left side
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OF

SIDES

greater supply

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brain

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make

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in

up

all

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dition,
healthy con-

disease.

serious

BRAIN.

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blood

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right side

work;

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the

body

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of

call

left

the

to

right hemisphere

blood

use

M.D.

Hammond,

TRAINING

tinually.
con-

to

of

seat

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them

organ,

keep

brains

their

with

time,

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matters.

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faster

capital,
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bankruptcy

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then

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brain

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and

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would

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disease

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at

formative

the

greater than

mental

carrying the

substance

brain

of

127

higher point, a stage

reached

been

Brain.

by perseveringwith

But

of health.

the

to

of the

Sides

Training Both

more

body

training
for

more

will
able

soon

to

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race

means

all

the

become

on

the

instead

age,

of young,

of

serviceable

more

in

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as

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amiable

harmonized

cannot

foresee
cannot

but

Man

continuous

the

ironic

would
more

yesterdaythat

of

rewards

be rendered

ous
harmonidelicate and

more

and

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accidents

the

point

to-day,but
be

tution
resti-

accomplished,

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more

In

relations.

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to

dinary
or-

would

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and

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short,the humane
be

More

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perceptions,

in

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the

worker,

movements,

thorough in
and

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heroic effort.

the

attack

this

remain

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which,

economize

thinkingcould

brain

and

many

infirmities which

fatal consequences

the

mental

ity,
capac-

rare.

or

our

natural

of

body

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learningand
and

and

the

of

to

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Through

powers.

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side

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work.

permanent

more

products,

save

one-sided
to

brain

restored

power

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can

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equallyapplicableto

double

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physicallabor; a

cases,

left

inexpensivepower,

steam, and

and

in

this

an

than

Scientists

supplement the

or

By

....

and

Thinkers

What

128

passionswould
which

whose

mind

social

over-estimated.

the lamented

the

It

sequences
con-

seems

Agassizurged

130

In

and

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What

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circulation

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attains

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Let
of

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There

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practicalword

health.

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of

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TAKE

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John

Tyndall, LL.D., F.B.S.

recovery

life,those

will

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but

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"

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led

exertion

body

mind

enterprise,and
obscurity.

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constitution

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seeking only a

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degree

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that

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health

to

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should

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cannot

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dependent
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other.

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without

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in

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even

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mutually

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know

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families

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faculties.

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altogether

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never

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the faculties ; for the

maintain

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develop-

never

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up

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mind,

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our

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object of

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BRAIN.

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The

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portance
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than

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a

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de-

mind.

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before

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find many

not

of

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sates
compen-

and
disappointments,

effects of

there

and

other,

through

progress

enables

one

rightlyjudging, well-stored

the

133

body precedes that

the

of

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evils of

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wishes ; for

our

the

of

age

fifty,

aspirationsof early

life,only vanity.
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hardly an

exaggerationto assert,that

important law

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ways
to

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of

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knowledge
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so

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acquisitionof
lead

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to have

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and

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mere

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health

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produced

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"

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it

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college.
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study law,

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very

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for
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and

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easy,

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roaming

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among

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EDUCATED.

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on

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brought

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M.R.C.S.

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CHANCELLOR

HOW

and

Scientists

influence
exhilarating

most

and

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What

134

leisure,

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relaxation

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in

ing
enchant-

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the

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the

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had

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ORIGIN

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of

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pidity with

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excited,and

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symmetry

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brain

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delighted

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active

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all

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135

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plain

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and

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by

MIND.

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time

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has
offspring

philosophy,
of Plato
the

mind

separate entity,having no

to

is
sort

What

136

with

connection

of

by
else

accomplish

years

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splendid

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long
in

of

health

brain,
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mass

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practicallyto

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isting
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through

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entertained.

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education

preserving the

Gall

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to

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of

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views

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fact, that

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much.

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of

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nowise

being

dispel this preposterous

than

would

and

matter.

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Scientists

and

Thinkers

Robert

be

thorough change
attended

Macintosh.

with

What

138

not

act.

Thinkers

and

specialmuscles

on

produces variety and

the

at

order

Scientists

this

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who

It

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way

time,

one

complicationof
time.

same

in

at

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ments
move-

gives an

never

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muscle

to

act."

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muscles

their

use

the greatest effect

doing

so.

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are

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us

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culture
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who

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to

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conclusion,that
in

necessary,

order

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of mind.
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or

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who

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in

reference
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poets, those

own

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to

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and

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never

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their

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spirit

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sociates

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grew

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their

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it often

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ness
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age

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intimatelywhen

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tempest raging

study, and

to

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Newton, who, accordingto

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the

credited;but where

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far

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and

storm

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distinguished
men,

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known

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sure,

education

great, so

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Parents,nurses,
be

to

them

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early life. Self-edu-

their

life,made

after

education

as

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139

beyond

known

never

were

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cipline.
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appears,

by

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early life,and

inclination

as

after life powers

spects
re-

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140

What

mind

which

world.

Thinkers

when

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;

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should

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when

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graced

for
and

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the

this
of

of

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person-

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instead

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kind

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gram-

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languages,

schools,
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pedlar ;

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to

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disciplinewhich

indispensable, be
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other.

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trepid
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on

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whether

essential,

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own

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acquisition;

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philosophy of

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as

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fields,

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robust

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neither

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this

of

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peroration.

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entering college; spearing

embellishing

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mind

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like

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that

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children

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141

SPENCER.

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body
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only

fast

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activities

physical

and

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Scientists

the

as

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rate

to

growth

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education
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primitive times, when

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civilization.

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passing phase

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view,

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aggression

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bodily vigor
leading social activities,

with

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accompanying
and

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cared

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ages,

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yet sufficiently
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gitious.
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they please.

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but

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degree
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case

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health

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in

diffusion of

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acts

libertyto

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physical morality. Men's

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at

as

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words

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mind

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preservationof

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143

bodily
bodily

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physical
then,

and

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then, will the physicaltraining

of

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What

144

the

BRAINS.

HOT-HOUSE

make

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man

his life

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work.

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twenty

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of work

lower, forty years

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mental,

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put

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ting
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Scientists
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146

too

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in

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idleness

worker

well, now

will

hours

and

youth

many

often

is,must
his

of

make

the

by

than

rest

bibbing.

childish

cheerfulness,the tenacityof
of

ery
debauch-

lesson

brains,

istence
ex-

washed

been

mental

sloth,but

intellectual

for

up

strugglefor

out

of

vigor

stored

been

and

worn

work

The

have

worthless

by

the

need

hard

callow

compassion

no

the

have

gluttony

of their

forenoon

by precocious

book

by

should

classes.

their

in

afternoon.

practicallife

them

of

the

which

purposes
in

Their

all the

stupid all

freshness

early

who

children

unhappy

too

conceited

and

"

rise

to

are

life,and

out

of the

true

Say.

Scientists

and

Thinkers

do

lie fallow

thought
the

ear,

the Mind.

Activity of
and

the

fewer.

weeds

T. "W.

"

147

Huxley,

M.D.,

F.K.S.

CONTINUED

AND

Continued

life,and

those

action

lengthof

life

works

have

of

truth
direct

some

nine

cases

And

this is the

"

that

it may

man

mental

over

exercise
live

may
far

over

Just

as

it, but

point

will
from

of

failure

point of

the

sound.

by

out

one

way

lesser

of

extended

exercises
of

mental

be

give

die

not

nervous

himself

intervals

sheet

weights if they

lived

failure.

being

time

labor, if they

seats

many

do

one

rest

through many

real

more

when

followed,while
exclusively

too

greater

shown

nervous

fatal from

therefore,wear

may,

of

disease,they die,in

or

of
peculiarity

be

health

have

men

ten, from

organism, the

nervous

he

of

out

and

best.

when

accident

mind

the

laborious, have

been

is that

MIND.

even
pursuits,

longestand happiestand
The

THE

of

who

brain-workers

the greatest skill in varied

their

OF

varied

and

essentials to

are

ACTIVITY

VARIED

ice

be

and

ing
involv-

distributed

faculty.
will

bear

many

equallydistributed
and

break

weight,so

the

np

upon
at

brain

one

will

148

What

bear

an

for

equally

many

severe

while

of

strain

will

the

it

work

not

destroy

with

and

period,

Say.

pressure

point

one

Scientists

distributed

years,

on

limited

and

Thinkers

more

in

it

it

body

animates.
CONCLUSION.

Let

health

the

and

Let

the
its

make

and

sound

brain,

sure.

the

nature

as

first stage of
distress

inventory;

own

learning,sadness,
it take

in

romance

life,
with

it not

passion.

or

mother

second

hand-in-hand,

go

and
world, physically

of the

progress

mentally, is

education

and

Let

for

its

teacher.

In
learn
a

the
the

second

of mind

order

receivingagency
ambition

help

the

; do

natural

that

is

gently, and

being

allay rather

push

not

on

rendered

than

the

age
encour-

strong, but

feeble.

adolescence,let

In

instill

stage,

bent, be

some

more

this be

the

garden

to admission

studies,taking their

decisive

end
particular

anxious, or
distressing,
Let

the

an

of

age

of

defined

but
object,

as

ward
to-

never

ambitious.
distractingly

preparation

knowledge,

there ; not

or

and

and

for

for

entering

of modest

claim

charge by

assault

Conclusion.

and

for

and

claim

And

of

for

much

so

the

rest,

learning,
chief

pursuit

so

life

of

happily,

Amid

Benjamin

W.

clarion

let

that

the

be

universal

Richardson.

standard

possessions.
be

course

with

other

dissonant
the

and

conquered

life

and

"a

"

with

entry

an

149

the

pursuits
not

thing,
harmony."

one

may

tinued
con-

and

gle
min-

PART

II.

TINGUI
PHYSICALAND INTELLECTUAL HABITS OF DISMEN AND
BY

DESCRIBED

AS

O.

on

FROTHINGHAM.

of

though

much,

not

youth
before
of

the

was

story

do

will

be

past

attention

hygiene, even

and
was

in

so

with

brief

and

your

my

habits
called

its broadest

and

observed

to

much

to

me

physical

have

perhaps,

ask

of

rules

that

life.

my

You

the

paper
health

course

THEMSELVES.

Sir:

Dear

My
down

B.

WOMEN,

in

to

tellectu
inthe

pleasure,
bare, and

My

purpose.
were

put

formed

questions

aspects.

The

reform,

temperance
so

Intellectual Habits,

Physical and

152

reasonablyadvocated, and
touched

hardly
In

regard

results

in

; less

of

brain

the

who

pursuits,and

wished

amount

of

from

they

or

rules

applied

the

best

his

that

life

plan

hours

must

be

must

intel-

to
a

of conduct
rules

fair

for

current,

method

the

were

be reserved

formed,

not

evident

became

soon

regulated; days

be

must

The

get

principlesof practice. The

counted;
a

it

simplicityand

cardinal

now,

needs.
case

own

my

than

manded
de-

such
faculties,

his

his

according to
In

to

made

were,

himself,

work

good

less

and

devoted

was

tectual

municated
com-

obtained.

less, consequently, was

man

not

then

women

ditions
con-

nervous

or

expected

and

the

and

reached

not

was

men

conscientious

of

sufficient;the

deemed

either

were

classes.

well-to-do

the

were

health

of

and

generallyapplied,

so

physiologicalinquiry into

of

system

established,

clothing,food, sleep, exercise,

to

general maxims

as

well

so

now

and
so

two

conduct
must
set

be

apart;

rigidlythat

departures from

it in

convenience

forbidden,yet rigidlyenough

to

prevent

were

waste

from

cases

of

casual

necessity or

interruptions

Intellectual Habits.

Physical and

154

of

ter

consulted,though I

be
the

habit

cases

to

retiring.The

it will

all

system

complied

with

at

be

permitted to

his

frame.

and

not
or

period

consult

to

eat

after

city life
"

day,

middle, by

the
two

preferableon

as

at

that

chief

may
of

only
were,

unreasonable

fashion

three

all accounts.

and

"

that

"

is,

exigenciesof

The

one

eat

to

not

"

late sometimes
old

ject
ob-

mechanism

to

dine

seven

or

it convenient

make

The

or

the

much

hours.

"

eight o'clock.
in

twenty-

manifestly hurtful

drink

or

sundown

the

early manhood,
too

was

unwholesome

modern

of

drinking, the

and

my

drink

or

what

drink

not
at

eat

to

shall be

view, the individual

in
prescribed,

the

of

out

get

made

Touching eating
rules

to

tion
ques-

one

in

being kept

for

early hours

another, is secondary;

hours, or

four

most

yield healthily,the
demand

the

whether

in

advantage when

to

object being

its
lim-

questionthat

no

life allow

of

economies

the

reasonable

have

advantage; always

point

cultivated,and

be

may

such

on

within

should

constitution

the

that

and

temperament,

as

of three
far

not

the

from

o'clock,seems
It

meals

falls

to

in

me

with

natural

more

it is
and

gives

required;

Thanks

to

and

and

eat

provided,animal

theorist ;

never

and

for

still

but

its

it

make

that

down

The

the

eat

one

of

was

fruits.

or

few

aires
doctrin-

was

never

rous
carnivo-

ing
nourish-

most

the

different

circumstance

from

what

it

does
to

with

not

in

happinessof
respect, I

am

having
free

it in

embolden

nor
dyspeptics,

the

as

life,
any
me

does

consideration

regimen might,

resulted

tice
prac-

till past middle

was

law

of

dyspepsia,so

proof against

different

and

In

but

diet.

to

lightest
form,

have

case,

day,

been

as

cereals
vegetable,

being unacquainted

me

food

wisdom

others.

and

lay

such

inclined

the

know

to

digest

vegetarian; always

entirelyfree
to

to

food, but always willing

invigorating

concede

not

my

always

been

and

have

years,

questions of

on

to

brighterevening

later

or

in

were,

when

of rest

vigorous constitution

ployments
em-

night.

liftingin

to

There

and

ing
exercise, ball playingin youth, walk-

out-door

able

interval

an

secures

serene

more

it

155

hours

of

division

it

Frothingham.

