Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-08-21

N'sP P'c1suEt- soon an experiment shows
the great value OF observations made upon
living animals. and it is difficult TO overesti.
mate It's Importance in a physiological or
pathological point OF view. We have the
Influence OF the emotions exercised. in two
very different ways 10 causing the secretion
of the gastric juice and then in arresiing Il.
ilow. These actions are equally we'll pro-
duccd IN the human system, from like caus
es. aud hence various forms of dyspepsia
or indigestion follow sudden emotions. or
are direct consequences Of long continued
mental exertIon or anxiety. Americans are
Preeninontly an emotional people, and we
work our brains aud nerves as no other ma.
ton has worked them since the world be-
gan. Ii Is therefore no strange thing that
insanity and nervous affections are more
common ia the United States than in any
other counuy, and that emotional diseases
and chief among them dyspepsia--Are so
wide spread that the individual who Is not
affected with some one OF them j, looked
upon as marvel ia anthropolJgs.
And then as regards ,he heat, the effect
OF emotion is even more distinctly shown.
Death from 4 broken heart Is no sentimen-
tai idea. but terrible reality. Daring
the Ffench Revolution it was distinctly
noticed that diseases OF thc heart became
exceedingly frequent, snd an eminent
medical practitioner OF this country who has
acquired 4 high aud well deserved rcputa.
i'on for MS skill in detecting and maaas;ng
cardiac affections. has iouni such diseases
notably increased la number by our own
national troubles. 4 sudden emotion may
indeed stop the pulSations oi the heart "a
tnstantaneously as a sword thrust or u bul.
let and for such result il Is not evcn ne.
cessaTy hat the emotion should be- OF dis
tressing character. IL is rela,ed that after
HannbllS victory over the Romans at Can.
u;r, the Roman mothers, oyerc ONE with iov
a, seeing their sons return alive when they
had thought them killed, dropped down
dead upon the spot. Tie couilct between
cou;cnding emotions, such 4, prid: and
shame, has often produced sudden death
from paralysis oil the heart.
Long continued anxiety produces a weak
aud slow action Of the heart. besides inter.
icring with The healthy working Of the or
gans. A recent medical writer upon emo
tioDal diseases. relates the case OF gen.
,eman who, disappointed in business, was
subjected TO continual annoyance from 81
periors who contrived to keep him IN a sub
ordinate position. At length he became 4
prey to low spirits and moHrned secretly
over his trials, aud at he same timH be lost
his health from bronchitis. dyspepsia. pains
in the back. and swimming 80 the head.
The most prominent symptom, however.
consisted OF an exceedingly weak and slnw
pulse. with a tendency TO Intermil and TO
vary on tie slightest occasion V hen the
patient was sitting, H. average was Sky,
but on rising to his feet it Immediately rose
TO one hundred and continued 50 7s long as
be was in the erect posture. As soon.
however. a. his trials passed away, the or.
gan became restored 10 its normal co1ii-
ton. \ case j. nov under tue obscrvation
OF the writer. in which still more marked
cardiac disturbance is due to The HnN'e'y
Prodaced by vast and uncertain specn'aii"ns
m stocks.
"''h the seereiing glands zoe eH"''s OF
emotion afs "so very "'s''"''E S''""'
ih' ''sh'' ''''" o. '''1' my eve" tue
very '"oo7"' W ~ '"'"'' '"' mon" wa
'e'' anu 'o'"''''l'' "~' "''u '"1" ~ ''e'
to cho'v the s'"'i 10 "e ]''''h 'n q
s'''"" 5o'" Oe'"ee" ''' ups ''''' c'"o'
tons arrest tue 'c'e'''n OF ''.'''' or Gu
ure'y e"a'se VS. e"ar',''r' M''' 'ni''''
duh'' have noticed IN 'he'f own persons "o"