The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-03-30
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f~ts N ihr snM II sAlss wssfis. hs slss
"s'lt~s shes shas s.~lsh ss~sA =, esrn
ustuels inssNts VA sn sli~as~~snn w lssskss
s1shs II sslsgsssn. Tier trfnlHtsWs' ssf.ss
nsnst,n inA l~sn hisnl~sssl ptsrtls IN haas
tssnw lstisn ~ NJ ,iW nwtasv II the sssl 4,
" sr@t*sl n was ensts rssnsls tl#smThs
~ iw sNMtrsfsnt ~ slssnnM~ IN nl~ssst
~lnai msrNas shs ,trnnknssi Hmi shT
rim ~AlAf ,rnasihp III. ~shst,ssa
whirh m~.tsts, t,t it~ Laws, nssvs II, ths
latter. And Waiting nlwsn THE sissims ~
drink the ~Ntne imls@sfiminHliur ,snsnr
without twrNnl III ths slt.rtim ~hrtirf
shrit wmAasssu v~~~lt~A lv<ssw vs~~ ~ Nh
vAsr. tint In nahinr hrs ~.iv,sw l,r,sel
hrE~slf mssv truly tI,r hanslnaHil ~ r.
liEinh thnn In hrf examination lnta anil
iswmimsnt III this rsui,lsm III the rnM~'s
anl cnr VI drunkenness, An Mutual
linc III ,liviri.ai, ind 4 mrrels sentimental
uase, has twsh drawn lWtwvvn tlusse
I~Fwfis whu drink voluntarily. ami inr
Tho pleasure ~ N, Nnd thv~e wl,u ,lfink
lnvWsssc ~ mn impulse ssr,neer tl,an s',sir
will DrMnktnnrr@ m a sirv, AMI ~
,lisrAsr. ninRly w comhinsl has sun,r ~
hr nndrr~tsNsl m we'll ~ many olhrr ,iii.
ilculties whirh ile medical profession rai
diagnoses, Int cuMnt yrt trrn, with il
sncccss That Ii ilnitcring 81 it~ skill,
Among tl,c allcst and rlcnreNt Discus
sionr IN tlr subject W. rank .hr paper
renl hy Dr tsro N. henri, hcfo,r III.
Amcritnn Association for TIN rtnre u i,lc.
hrintrr, M the nnMnnl me.sinv IN phIla.
,lelph,a. III this rnper Dr. t,rafl ,rratH
VI drunkenness m 4 siee, which lie aays
mny bc ami Often u stopped w signing 4
pledge III nl,stinrnae hut ,lr,thkrhnrrH
~ disease hc l,u,ls IL mrely rurc,l hs
signing thu pledge. ~ l,y mere mornl
measures VI nny kin,l, with n,lel, per.
Sums, he Has~. !" "lifr IN Il constant rle,lgn,
shry wish ~ IN delivered iinm tllrir sui.
lrrinRa nH iunrll nH the .lyrpvptic patient
aisher ~ be delivered from his iMlig.H.
iiol,, or The neuWlaic patient ~ his pain.
Ii, Il word inelriety " nr,,rnSiH-~-a fnne
liui,al ,liHcane of Iii. nervous system
astl aliuild lW treated TN Tin nalne
principles IN nth.r aud allied nervous
,li-enses, This judgment in sustained
hy reference ~ wcll.rNtahlinl.ed features
VI the maln.ly ~ hereditary character,
nnd its periNlicity II IL imhrrit"l =.
transmitted frnm parent ~ clil,l. An,l
conforms a. tl,o wall.knnWn lnwH NJ In.
hcritHncr. Tint .thc pcriMlielty III
inel,riety In IN clearly markell Nm TINT NJ
neuralgia every ilnn whu hnr studied
certain pl,nHrs III the diHensa wrll knows
anil cai, mattel, from lis own observation
tho fuet stated ny nr. Heard, TINT tho
phenomenal III tie nervous nyate,n, likr
THOSE III the heavenly holles, move IN
ryclcn oiic ran, IN somn rHw.H, prr,lict
the coming III VI nn attack NJ neuralgia
or in.brirty with almost IN much pre-
ciHiai IN tl,e RstronOnlrr calculates ~,
eclipse " the Han. or tlW tranni. III
Venus"
Ia passing frpm fnets ~ opinions aud
theories, ll,r essayisi mny not carry lin
rc,Mlers with him NJ eassly. Int II In en.
romrnRing ~ iln,l from, ~ careful 4 ntu.
dent ii tl,r problem. Tho Judgment TINT
There never wns n time, IN tl,e history
VI O,lr snee, when, In proportion ~ tle
population, there wns ~ little intemlMr.
nnec and NJ little drinking amoug slle
higher clax.er, IN ls..lMy. The ahHtnll,.
iMH truin alcohol wlirn II II nreHni,ls.
either for examples snk', ~ for onr own
1nkr, il, outside VI Muhnmne,lnnistn. III.
most entirely Il ns.lrri, ni,.t prr.rtninrilt.