B.

O.

in

my

own

ity,
greater vigor,elasticsensation.
satisfied that it

would,

Physical and

156

I mean,

in

familiar

from

and

wine
the

regard

that
has

it

time

the

It

considerations.
sometimes

for

there

tea

used, were

were

employed
is

for

or

now

them

or

And

for

not
seems

total

has

the

wine.

yet,

were

should

all
me

of

dullness

now,

and

grave

be

again,

over

abstinence,if
all

It

three.

dreaminess, something

harmful

either

to

thing
some-

languor, something

heat

of

chargeableto

degree

to

live

effect

lookingback, that

and

something too
may

life to

on

was

which

of

traceable

total, from

but

was

ulation
stim-

nervous

positiveill

myself

accustom

It

it.

used,
dis-

single instance,

any
no

been

my

to

exhaustion

in

that ; and

ever

sparingly;

coffee,both

nor

ever,

personal

times ; it
of

purposes

wine

wholly

for

meal

at

From
take

used
was

desire

no

except

neither

always

manhood

save

any

all

on

me.

to

was

sight of

was

after

long periodsit

employed

never

by

was

being

used

never

; it

use

inclination

checked

been

never

its

the

freelyoffered

was

on,

with

I sat, and

which

Habits.

of wine.

use

of
spectacle

at

reached

was

the

to

boyhood

my

the

tables

Intellectual

or

and

of

of lethargy,

irritability,

practicenot

in any

blameworthy.

The

B.

O.

faculties
than

have

natural
it is

been

would

they

have

habits,to
of power,
natural

supply of
the

Is

it

owing

in

to

me

little

to

that

laws

of

of

May

itself to

there

not

saying

that

dirt," not
he

cannot

harsh

"

as

every
a

ful
plenti-

present

pulosity
scru-

the

hygiene,

nice
seem

far,

so

wise?
un-

it not

that

the

vigor

the

be

its full

truth
must

man

cation,
edu-

my

confined

natural
of

modicum

by

hardship

the

with

comes

full

constitution,

my
the

physicalsystem requiresfor
that
discipline

resources

prejudicesof

uses

world

moral

the

ing
form-

convenient."

exaggerated,and,

the

Are

are

and
dietetics,

to

the

of

observance

should

resources

felicityof

regard

exercise,a

is

both,

to

part,

but

light,sufficient sleep,

the

to

the

to

or

in

that

not,

circumstances

natural

those

and

air

food

"

their

wholesome

means:

strictly

people who

keep

to

unless
them

young

rely on

and

under

patient

present habits will

change

to

me

157
and

keen

been

likely,be changed,

earnestlyadvise

or,

less

regimen. My

compel

and

Frothingham.

effort to

modate
accom-

conditions

Is

the

homely

his

peck

in
eat

01

disagreeablenecessitywhich

avoid, but

as

condition

of

vigor

158

in

his

the

health

bird

of

as

robust

of

altering
that

men

of

measure

less
to

effort

and

women

attained

"With
be

and

the

the

improved,

existence

enough

the

will
"

there

standard

be

of

raised,

will

the

and

transferred

be

fellow

"

New

York,

October

14, 1877.

B.

their

habits.

will

always

and

are

mental

struggle
to

yours,
O.

of

their

plane.
Faithfully

of

degree

conditions

bodily
the

you

your

of

as

with

cheer

imperfection

for,

life,

greater

health

of

misfortune

reasonable

conditions

best

friction

health

the

work
of

must

many
a

both, notwithstanding
conditions

It

good

provoking

attain

mental

and

become

humane

the

may

dence,
Provi-

to

us

cier
fan-

ensure

so

conditions

danger.

have

creatures

gravel to

and

in

physical

bodily

bird

proteges,

the

that

the

it, compels

engaged

and

know

fine

miscellaneous

are

Habits.

As

feathered

call
a

You

with

seed

his

we

by

diet.

Intellectual

functions

digestive

mingles

so

and

Physical

Frothingham.

for

higher

W.

Francis

159

Newman.

n.
FRANCIS

Sir

Dear
from

others

to

If I

nerves.

by

history of

minute

it

have

but

wise;

been

always

others

if I

do

give

I have

as

hint

to

"I

dare

will

say,

feel

fatigue of
I

not

brain
need

stop
:

to

be

reallymust

man,

scanty

for
and

merits

at

work,

but

stop."

years

are

shall

lose

I first
ployment:
em-

my

can

perhaps, labors
known,

reluctantlyadmits

he

see

and
that

professiona

every

pay

is

many

manifestlyill

In

inadequate
last

that

when

work

others

gravely disabled, before

work
over-

doubt

no

alas !

to

instance,

"Never

make

know,

useless

For

one,

any

precept), I

wise

stances
circum-

my

it

done.

(which
yourself!"
a

material

exceptional,generally

advantageouslyso, making
bid

reply

to

(I presume)

the

to

and

physical experiences,

my

afford

might

rumination

for

egotisticas

so

were

may

of the brain

welfare

to the

as conducive
life,

that

hints

habits of intellectual

the

on

furnish you

to

request me

experiencewith

own

my

useful

be

You

NEWMAN.

W.

with

then

gets
this.

when
too

He

very

his
much
thinks

"to

make

make

up

for the

believe

if

have

of successful

far

have

able

was

studied

able

had

took

the

head

on

now

at

of

impute

my

I may

that fever

and

from

say, in

cupied
oc-

been
as

suffered

excitement

mother

it

strain.

sadly

partialrecovery

Aleppo.

of

soon

mental

of

and

of

(which

writingletters home,

pillow, to

after
friends)

as

first suffered in this way

form

work

always

ease,

my

time

less,

public duties

through the
sleeplessness,

imagination.I

fever

take

one

ment
mo-

had

love

I have

incipientsymptoms

Nevertheless, at

the

perform;

my

Hence

and

relax

to

his

cases

necessary

from

written

needed.

or

lose

to

and

far than

by

in

not

life I have

my

easily to

and

up

families.

ostensible

of

hours

more

from

dread

their
benefiting

less,

take

to

ing
thoroughly ruin-

men
professional

myself,all

to

sad
intimately,

known,

of

for

every

it is hard

it is

income,

health, from

than

clanger to

earnest

their

As

This

ill remuneration.

be

smaller

power.

he

and

shines,"

sun

serious

Iiabits.

practitioner
; though

with

work

the

past

be

to

that

believe

while

hay

successful

Intellectual

Physical and

160

with
other

terrible

that
parenthesis,

to
entirely

my

ignorantly

Intellectual

Physical and

162

nothing
sleep,I

start

is

That

muscular

exercise),
my
me

remarkable.

the

fact

the

habit

of

estimate,

own

but

have

that

know

solid

which

dish

to

life since

without

one

the

is,to

eat

keep

him

the very
in

either

chemical

years

my

good appetite,

eater.

dine

only

the first

on

this goes

weight

all my

is,for

have

than

more

remained

advise

any

wiry,
one,

quantitywhich

Any

would

In

judge.

rid

be

it

will

superfluousfood

derange health, or

else

ish
child-

my

same

least in

get

nary
ordi-

an

much.

If I may

to

had

eating too

and

health.

process

which

"

to

from

that

"

fat.

to

was

horse-

life

my

small

early youth

any

that

imputable to

presented itself:

save

fiftycontinuous

force

me

maintained

I have

ipice.
prec-

seem

drink

must

to

bustness.
originalro-

retained

always

habit

my

great way

must

had

called

others

in

alcoholic

it,others
I

all

at

never

making

for

strengthdoes

have

beverage, and
dislike

of

(at first by

Whether

that

side

their

recovered

entirelyrecovered

about

am

denoting
peculiarity,

never

nerves

the

from

as

up

This
my

alarm, yet, when

to

Habits.

use

of the
at

his

up

(in

superfluity)
voluntary

disposal.It
be

to

is

lightas

skin,and

no

the

state

to

flesh-meat

from

abstinence

from

youth

been

seventy-two, walk

loug

more

should

grudge

hours

normal

get
for

it, and

sadly

of the
was

about

scorned

Asiatic

No

am.

count

is

brain

conceal

man

hard

after

that

straw

I had

plentyof

am

When
theories

own

my

body.

my

mattress.

least

it.

trine
prevalentdoc-

the

hardening

and

greatcoat, at

travel

had

can

stronger

hours

more

with

seven

little; if I

too

to

student

day concerninghardihood.

bracing
a

not

harmony

young

slept on

six

work

ought
of

out

eight,my

can

at
still,

sleep.The

covet

sleep.

and

then
I

Perhaps

himself
;

and

now

all,I

better

sleep,the

entary
Sed-

sharply,though seldom

very
Above

distances.

and

walker,

active

an

advantage

an

called ; yet I have

be

I must

I suppose

regard

wine, ale,etc.

from

abstinence

inferior to

my

sedentaryperson, scarcely

intellectual and

an

be

to

it

of

But

unchanged weight.

my

years

doubt

make

successful,to judge by

was

ten
vegetarian,

I
though painful,

but

ago;

always

boy. My digestionwas

I became

until
painful,

163

great thing in advancing age

Newman.

W.

Francis

warm

generally
one.

necessary

In
hard-

and

Physical

164

with

slept
trial

but

seasons,

conviction.

London,

had

necks

and

cough

One

of my

as

round

me

the

such

no

young

immunity

Once

only

from

my

in

has

night

But

my

dear

year)

said

that

in

known
I

moment,

the

am

it"

"roughed
I

add,

me

to

had

cold

hold

student),"Take

needful

for

came

health

of

to

on

last

lost

she
this

at

having foolishly

ago,

when

after

Cicero's

not

ability
in-

coughs,

cough. Yet,

exercise,so
; but

absent

forty }rears

so

in

tember
Sep-

great heat,

flannels with

winter

no

that

years

room.

through

noises

from

weaker

was

(whom

the

chilled

than

more

eight

sudden

and

wife

rise

inabilitycaused

an

ings.
nose-blow-

sitting still,

in London

have

me

in

years

voice

etc.

not

cold

I seldom

cold

become

my

and

summer,

only by struggling
against the

had

from

ing
speak-

seventeen

use

with

was

lecture-room

to

men

there

the

especiallyafter

an

wraps.

warm

early,because

to

my

(loud) against their coughs

in

most

enjoyed through

greatest distresses

Except

in

University College,

At
that

found

Habits.

window

open

brought

opposite

open

Intellectual

Let

me.

advice

(given

much
much

as

as

is

will

W.

Francis

conduce

the

to

have

strength

as

standing

person

loud

to

quarter,

told

watched

of

not

be

TVhat

does

good

dercloth
and

suits

as

it

"With

clothing;

of
in

or

that

could

weak

man.

his

fat, I
of

bed,

shun

failing.

etc., I

has

own

glad

am

soft

linen

me

find

and

skin,

better

far

try

am

to

nourish

it succeeds.
than

cold

November

super

12
,

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rubbing

baths.

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Mare,

1877.

W.

ton.
cot-

cherish

respectfully yours,
F.

Weston

and

un-

sheets

everything glossy; preferring rough

short, I

was

me

Each

padding

no

feather-bed.

or

but

and

sentence

liftingweights,

matter

spoke

hour

hear

to

first, and

my

vain

long back,

an

last

my

anything

thick

In
my

in

called

specialty.
of

that

in

course

for

manly

while

side,

my

vigorously

he

Not

work

much

as

require.

at

me

as

But

have

audience

large

uttered

had

duties

my

muscular

hard,

brain.

stupefies the

that

165

bodily strength."

greatest

doubt

no

Newman.

Newman.

Physical and

166

Intellectual

Habits.

III.
T.

Dear

My

subjectfor
need

understand

to

climate

often

and

walks

the

health.
who

they get

more

force

needed

to

all

greater

would

the

the

as

habits

after

business.

as

away

dinner.

hour

an

till

for

live,when

Of

long
up

little

in

girl,

consumption,walk

of

for

into

go

and
visit,

The

fresh

but

turn
re-

air

enjoin

course

intellectual

Authors

gettingto
day,generally

taking

in

of force.

economy

well

the

them

breathing is good,

Methodical

cise,
exer-

restrain

slender

evening.

same

With

cold, though

build

country

across

take

they

expend

die

Brain

rapid and

so

obliged to

known

the

out-of-door

to

have

not

never

invalids

fifteen miles

and

often

of

men

methodical.

more

and

I feared

home

are

good

civilized

Americans

of

chosen

Hygiene

hot,

am

tendencies

All

the

and

never

wet,

book.

Englishare

as

things easier

have

the

The

M.D.

You

new

your

helter-skelter

NICHOLS,

Doctor

Nerves.

and

L.

lunch,

they
there

are

plod

work
and

take
some

walk

who

day

on

at ten

then

labor

A.

M.,

working
before
do

not

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dined.

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these

take

hours

of the

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lish

habits

own

is nothing;

begin
is well

sun

work

at

it

do

six,and

seems

to

me

of

tear

this

contrast.

