, 1875-12-04
nervous DISEASE,


Or. Saml. Wi.hs, Of Guys hospital, Lon
don, .oue Of the best authorities, appears IN
The London Lrs7 against the prevalliug
theory thar nervous disease. insomnia. Ge-,
are attributable 10 overwork. and require
work as ro-uelill. lie thinks tha, precisely
the reyeTse Is true, that occupation itself Is
remedial. lie says: Every medical man
must be aware how very large a number Of
patients declare that they suffer from over
work, uo matter in what sphere Of life ;Ley
may be placed. If he husband Is too mod
est 70 declare the fac; himself, LiS wIfa, Who
accompanies him, pas>ioua,,ly speaks for
him. II he !-dy come for advice, her
daughters declare how family matters 70 tn
tirrly ongro>, her attention ihat their moth
ers energies are overweight; that if she
would only consider herself - much ~ other
people, all would BE- well. II the daughter
is the patient, the mother requests the doctor
10 insist upon the curraIlmrnt Of some Of her
ardUUus Guties-such rs the cottage visiting
or Suuday-schorl teaching. The daughter
sits 4 model OF self-abugga'ion, and softly de-
mes the impairment. Tie question as TO
what amount Of work can be performed by
each patient mast come daily before the med
zeal man, aud he Is forc,d 20 answer il. The
amount OF work which each man OF woman
Is capable Of Performiug Is dependent On
their impairment and epesial powers, and
can only lie sauged Ly their individual
capacities There axe some young men
whose brains are so weak that they
cannot bear The Ir,~~ure that is put
upon them by little sustained thought.
/ To discover the amount Of brs.iu-work pro-
lortionaro TO each Individual l. q difficult
task, but there are persons who cannot sustain
any mental tension. Bur il The question he
put broadly, Are people suffering from over
work l, for one, ,LuUld have no hesitation
in saying, No; but IN the contrary, if both
sexes be taken, should say the opposite Is
nearer the truth, and that more persons are
/ suffering from iGi,ntss than from excessive
| work.
d" rs regards the community generally, or
! st least those Of its number V ho come b fore
the medical man On account Of their all
mcul-, my belief is that the explanation they
offer arises from Jc!us5un and, amongst
gitis, 80 far from any studios OF other work
being injurious, I could instance numerous
cases Of restoration Of iyll;h Oh The discovery
Of an occupation Eay often when Lu-i-
ness man complains of being OveriJua, It may
be found ihat lis meals are y,ry irregular
and hurried, that lie takrs 10 cZ,Evi-r, i
rather partial 20 brandy and soda, and thinks
it not improper 10 half poison himself with
nicotine every night and morning. The
lady, III the same Wy, cats no breakfast
lakes q glass Of sherry a, eleven o clock, aud
drinks tea all The afternoon; when night ar
riy,s she has become ready to engage in any
performance 20 which Size nDy have been in
vited Il = generally admitted that,
amongst men, want OF occupation Is 50
detrimental that 10 demonstration Of the
fact Is required Th,y are the bread-win-
,,.r-..,a ,I. r,,,s,.;. after the ,e,.sssiti.g IF
lie for oneself and belongings Is believed to
/ be intimately u-S0ciut,d with health. But If
! this Io q physiological law, Il Is equally aF-
.l;,.rr. -. -, -,s - NAV Ia .r,..,,.,.
mat large Ai-ii-.-r d ''--'-i'.' 80 -'--7 '''
due 10 want %: occupation or IIlsn.s-- some
cIev,r ,ir,s who arr naturally jarous. hope
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when they become >eH'Iii'sh.ai' ai- a-I 'ie
bright visions they have pictured slowly
/ "a. .r.,- Am irt.a E--f.-- ar.,,r,y
s.a'e' "A.e" ''e'@ 'io7' Il '''''''J VA '.'. d.
! physical orsau.zl'i5a; their artificial and
morbid condition Is too often Eosieret Uy med
/ icatiuu and diet; the seeds Of consumption
OF other ailments ale being -oWH; and the
! inter, sting invalid slowly fades away All
/ Tins might have been prevented by Al occu-
patton OF some active exercise II The tacu..ia-.
! II healthy and vigorous people be taken,
| there appears no absolute ugce--i'y iyr res, at
/ all. in h. popular sense Of the term. The
| rgst REQUIRED = gained during sleep, during
! stsncas luigh; ,asily be quoted ot statesmen,
judges, and members OF onr OWN profession,
VINO KNOW 10 .G7?l'5 r., - anu ~ 10 25,'-
I'm - ,'- '--' -- ''-',- "
/ IN suli--t Of ore-work. then, Is one Of
the greatest importance to study aud has to
/ be discus 1-'' y All - -
In, i IN the Community AZ large are
vastly over estimated; and, iaj jgiug from my
own experience, the persons with nn-'Tuns
nerve W. att'' - - .--5
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