" m American ilen. Abstinence, totHl
ur comparative, hns i.rii III lnls yenrn
forced upon II. hy ihs ,,.srHHiiies III tln'
nervous syHtem. WI snnnot Mur nlruhnl
IN onr fathers could
| /" Urnnkeuness IN u viue." Df. lhuf.l
insists, "ni.npnW tin better cla1M'n uI
civilized lH,,dH. |. Decreasing, while
drunkenness. IN II ,tts.,MHe iilel,firiy IL
increasing + N,nl his theory ~ rsplnla.
tim fnf thr lnltvr faet IN that in.lristy
hns Increased fur ur same rraHui tint
other anil allied nervous ,lissnses hnN'
increased. nnl yA,.i ia1sn will, thru.
Hts argument ". support vi tli. lN'~lsi.,i,
In lns.sl ttln,il observation anil enlnlpnrn'
tiye Statistics. showing ti.e great inrrns'
W nrrsu,l. sVn~ittvrln'Kn, growing mi
III tlle esaessiss Hlfain nlan tlls nefs'
ois syst.m by the pure ~ wlirl. MN
Arr driven la onr iilgl,,lrrxr,ifc nFr.
lpr. Heard illn.tfntsn tf,in by peril
| lMyN ntnl furible nfrn'lnyH ~ vari,
o,,n phases III unr educational, l,tp.
frHHi,,i,ai. business nn.l public lite.
| Tho lifr III tl,e u,,slrrn Annri
cam IN runtrnst.sl viii, Tint II iii.
ancient Nscek, and, wl,ilr N Ii rnncesle.
~ lW .litltcnlt ~ briMg mathematics /.
brAr un ti,rsr indefinite questions, " |,
held ~ l,c Hafc IL Hny TINT tl,e Aycrags
American Inns ten times m m,ieli wofl
nmL worry ~ thc average ttrsek ~ III.
ol.Icll tilsr. W. nfr nskrsl alstl tO cuii
slider the element. III xerioiHnsss and IN
trnsity In American liie, Huw nnel
cerebral fOrs IL expended N trying 4
convince an.l rutornl the world. Win
vnst nmmlNrS ~ ~sHirlieH, iManlr, in.ii
tnlioi.s nm.i utRnnikNtion. III Hririrr m,
mercy. Consider the cnormo,,s ai.l pcr
lMtmnlly recurring esritemrntM NJ pulitir
md religion. il,. stress nn.l frvsr III end
lrns elections n,nl uasisulr. Diffusion u
knowledge ninl NJ ifr.lu,n nrr IOlluws,
hy diffusion III carr aiil responsibility,
/ In America every man IN IL King, M.
l.nrr iie burden ~ the republic. I'll
. mental activity III woman almost entire
III Il modern development nli.l itH iutitl
cluu ulMn tllrir offspring, In. nlso 4 III
rsvt hearing tIuil this pl,n.' " tic utns
liuil. Anil tIlr conclusion MuItis WI
founded, frum this inslMtlse renMn,np
TINT nervous MriiMitlvrnrA. Nild nrrvull
discusses ID itarsnM' with tlin progress !.
insnlerm civilization, nild TINT inclprists
. l,rinv nervous sli~snxe. would NATURAL
lr more abundant III tlW present thnn !
liic past century.
~ itnd il,r cn,i.e III Il sliHrnsr " nus !.
neee.4ity ~ ttnl ti,e eln., bnt tllr eaus
li,liealnN tliu direction Nl,rr, WI nro
look for i e,,r,. ni,I iDf nearlu r,l,rl,
siun !. that .HlreiiuH fuf constitutions
|, disorders ar only l.ok.si ior hs tiu,so |
|, whom survive tin .uprl lIt,nn. ~ ~
ancestors. There can " 10 HiHriilr II
inrt,rirtyj there II M special anti.l.,i
llnt will remove II irutn the nation.
1hr tirwl slep in tils treatment, lle iinlll
il Ii fnr thu patient ~ Ialt himself. 0r /
|. Iti, where ltitnuf rHntsH iN obtained.
i ior tl,r sighl ~ tir smell III Alsul,ol VI
= rxcite all The symptoms. lsesi,les th
/ negative mrAatlss'. positive treatment
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