In

once.

brain.

eating,or
food,

we

secretions

the

blood
when

In

the

vital

cannot

work
work

our

When

we

have

eaten

all

want

from

our

and

o'clock, and

the

of my

the

rested

force

And

the

is

for

wear

limited

places

two

it all

want

about

to

eat,

for
are

digestingour

are

to

on

carry

salivary
glands,stomach
and

brain

chieflyin

fullyin

force

fore
be-

stomach.

consist

to

get

work

is called

we

are

the

the

to

what

Our

June

winter

bulk

to

away

that

liver,pancreas,
processes.

three

at

Eng-

an

and

May

literarylife

quantity. We
the

In

Life flows

drawn

is not

four,for

at

delightfulthan

four.

at

often

summer,

sing

to

up

and

at

in

more

breakfast.

and

into the small

quite the opposite. I

are

morning.

summer

birds

have

or
coffee,

or

work

so

they

morning.

rise at five o'clock

there

tea

strong

somethingstronger,and

167

after

sometime

until

work

begin to

2LD.

Mchols,

all the

the

glands,

blood-making

Therefore,I discourageeatingwhile
is

at

it is

work

in

the

brain, or

fully employed

in

ing
work-

assimila-

and

Physical

168

No

tion.

involves

adhere

rule

as

to

hurt

do

not

none

"

Nor

should

must

be

clever

the

at

signs of

The

of life here

than

of

work

chiefly,if
I

less I
on

the

keep

day,

at

an

digestive
alone

and

and

tear

anxiety

more

better

the

of

account

nine

and

of

of

when

digestiveapparatus.
that

found

have

my

four.

lived

to

is needed.
were

Fawkes,
diet.

take

the

I have

food,but

people

Guy

self
my-

overwork

measured

of food

festival of

the

upon

feel, and

amounts

amount

test

trouble

since

long

November,

of

5th

the

experimenton

wholly, in

moderate

the

the

that

have

what
precisely

to

be

accuratelywreighed and

not

speech

wear

diet, to

to

not

eat, the

very

brain -work.

eat

and

tryingan

am

theory

my

to

to

me

speeches

It is overworry.

now

relations

is

to

seem

of

like

pressure

overwork.

Just

I have

dinner

expense

may

ner
at din-

after-dinner

show

lish
Eng-

They

breakfast,but

at

and

"

they.

made

silence.

this.

to

apparatus. Englishmen
in

The

intellectual conversation

much

heard

not

Times

the

at

tion
conversa-

no

meals.

thought at

pretty well

Habits.

books,

no

newspapers,

that

glance

Intellectual

see

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ebrating
cel-

began

I eat

twice

no

stimu-

1.70

Intellectual

Physical ana

milk, and

try

a
entirelyvegetable,
perfectly

an

of

Pythagorian,diet
this I

ounces

experiment

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on

Hindustan

America
a

which

permission),and

my

with

Dime
it

said
in

and

and

find

to

and

week,
paupers

in

salaries

of

and

money

shall
as

put

"

that

it to

useful, I

Live

on

people
and

that
are

dollars

two

entire

the

of

expense

is less

that

than

sixtycents

the

on

would

subject,I

undertake

to

perfectly well, keeping

weight, strength,and
the

to

Luxurious

of

bantered

said

live

"How

great workhouses, including

When

live,

ask

to

reprinted in

"

wages

overseers,

always

also into

impossible

the

some

have

lated
trans-

shelter,clothing,food, etc.,

where

week.

Live

laborers
agricultural

family, on

been

wrote

was

Day."

absurd

was

expected

per

half

eight

to

believe

title of

country where

for

the

"How

Brahmin

me

little time

has

and

mild

(fora

ee

suits

six to

give

which

Day,"

German,

into

from

cost.

upon

With

fruit.

quantity that

the

I shall also

day.

an

and

bread

I expect will be

best,which

to

find

shall

Habits.

power

is, six
the

test

fancy,

as

"

cents
an

work

to
a

on

day.

up

half
So

experiment quite

walking

thousand

Joseph
miles

in

thousand

do,

have

M.D.

hours,or,

Gale

have

in

success

now

in

experimentyou

of it in
I

your

is

quarter miles

finished my

meantime

as

171

minutes.

ten

full account

Health

of

Buchanan,

thousand

consecutive

When
will

thousand

trying to

Rodes

wish

Herald

my

all

you

useful

ble
possi-

beneficent

and

labors.

Very trulyyours,
Nichols, M.D.

T. L.
32

Fopstone

Earl's

Road,

London,

S.W.,

Nov.

Court,

15, 1877.

IY.
JOSEPH

Sir

Dear

Your

experience and
to

has

been

suggestionsin

of

the

brain

labors

higher manhood,

sonal
per-

my

reference

and

nerves,

received, and, approving

valuable

heartilyyour

in

letter,asking

of
hygiene,especially

just

M.D.

BUCHANAN",

RODES

most

for the

ment
develop-

pleasure

take

responding.
I have

some

from
current

in

require much

views
those
this
more

of

terially
mahygiene differing

which

country,
than

have

been

most

which

it

would

letter

to

express

172
I

Physical

know

nothing
on

adapting
of

each

the

are

health.

the

day

various

of

time

one

hot

diet

do

maintain

to

salt is

perfect

peciall
necessity (es-

weather); at another,
At

time

one

matter

coffee

strong

ous
greatlyin restoringa depressed nerv-

and

another,

it

would

necessityof

off malarious

warding

be

required

of

effects
reliable

self-studythat
in

to

of

each

guide.

each

his

illustrate

of

It

by

comparatively weak

all,a vigilant
the

constitution,and

article

early manhood,

the

individual,of

own

I relieved

ous
nerv-

neuralgia.

varied* diet; but, after

cravings

fevers;

greatly aggravate

may

observation, by

need

not

and
disorders, sleeplessness

up

tions
constitu-

quent
fre-

who

persons

system,

only

form
uni-

few

At

aid

the

No

day.

to

suit

can

tions
condi-

varying

and

indifference.

natural

of

importance

opposite organic development,

in

volume

pressed
im-

varying requirements

from

diet

of

changes

at

the

be

to

the

constitution, and

of

may

than

to

system

Habits.

necessary

one

diet

system

of

Intellectual

more

every

of the

there

and

was

myself
and

diet,
this
of

constitution

the

careful

severe

have

is

pepsia
dys-

brought
to

healthful and

very

of

age

enjoyablecondition,at

for

the

included

it has

regard

is

nothing

science, and

speculation)than
the

of

"

brain

intellectual

only

not

of

good
which

the

others,but

is

the

of

matter

maintained,
but

by

in
what

some

has

honorable
sometimes

(in oppositionto

not

by

emotions

that

seek

the

emotions

volitionary
powers.

first requisite,
therefore,to
resolute

lation
circu-

the

heroic

more

impulses and

literary

vitalityand

gentleremotions

vigorous brain is
succeed

anthropology
positiveexperimental

the

are

subject

hygiene; yet

in

powers,

constitute

The

not

that

opment.
devel-

regard the

the chief

as

I present it, is

(which,as

is

of intellectual power

certain

more

and

who

cerebral

in

pends
de-

and

body,

those

to

affections

the

consideration

the

the

diet, exercise,etc.,

the organ

simply as

that I

of

odd

seem

the

specialculture

its

also

It may

of

laws

brain, it

the

of

that

the

in

of

hygiene

chieflyon

brain

173

sixty-three.

As

but

Buchanan, M.D.

Bodes

Joseph

will and

sound,

ambition

career

the

called

been

egotism)
"

the

to
ond
sec-

truism
allove

174:
of

Physical and

friends,the
the

woman,

short,

of

love

the

divine
of

the

cooperate

that

is

is

uo

love

braiu

has

with

all

our

indicates.

And,

and

whose

for

those

render

mental

the

and

lived

and

dozen

duty

and

fund

of

intellect
There

for the

is,

brain

soul,and

direction

work

that

duty

jects
requiresearthly obneed

we

whose

them

oped,
devel-

to

and

earnest

worthy

seek

of

our

the

loving

love, and

companionshipwill strengthen
intelligent

our

has

love

as

sympathy,

society of
natures

in the

might

that

will

the

truthful.

whole

our

hours

strong

and
inexhaustible,

with

the

injustice.

no
therefore,
higher hygieniclaw

than

in

ly,
heaven-

normally

clear,copious and

ever

and

darkest

with

of

not

"

and
religion,

all

are

heightenedambition, the
power

"

possible forms

essence

loves

love

humanity

by calamityand

these

and

society,the

its

inspirationof

When

Habits.

universal

of

is the

surrounded

are

of

all

in

omittingthe
life and

love

love

love

which

Intellectual

of
make
in

moral

noble

hygiene of
those
the

it,to

who
world
seek

friends

is

the

brain

aim

thus

better
each

He

power.

well

and

to

for

other's

who

provided
it is the

live

rightly

their

having

society,with-

Joseph
out

reserve

which

each

good

lower

instincts

When
in

fraternal

me

welcome

all students
for

self

there

would

them

in which

which

in

"

everywhere
such
and

in

tain
sus-

may

its

emanate

when

with

the

there

these

social

be

not

live not

bid
nothing mor-

might

Are

enough
the

if

suggestions,

soul

and

societyif they

and

atmosphereabout

would

brain

materials

who

books

follow

them

they approach

cordiality
;

and

would

I seek

in

there
both

duty

of every
seek

innumerable

organizesuch society,for

tain
at-

not
sexes

brought

were

to
appreciatesthese suggestions

who
to

them

is it

kind,

progressive,

persons

and
spirit,

the

in

multitude.

of such

be

may

and

higher development.

for

of the

soon

unite

fashion,wealth, and

of nature

alone

175

societyfor

upon

good,

from

I know

they

influence

wise, the

merely

not

react

to

any

power

social

that

the

and

moral

other, and

so

"

of

societies

or

their

by

M.I).

Buchanan,

hesitation,and

or

clubs

groups,

from

Bodes

gether,
toone

and
sons
rea-

Regarding
of

cerebral

minor

the

above

hygiene,I

suggestions.

as

the

would

major portion
offer but

four

voice

Culture.

Vocal

1.

to

friends

oar

loses

is the

public

cient
effi-

most

entire

brain,

solitarystudent

many

the

of

in addresses

and

the
strengthening

Balanced

Culture.
of

consists
cultivation

half

his

in

direction

any

the

in

basis.

to

necessary

muscular

and

sound

horizontal

brain

and

of

absorbs

the
and

removes

of the

arms

of sleep,or
sufficiency
are

poor

necessary

the

tone

to

of the

of

choly,
melan-

insanity. Rich

blood

watery

blood

development

brain ;

rest

food, indigestion,

impair the

rest

and
irritability,

nourishes

itself

ance
nourishingdiet,abund-

posture,

favor

ual
intellect-

brain

exercise

Abstinence,

loss

and

"

blood, and

brain.

the

the

it

is therefore
of

man

ture
cul-

beneficial.
especially

is

3. Nourishment.

the

give

to

practical
energy,
shoulders

or

isfactory
sat-

by

give

to

exercise

student

the

pursuits,even

of

balanced

opposite direction

Regular

great

no

produce

can

it be

tution
consti-

man's

As

"

opposite powers,

results,unless

in

exercise

vigor.

2.

and

Habits.

enjoyment of life,and

half the

mental

the

or

which

of

want

The

"

in conversation

mind

and

exercise for
for

Intellectual

Physical and

176

poor,

cerebral

substance.

The

178

Dr.

James

liver had

the

its

and

heat

will

he

tension

mental

head

the

"

where

have

been

its

of

he

pain

local

active,

are

they

or

the

warmth,

sensation

any

action,

the

of

organs

every

of

many

where

the

in

blood,

sense

the

of

so

regionsby

tenderness

are

tigued,
fa-

where

tenderness

subjected to

be

cerebral

proper

consciousness

gentlewarmth,

and

painful

hygiene,
vital

of

slighttension

in
and especially
generally,

the

over

Joseph
27, 1877.

Rodes

there

action, a
the head

superiorregions.

Yery respectfully,
Oct.

impressions.

Under
should

it

discover

to

absence

they

find

conscious

inactive,and

are

suggestion,that

different

the

in

the

where

this

be

able

aching or

they

cholagogue medicine.

suppliedwith

of the

and

his

active,so

be

sensations

just after

as

will

well

functions

effort

well

so

his brain

and

will

felt

never

foregoingrules brings up
condition

that

part,

with

best

warm,

by

attention.

be said,but
might profitably

conclude

by

the

roused

more

would

he

intellectual

been

Much

immediate

said

Johnson

prepared for

who

command

should

ruption

to

Intellectual Habits.

Physicaland

Buchanan.

179

Smith,

Gerrit

Y.
SMITH.

GERRIT

(Written by his Daughter.)

Dear
I

am

happy

In

He

was

feet in

and

his life to

the

local

pounds.

prolonging

"

ous
labor, sedentary habits,seri-

difficulties,
cal
requiringrepeatedsurgiabove

attack

all,an

of

temporary insanityof

about

generallyrose
his

in

but

more

life took

of

tea

eight,eating sparingly

at

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neither
ate

last year

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close

twenty

or

at

than

he

half-past

tea
no

nor

meat.

of

or

he

two

the

At

took

meal,

but

of

his

thirtyyears
coffee,and

ham-bread.
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and

freely of fruit,cream,
For

cup

mained
o'clock, re-

six

dressing-room until

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trying character.

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statement

large frame,

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eighty-five

mental

excessive

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brief

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of life.
of

constitution

seven,

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height,and weighed,ordinarily,

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Physical and

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than

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of his

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of

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father's
of

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estate

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day,

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letters and

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meat.

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and

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7, 1877.

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was

arm

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of

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half.

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through

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friend

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182

and

Intellectual

Habits.

