The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-30
EFFECTS OF TIE PASSIONS.

Every one knows the influence Of the dc.
pressing passions on the human frame. A
beaten army has always more sick (exclu.
sively ofths wounded) than victorious one
and in civil life, the eject Of losses and dis
appointments in destroying the digestion
and wasting the strongest constitution, are
but too familiar 10 the eommonest observer.
But the picture has brighter side.
Hope and success are finer tonics than any
TO be found in apothecaries' shops and even
fear may boast its cures. A German ply.
sician, 90 runs the tale, succeeded in curing
an epidemic couyulsion among tho children
Of poor house BY the fear OF red hot pok-
er. The 6ts had spread by sympathy and
imitation and this great physician, mis-
trusting tho ordinary remedies In 90 grave Q
case, heated the instrument and threatened
TO burn the 6rst who should GALL into it,
The convulsions did not return. ..
A celebrated scholar was once attacked
with fever at country inn. He was visited
by two physicians and ono Of the. suppos-
ing from the poverty Of his appearances, that
he would not understand foreign language,
said to the other in Latin, Let's try an OK.
pertinent on this poor fellow" As soon a.
they were gone, the patient got out Of bed.
hurried on his clothes, scampercd o6 Is fast
az he could, and was cured Of his fever by
his fright.
In England, quite recently, girl being
attacked with typhus fever, was sent to tho
hospital. A week afterwards, her brother
was seized with the Same disease, and was
sent TO the same institution. Tho nurses
were helping him up the stairs at the hospi.
tai. On the way he was met by some per-
sons who were descending with coffin on
whose body they were removing, when one
Of the bearers inadvertently mentioned the
girls name. II Htras his sister. The BROTH
or, horror.slruck, sprung from his conduct.
ors. dashed down stairs, out OF the hospital
gate, and never stopped running until he had
reached home = distance Of twelve miles.
He flung himself on the bed Immediately, fell
into sound sleep, and awoke next morning,
entirely cured Of bis illness.
The most beautiful instance, however, that
we have met with, is one in which tho cure
depended on the combination ofthe pleasures
Of hope and Of memory. DR.. Rush, when
quito young man, was educated In tho
country, in very remote part Of which he
was In tho habit Of visiting,in company with
farmers daughter, various scenes OF beau.
ty and sublimity, and among others, tho
nest OF an eagle in q romantic situation. For
some time these visits were very frequent.
Rush afterwards left the school and settled
in Philadelphia, where he found bis former
associate married woman. Many years
after, she had an attack Of typhus fever, un-
der which she lay in complete state Of in
sensibilityapparently lost to al surrounding
objects. In this state, Rush, then o physi.
cian, was called to visit her. He took her
by the hand, and said. with strong and
cheerful voice, " Tho Eagles Nest !" Tho
words revived on association Of ideas COM
pretending tho actions Of her youth. She
Immediately grasped his hand, opened her
eyes, and from that hour recovered rapidly.
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