Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-07-14

that the men who make the book and
the newspapers arc generally thrust up
as near heaven as the building will per
nit. BY and by the lite insurance com
panies will turn their attention to this
subject, and refuse the risk Of lives who
find permanent employment at such gid
dy elevations"
another physician said he had no hesi-
tation in tatihg that high buildings
were seriously increasing the statistics Of
insanity. Weak minded, hysterical peo-
pie were seriously affected, and various
exaggerated forms of mental unsound.
ness were induced by this constant strain
of apprehension which it was impossible
to avert. Nervous to begin with, !"
said he, "their nervousness spreads. The
vascular system Of the brain becomes Cd
pressed and disordered. Melancholia,
connected with conditions of general de.
bility and exhaustion, superteDes. The
sensibiIity becomes morbid. Delirium
with Authorizations often follow, while at
tine same time the poor victim refuses to
believe that he is ILL., He is ashamed to
confess that the elevation of his work
shop affects him. But by and by his
memory becomes impaired, and there is
a decided impairment of mental vigor
The emotions become more easily excited
and the temper becomes fitiul and irri.
table. Sleep is disturbed by disagreeable
dreams, sometimes reaching to the in.
tensiLy Of nightmare.
"ln the early stage ! notice that as
the mans nervousness increases, he en-.
deayors to cure it by potations, especi-
ally if he be compelled to work near a
window where the consciousness of his
great height Il ever present. Sometimes
the special senses are implicated. The
cyesight Of the eye nearest to the dizzy
terror is sensibly impaired. There is
also singing in the same ear, and a lack
of power in the same nostril. The emo
tions assume undue prominence. Irita-
bility of temper is always exhibited, and
generally pr0neness to take ofense and
to regard ss Sights and insults acts of
Others that have ne such intention. I'm
less submitted to medical treatment and
given occupation on a ground floor, the
individual commits Selt-destruction to
escape the depressing influences which
act upon him, Lawyers, editors, and
intellectual men often show mental de.
mOrali2atiOn during a twelve months
experience of a high office. have had
two patients to whom ! could attribute
their symptoms to nothing else except an
unhealthy elevation. Both of them
were men Of character and frmness,
Formerly they had held their passions
in entire suhjugation; but years ex-
perience up-alOft 50 demOralized them
that they were led away by any slight
emotional disturbance They felt a grow
ing inability to exert the will in accord
ance with the intellect. They had
morbid impulses and they were forced
to yield to these impulses, no matter how
their intellect opposed. Yet they did
not for a moment
LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS
as does the epileptic; but for time
struggled successfully against these i'm
pulses, Then the appetite is lessened,
the bowels are torpid, the kidneys fail to
eliminate the normal uqancipl % ,',,.a.,i
the heart becomes Irregular in Its action,
and beats with inclesed frequency, and
the skin either bathed in perspiraton or
is dry aud hard
HIGH TENEMENT HOUSES,
"Do YOU imagine, doctor, that the
same arguments apply to those tall tere.
ment houses ?" asked the writer. "Un.
doubtedly-I am sure of it. The time
will come when this sacrificing to Moloct
by forcing people to dwell away up il
the air will have to be prevented by leg
islation. By and by, it will be impera
tive that a law be enacted to declar
that no apartment shall be offered fo
rent above certain elevation, either a