VL
WENTWORTH

THOMAS

Dear

Sir

can

saj

that

the

brain

unusual

have

since

during

results

of

attribute

elastic

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the

enjoyed

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to

when

war,

wound.

to

(1)

good

house

favorable

habit

of

of

use

stages
I

athletic

of

natural

medicines

clining
disin-

in

(3)

lifelong

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the

early

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my

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as

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life very

good

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have

health, I

and

daylight only; (5)

homoeopathic

result

tobacco

exercises; (4)

writing by

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narcotics, such

tea, coffee,wine, spiritsand

of

short

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and

ness
ill-

by

constitution

stimulants

very

from
suffering

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temperament;

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with

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and
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letter

your

busy

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me

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life,and

health.
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to

answer

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all my

not

time

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HIGGIJSTSON.

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out

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It

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unusual

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John

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present

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ancestor

any

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in

and

encourage

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original

the

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of

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several

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against

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of

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life

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183

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find

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was

physically

however,
the

record

that

Reverend

ancestors,

who

Physicaland

184:

Intellectual

Habits.

VII.
KORTON

of

that

have

enable

life will

worthy

as

the

of

First.

will

and

died.

They

From

must

have

before
and
is

wTere

and

health

mental

doubtless

into

due
than

to

to

to

of

fashion.
which

the

were

of
of

to

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habits,
close

of

they

be

born

cal
physienjoyed

constitution

specialcare

age
some

them,

I have

good
any

years

orous
vig-

industrious

fortune

good

came

nerves

under

of them

persons

recollect

the

had

rather
own.

what

experiences

from

both

health,almost

robust

life.

Such

eighty

education,of temperate
of

little that

but

descended

parents

than

and

of my

tenor

even

philosophy.

healthyancestry;

they

with your

parentage, diet, labor,

considerablymore
when

Mental

themselves

group

faith,or

My

the

attention.

your

ment
state-

subjectof

furnish

to

following heads

study, and

the

on

that

me

recall

can

for

cheerfullycomply

I fear

but

request,

shall

ask

personal experience

my

bearing

M.D.

You

in

facts

Hygiene.

is

Doctor

Dear

My

TOWNSHEND,

S.

herited,
in-

of my

Physical and

186

tal condition

Intellectual

to

was

Habits.

appreciabledegree

any

affected.
Third.

In

regard to employment

labor, I have

of

been

by

farmer

professor. I

of

result

conducive
then

best

muscular

been

careful

is

that

in

the

physicaland

to

fed,and

in

as

the

mind

life,however,

I could

inconvenience,when

properly,by making

it

health ;

skin, perform
the

manner,

brain

active.

occasioned

never

air is

mental

best

is most

regular

open

the

is
entary
sed-

me

regulatemy

any
food

simple and

more

The

less effete matter, the

the

college

congressman.

labor

functions

contains

cian,
politilike

liver,the kidneys,and

their
blood

as

experience

both

the

have

times

have

labored

sometimes

work

my

of

amount

have

hard

avoid

to

variety. I

some

again, soldier,and

other

ditcher, at

habits

farmer, physician, and

turns

then

seen

and

less

abundant.
Fourth.
as

an

mental

axiom,

that

health.
to

in any

My experiencecompels me

way

mental

Professional

study by
released

habits of mental

labor

labor

their
from
have

to

hold

is essential to
men

are

pelled
com-

avocations,and
this

if

after
necessity,

become

established,

S.

Norton

they
in

will

such

There

Toionshend, M.D.

study from
the

cases,

is

choice,and, consequently,

mind

labor

is hostile to

man,

and

the farmer

its

that

that

thought;
mental

the

physicallabor

carried

the

of

labors

the

as

will

its need

assert

possessionof

the

faculties

will

But

the farmer

with

nor

necessary,

it for

his

this state

the

This

be

the

may

of

season

enough

be
the

to

the

scope

for

non-use.

neither

shorter

record
to

study, before

according

should

of

look

management,

writing or
day begins.

the

will

always

events

themes

up

day's cogitations.Any farm,

its business

the

always find

for

but

year,
a

will

for

longer or

make

labor

thingsis

time

work

the

take

but
only intellectually,

some

precedingday, or

that
to

time

of

profitable
; he
take

body

continued

course

atrophiedfrom

become

reading before
to

this

and

over,

frame, mental

weary

daily

sleep will

rest:

not
interest,

to
pecuniarily,

are

the
satisfied,

are

of

and
impossible,

day

is

fatigue,so

extreme

the

of

cravingsof hunger

the

is

extent

sity
neces-

Doubtless

work.

that, when

soon

workingof

it is true
to

vigor.

physical

must
especially,

unfitted for

be

long retains

impression abroad

an

187

in

of

for

addition

afford abundant

its natural

history

belong in

themselves

rocks

and

of

mineralogy

understood,much

the

plantsthat

wish

may

the

earth's

underlying

is

thoroughly

wish
his

flit

that

or

may

all be

time

required for

known

of natural

branch

of

cabinet

it

light his
could

creep

takes

of

his

pipe.

hardly

this

of

botany,

very

able
profit-

the

he

discipline
; or

him,

about

some

are

about

some

sects
not; the in-

legion,but

are

by perseveringstudy.
systematic study of

historyneed
add

minerals, to

collection

that

and

will

student

real

know

to

tame; the birds,of which

friends

will

home;

animals

the

know

and

his best

and

geology

make-up

may
about

the

science,and

of

health

to

wild

both

his

farm

finds

he

mental

for

the

rocks

geologicseries,

any

farmer

branch
delightful

are

the

require the perseveringstudy

will
a

of

The

mastered.

be

been

history. Before

is their

what

tills has

the
the

ask

may

from

where

locality,and

the

and

formed
chiefly

is

or
transported,

farmer

he

soil

the

whether

himself

of

fully understood.

will be

Habits.

Intellectual

Physical and

188

specimen

his

be

not

herbarium,

insects, in

the

same

The
any

great;
to

his

or

to

time

self-indulgent
neighbor
One

fail to

would
observe

think
and

note

to

farmer
all the

Norton

S.

M.D.

Townshend,

189

meteorologicchanges in the region where he

lives,of such vital interest to him is everything
that

these

to

enticingfields

farmer

is

invited

duties

he

and

humanity.

to

children,to

he

the

greatest

mind
a

will

in

life is

I know
such

he
society,

; and

work

in

doing

for himself

secure

Do

body.
a

farmer's life the

put
to

you

farmer

; what

it is not

righttrack,and

sound

say that

such

Pardon

me,

is needed

rule,instead

our

young

teach

them

men

to

make

of the

the

upon

how

to

ception,
ex-

make

beginning.

Fifth. Finally,for
mental

health,one
The

and

when

sorrows

not

daily and
some

affect

"

impossiblefor
that

his

stand
under-

to

earthly blessingsa

sound

is to

fair

as

likely to

of

state,

properly instruct

well

be

the

by

the

family, to

questionsthat

study, as

this

To

effort

and
intelligently,

vote

the many
must

his

to

owes

the
investigation,

for

mental

to

addition

in

Then,

climate.

pertainsto

needs

invited

life

by

faith,or philosophy.

innumerable;

are

our

hourly beset

faith,upon

some

of

preservation

disappointments,
pains,

annoyances,
of

the

which

own

us.

even

misconduct
all

Amid

the mind

can

they
these,

rest

ab-

Physical and

190

Intellectual

is
solutely,

essential ;

less what

the

than

that

though perhapsit matters

faith

no

faith,true

the

intensityof

be

may

unfalteringly.Probably

false,will greatlymitigate

or

but
afflictions;

our

if

firmly held, may

storm,

to

total

and

philosophy

or

held

be

it

Habits.

as

serve

the

save

anchor

an

from

mind

faith,

any

in

drifting

ruin.

Truly

yours,
S. Townshend.

N.
Columbus,

5, 1877.

Nov.

YIII.
BALTZER

EDWARD

readers

American
of

pleasure in introducingto

much

have

reform

health

National

free

the

Germany,
of

the

Nordhausen,

at

mountains, he
influence

has

for

many

through

years

his

of

his

the

journal,and

is

now

advanced

tired
re-

Harz

exerted

publishedwritings(some thirtyvolumes
pamphlets). He

the

minister

From
in

Rev.

German

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society,and

religiousassociation.

home

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Yegetarian Society, editor

monthly journal of
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of

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of

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and

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the efforts of

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correspondingly

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no

were

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general health, but

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difficulties continued

above-mentioned

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of

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and

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work.

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194-

Intellectual

Habits.

IX.
WM.

Dear

Sir

kindness

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to

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as
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than

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form.

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taking regular exercise,

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than

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scientific discrimination

vital

as

of

habits

community

the

of

want

the

of

laws

of

spiritualchemistry, enabling

of
the

tap

for

regimen

whole
for

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in-

for

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finer

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best

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thinking.

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in

people

wholesome

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particularlyneeded

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our

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social

of

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effectually.

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for

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my
books

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know

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wish

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to

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to
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thinking

fine

of

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hygiene

will,I hope,

mechanics

and

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on

papers

as

refer

to

you
"

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properly add, however,

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hardy
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The

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to

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in

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more

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the

pleasures

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to

and

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not

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next

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to

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its base.

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but

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fruits

fare, I

bill of

give

can

gateway

to

;
as

future

beatitude.
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book

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of

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and

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Concord,

for

18, 1877.

truly

yours,

Bronson

Alcott.

the

Intellectual Habits.

Physical and

198

XL

PLEA

but

short

The

and

muscular

Travel

either.

hand.
gun

just met

master

which

often

of the

west

brought
mental

with

"

in

my
gun

owned

never

experience,
had

Such

fresh.

of

forests

past fifty.The
and

both

benefit,

results

and

hunted,

labor.

disease

some

best

about

were

actual

fields and

the

of

the factor

of

habits

taxidermy

"

in

my

animal

possible.I
of

all

used

efforts to

and
have

and

birds

requiresa great

every
if

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to

the

of

could

escape

get

walk

been

hunting

want.

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as

tried

new

my

something

little mental

no

that
activity

intense

but

systems

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was

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been

was

never

until I

of course,
my

not

till I took

time
in

did

but

do

nervous

there

enfeebled, but

that

physicaland

both

of age,

fiftyyears

so

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condition

of

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out,

distance, or

This

work.

by

about

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I found

HUNTING.

FOR

When

Sir:

Dear

M.D.

GLEASON,

S. O.

learned
skill I

the

secure

shot,

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egy;
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every

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exercise

birds

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"
the

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unusual

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to

hand

led

entire

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with

any

other

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seconds

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eye

body

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in

kept

great celerity

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the

ear,

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are

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least

much

or

muscles

the

of
lightful
de-

most

possibleeffort

less

mode

of

sublime

of

of

sense

and

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the

leaves

mind,

real

seem

delight,

fatigue than

exercise.

forests

entirelyout

muscles

with

senses

refreshing.One

in the

The

childhood.

active

stillness of the

cities

lyzed.
ana-

gation
investi-

quick decision

used
a

as

by

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obey

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and

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the

and

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movements

to

nature,

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gun

with
activity,
of

01

the
training,

immediate

an

The

precision
;

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the

had, and

to

as

lose you

heard,

cause.

so

and

is

be

must

forests,

falls,if leaves rustle,or

nut

sound

be

must

in

woodchuck

footprint of

sound
a

the

deer

our

constantlyunder

e^ery

and

motion

the

swamps,

pine woods,

The

199

cypress

the

meadow

Gleason, M.D.

O.

and

the

purity

of

humanity
drinks

solitude of the

in
very

the
and

in life

grand

old

and

Physical

200

The

forests.

"blood

is

muscular

sent

surface, the
released

of

its

and

extremities

brain

circulation,the

of

excess

the

to

active,the

becomes

entire

rested,the

is

Habits.

system gains in strength,

the

to

skin

system
and

Intellectual

is

vous
ner-

refreshed

man

renewed.

For

the

chief

my

still is

past

source

and

years,

of

recreation.

the

keen,

results

has

and

glen

become

pictures of
in
weeks

(with

field.

mind

active ;

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or

my

me

to
nature

hunt

to
ear

as

long

and

Water

is full of rest

Nov.

Cure,

20, 1877.

and

my

of
as

or

field.

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forest

and

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ured
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season

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all

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scenery

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memory.

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interest

magnificent old

delight,and

my

been

ful
always delight-

friend,

my

has

The

are

refreshing. Many

tree

more,

hunting

ten

port
trans-

cities

repose.

GrLEASON, M.D.

haust,
ex-

Physical and

202

Intellectual
the

regulardischargefrom
regular hour

some

will

system

respond

Watch

without

continue

and

careful

the

and

trust

may

be

the feet

settled

and

Jesus

in

and

death

and

its

has

been

repeated

has

been

of

it in

And

with

Be

it

that

the

from
of

to

mind

anxious

of

fence

paper,
and

times,

me,

and

is

health.

life and

useful

the

help,

joy

nity
eter-

trust.

work,

it stay.

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cut

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for

to-day,

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warm

consequences.

firm-built

around

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so

comfort

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and

dry

constantly

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good receiptfor long

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or

the

shelt'ring bars,

morrow,

whatever

comes,

sorrow.''''

Respectfullyyours,
W.
New

York,

to

by repentance, faith,

following,which

All

of

out

cough

or

great

Christ,

rest

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have

can

attention.

the

at

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the

cool.

all, have

done

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cold

keep

one

have

and

by keeping

prompt

to

head

Above

about

who

allow

never

duty

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it.

to

against colds

drafts,and

bowels,

this

health

good

permanent

Be

for

Habits.

Oct.

21, 1877.

E.

Dodge.

Lee.

