Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-24
M09vTNGL LEADER.



s-SS Conssaaenoss Of Undue Mental TX
cItement.
When g nation is pre- occupied with
Great snd stirring events, and all other
sTcissments sre stale compared with that
Of civil war, some Of the best established
I, 1ths Of science and experience are apt
70 ss fOrgOtton.
Hhon the great interests Of society such
as temperance and religion, suffer By res
son OF ghe overwhelming issues Of var, 1t
isnot at ell marvellous that individuals
q .honld lose sight Of some Of the most i'm.
81 p,riant requisites Of bealthful, happy
lie. There Is nothing which illustrates this
trufh more forcibly than the study Of the
led, overanxious faces Of the men who
81 -usA their professional and financial en-
erprises night and day, with a remorse-
lsss energy and exritement which are rap
tly working the physical and mental ruin
OF their victims.
The mind, especially, suffers BY reason
Of the o7ertsxed energies. 1t loses its
elasticity and pupgency. Ii fails to obey
the behesis Of the will. 1t becomes prey
Is WEAKNESS whenever it is at rest, and
like a 5IaIs, it can only be stimulated into
enjoyment by the most unnatural and de
strucdvs Of sxOiteRents.
s There are many business men, who BY
thsir industry have gathered about them
all the appliances Of the highest civiliEs-
tica, whose homes are costly mansions
and we'll sdorneI grounds, who sre pursued
night and day by the gadfy Of feverish
greed. Their homes and well adorned
grounds are laid ont for the public rather
than for themselves.
The human system is worked upon BY
the nervous energies very much ss steam
works upon 8 locomotive. An engine un-
der the full pressure Of steam, can not be
instantly stopped So too the mind, when
under the pressure Of some intense excite
ment OF vigorous action for length Of
time, as during the delivery Of sermon,
the setting Of tragedy, the making Of
ples, or the prosecution Of business
scheme, runs on sfter the first impulses
have ceased.
It has 8 natural tendency to move on in
the same circles Of action as before, So that
often it iG impossible to sleep for hours
sitter the cessation Of labor. Or, If sleep
comes sooner, it is the result Of sheer exs,
haustion, and is net attended with that
renovation Of mind and body which is the
reward Of natures sweet restOrsr. The
orator will rehearse his sentences, the
actor live over the fiery life Of the stage
{ the man Of business pursue in dreams the
phsntoms Of his restless mind, unless there
be time taken to allow the machinery to
run down. The mental excitement of the
day must be oalmed, if the night is to re-
new the vigor Of mind and body.
Nov to avoid the ineVitsble conse-
quenoes Of unremitting and OVerstraiDed
Golivity Of mind, it is essential that great
mental sction be confined to shorter time,
OF that, If necessarily prOtraCted, it be
succeeded by something giving occupation
to 9 new set Of faculties.
Il is related the distinguished TrOgsdi
snas Rachel, that on returning home from
the excitements Of the stage, she would
spend hours in making different arrange
ments Of the furniture in the room, in or
der that her mind might grow sufHeieRtly
calm for rest In this sim5 le device, there
Is embodied much practical good sens.
{ The nervous energies, in order to sound
=, sleep and good health, must be frequently
diverted to other organs Of the bran than
e those in action during the working hours
Of the dsy. Inability TO rest results from
an over pressure Of blood on the brain.
Let that blood be directed to some other
portion Of tts body, by walking, by good
humored social plesssntries, by reading OF
any proper method, most agreeable, and
sleep will come with healing and new life
upon Its wings.
There are times when the powers Of
mind and body fail to respond to tie edicts
Of the will; when concentration Of
thought is impossible; when, if the ms
ohinery Of the brain is set in motion, the
wheels oreak snd CRATE horribly. PrOfes
sional and business men, have frequent
experiences Of this kind. They are indi-
cations Of exhaustion. They are the
warning voices Of nature. They fOretell,
unless speedily remedied, the dissolution
C7 the powers Of the mind. They betOken
she idiOtic laugh and the insane drivel
They point to death ct middle age, and
not to ths sunny peace and joy Of Yener
able and happy old age. They are good |
angels come to warn MS Of our sins.
The war Fever TO be Carried into Another