, 1876-04-01
his knowledge. = single eaas Of surgical favnr
and ons Of diphthefla havo had = dpontaucou4

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hi. knowledge. . ning'e e..o Of surgical favor
and one Of tiph'herla havO had dpontaueous
origin. =. ,,.,
sons nark arc taken mp With observations upon
diseases which Aro fndutod By e1tornnl causes
that Aro 10 tho main uucontrollsblo, th lohdlng
objoot Of bis book fs 10 stndy tho pilonomena Of
thoae malAdtos which owc their origin to tho
eef-imposed acts Of the individual or Of tho
Injurious foods. drinks habits. and occupations
-and which may. therefore, ia great measure
be prevented.
Lnborions mental e1orclso tho author pro-
nouncc1 beneficial to health and conducive TO
length Of days. " Brain. WORKERS." ha remarks,
"snfler least from plinfut dlaeaao, live happier,
and live longer, than those sons Of hlAvish toll
WHO It'll depend on tho automatic hand for their
broad, and who arc ntill but the mighty machine
TO tho mtgl,.ier mind" NcvertAeloas, mental
labor nuat bo conducted with systom and zoRu-
larlty. and under cheesfut circumatonccs. Tho
danger In pursuing. 1t iloB In ttc tendency to
persistent etrNin OF tho faculties through ovor-
work and undue ao!lcttudo. Among bra!n.work~
ers who aso most ltsble to imraIr tho integrity
Of tho organ Of thought. and titus induce us
cases of tho norvous system. arc 1ourual'ss6,
who are compelled by TUG pressure o. the!f 70.
perpetual hurry.
Ardsou argues vory sirenuously. Although un-
dor necessity 1t may DO virtne, when not abso-
lutoly ro1nlstto II IL to bo IN oil Cases aToide1+
Its o1oct Ia Ia wear out tho vital oFgana promn-
turely, xnd occasion train OF d!BehsoB terminal
Ing IL death hoto1o Tho natural Term Of lite Is
moro than half expired. With regard to certain
athletic sports like the boat-rnce and tue foot
race which ltnvo long boon popular In England,
and arc coming into fnynr In America, tho author
writos In tho following emphatic LANGUAGE:
IL can scarcely ovcFrnte tho dangers Of thoao
Aorco competitive exorciaeB which the world
In general seoma dnterntnad to applaud. I had
tho opportunity, onco in my llfo. Of living noar
great trainer. himself champion rowef. Hc
amp!o ny pas mesns Of Of studying TIN conditions II iny
Of those whom ho trained both for running aud
for rowing. found occasion, certainly, to ad-
miro tho physique To which his trained mon
satuud, tho forco Of thc,r hoart; but tho admt-
ration was qualified by tho atorn fact Of tho ro-
suits. Tbo state OF perfection arrived Ut Was,
at bost. artificial, and was austainable for but
brief period. Tho mode OF life neccssary for
perfection was itae1f INCOMPATIBLE beyond linz
itod time, with tho ordinary nccessitoe md re-
1ulsonaonts Of lio; and. When the artificial Eye
tom ccaaod,-uhtn tho voluntary muscles, sus-
tafned BY force Of tho will ready for instant AMI
violent ofrort uoro allowed to lnpse down to
tho ordinary tonc,-tlon tho involuntary 1n1s-
clos--tho heart especially, which could naishor
bo hidden nor permittod to lapso In the
same vay-remsined IN strength out Of
ganfsn. o 's. Dy a sfaillfnl training II il
quite true that mon may bo, and arc. brought
up to a fno external standard but tho external
internal and fatal evil, that venture to affirm
thero is not In England trained professional
athletic. of tho ago Of o5, who has boon ten Jca1s
at his calling, who is not disabled. Uo may hold
on, sustained BY Will which cannot bond to do
feat; ho may win bravely: tleu Min, and oply
Just win; then tic aomo now antagonist; thon
loBe, md, urged by hs friends whoao nrdor is
dampod. retire; but ho will eoon die. Tho fall
rtk
admirers before actual failure. means, not want
Of skill, not HtitfueGs Of Joint, but hctun1 ovor-
worked, worn-out hcHrt and blood.vossel; IL
meanc, In fact now, raco for iEfo rather than
been In Attendance on as many Us Boyen mon
thus brought to incapacity bofo1c tho middle
term Of their fivcs, who, by virtue Of their flno
organizations, might, md IN al human n1oba-
under System OF exercise lees lAwlcss against
Nature aud lcas suicidal"
Tho custom, Which extensively prevails among
husineRg mon, Of dwelling remote from tho
plsces where they prosecute their daily voca-
tione. DR.. Richardson considers mort destructive
to health. Gould the process Of travel back xnd
forth 10 performed with dslibolatiou. 1t might
be not only FREQ from danger, but conducive 10
sanity.. As tt la. In fact tho rush aud hurry
with which mon loayo their homes In tho MORN
Ing, nftcr d hasty and unsatisfactory breakfast,
nnd again depart from their buRincgs ut tAe lat
est possible moment in tho evening, nro prolific
ca,ses Of OWLS TINT too often result in pronln-
turo decline of lifo.
In the several chapters occupied With an ilius-
tsation Of tho Injurious notion Of alcohol. many
striking and valuable stntauonts nre given, Tho
gist Of the whole argument 10, that, In wiatovor
form alcohol is take, Or uulpr whatoycr circuul.
staucoe, 1t ia upt to do harm. aud would bottor
be entirely avoided. Even itB ueo as physio-
logical pgeuk to Eiyo Btrongtll is deprecated. lis
action as a Bttmulant is followed by corro-
enouting depression Of mind, lowncss OF hcart,
anil n Hutttta tiThH ft(Naa NJ lila hRpI
necessary II rosort to 1t. Tint it my mt up ihe
forces Of tho animal body Into trlo, md firm,
and even actlyjty, OF khat II NAV add
somntbiur usoft1l 10 tic living tissues. nro
crrors nB Solemn ns tlloy a.o widely disaeminat-
3D." It la allowed TO bs ut tlnos os temporary
yaIue, In exciting tho sluggish current Of life 10
4 freor iiow buf tho tcmptation to Nh abuse Of
the agent oyorbalauccs itg usofulnoss. ia Tic
opIpIon Of Tie author. "Tho evidence is I'LL
nerfect that alcohol riyea no fotentnl power TO
brain al nouscie. DnrIuc tho ilrst stage Of Tia
sctions /. NAV onable a vearletl or n foeb,o Or
osutsm 10 do LrisI work for 4 short time /; it