Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-11-15
NUMBER S6.

4 cine. To the yaletudinarian and convales-
i'eil, rs well as to the aged and infirm. slim
"lants furnish grateful and valuable health
sfihg aud hie-preserving force, bv means of
when vlg0r Is restored, new strength imnar-
ied' and the usefulness and comfort OF ola
age extended and increased In malarious
districts, stimnlants are especially reouired
Credible authority asserts that amid the terri
DE slaughter which has attended the build
ing OF the Panama railroad-an epternrise
winch cost more human life than many lone
cam npaigns aid bloody battleS--none enjoy.
ed immunity from the disease excent t6osa
WHO drank habitually, aud freely. As re-
uleuy lor the bite Of serpents, and many 9th
er accidents and diseases, stinulants are now,
ana nave ever been regarded, by physicians
as a valuable addition to the means Of relief
which Providence has furnished them.
In debilitated and exhausted conditions
therels no resource, in the present state of
science, except IN alcoholic and diffusahIe
stlmulants. In this respect, they occnpx pru-
lc.sely the same relation to the race which
tney ever have since the earliest period of
their history 1t is true their use reanires tn,
exercise oil sound discretion; with regard IN
which, professional advice should be sought
,. 10 some, their use, in quantity, is an evil
Ihere are many who are constitntionallv ra-
plete-every ounce of aliment becomiDo, ce,,,-
Ferted into the elements of blood-whoso
ruddy countenance and bon1aonsnaie make then,
favortes I'm society. This class need no
sumulus to them ii is manifest iniurv A
low diet, and abstinence from exciting drink
and from much animal food. affords then,
the only chance of safely reaching the Critical
period ofhfe without beins, ove5tal-an ,,-;,l,
some form OF apoplexy, which frequently
proves their hrst and last illness. II il tha
misfortune fthis class that they usuallv aa-
sire just the food and drink which n ! tha
least desirable they should employ. and thev
are frequently restrained with d;A;cuItv =
Having never suffered illness, they laueh AT
.heir nervous friend, who complains mucb.
but energetically pursues the business of life
and whose accomplishments are often incre.
dible; yet, like the willow. he bends under
the attacks of disease and recovers while
hls sturdy neighbor of iron frame is broken
by its ferce.
There Is class to whom the world owes
much, more, probably. than 10 anv other
whose mission in this life seems TO be one of
action They are usually spare, below the
middle size, nervous, ailinn. cannot bear ex-
cesslve fatigue of an unusual kind. their
mental powers being often greater than their
bodily abilities. Some of this class remind
us OF a frail steamer with too large an engine
which racks its framework. and while dr;,
wing 1t to the accomplishments of its purpose.
rapidly destroys its constitution. These ara
usually enthusiasts, and often make some
particular matter the hobby and the business
enough to make their mark and die. This
class, of whom there are many examines in
both sexes, frequently need mild stimilants
TO sustain them in their self-imposed labors.
IL Is useless to advise rest and quiet: tlevcan-
not rest; inaction to them is ilitolerabls. II
they smoke, it does them injury. They find
little time for social enioyments: an hour
spent in chatting r at chess would seem a
total loss. With regard TO them. there often
arrives time when the physician. or the iu-
dicious wife, or friend, would recommend the
use Of some gentle stimulus to relieve the
over-taxed system from exhaustion. oonso-
quent upon unusual bodily labor or expendi-
ture of mental energy.
There are Others whose framework seems
% -bePut together lshtIy: they are ireouent-
ly tall in stature; while young they are frail.
though seldom i'll; they lack energy. anna
rently fiom the want of bodily strength; as
they approach middle life, they suffer from
what for the want of a name. is called agen-
eral debility They are not characterized
by great mental energy; the mind seeming to
sympathise with the body. The heart seems
unequal to the task Of driving the blood TO
the farthest extremeties. These people get
great credit in this world for amiability. and
sort of negative excellence, which they sure
ly possess to an eminent degree. Except
dyspepsia which, during the dyspeptic peri
cd, from twenty-five To thirty-five, seldom
falls TO give them troublc-especially if their
habits are sedentary-they pass along feebly.
because physically unable TO be energetic:
and frequently sink at their meridian with
some disorder, characterized mostly by de-
bilify. Females of this class suffer from the
relaxing diseases peculiar TO their sex, within
a few years after marriage; and, il over-taxed
with domestic cares, are worn out by the ex-
haustion which they produce. These people
require stimulants more than any other, and
their judicious employment will often tend
to ward off disease, and relieve various disor-
ders to which they are liable. Happily, per
sons Of this habit are not disposed 10 their
over-use; the majority Of drunkaris being
found among those who require no stimu-
lants. These long, lank, Cassius-looking per-
sons, feel themselves physically unable TO
indulge, and experience constantly the neces-
sity of employing moderation in all things.
There is little merit in their prudence, be-
cause the least indulgence is followed by un-
pleasant consequences. One single nights
rest lost, or one sumptuous meal, or a short
period of labor, is succeeded by sensations Of
discomfort, entirely unknown to those more
highly favored in point Of physical capabil-
! tiles.
For all these classes of persons, and for
those in the peculiar circumstances we have
described, stimulants may be pronounced ne
cessary. TO BE CONTINUED.