Hyde

Henry

203

XIII.
HEXRT

Sir

Dear

You

ask

giving
suggestions,
the

hygiene for

standpoint of
Let

business

more

watch
the

of

the

advantage
to

deal

in

grain

little better
our

than

until

this
to

habit

Worse
which
with

their

than

have

some

them

beds,

on

to

which

that is

of

rule

us,
or

merchant's

things

and

lie awake

tem,
sys-

ping-ston
step-

is

proper
is

carrying their
homes,

in

results.

which
politics,

they

be

tempted

way

Some

these

their

to

becomes

of

keep

to

confusion

the
all

tem.
sys-

determine

without

into

to

nervous

often

in

but

dash

trials

of
possibilities

are

excitement

pretty nearly fatal

work.

We

nothing

Sometimes

future

on

cially
espe-

goods,and

gambling.

excitement, go

the

many

which

stocks

or

proper

from

strain

of

any

disaster.

or

few

men,

affect the

causes

for

the

business

in value

instantlyready

of

nerves,

constant

many

fluctuations

make

subject to

are

the

is

to

man.

that

less

or

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and

brain

merchants,
which

me

views

my

premise

me

LEE.

HYDE

even

in

the
ness
busito

the.

solve

to

attempt

taking

rest

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these

and

in

As

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"

thing

end

regularsleep,or
important for

from

business,you

drugs,but
in

good

of

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If

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complication of

sleep,do

quiet at

learned

measure

or

take

can

; you

keep

to

resort

not

home

country, but

the

system,

nervous

say I have

may

strain

remain

dictates.

nature

healthy,active

cannot

of

ruptcy.
physiologicalbank-

unusual

any

drive

which

cause

I
suggestions,

to

most

stimulants,instead

take

things imperilthe
the

Habits.

knotty problem ; others,

some

overworked,

when

Intellectual

Physical and

204

from

away

excitements.

Next
but

let

and

such

that

just before
the

It also promotes
a

or

business

man

to

and

If

tea

you

are

are

wholesome,
Do

of

throws

health.
have

simple

taken

sleep,

to

one

off

It is

have

water,

bed, helps

eat

not

night.

at

drink

habits;therefore,avoid
and

and

appetite.
late

regularly;

and

plain

large

going
pores,

be
the

suits

as

meals,

learned

opens

diet

your

between

well

sleep, eat

to

slightcold.

important that

tastes

alcoholic

and

drinks

good
"

fee
cof-

quite stimulatingenough.
able, have

good

pair

of

Lewis, M.D.

Dio

healthy and
have

they

Keep

good

helps

and

gun

think

to

one

labor

fishingtackle,and

the

in

clearly.

tion
recrea-

The

stant
con-

counting-houseis

sensible

and

manly

recreations

very

make

it

easilyborne.

more

Avoid
in

high steppers.

are

occasionally. Good

wearying,

affords

if
pleasantexcitement, especially

mettle,and

them

use

yourself. It

them

drive

horses,and

205

bores, and,

well, sleep well, and

short, eat

you

and

excitement,

worry,

as

pay

go.

Yery truly,
Henry
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec,

Hvde

Lee.

1877.

XIY.
DIO

To
sake

Dio
I

other

trust

It

tobacco.
brains

Lewis

and

is

"Within
to

Holbkook

doing

the

My

"

never

to

more

of American

that
half

will

you

nerves

agency

M.D.

LEWIS,

use

can

JYame-

learn

to

destroy
boys

than

use

the
any

be named.

century
of

Dear

no

tobacco

young

has

man

dicted
ad-

graduated

Physical and

206

the

at

head

of

five

out

though
used

The

it.

six

that

harm.

no

victim

of

head

of

of the

six

chances,

But

Habits.

his class in Harvard

smoker

the

at

Intellectual

would

class, if

of his

during half

able

was

ate
gradu-

tobacco

century

have
five in

were

chewer

or

tobacco

students

see,

you

College,

to

does

not

one

out

come

ahead.
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his

trainer
it

that

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If

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hours

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brain

boat-race,

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his

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for

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win.

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say

let him
his

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"

wishes

man

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able

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train for

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in

out

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twenty-four

him

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to

let

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in

touch

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young
such

long

walk.
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a

fine

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young
game

of

his trainer

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is

will not

to

play

training
let him

tobacco.

And,
Harvard
to

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prepare

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billiards,

for the tournament

touch

would

must

as

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College,if
graduate
not

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from

see

from

man

tobacco.

the

experience m

will

train

collegewith

self
him-

honor,

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It

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cannot

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from

news

my

feelings so

had

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With

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207

am

the

hardly imagine

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hear

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solicitude

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Cal.,

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cirgarettes.

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Oakland,

brain

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affectionate

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you

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to

in

used

namesake,

dear

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Perkins.

powerfulpoison, and

escape

My

Beecher

Dec.

6, 1877.

XT.
FREDERIC

Dear

My
in

response

in

the

as

in

it

form

letter

into

better, and

can

you,

rate, I

throw

it away

will

be

suppose,
will

put

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tor
doc-

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to

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shape

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to

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of

PERKINS.

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to

; and

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suit

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you

prefer

that.

First
observation

of

all, so
go,

most

general

Keep

the

I
rule

far

as

should
for

my
say

experience
that

mental

body healthy. Nothing

the

and
one

hygiene is,
is

more

ab-

Physical and

208

solutelyproved,

through

take

is admitted
or

perfect all
will

Next

rule

may

perhaps

For

the

to

have

labor

days'works

one

full

does

them

this

ment
state-

the

mind

body

follows

the

more

that

products

at

ter
bet-

delivered

come

results,the

the

general

one

limitation

other

of

brain

activities

it.
tivity
ac-

dinated
subor-

student,for instance,at
does

full

days'works
also

farming, can

days'works
in manual
other

Christ

eighteen hundred
and, like

this

do

full

learning. And, conversely,if

amusement.

works.

under

school,who

work, and
and

two

No

it.

carpenteringor

do

And

the

mental

best

must

also

not

acts,

separatelyfrom

mental

Second.

he

anism
mech-

them.

through

at

that

physical conditions,the

the

be

thing
any-

the

valid, whether

exist

the

in

mind

itself.

be

to
to

disorder

the

mind

as

than
physiology),

in

Accordingly,it

not.

manual

far

which

the

in

imagine (so

effect of

is the
insanity

disorder

Habits.

proved

be

can

Intellectual

his whole

in

the

work.

study,he
A

man

things enough
But
stated

no

the

one

man

can't
do

can

for

cise
exer-

can

do

principleover
(Matt, vi, 24),

years

ago

moral

code, it

is true

now,

absurd

be

would

exhaust
at

Intellectual Habits.

Physical and

210

for

in

make

speech

to

himself

by doing

portant
im-

an

the

evening

full

day's

to

work

morning.
The

Fifth.

best

The

strength gained by

not

expended ;

with

breakfast, and

meal

is

and

the

It

is all

added

that

work

brain

light,rather
be

to

left

the

brain

hand

on

as

think

breakfast

If

should

be

the
need

system
be

writing.
should

when

be

not

put

be

meal

is

there

is

digestion before
day's work

lived.

ought

full

forenoon's

his

out

that

of

writer

any

deal

to

to

good

is

longer

no

the

into

heavy.

for

when

and

night'srest

strength

supposed

enjoyed,it

bed,

that

has

than

enough

time

much

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Sixth.

to

as

is

if he

do,

to

day's life
be

may

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distributed

also

forenoon.

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the

enable

to

upon

the

vitalityis

the

for brain

day

of the

latter half

usuallythe

is

called

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of

part

work

to

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going

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so

service

to

during digestion.

lastly.
their

Few

rules, and

and

willing to

For

most

people
most

work

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people
have

people,then,

my

to

who

work

code

exactly by
are

too

must

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hard.
come

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down

to

use

it

brain

the

to

and

natured

supper:

well.

keep

Beecher
Nov.

Library,

Public

before

heavily; keep good-

Frederic
Boston

To

advantage, use

and

than

lightlyrather

eat

best

dinner

before

most

211

pretty generalizedstatement

your

Foot, LL.D.

A.

Perkins.

1, 1877.

XV.

Sir

Dear
has
Your

Your

letter

LL.D.

of

20th

the

read

far

as

you

address

as

Connecticut,

mail

Foot

is 88

see

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me

aid

send

present
this

age,

by

see

native

by
of

will
my

and

age

preservation.[We

in

which

and

to-day, my

Judge

You

latelydelivered

to

willingto

am

able.

am

inst.

interest.

with

proposed publicationappears

highly meritorious,and

in

FOOT,

and

received

been

A.

SAMUEL

JUDGE

town

by

you
state

address
and

an

in

of

that

good

health.]
There
habits

are

in

read

Dr.

my

facts

few

of life which

When
I

may

in

be

sophomore

Franklin's

regard

useful to
year

at

to

my

you.

college,

experiments in regard

Physical and

212

his

sleep,and

to

all which

was

life

I determined
of
I

took

and

adopt

to

time

would

law

practiceof

sleepeach

for

succeeded,

and

entary
sedI

as

pected
ex-

pursuit,

my
as

my

tion
por-

twenty-fourhours.
habit

that

fix

to

measures

be

hours

six

and

and

required;

hours

six

studious

of

person

Habits.
that

conclusion

of

course

Intellectual

it has

me,

upon

continued

through

life.
While

at

college,like

I learned

to

use

until
became

satisfied that

after

it

since,
In

the
one

in

or

was

of

the

morning.
it,and

reasonable

at

which
"

was

I have

risen

and,

have

for

of it.

life,
professional

my

times
settingup late,some-

not

I changed
judicious,
and

As

this

was

at

and

the

in

at

rose

mornino*.

four

injured my

determined

it,

used

never

o'clock

hours,

when

desire

then

two

opposite extreme,

abandoned

age

habit

freely
I

age.

the

and

of

it

injuringme,

was

horror

early part

Finding this
the

it up,

have

and

I incurred
till

give

to

the

it

used
of

strugglewith

severe

able

was

tobacco, and

twenty-fiveyears

was

youth,

foolish

most

to

from

about

o'clock
I

eyes,

rise and
that

retire
time

thirty years

half-pastfive

to

from

"

of

the

Mark
middle

of

and

six the

at

my

April

diet has

been

confined

to

the

also

the

one

golden

things," in

away

the

food

My
drink

nor

the

of

use

word,
of

all

rule

my

intoxicating
life has

of

"

being

about

tobacco

of

use

tired
re-

eleven.

to

article,
particular
except

up

liquors. In

laid

o'clock,and

ten

ten
half-past

abandoned

gave

September,

and

year,

at

213

of

general,neither

any

time

of the

books

from

rest

to

middle

the

to

rest

and

papers

Hojpkins.

been

all

in

temperate

and

labor, rest, exercise,drink

diet.

Yery truly yours,

Samuel
Dec.

Geneva,

Foot.

A.

27, 1877.

XVII.
MARK

student
the

danger

one

The

increased

work

is

to health.

danger
if

they

when

great.

he

that

There

the

As

will

come

temptation

to

student

the

do

this is

students

only

then

life of

overtax

will

men

not

are

the

regard

not

is that

public speakers.
pressure

do

unfavorable

as

brain.

Sir:

Dear

HOPKINS.

times

but
of

excessive

and

Physical

214

1 have

As
time

habit

my

the

has

not

been

to

feel

heavy,

and

greatest

pressure,

began

to

after ten
narcotic
to work

longer.

be

must

brain

cared

Of

study

till my

then
have

the

for

prescribebut

abstinence
negatively,

the

head

Under

stop.

rarely studied
resorted

never

course,

for; but

I should

indispensable,

stimulants

alcoholic

slightnotes,

been

have

o'clock,and
or

Habits.

usuallyspoken from

writing has

for

and

Intellectual

to

enable

to

me

generalhealth
health

of

the

things: first,

two

artificial stimulants

from

and, second, plenty of sleep.

Truly

yours,
Hopkins.

Mark
Williams
Feb.

College,
7, 1878.

XVIII.

To
I

of

am

my

Richards, Esq.
time

promised,some

account
as

Ii.

Joseph

BRYANT.

CULLEN

WILLIAM

habits

since,to give
of

life,so

regards diet, exercise,and

not

sure

that

it will be

although the system

years

observed

seems

which
to

you

some

far, at least,

occupation.

of any

to

use

I have
answer

Sir:

Dear

"

my

for

you,
many

purpose

Cullen

William
well.

very

Bryant.

reached

I have

215

pretty advanced

the usual infirmities of old

without
periodof life,

and bodily
activity,
strength,

age, and

with

faculties

generallyin pretty good preservation.

How

my

far this may

life,adopted long
is

effect of my

the

be

ago,

of

way

adhered
steadily

and

to,

perhaps uncertain.
I rise
in

5|-;

for

the

chest, and
all the

muscles

horizontal

around

my

passed

more,

head

After

foot.

to

country, I sometimes

in

this

When

at

shorten

which

requiresbrisk

if breakfast
studies

until

be
I

not
am

exercise.

swung
times
some-

bathe

place in

the

my

exercises

in

my sell

occupy
in

work

some

After

ready, 1 sit down

called.

the

my

half

more

tion
ac-

dumb-bells,

manner,

for

or

of

hour, and

full

chamber, and, going out,

hour

expand

to

lightchair

cises,
exer-

flannel;with

with

the

an

of

articulations

and

bar, and

head.

brance
encum-

call into

performed with

are

pole,a

time

same

covered
lightest,

very

from

the

at

These

body.

little

part designed

most

hour,

an

series

about

year

even

or

very

clothing,I begin

of

the

hour,

an

Immediately,with

earlier.

the

half

summer,

of tne

this time

early,at

my

bath,
to

my

Intellectual Habits.

Physical and

216

is

breakfast

My

hominy

"

brown

place of hominy,

or, in

milk,

simpleone

bread, or
the

oat-meal,or

wheaten

grits,and,

in

baked

apples.

