Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-30

we violate natures laws that we knew
by our sensations that we have lungs
stomach liver or bowels; let US seek Il
defy natures requirements and we ma.
be quite painfully reminded that thes,
organs exist and that they have rights
which we are bound TO respect, or fail.
ing to do so, we must suffer.
In the more muscular or outward
man, the nerves are freely distributed
even TO the very surface and are SO
many ssntiuels ever on duty to guard
Us against danger without us we'll as
foes within; very frequently when we
have erred, we do not suffer pain as
have before intimsted, in the great life-
CENTRES, but the painful sensations are
transmitted to the nerves of the struc-
lures of the outer man aud we have rheu-
matism, govt, eruptions or some other
malady, not Involving the trunk of the
body in severe suffering. But let our
,ransgressions be manifold or gross and
we begin to experience severe suffering
such as those of the neuralgia patient.
There never was, nor never will be a
case of severe suffering from neuralgia
either in head or heel accompanied by
\ thoroughly healthy condition of stom-
ach, liver and bowels and consequently
healthy organic nerve and gauglia; the
patient may not suffer a twinge Of pain
in these parts, but there exists the de-
raugemeut; some wrong has been done
and the life-power is at work to restore
healthier conditions. In all neuralgia
sufferers, there is disordered circula-
ton; nothing will so quickly induce
such suffering rs exposure to cold and
moisture; yet the draft of cold damp air
impinging upon a portion Of the body
is merely the provoking cause.-the true
and powerful cause is the the more re-
mote one, and it is to be found in some
bad habit or habits which controlt the suf-
ferer. In many cases his system is over
wrought; he IS badly related to life; he
may not work TOO much upon the whole
few of US debut too much in one
direction ; some think too much and do
not labor sufficiently with the body
Others feel and endure too much and
have not sufficient opportunity for ex-
ercise of body and intellect, while still
another class toll excessively and have
DOT time to devote to reflection and the
exercise Of the etfectional aud emotion
al. Happily, a brighter day is dawning
upon US in the minds aud hearts of the
humsnitarians Of the present day are
great plans and good purposes which
will be revealed to US by and BY and
help US to relate ourselves more health
fully and naturally to life. There is to
be much agitation of the subject Of CO.
operative labor in the days to come, and
wholesome Que it will be, We trust.
A bad distribution Of labor is not how
ever the sole cause OF disordered circu-
Lntion aud unhealthy digestion which
precede and attend neuralgia. \ very
fruitful cause is improper food very
comparatively speaking, use wheat
en- foods prepared properly people gen.
orally take away the bran, which is me-
cessary to the wheat, and spoil their
by fermentation, introduction
OF salt and soda and other unhealthy |
then too the nerves are fire.
shocked By the introduction of
spices and stimulating foods into the
stomach. Neuralgia persons must adopt
/. wholesome die, il they would be re-
stored to healthy conditions.
More women than meu suffer from
neuralgia, for they are endowed with
,xquisitely susceptible nervous organi-
yet they are much worse rela-
to the matter of dress than are
men ; TO have healthy nervous systems,
must have such a distribution OF
as will favor al equable circu-
let all neuralgia sufferers cover
the body evenly or place the most cloth
ing where there is the feeblest circula-
ton. Let all such dispense with carriers
and every form Of ligature.
10 the mere matter Of treatment by
there is not much to be said A:
Remove the cause and the difficulty van
but TO secure relief from the
severe suffering accompanying this dis
ease, lie, hot applications be made. Fo.
directly to the parts, and in
obstinate cases, also 10 the spine and
will give great relief. After
the paroxysm subsidies aud before the
is exposed to vicissitudes Of tenn
perature, let the parts that have been
heated be bathed in cool mot cold)
and be well rubbed; this should
not be done while there is danger Of a
of the neuralgia.
Dry hot applications to the parts in
pain are often useful, and may be ac-
by deep, hot foot baths.
Heat relsxes the rigid, painful parts,
aud, in so doing, relieves them. But to
health we must not merely re-
ieve or palliate; We must "cease to do
evil; learn to do we'll. The La~s Of
Life.