The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-15
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DHspEPsIA.

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DysPEPsIA.
"Did yon ever have the Dyspepsia, friend?
If you haven't, have, as the old song says
about being in love- said my companion to
me the other day, as we sat near a writing
desk in one corner of the old kitchen.
That person." he continued, ais FORUM
ate indeed who has never felt its infu-
ence, never borne its burden for an hour.
wish could say as much for myself, but
! cannot. Even now there is a strange
feeling lowering about me as speak, which
recalls wildly what experience was once
my own. 1t gradually approaches my fin
ger ends, and would fain guide your pen
there, TO write something Characteristic of
lis nature; something smattering of, yea,
stepped in gall aud bitterness; something
about ingratitude, poverty, slavery, perse-
cution, or other enormity; something char
acteristic OF poor Byron, when, in undying
song, he showered satire, ridicule, and even
curses, on motives and actions which illus
trated the darkest aspects OF human nature.
But 1t shall not be. Experience in the
matter shall not drive me to this, either;
for surely Dyspepsia shall not entirely rob
me of spirit of justice, nor force me into
satire upon the folies and vices of man.
kind in general, at this time. These are
bad enough, in all conscience; but they
are not particularly answerable for all the
morbid conceits, the burning hatreds, the
fancied ncglects, and the whole world of
whms and Inconsistencies which the fac
ulty and the life Of many an unfortunate
individual have testified, in unmistakeable
language. are solely to be attributed to a
diseased, yet innocent, stomach.
"Why do you pause ~ said we, knowing
his great talking propensity ''you appear
but he needed no further hint, for he in
tenuPted me by giving one /;
"The Dyspepsia comes over one like the
storme-pall that gathers above the head of
the inexperienced sailor, as he walk, the
gallant bark which bears him over the
world Of waters. A thousand painful APP
prehensions are excited in the bosom, and
the weight of myriad of lives contracted
into one"
"You must have been badly afflicted, in
deed" said we, pityingly.
Dyspepsia" he continued, with no more
than a rod Of his head in approval of my
words, snakes man ready to run away
into living oblivion from the minds of his
fellow mon forswear his country, and, at
once, step from the world of his acquaint-
snces and friends, where he can hear no
more the sweet music OF speech unless in
deed, he has a marvellously well developed
talent at talking to himself aloud, which
fellow who was in the habit Of 80 d Jing
once excused himself Tor, by saying, 'lhat
he loved to converse with gentleman and
scholarly
1.-THE grave, with all its dreadful and
cruel parsphemalis, is 10 be found in the
digestive organs. The glazed eye, the
sunken check, the ghastly pallor, the mar
BILE Hesh. the waving OF the unseen wing Of
the black angel that fans the little breath
aWay,-ali these are constant companions
OF the dyspepiie. Does no accept an inyi-
tstien 10 dine with a pleasure party; The
pleasure Is no sooner within his grasp than
he sickens at the sight. Does be retire TO
rest Of night, IN the hope Of enjoying an
abundance Of the sweetest Of life's Blooms To
a weary mani lie does 50 only TO dream
all the long hours, Of disasters by sea and
land Of political, physical and social mis-
chef or wskcs with fear and trembling 10
mediate on the probability Of his residence
beng invaded by ihe ruthless assassin, and
AT the sound Of every fsful gust o. wind or
iroobloos rat, To imagine bis time has come.
and 10 himself to compose an item relating
thefeanio, which he plainly sees, after ma
death, IN the ne~spap n.
Il, u difficult to guess whether Dyspep-
sia u harder on bachelor and maiden than
on husband and wife. Let me see An in.
tense hatred Of social intercourse Is an e.
feet, Of which Dyspepsia Is the cause and
the society of hslp-meet, and those ten
der and fairy blossoms " love which are
supposed No sdorn asd pour incense INTO his
life, lPAfd0a ne in tins matter. ! can only
s1Ppesel mGs, render his agony ien.fs!d
s,oFe po~erfaL Consolation fsoal such
source, q, any other ihne, would be a pow
eEfal eplHie bai, . ons gwen over 10 the
power Of tins Hydra, shcy mus, appear TO
b. fact spprpsrhing the usensm shen