Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-07-30
The Mind in Sickness.

In whatever state the mind is, in
almost every case.the health will be
il corresponding condition. If
the mind is depressed the body will
be ailing. On the contrary, il is al
most invariably the case that o.
vial person is remarkably free from
ills.
Tho mind is the best curative agen-
cy 10 sickness not that II is war
ranted 70 be specific cure 10 all
cases, but the pharmacologist can
prepare no medicine that is suscepti-
BILE of such variety Of uses as this
il.
Physicians prescribe travel and
sanitaria they send one man to
Minnesota aud another to Brazil and
the temperament Of the man is not
taken into account. If man can
be fully impressed that in certain
country aud under those climatic in
huences he will DO almost entirely
exempt from the pains that arc now
racking his frame. and il he succeeds
in getting to that place without hav-
ing his opinion refuted, he will nines
ty.nine times in hundred, have
those glorious expectations realized (;
on tho contrary, if you can succeed
in getting just the opposite opinion
thoroughly impressed on his mind,
tho most invigorating climate under
the broad heavens will work no de-
sirable changes in his condition, even
il no should tarry there halt of four
score years and ten.
We will make another statement
and opine it will stand the test OF a
trial Take healthy person possess.
ing nervous temperament let
five Of his most esteemed friends sep
arately and seriously tell him daily
for one week that his health is fail
ing, the bloom on his check is de-
parting, the vigor OF his youth is
wasting away, and already the seeds
of his final disease are being sown in
his constitution, and he will soon
commence TO be alarmed concern
ing his condition once alarmed, he
begins to waste away, till the idea is
eradicated from his mind, or death is
the result.
From these uncclored pictures, it
will be seen that we can almost ems
tirely will sickness or health. That
we can by control of the will, but
disrcgarding the sanitary laws, be
free from illness, i do not assert, but
observing these aud keeping the
mind properly directed, no person
can fail TO add ten years TO his life.
II you are an invalid, arrange your
lite so that you can enjoy il, aud you
can do it by being resttul ard happy;
wherever you 90, you are not bene,
fitted by climate, when you stay
one hour in place that is not enjoy
ed by you.
Whatever is true of the health. Is
true OF happiness We c.u &c happy
and materially advance the comfort
of thcsv around us il we so incline
or We can bring just the opposite up.
on us and others. Ii our business
amuses us, and we are succeeding
ana we can keep our tempers happy,
then we can spurn the offer of medi-
cine. On the other hand, if we have
distastetul business and have not
tho will or the power to adapt our
selves to il, then we are an excellent
subject for pity. Ii we look on the
dark side tevory obstacle and search
not for che other, then we are more
deserving subjects for sympathy. Ii
our footing fails and our eyesight
grows dim. we should endeavor 10
regain the solid foundation without
manitestiEg any excitement or alarm;
direct our eyes above the smoke, and
"victory will be emblazoned on our
every banner" Yet by getting fur.
rled we can more easily lose forever
our footing aud get smothered in
the dust OF defeat. ~ EXCHANGE.