Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-29

much on this subject, and not with
out much anxiety. There is aCtu
: ally little protection for any of Il
c from this terrible peril. We ex
8 haust our energies by OVerWoTk anC
excitement, too much fatigue of the
! brain, the use Of tobacco, scdativcs
and anRstheics, and by habits and
= practices which hasten the three sis.
ters in the spinning OF the fatal
thread. Apoplcxy, palsy epilepsy
are likely to PROSTATE lis at any mo-
ment, and catalepsy, perhaps, is not
far from any Of us.
This last affection is characterized
by a loss more or less complete Of
consciousness, with a peculiar rigid
ity of the muscles, causing the body
and each part Of it to retain the pO-
sition in which it may have been at
the time Of the attack, or in which it
may afterwards be placed. 1t
may attack both sides of the body
or one side only, by a single limb or
organ, Sometimes it is preceded
| BY signs of previous disorder, and at
other times il occurs without any
previous warning symptoms. Any
stray emotions, any unusual or pro,
tractcd intellectual excrtion, great
| physical exhaustion, unsatiated SEX
ual desire or excessive indulgence,
the retrocession Of a cutancous erup-
tion--in short, any thing that debili-
tates the system will produce this
singular attack. Ofcourse, as with
most disorders, it is OcCasiOned in
males by disorder Of the digestive
system, and in females with diseases
Of the womb. Caution should
therefore be observed, and surfeiting,
undue exposure to extreme heat or
cold, overtaxing the brain, excessive
bathing, mental excitement, sexual
alterations, the use Of tobacco or
anTslLctics, unwholesomc posturcs
in bed, etc, should be carefully
avoided. When n peculiar feeling
of stupor Is perceived, the limbs "fall
asleep without apparent cause, or
there is an uneasiness and rigidity of
the muscles, with vertigo, lassitude,
debility and caprice Of the mind, a |
susceptible person should be on the
alert, for there may be no time to
waste. These are incipicnt symp-
toms Of an attack.
TIE signs Of total extinction ofIiie
are not 50 uncquivocal as many sup
pose. Cessation Of respiration and
circulation can not afford positive !
evidence, for the external senses are
not sufficiently acute to enable u to
detect either respiration or the circu-
lation in the smallest degree compat-
ible with mere eXistanCC. Loss OfI
heat is not conclusive, for life may |
continue and recovery take place
when no prcceptiblc vital warmth |
exists. 1t is customary in some |
places to cut or amputatC ,he finger
relying on the flow or non-nowing |
of the blood to reveal the actual fact |
Perhaps visication would be equally |
sure. Heat or an irritating sub
stance could be applied to the skin
H. ooorrr;ro, op I,l;utor l. or;J,r,o !
eis' ;,it " Tohnr, rs''I ro,oioJ &c ,ioJ,
''a'a,, of ,bo ;vtordpnstdI 0'I" 'no,o ~
md 'i,c gool ',iu ,ho ienrt With tbn tipaor "r
Holding the fingers before n light is
said to be sure-a rcdnCss being ap-
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cI"! Jo ~ TLo cniIonscd od%nn w""nd
IN ,loaI hoj,, IN IistiHnc,ion gron,
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s ssoonI, a., nocmli,r in1ination of Of
Jcaih T,ocriditv Is certsin siam !
~ dnoth nntroinctior i nnoonivoc9i
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nnn,l,nr r'rn oL,"i i.unvn to boTo oouactraIT. |
bnr;od ojivc is already .uficiant t6 |
in.tiCr ovtroorlinorv nrcramtion. in
n~orr %I coao Rohlcr coilcctcJ ,Tn dn
toiIs of ft,v.thror who rcroyorod .oy
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