Buckwheat

cakes

sweet

decline, nor

Tea

has

which
me

coffee

and

Sometimes

time.

At

well.
in

fruit, either

of

effect,and
I

natural

fast.
break-

at

of

cup

breakfast

its

vegetable

touch

never

take

season,

I do not

take

never

narcotic

no

very

food

animal

food, but

article

other

any

and

at

any

chocolate,

agrees

with

often

take

state

freshly

or

stewed.

studies,and

with

my

walk

down

nearly
three

the

In

the

or

till

perform

In

town,

Evening Post,
after

about

garden

the

other

some

not

the

and

often

then
drive

of

the

streets.

in

my

literary

drives

weariness
I

air, and

open

state

engaged

am

feelingof

they need,

the

or

country I

into

I do

The

distant,and,

miles

weather

the

into

in

when

awhile

hours, return, always walking, whatever

be

tasks

three

then,

office of

the

to

myself for

I occupy

breakfast

After

and

work
go

out,

country I dine

go

the

about
back

trees,

them
to

my

preierringto
early,and

farm

my

upon

prune

out

me

or

which
books.
walk.

it is

only

Physical

218

taking quinine as

writing my

that

As

and

do

the

become

all

to

Even

usual

what
Mr.

use

"

whenever
hour

of

as

have

brisk

manner

as

C.

as

per,
pep-

Bryant.

to

open

to

to

my

will
of

the

letter

my

letter

the

to

same

ten
writ-

was

daily exercise
permit

arms,

half

an

in various

implement, but
the

make

to

pursue

that

added

any

of

proper

when

motion

welcome

are

circumstances

directions,without
a

food

my

condiments, such

I continue

life

only

You
think

you

of

it would

30, 1871.

Richards.

course

everything

sir,truly yours,

March

Sir

Dear

is

narcotics,

which

W.
York,

that

story

and

with

as

like.

the

I am,

New

of

know
the

drugs

exertions

make.

in

deaf

as

of

rest

pended
de-

consequence

deafness, you

the

take

and

in

my

nature

spurs

not

produces

always carefullyavoided

otherwise

not

that

I abominate

have

which

it

I had

to

equallyso.

I have

way

false, and

be

to

and

Habits.

; that

excitement

verses,

it in

post.

stimulant

the

upon

using

Intellectual

and

chest, and

in

such

favor

William

I have

but

This

attitude.

erect

an

Howiti.

perhaps

is

worth

thought it
Yours

219

mention.

respectfully,
C. Bryaot.

W.
M.

Dr.

Holbrook.

L.

Island, N.
3, 1877.

Long

Roslyn,

November

trifle,

Y., )

XIX.
HOWITT.

WILLIAM

Dr.
in

am

which

M.

L. Holbrook

receipt of

the

author

has

forwarded

with

the

of

letter

"

Art

from

me

Bryant,the poet, as given in

I

congratulate
you

evidence
in

of

established

having
Herald

The

sound

tention

to

that

of

constitution

that
the

no

constitution

laws

and

Mr.

of

conclusive
;

and, also,

journal

subjectin
is

laying the
in

read

and
journal,

man

fast-thinking
age

importance than
of

such

of Health, for

and
fast-living

letter

your

a
distinguished

so

I have

obtainingthe

on

Watts,

Munich,"

in

London.

great pleasure the

very

April 27,

Alfred

Student

Sir:

of

daughter,Mrs.

elder

my

your

Dear

My

"

of

as

this
more

foundations

youth, and

of preserving

through

life

dictates

of

by

at*

Nature.

This

is

pass

our

here

time

results.

these

be

the

the first

the

modes

Bryant

and

is to

tea

me

life

suppose,

individ*

coffee

tea.

or

greatest

took

On

men.

wonderful

in

freshment
re-

one

oi

cup
the

trary,
con-

refresher

long-continuedexertion,as

After

reviver.

me

own

either,except

for ten

to

experienced any

never

effects from

strong enough

my

accord,in

the

instance, when, by mistake, I

tea

of

two

any

takes

never

both,

in
deleterious

of

isfaction
sat-

place,let

much

both, find

regularly take

much

of my

very

almost

in

case

Bryant

Mr.

uals.

add,

habits

they differ,as,
particulars

few

full

mainly contributed

in

And,

of Mr.

those

must

have

to

that while

observe

in the

with

and

circumstances

I believe

as

to

mean

sentiments.

such

and

and

in comfort

shall,therefore,jot down

we

intellects,
and, I may

our

healthy moral

life

if

indispensablecare,

an

of

vigor

Habits.

Intellectual

Physical and

220

and
in

great pedestrianjourneysthat I formerly

the

made,

would

tea

miraculous, banish

through my

am

all my

whole

without
I

always,in

any

quite well

frame

manner

and
fatigue,
comfort

and

almost
diffuse
ration,
exhila-

subsequent evil effect.

aware

that

this is not

the

William
of

experience
the

number,

Howitt.

whose

continued

this is

learn, and

act

not.

It

and

flourish

William

Hutton,

author

of

Derby,

and

the

that

to

wisdom, said
slow

was

had

found

My

he

it very

also

and

has

other

part, I find

no

have

riding,working in

humorous
and

of

life-

told that coffee

been

he

added, that
had

he

drunk

it

ill effect.

any
the

been

he

same.

to the

recourse

of

use

artificialpractices
necessary

of the

been

us.

gymnastic appliances.

for the maintenance

circulation

of

lessons

in

without

it has

that

Birmingham

slow, for

sixty years

Bryant

dumb-bells,
my

had

true

ferior
himself,scarcelyin-

Franklin

that

live

most

and

of

life of

experienceof
Mr.

For

histories

of

do

do

as

could

it be

shrewd

poison, and,

than

more

the

also

such

Mithridates

poison, so

such

take

to

avoid

poisons,and, if

on

ness,
wakeful-

people should

namely,

that

acts

But
indigestion.

that

them, and

coffee is

or

things

said

is

tea

inordinate

use,

upon,

suit

things as

tea

the

of

one

among

system

nervous

mischievously,producing
and, its

wife

others, my

many

on

221

those

of health
blood.
of

orous
vig-

My only gymnastics

Nature

the field and

and

"

walking,

garden,bath-

ing,swimming,
the

or

in

my

later years,

traitor

their

dictated

has

to

of

The

main

the

comfort, and
I

eighty,

to

derive

on

both

the

of

retention

it

existence

sides

from

great longevity. I
old

an

lived

the

to

age.

same

in

their

healthy country

by

good

fortune

from

parents descended

vigorous stock, and

of

were

life, and
mind

and

01

mother,
great-grand-

my

nearly ninety;
great

both

an

in

my

My

age.
father

my

of them
fresh

to

perate
tem-

and

enjoyment

which

spiritof genuine piety,and

in return, health

proceed.

my

habits, living a

of
tranquillity

that

of

years

was

and
eighty-five,

They

health,

three
as

stitution
con-

my

sound

of

out

grandmother,of nearly as
mother

prise
enter-

forever

vigor of

remember

lady

quently,
conse-

year.

within

point

foremost,
my

and

once

twentieth

to
activity,

shall

and

First

it

causes

and

spiritof

the

fully

stupefier,

system, and,

and

my

tobacco

in

In

abatement.

poisoner,a

renounced

I reached

before

practices,

Nature,

use,
an

nervous

energy

so

is

That
the

to

of those

some

of

amount

sympathize.
a

In

etc.

Bryant'sabhorrence

Mr.

Habits,

Intellectual

Physical and

222

of

is conferred

which

strength.

fers,
con-

Howitt.

William.

great destroyersof life

The

exertion,either

and
but

derived

from
all

and

been

of

remark

that

dresses

like

dresses

as

the

habits

other

any

lady

and

have
huntingexcepted,
for

charm

country

study
and

of

As

me.

far

in

wide

and

all the wild

climbing

the

me,

own

and

in

the

life.
in

who

tastes.

all

and

labors,horse-racing
had

never-failing

ranged

were

bright,sunny
and

the

quest and

curious

them.

dews

the

for

were,

of

woods

the

birds

and

loftiest trees, rocks

hours

earlymornings,amid

She

years

their
and

fact,the life

In

"Boy's Country

No

the

her

creatures

buildingsin pursuitof
described

wife

my

country;

boy,

may

mistake.

in her

in great delightin
fields,

nests,

my

of

the

in

part, spent

youth

sports,and
country objects,
and

health, I

It is

unostentatious

boyhood

My

lives,

our

though
By-the-by,

with

do

vantages,
ad-

marriage, have

our

Friend.

of

correspondent
says

your

simple and

most

parentage similar

nothing to

this has

is

My
dissipation.

similar character.

intellectual,

her

since

and

before

both

labor

not

are

physicalor

misery, crime, and

care,

wife

223

too

Book"

early for

fields in
odor

was

of

the

flowers,

breathed

that

tone

benefit

to

that

excessive

by

much

too

Nature
the
to

have

My

infancy of

and

the

wear

and

the

every

donkeys,
that

Nature,

have

to

strong, the prompt

and

mind,

by

of

the

system.

pigs

young

great lesson

body healthy

efficient vehicle
her

and

cramping

sedentariness

"We

not

misappropriateher

must

forces

belong properlyto

an

after-time.

mistake

the

so

and

brain,and

fatal to
as

woman

on

the

to

by

man,

proper

throw

destined

of

and

ordinations

study

years.

ot

of the

infringeon

corporeal architecture

man

mind

not

life's tender
or

play,

to

must

we

our

to-day.

joyousnessof

the

is

as

speak,that

is sacred

organ

all teach

of

can

Lambs, kittens,kids, foals,even

and

dwarfed

not

was

she

all creatures

life to

give

frame

nerve

children

plainlyas

physicalaction,and

that

ing,
climb-

early boyhood,

with

case

as

says,

brain

in

study

the

well

stood

of existence.

tear

of

to

vigor

the

still reap

working developed my
gave

long
life-

gave

daily habits

those

All

and
perfection,

muscle

lungs that

my

of.

which

air

pure

running,and
to

Intellectual Habits.

Physical and

224:

away
the

to

that

tasks

There

in

is

no

development of

pile on

yet unfinished

the

immature

fabric

of

the

Physical and

226

but

great Babel,
its

of

one

the

took

Late

called

are

parties, would

crowded

whither

have

they

of

in

so

of

one

miserable

in

the fumes

probably, of
undergoing
was

ozone

and

in

an

parties

system

there

tellectua
in-

mystery

any
four

some

been
of

day

next

or

five

from

dinner,

medley
of hot
very

of

viands, and

reeking

wines

moral

process

of

"

and
return

oxygen
the

were

few

no

habits

"

was

asphyxia.

speedilydecomposed by

Its

After

I have

people, just come

of

with

loaded

ary
liter-

our

nervous

pass

us

town, itself badly ventilated,amid

throng

with

To

dulgence
in-

myself liter-

found

is

sent

ago.

vitiated.

Nor

this matter.

hours

of

crowded

incapable the

and

labor.

about

the

whole

and

distressed

been

nature

of

many

always

erally poisoned. My
has

us

have

soon

sent

I have

London,

showed

jovialhours, and

long, long
contemporaries,
evening spent

was

hours, heavy dinners, the

what

of

troductio
in-

what

to

unwholesome

and

exhausting

the

on

little time

very

in

residence

our

up

railways,removed

country.

city life.

Habits.

healthy suburbs, and,

of

actual

Intellectual

so

many

of

them,

simply
The

air

lungs.

rapidlyabsorbed,

atmosphere

was

loaded

Bowitt.

William
with

the

effluvia,from

heated

and

the

of

The
on

are

effect

concert

studied the

great

no

lethal

these

of

by

atmospheresof

halls; and

then

and

merely

have

you
either
my

in

felt!"

habit,when
have

could

rise

the

of

into
"

me,

lecture

midnight

at

unusual

any

day

damp

Oh,

late hour
late
not

it is

that

hours,
been

literary
pressure

to
occasionally

me

felt
next

to

so

parties,

and

their heat

circumstances

never

is

breathingof

society,have

compelled

late, I have

the

But, though

writing or

medical

fashionable

said

the effect of the

have

in modern

by

returning home

People have

facts

who

disease

concert

abrupt plungefrom

cold.

These

consumption

occasioned

theaters,and

an

theaters,or

assured

fashionable

by

in

those

by

am

source

that

as

lamps,

numerous

of health and

causes

that

ducts
pro-

uniformlyproduced

was

understood

society; and
men

of

lecture-rooms.

or

well

now

the

from

evenings passed

by

crowded

mischievous

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Habits.

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228

of

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Physical and

230

ond

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Physical and

232

part, water, with

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of the

country where

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to

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English life.

hours, habits, and

of

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seasons

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Habits.

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24:4:

and
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with

which

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on

i. e., rouge.

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truly,

very

John

Todd.

XXI.
THE

LATE

My

Dear

to

Sir

habits

years

of

June, I

on

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been

been

have

tobacco

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the

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I live to the

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the

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work

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uniformly

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you

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reply
pleasure,

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luxury.

of life.

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much

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temperance.
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that

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earth.

CLEVELAND.

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request

your
of my

21st

CHARLES

REV.

diet

of
use

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bordered

on

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in

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in

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teaching us
above."

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deficiencies
am

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in

happy

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who

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party

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per-

late

never

living oracles,

affections

on

things

although daily feeling my

the

the

"

our

of

worldly pleasures,
the

of

the

avoided

from

the

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multitudes

of

7,

pleasure

health

happiness they

my
est
short-

at

up.

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that

as

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was

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find

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remember

was

sun

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exercise

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up

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4.

