The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23

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OF rest, in q condition to receive and
: appropriate particles of nutriment from
si1e blood, which take the place of these
which have been consumed By previous
labor, since Inc very act of thinking
burns up solid particles, az every turn
of the wheel or screw of the steamer is
the result Of consumption by fire of the
fued in the furnace. The supply of con-
sumed brain substance can only be had
from the nutritive particles in the blood,
which are obtained from the food eatea
previously; and the brain is so consti.
tuted that it can best receive and
appropriate to itself those nutritive par
ticles during a state of rest, of quiet and
stiffness of sleep. Mere stimulants sup
ply nothing in themselves; they goad
the brain and force it to a greater con-
sumption Of its substance until it is so
exhausted that there is not power enough
LETT to receive q supply.-HeroM Of
Health.
NERVOUSNESS AND NERvINEs.
Nervousness is one OF the pricesaw we
lave to pay for civilization; the nervous
savage is q being unheard III. For this
disorder, which IS partly of mental and
partly Of Bodily nature, relief is sought
III various ways, and anne1g these we may
place the employment Of narcotics. The
temporary relief afforded by these drugs
is very apt to lead those who suffer from
nervous sensations 10 pitt E55o much trust
in and report too frequently to them. In
the long run they prove most destructive
TO health. Their use has of late become
so frequent as to threaten society with
a serious evil. It has been boldly con-
tended that Choral is to found in the
work-hoxes and baskets of nearly every
lady in the west end Of the metrop-
oils, "to calm her nerves" No
dodbt this is an exaggeratidn, but it
is a fact hat New York Choral
punch had become an institution scarcely
a year after the introduction of choral
medical practice, and now it turns
out that Germany-"sobes, orderly,
paternally ruled GerEaAny"-has such a
thing Rs morphine disease spreading
among it's population. The symptoms
are not unlike those of opium esting. ,
suggests that persons suffer
ing from this disease should at once be !
Of the drug. Their willfulness :
Ind liability to relapse, however, are so +
yreat that it is said that only about )
twenty-five per cent. have been seen to 9
in a large series of cases.-Cas- =
els Magazine. y
EFFECT OF NOISE ON THE BRAIN. Y
There is a close connection between a 7
brain and a quiet, unirritated f
Uditory nerve. ff is net impossible a
hat the noise in which we live, and !,
rhieh feols delight in as signs of cosmo- q
oligan life is responsible for much of the G.
analysis, neuralgia and general nervous Q
characteristic ofmodern times. =.
t is 10 laughableematter, but a serious :
ne, and useless noises ought to be abated -
s nuisances. Let it be remembered that : 2
{ all eur five senses two only are intel =
sctuai, the instruments Of art culture, v
seing and hearing. If anything, hear :,
,g is the most highly and purely intel =,
,ctual, for articulate speech, reason and "
poetry and music depend upon '
ais function. The sensitiveness Of an =
Ryan is in proportion to its delicacy, and :,
.~quisite torture can be caused by the "
II. The eye we can protect, for W e can a. e
.ose it at will, but the ear is an ever :
pen portal, and throwsr us upon the :,
lerey of mankind.-Pr0uidence Press. :
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