The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-26
"Hnrriod to Death.

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author points ont the particular cir.
cumstances, chiefly diseases OF the
heart, or full stomach, which render
the sudden exertion Of hurrying to be
in time for the train fatal in some cases,
and seriously damaging'to the weak
ened organs in others. Cases are ad-
duced In confirmation OF the positions
laid down. 1.-THE old coaching time,'
when passengers could leisurely book
their places, and take them quietly al
the time of departure, Is contrasted
with the present time, when all classes
enter the same train, and all alike hur-
nv to one spot, with one object-to save
the train. Following Mr.. Haviland
we may say that everything is changed
even our bodies are changing, for all
this striving to do certain distances in
certain given times has engendered an
irritability in our organs which has
told upon thousands, and will tell upon
thousands more. Many brain and
spinal cord have suffered from the vibra-
tory motion ofrallway carriages, which
sometimes lasts for days after a jour-
ney; a limb, the nerves of which
have been weakened by disease,
often retains a feeling of this mo-
! ton for many hours after, and
severe neuralgia has been known to be
the SEQUEL. The action OF the heart is
often quickened, and the organ becomes
more sensitive in some individuals es-
pecially those OF a sanguine nervous
temperament. The stomach is not un-
frequently upset in a manner similar
to what was experienced on the road,
by some persons when they sit with
their backs to the horses. All these
things are, however, more or less 1nev-
liable, since we cannot do without rail-
way travelling; but with proper knowl-
edge, many OF the Inconvenience re.
sulting might be obviated. To this
task the author applies himself, after
stating that it would be desirable to
know, as statistical fact, the number
of persons who have fallen dead while
hurrying to the train. Whether per-
son be deceased or not, ono caution
must always be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
exert yourself when the stomach is full.
ut there is an organ in the body that
is more intolerRnt than any other OF
hurry and hustle, it is the stomach.
Man is the only animal that really
treats it badly" The heart and brain
participate in the healthy action OF the
stomach by good digestion: they
suffer, also, by its irregularities and
disorders. Constant irritation of the
heart, by an abuse of the functions
of the stomach, is liable to pro-
duce cardiac disease, and with this
state diminished ability to encounter
the strains of sudden e1ertion or the
fatigue from prolonged exercise. Re
ference is made to the periOdicity in the
functions of the chief organs-stomach,
heart, lungs aud brain, and tho neces-
sity Of giving each its full period of re-
pose. The brain is the only one of those
organs that can enjoy actual and entire
rest, az in sleep; with the others there Is
merely diminished exercise or strain,
an opportunity for obtaining which
ought to be carefully and regularly al
lowed. The heart, indeed, cannot stop
its beats, nor the lungs their breathing,
but both OF them can be made to enjoy
comparative relaxation in sleep and q
recumbent posture.
Much stress is laid on the travellers
meals, and the advice is iterated, that
people should never hurry themselves
at their meals or before n meal-the
very anticipation OF being pushed for
time is adverse to the enjoyment OF a
meal as we'll as to its digestion. But
what can traveller do on railroad,
in the way of carrying out hygientc pre-
cepls, unless railway directors and su-
perintendents have some bowels OF
compassion and allow reasonable
time for the now victim travellers to
take their meals without haste and
confusion. On many of our great
American railways there have been
great reforms in this particular. The
applicable advice on the occasion is,
however, to those persons who ride
from their places ofrcsidenCe to the city
for the transaction OF their business.
One of tho remedies proposed is to
shorten the evening and lengthen the
morning, so thatth breakfast may be
taken in good time, and II half hour al
lowed after this meal before starting
for business. "a late dinner or high
tea is better than supper" Soon after
nine O'Clock the weak time of the heart
begins, and hence, it ought to be saved
from the additional excitement and ir-
ritation that would be caused by full
stomach and alcoholic stimulants at or
near this hour. Persons suffering from
retarded and irregular action of the
heart ought, at all times, to avoid TAX
ing much fluid with their meals, or be-
tween them. Referring to malt liquor
NJ. Haviland tells US: "In fact there is
hardly such n thing to be obtained as a
general rule;" and again, he is, of
course, speaking OF English brews.
"Much of the so-called malt liquor OF
the present day is a disgrace to a beer
drinking country, and is productive Of
much stomach. encouragement" In
many persons, we are told, somoking
Immediately after u meal, retards di-
eestiOn, and In some suspends 1t alto
gether.