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free from

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walking,

in

days

to

of

by

mind

at

the

that

direction

one

the

keeping

limbs,
at

benefited

labor, in

importance

245

found

always

were

useful

to

Cleveland.

Charles

Rev.

performance
that

assurance

knoweth

dust,

my

will

of
my

duties, I
heavenly

remembering
infirmities,

accept

me,

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at

the

of

end

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and

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1.

hour,
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throughout

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with

is

health.
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meals

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allowing mat-

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time

soon

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body

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self,
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to

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it

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business

of

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as

the

keep

mediation

then

whom

to

Habits.

pilgrimage take

my

through

to

Intellectual

Physical and

246

food

my

is

avoiding whatever

simple
be

may

and

ishing,
nour-

regarded

as

luxuries.
3.

drink

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at

the

table

is

"Adam's

Ale."
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I taste

5.

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"

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its thousands

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"

my

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dear

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its

all

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strong drink," which

and

tens

living,"and

that, preserving a

been
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as

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of thousands.

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philanthropist,
of

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void

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just
of

add

offense

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toward

God

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man,

and

I am,

247

sleep in

my

season

refreshing.

respectfully,
yours,
Charles
in

(Bora
Boston,

its

June

Norwich,

Cleveland.

Conn., June

21, 1772.)

1, 1871.

XXII.
W.

Sir:

After

A., M.D.

experienceand

an

of

life

extendingover

73

to

the

conclusion

the

which

allow

we

determines
our

and

or

that
but

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brain.
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not

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mind

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else.

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for

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as

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that

of

state

to
habitually

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positive

so

the

health.

throws

I have

years,

for good
largely,

mention

system,
call

ourselves

very

mental

I will

that

observation

off

until
the

mental

gain

is the

they

the

resists

sions,
impres-

foothold

in

negativestate,
mental

bad

occupy

exclusion

people have

what

of

states,
the

tire
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everything

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easily

Physical and

24:8

Intellectual

the

with

their

friends,and

creatures

troubles

there

wrong;
such

them

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medical

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of the

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their brains

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the

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bodily pain
what

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from

250

Physical and

state

which

or

made

years

many

Habits.
life

more

less miserable.
I

to

for

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that

add

may

in

man

the

undertakes.

he

persons

many

untold

of

moral

of health

aid in

they

ever
what-

say

that

this

ter
mat-

musicians,

are

and

must

the

of

highest

religiouswriters,such

and

faith,
hope
inspire
laws

also

books

from

by reading

order

negative

advantage in
may

if

the

stories,
through occupation,

through humorous
and

of

will find much

through music,

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processes.

positiveinstead

will have

condition

is applicable
principle

mental

of

large number

this

Of

courage.
be

as

the

course

observed.

A., M.D.

W.

XXIII.
J. HALE.

SARAH

Sir:

Dear
health

for

give

you

sorry

to

my

have

some

days,and

the

information

disappointyou,

ninetieth
for

year

my

not

am

you

but
age

able to

now

desire.

having
must

inabilityto comply

usual

in my

been

not

with

be

am

entered
my

your

cuse
ex-

quest.
re-

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I
of

the

of

at

been

has

in

health

temperate

habits

invariable

rule

in
daylight,especially

work

you

this

tinued
con-

have

literarywork

my

by

morning.
for

in

success

your

undertaken,
am

very

trulyyours,
J. Hale.

Sarah
Locust
Nov.

Table"

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to

all

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wishes

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but

have

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my

and
life,early rising,

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of

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fifty
years

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readers

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those

appointed time.

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in

preparingthe

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will

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251

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to

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Lady's Book,

literarylife. During

health
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Mann.

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enclose

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St., Phil'a,

19,

1877.

XXIY.
HORACE

My
and

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myself,both

temperaments
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AND

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of

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highlynervous

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Physical

252

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to

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to

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died,

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proving
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am

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therefore

lived

in
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and

to procure

have

and

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relations

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me

family

down

said

biologistonce

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to

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1878.

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Intellectual Habits.

Physical and

254

XXV.
E.

JULIA

Sir

Dear

it.

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you

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languages,my

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horseback, or

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ride

to

255

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always away

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Physical and

256
I

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to

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habit

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to

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Physical and

258
bed
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hours

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for

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when

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take

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eating it

we

we

my

never

meat,

made

use

were

not

took

less
un-

more

with

book

the

up.

Julia. E.
Glastonbury,

ing
eat-

children

when

change
for

worked

not

fast.
at breakfruit,especially

little all my

pleasurein
money

did

regularin

confectionery,I

to

suppliedwith
we

times

of

deal

good

very

evening,using scarcelyany

the

As

about

turns

indulged in

been

have

three

meals, eating
late

every

in my

absorbed

often

not

hurt.

my

took

and
affairs,

quit housework, though

I

long,as

very
I

259

Smith.

Conn.

XXYI.
J.

MARY

STUDLEY,

M.D.

IN

GIRLS.

NERVOUSNESS

Dear

Sir

It

with

to

comply

my

experiencein

the

"

Hygiene

gives

request

your

of

the

me

direction

Brain

and

great pleasure
for

pa^e

ot

of lessons upon

Nerves

"

among

the

the

among
to

shed

which

shall

has

been

be

with

later

have

forms

which

well-developedmuscular

is

Weak,

shaky, hystericalnerves

majority

meet

in schools

muscular

plump

of

development.
bodies

are

it is

the

are

not,

the

that

the

nervous

system.

pany
always accom-

soft,flabby muscles, and

the

to

characterize

weak,

perience
ex-

positionI

positionaffirms

system

that

added

first relative

for

the

cal
medi-

as

the

in

nervousness

possible balance

best

in

Hygiene during

day's

me

the

That

sex.

as

of

of

every

from

than

more

or

years,

teacher

confirms

occupied

various

and

its

to

teacher

as

earlier

and

ones,

only
have

either

the

or
practitioner

in

intimatelyassociated

be

to

women,

young

school-room,in

whom

giad

for
privilege,

my

twenty-fiveyears,

fact

combine

contribute

can

shall

if,

important

so

little ray

one

glimmer,

It

us

health, and

it forth.

sent

the

of

light upon

purer

subject,my

laws

to

time, welcomed

to

rays

many

modest

the

of

teacher

time

from

am,

schools

various

the

of

women

young

which
as

Intellectual Habits,

Physical and

260

young

mournful
women

notably deficient
The
as

well-rounded
a

rule, mus-

cular

Studley,M.D.

J.

Mary
bodies, as

style of walking, but

of

to

apt

it is the

poorest counterfeit.

thin

the

and

they

thick
excessively

all

brain

and

they

are

all

are

because

Both

types

of

fat

fret,and

thinner

she

Both

thick

the

while

latter

muscle.

no

and

the

can

est
slight-

to

prone

more

worry

the

frets

one

the

other

The
house-plants.

thin

and

frets and

liver
and

condition

when

by

she

Neither
can

work,

is

ever

for how

very
be
can

to

thin
relied
a

die

with

nor

upon

thin

its crowded

asserts

to the

cramped stomach,

going

the

like the

look

due
"palpitation,"

indigestionin

sure

heart

the

stomach

her

around

herself

make

to

drinks

one

sleeplessnights. The

passes

puts tightbands

one

one,

one

the

grows,

are

tea

strong

of

the

fat.

grows

and

because

and

and

are

figures

former

hysteriaon

provocation. Both

which

the

are

nerve,

so

excessively

highly emotional,

are

attack

develop an
and

The

develop hysteria; the

which

is

good flesh,of

for

current

pass

result

the

rather

are

the

by

adipose tissue,which

of

excess

an

easily seen

be

may

261

heart

she

is

disease.

the

very

for

good

healthy mind

gases

thick
mental

make

its

Intellectual

Physical and

262

home

in

sickly body

hue

of health

her

eyes,

to

swell

of

the

her

in

need

in

some

one

weakness"

"female

school.

leave

they

of

the

surely,

too

with

women

forms

protean

when

of

has

its lustre

nor

promise, only

ranks

the

Neither

cheeks,

both

and

Habits.

describe

not

non-historical,

the

ruddy, vigorous,

self- sustained, comfortable,

non-frettingthird

type.

elastic

her

by

We

they

the

for

of

for the

just as

those

free

point,for

dress
does

she

is

is

ited
inher-

has

She

treat

it

as

temple

instead

Holy Ghost,

You

displayof dry goods.

act

Greek

girlpretends to
comely, and

the

motion,

to

beautiful

Her

to

as

not

were

has

she
one

the

but

good

of them

muscles

figureswhich

admire,
is

that

individual

that every

muscles, and
is

her

indwellingof

her

She

sun.

healthy parents,and

from

body

tell,by

can

day's
.

taught

frame

tion.
mo-

just as surely

her

woman.

young

sound

have

each

and

form

of

her

know

carriage,her

easy

upon

upon

natural

the

her

grace

count

can

count

we

her

and

composure,

as

tread,

all

We

refuses

the
to

light, simple, clean

fetter her

body

dress-reformed.

at

in
thin
tate.
imiand

any

Mary
I
"

think

Half

it is

the
if

averted
know

resolved

they

would

not

put off

than

bands

and
the

should

have.

bind

and

it be

those

thus

So
up

of

the

blood, which

(for what

nerves

the

with

away

fret

friends
and

the
and

the

blood

their

no

late

active

plentyof

for

and

the

the

healthy

report of
in

of

want

will

of

either

run

will
and

the

air and

nerves

women

themselves

pine

all their

ever-recurrino; neuralgias

hours,

food,
no

tea, plenty

no

love

by daily contact

outdoor

they

extremities,

the

is

muscles, and
worry

with

but

dirtyfor
long

tain
main-

tie

essential

pain

so

bodies

circulation

is

hysterias.Plain

milk,

kept

?),just

bones, steels,

its

or

free
one

else

place,or

exercise

and

that

nerve

wrong

body

is the

to

muscles, whether

their

the

forbidding

they know

women

as

the
ish
van-

intended

nature

long

lace

of

let their

which

speech they

half would

useless in the way

shape

he

accordingto

the fetters

stringsand

speechthey have

other

the
authority,

if they would
worse

the

utter;" and

to

says

would

the

nay,

263

who

women

repress

"

"

Paul

of

useless

best medical

be

Jean

"

sorrows

be

to

Studley,JI.jD.

J.

stories,a
with

exercise,and

01

skin

cold

water,

dress

which

Physical and

264:

allows

muscle

every

its allotted
for

work

our

they

come

more

and

this

is

the

various

lie

bodies

more

than

of

by

and

greatest

that

Normal

author

of

most

abominable

ner
man-

long

so

abused

thing

swell

the

ranks

to

hystericaland
dress-reform
the

of

of the

Natural

Framingham,
Girls

Our

one

Studley, M.D.

Teacher

School,

is

unhappy

century.
J.

and

"What

rotic
neu-

done

Mary

State

uterine

of

has

of

(Resident Physician

fresh

dress

the

reforms

the

am

misapplied
one

any

every

of

root

have

women

sickly,nervous,

ones,

with
forms

the

at

that
manifestations,

their

diseases,
provided

convinced,

which

safeguard

healthy parentage.

more

disease,which

hygienic regimen

this their

"

of women's

forms

with

in

the

do

to

organ

every

women

from

contact

and

"

young

againstall

Intellectual Habits.

Ought

to

Sciences,
Mass.
Also,
Know.")

XXVII.
OAKES

ELIZABETH

SMITH.

HEADACHES.

Dear

help

on

life,allow

Jtriend

healthful
me

to

It
and
say

being

your

aesthetic
word

about

mission
methods

to

of

headaches,

Intellectual

Physical and

266

be

known

ashamed

to

were

disgraceattached

no

nothing
that

the

come

them

the

table; but

active

any

amenities
on

I
sinner
to

life.

of

do

and
an

one

have

they

for

the

have

to

laugh

do

acknowledge

not

compel innocent

to

for

penance

gluttony are

his

"

named

this will

the

will convey

that

that

is, with

(and

disappear as

belie vingly into

the

we

aches,
head-

possessor

go

about

to

persons

around

hood.
child-

one

him

selfishness

His

Gluttony is
it is the

idea ; for

all

only
these

exception that

the

I would

abuse

right of

but

an

the

sins.

ugly sounding word,

must

ordinary

native

abomination.

an

we

little children

and

down

the

racking

or

are,

the

of

unhappy

smother

headaches

if

the

People

that

Then

under

bars

all

of

duty,

tiptoe where

must

the

result

worst

unfit
totally

that
for

violated.

been

all the

"

know

it,because

of

matter

back,

there

stomach;

untidy yellow tongue,

with

talk
of

crooked

the

eyes,

life have

of

laws

world

lettingthe

is the

is,that something

if

as

organic disease;

to

have
exceptionally,

you,

the

such,

as

in

nauseous

Habits.

like

enter

to

more

great relations

say

even

fullyand
of

exist-

Elizabeth

ence)

caused

are

"

by

digestiveorgans,
of the

table.
old

"

that

least

sleep of

Shakspeare
of

esthetic

the

airy,

temperate

sweetness

brute

force,

covet

and
digestion,
he

death

than

sooner

"Uplifted
Rank
And

We
fond

Rome,

of

to

the

nice

by

the

gross

forced

of

of

to

and

disical
Paratells :

the

the refinement

of

the

sensitive,

recoil from

she

be

she

her

carried

resolves

in

upon

be
view;

diet,
drink

their

in

shall
their

Union

are

thick
be

we

another

at

our

vapor."

dainty people,

thrive

dish

tables,thus

the appetite and

stimulating
not

breaths,

enclouded,

one
things,varieties,

"We do

that

sense

made

possibleexperience should
to

table.

of

though voluptuous,Cleopatra
triumph

the

bland."

delicate

diet,when

tates
necessi-

digestion bred,

pure

of

use

great Milton

vapors

had

zation
civili-

our

the

at

somewhat

the

acterized
char-

man,"

and

method

which

and

"Light

an

than

of

by indulgence

Trencher

aspect,

refined

at

And

about

vikingsand warriors;but

more

Scholars

267

derangement

good

brain, rather
a

Smith.

brought

contemns

the

Oakes

well

on

planted
supduly
un-

gestion.
taxing dithe

coarse

of

who

man

death, be let

luxurious
I

thus

and

work

to

of

not

sweetness

of

Nature,

lets

she

palsy or

and
not

him

fat

such

of

call it
be

nearer

sleuthe

for

vein
butcher

snaps

the

with

truth.

man

times,
Some-

him,

into

and

lency,
corpu-

that

they

twenty years."

and

felleth

apoplexy, when

of diet.

boast

even

long-

quantities

vast

magnitude

any

as

her

the

pet himself

their feet

"Felled,

would

too

our

bearance,
patience,for-

loose

forbears

will

men

seen

brain

to

this,and, presto, a

we

rid

ually
grad-

go

indigestionupon

always, she

simply allows

and

to

the

incongruousmaterials

such

No

need

of total

be

people,to

our

rejectpiecemeal

pileshis plate with

"have

platform

at

before
suffering,

and

out
with-

can,

amazed

am

and

who

the

tremens

diet.

often

hounds

to

disease,will

national

our

down

; and

abstinence
of

he

same

give the

to

before
occasionally,

stimulant

that

the

delirium

sufferingfrom

is

be

adopt

to

diery
sol-

or

may

it necessary

renders

that

method

compelled

be

It

nations.

