Smyrna times., 1870-12-21
Deranged.

Insanity means literally without health as to
the brain its most common cause is the mind
dwelling too much on une idea, or having a too
great EaneheSS OF occupation, especially OF an
all-abS0rblng OF unpeaSurable character, as
witness Inventors, great genluSes, etc. Tho
Superintendent OF State Lunatic Asylum |
states that the most furious maniac he had |
ever knawn was woman who had raised |
large family of children. each of whom was
sent out tn work as soon able 10 do SO, while |
she nursed the younger ones and did nearly |
all the work Of the family herself; here was
not only ssIhGness OF occupation, but an un.
pleasant Sanse nf being driven all the time
anxiety, wearing care and sUlicitude pervading
the whole Of her existence. The insane are
generally tho-e who have had some great
trouble ; disappointed affection: loss Of dear
relative or bosom friend; prcuniary reversrs,
or eating remorse. lladany une of these been
called 10 encounter half dozen troubles, each
equal to the first. there would have been no
arrangement at !, because the nervous stream
would have been diverted to half u dozen diff
frrent points instead OF one, and thus would
net have caused dlsorganz ,tion or an unc0n-
troll able action OF the one OverStimulatrd
portion. A man WHO thinks and takS inces-
sanity OF one thing, Is soon set down by his
neighbors as crazy on that subject, although
sensible enough on others The fear OF pow
CITY vas ulduc uldiIJ u TlCH tlIdH Ru luAU. Dut
the hardest wnI krd slave Is seldom ders ngs1
because he has no abiding sorrow; no concern
about tn morrow bread his labor Is meohan-
lea and the mntnrnt it is over h8 di>mis>e>
all thought OF Ill, the iElnd runs h"mc ts his
little hut, t0 hi> supper, and the other animal
} qualifications 0f his puSit"n and his sleep Is
Infinitely Sweeter than his masters. In edu
+ Gated aud elevated New England there are
he rly ten times a. many crazy persons a.
u
T South. Taking Planters aud their slaves to-
gsIhvr, tn, re- are three IIm, fewer insane thar
y III many New Englanders. More crazy
j people come fIOM the farm than from the city
j and the town. in spite ni the coveted quiet o
f" farmers life, its envied ipdepend, nee, .nt
. its wrongly estimated abundance OF the son'
r things Of this life. Ther- are not hall a. man
Il derAnged people in the Western States as il
& New England, in proportion to the population
is One general principle explains those varyin
, Conditions. New England is thickly settled
u lis soil is >tene its winters long and dresry
. and the competition Tor bread is cesselesS an,
ii terI H.; the mind trets at the long winter
a. InrcIlOn II Is like Gagged lion; it beats una
IS ". in :ly against itS prison bars, and waste
lg ltsrii IN castle building and "Vain tn ughtS.
, f0 he WIthuut money is to be without bread i
Is New England in the sunny South and in III
le broad fields ni the blooming West the peOpl
}. confidence aud credit AID fear for 10 morrow
:; brad never enters the i'm gination. OHIO
u, a fertile State, but thickIy settled the tw
antagonists each other t. SOME extent, so til;
IL the numh,r of her Iunatics is halfway beiwee
lie those IF New Eugl nd aud the West. Their
We fore, divert the mind in time of trouble don
ne brood over mi>tol tuacs, nor indulge in nela
as choly mrdtatinns; glost not over gold new
I'll allow your reflections TO become inseparab
let from any one subject. When you 6nd tn
On you can't sleep" from the mind running
re. a particular sui ject, remember that you a
he rapily preparing for the mad house, and
as proportion a. any one idea sb>erbs the brai
ct in such pr"portinn are you courting
o? sanity. Cultivate - cheerful, an urcohplai
re- ing, a genial frame of mind. Look on t
all bright side of thins> take hol Of the smoo
AN handle and above all be moderately Lu>y
ro the last dAy OF life in something agreeable a
an u<cfu! to yourself and others-H Halls JoHrH
i'm of Health.