European

shall

wre

Habits.

satisfythe peasantry

will

which

fare

Intellectual

Physical and

268

can

the

endure
man

ox,"
another

name

is

Elizabeth

distinguishedwriter

A
"

What

do

"No,

for

tea

have

and

apple

assimilated
I grow

less.

I have

never

seen

cracker

coarse

or

take

not

to

mean

the

say

can

methods

have

little waste,

time

sweet

have
to

say

those

have

dry

always
and

as

little less

when, with

apple,my

brain

its task.

always

choose
of

to

effectual and

most

the

only
I

with

appetite. I

baked

occasions.

like to

grapes,

pleasantly to

mean

when

require perhaps

much

cup

accustomed

me.

the

to

not

"

to

kindly, with

older

all

for

one

tropical
; highlyflavored

as

delicious stimulant

such

any

with

been

and

me,

self
my-

ordinary, somewhat
meat,

repugnant

are

biscuit,before

way,

somewhat

about

suffices

"

native

orange,

"

quite

not

speakiug by

much

childhood

dishes

way

did

life,prepared

My

not

"

coffee

both
fruit,

not

my

or

method.

or

From

in

writing

plain,meal

did

"

ine,

stimulant?"

what

never,

extraneous

food

asked

once

floundered

and

no;

Now,

an

on

269

table, etc.
subjects,

to

of

write

you

understand,
as

Smith.

Oakes

lived

that

without
about

it

in

do
this

is

my

ing
disarrangme,

and

270

Physical and

have

always
I

"Do
rich

without

will

think

it

how

and
modes

me

career

cake

any

"

as

turer:
lec-

pastry

or

happier and

am

unpardonable

diet

fuller

to

or

better

which

you

than

the

simpler
and

and
possible,
of

people.

our

truly,

Pastor

Mad.

most

headaches,

recommend,

practicedwhenever
degree

friend,why

have

sympathize in

Yours

Canastota,

this, dear

from

see

I have

make

fully I
of

which
in

for

long

my

tality
hospi-

them."

You
I

in

not

dishes

Habits.

tellingpeople whose

been

shared

Intellectual

Elizabeth

Oakes

Independent

Church, Canastota.

Co., N.

Smith,

Y.

XXVIII.
REBECCA

Dear

Sir:

The

in
exclusively
and

and

nervousness

exercise.

B.

advise

the

range

little

change

exercise

than

of

keep

to

women

fidgets
by

and

off

out-of-door

more

of their recreation

the house.

receivingcalls

M.D.

GLEASON,

lies too

Fancy work, giving

constitute

company,

thought and

they reallyneed.

less

If

muscular

they would

picnic with

walk, ride, and

they

would

and

dress

the

if

easy,

an

early from
have

their

troubles, as

that

they

put
women

say,

"I

work."

Why

habits.
for

change

can

think

Many

them
the

because

there

pretty

view

ravine, which

is
of

they

have

for

is

there

or

within

to

some

easy

But

walk

seldom

or

exhausted

the

tion,
emo-

muscles.

the

to

mineral
reach

been

of

diversion

no

go

hill,of meadow,
has

to

by change

current

they cannot

mountains,

when

sensitive.
super-

in
thought,in feeling,

the

tinuously
con-

great power

strengthto

not

so

conditions.

little left

have

and

has

sons
per-

do, but

and

nervous

Because
in

Such

all

we

mental

have

their nerve-force

They

become

flightmorbid

to

fail

cherish them

scene

exercise

Active

sleep.

nerves

life.

indoor

change of

of

for want

much

too

than

better

sensitive

with

bodies

food

securing sound

for

evening party

are

relish.

the

is much

ramble

moonlight

Delicate

give

some
whole-

the

and

plain

air will

simple. Open
A

be

pleasureto

excursions

outdoor

These

diversion.

children,

themselves

for

gain

271

their

healthful

much

give

the little folks

Gleason, JLf.D.

B.

Rebecca

of

side,
sea-

spring,
many

river, or

visited,and

272

and

Physical

studied

never

unlimited

appropriated,
refreshed

and,

by

head

and

the

if

Y.,

Nov.

we

see

for

we

our

fore
be-

is

really

shall

work.

truly,

20,

B.

1877.

Gleason,

preciated.
ap-

spread

country,

heart,

strengthened

R.

N.

has

open

what

and

Yours

Elmira,

and

Father

in

eye

Habits.

remembered

Infinite

feast

every

be

to

as

so

The

an

Intellectual

M.D.

be

274

Index.
C.
PAGE

Cerebrum, The, Its functions

Cerebellum, The, Description

and

Cranial

their

and
and

uses

Cranial

Spinal

Nerves,

10

and

names,
20
25

concerning

Nervousness

Checking Morbid
Callow

number,

11

of

distribution

Nerves, Special remarks

Climate

functions

Ill

Mental

119

Action

146

Brains
D.

Depression
Distressed

unequal Nervous

of

Spiritsfrom
with
Learning

action.

32
148

E.
100

Eating fast,and Nervousness

Expectant attention
Entering the Garden of Knowledge

118

148

F.

Force

of different

brains, comparative

44

Forgetfulness, Philosophy of
Fretfulness,

Nervous

49

disease

Food, healthful, Importance

Food, good, More important
Food, quantity of, for brain

43

of

61
medicine

than

75
91

workers

G.
105

Amusements

German

Girls,dull

and

122

spiritless
H.

Hygiene

of the

How

Nerves

the

Brain

Healthy Nervous
How

poisonous

and

Nerves

34

act

Action,
matter

Its condition
Nerves

affects the

work, Rest

Herbert
Hot

from,

not

Spencer, A wise

house

Health

38
60

Hysteria
Head

37

and

always

thought

necessary
from

141
144

Brains

Education

64

should

go

together

148

275

Index.
I.

PAGE

answered

88

imperfect sleep

99

Important Questions
from
Irritability

K.

Keep

up

stout

63

heart

Kent, Chancellor;

How

laid

he

the basis

of

sound

134

constitution

L.

Living by Rule
Letting the Brain

8
146

lie fallow

M.
8

Science, Tendency of
Medulla
Oblongata, description and
Monotony and Nervousness
Modern

functions

15

of

88

Mental

overstrain

of Merchants

101

Mental

Hygiene for the Aged

Hygiene, Brown-Sequard's Rules
of blood
Vigor, Amount
necessary
Action, Equally distributed

102

Mental
Mental

Mental

of

116

for

129
147

N.
Nervous
Nervous

Substance, Composition of
and reproduction of
Tissue, Destruction
System sympathetic, Its description and
.

Nervous

Nervous

28

..

29

functions
Nervous

28

System sympathetic, Its slow action

Systems, The two, Harmonious
ment
developof

31

33

Nervous

Substance, Continuity of

40

Nervous

Activity, Limit

41

Nervous

Exhaustion

Nervous

Exhaustion

to

46

Nervous

Philosophy
Exhaustion, Temporary

Nervous

Exhaustion,

Nervous

System, The, compared to

Disorders, Propagation of

of

47

Nervous

Nervousness,

How

to

Varieties

cure

it

and

Permanent

47
48

of
a

machine

48
50
53

276

Index.
PAGE

Nervousness, Symptoms

of

59

Nervous

Persons, Exercises for

Nervousness, Cure of Continued

62
64

"

Nervous

Disorders, Value

Nervous

people

Nervousness

eat

of

large supply of food

in

little

too

76

frequent holidays for

Neuralgia; Something

about

74
75

Men

Business

among

Necessity

of

77

Nervous

the

it

85
89

Nervousness

among

Office-clerks

Nervousness

among

Farmers'

and

Wives,

how

cured

90

Nervous

System,

Nervous

Exhaustion

Nervous

Temperaments

94

Nothing

in

95

Nervous

People, Three
on

people

Necessity

of

grief upon
indolence

through

for

mottos

95
98

daily newspapers
not

must

work

fast

too

Unsuspected causes
child-bearing a cause
of
infelicitya cause

Excessive

Nervousness, Domestic

of
of

109
110
110
110

Children

Nervousness,

Errors

Nervousness,

Scrofula

in dress
a

cause

of

cause

110

Ill

of

School-children, Remedy

Normally

99
103

Women,

in

Nervousness,

Nervous

92

for recreation

Nervousness

Nervous

91

the

excess

Night-workers
Nervous

Effects

for

115
120

developed Brains
O.

Oxygen, Necessity of for the Nerves

Oysters, raw, before going to bed
Life for City Women
Out-of-door

40
62
90

P.
force

40

Physical training, Excessive

66

Poor

blood

Passive

and

Nerve

131

intellects

Parents, Gross

errors

135

of

Phrenology, Errors corrected

by

136

277

Index,
R.

PAGE

Recuperation

Sickness

from

promoted

by

the

thetic
Sympa31

Nerves

Radcliffe,Dr.,

Lecture

64

by
S.

Spinal Cord, The

Sleep, Necessary amount

Swallowing medicine,
Sleep, Its

functions

description and

relation

17

of

61

Love

for

87

health

98

mental

to

of

100

Sleep, Difficultyin getting

Sleep, Rejuvenating powTer
Storing up Mental
Vigor

of

125
146

T.
Too

Wicked

Teachers,

to Live

Nervous

80
exhaustion

Tyndall's, Prof., advice

Too

early Mental

Take

Nature

to

Culture

for

second

of

112

Students

130

mistake

138

148

mother

XL
Unconcious

Cerebration, Illustrations

of

137

V.

Vice, Its effects

Brain

the

upon

45

Vices, Secret

109

W.
Will

and

Judgment,

Walking,
Woman's,
Wedding
What

Walter
Worthless

an

A, objections
Thinkers

Larger
Scott's

effect

Nervousness

on

45

exercise, overestimated

Journeys

our

Women,

as

Their

as

to

interests

Boyhood
Triumphs

appetite

77

of Nervousness

causes

and

good

69

Scientists
and

109
118

say

nobler

pursuits for.

122
.

..

140
146

Index.

278

II.

PART
A.

PAGE

Alcott, A. Bronson,

Letter

from

195

B.
Dr.

Buchanan,

J.

Baltzer, Edward,
Letter

R.,
The

Letter

171

from

German

Reformer,

Interesting

from

190

Cullen, Letters from

Bryant, William

214

C.

Cleveland, Rev.

Charles, Health

habits

of

244

D.

Dodge, William

R,

Letter

from

201
,

F.

Frothingham,
and

O. B. ; How

intellectual

conducts

he

his

physical

life

150

Foot, Judge, A Letter from

211
G.

Garrison, William

Lloyd,

Letter

from

194

H.

Higginson's,Thomas
and

physical

Wentworth,

rules

of

ual
intellect-

health

182

Invalids
Hunting, Value of for Nervous
Hopkins, Mark, Ex-President, A Letter from
Howitt, William, A very interesting Letter from
off bad feelings
How
to throw
Hale, Sarah J., Letter from, concerning her health

219
247

264

Headaches

Women

213

250

habits

How

198

may

keep off the fidgetsby out-of-door

270

life

L.

Lewis, Dio, InterestingLetter

from

205

279

Index.

M.
PAGE

Mann,

concerning

from,

251

herself

and

Mann

Horace

Letter

Interesting

Mary,

N.

Prof.

Newman,
T.

Nichols,

L.,

habits

intellectual

in

Nervousness

from

166

Englishmen

of

159

and

physical

the

Concerning

M.D.,

Letter

Interesting

W.,

Francis

259

Girls

P.
What

Beecher;

Frederic

Perkins,

thinks

he

207

S.

of,

habits

Physical

Gerrit,

Smith,

described

his

by

179

daughter
Julia

Smith,

E.

How

she

grew

to

up

healthy

manhood
wo-

254

T.

Norton

Townshend,
the

mental
Rev.

Todd's,

S.,
health

M.D.,
of

from,

ing
concern-

farmers

184
described

Workshop,

John,

Letter

by

himself

236

Hygiene.

203

W.
What

Business

Man

thinks

about

Mental

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