River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-12
HEARTS OYERWOKED.
The Wear and Tear of Modern Bust
ness Life.

From Chambers Journal.
No organ in the body is so liable TO be
oyerwotked as the heart. When every
other part of the body sleeps, il keeps on
its perpetual motion. Every increased
effort or action demands from the heart
more force. A man runs to catch q train
and his heart beats audibly. He drinks
wine and his blood rushes through its
reservoir faster than ever was intended by
nature, His pulse rises after each course
at dinner. A telegram arrives and his
heart knocks at his side. And when
any one Of these "excItemenis" is over,
he is conscious of a correspondent depres-
! sion a sinking or emptiness, as 1t is
called. The healthy action of all the
members Of our frame depends upon the
supply.of blood received from this central
fountain When the hearts action is ar
rested, she stomach, which requires from
Il large supply of blood, becomes EN-
tcebled. The brain, also waiting for the
blood, is inactive. The herat is a very
willing member; but if it i've made to
fetch and carry incessantly--if it be "put
upon, As the unselfsh meW Der of a fami-
| " often is, il undergoes a disorgani-
zaticn which is equivalent to its
rupture, Aud this disorgsnization
begins too often now a-days IN the hearts
of very young children. Parents know
thatif tAeir sons are to succeed at any of
those competitive examinations which
have n0w secome so exigcnt, high pres
sure Is employed. Hence young persons
are stimulated to overwork by rewards
and ppnishments. The sight of clever
boy who is being trained for competition
is truly sad one. The preco-
cious, coached up children are never well.
Their mental excitement keeps up flush
which, like the excitement caused by
strong drink in Older children, looks like
health, but it has no relation to it, in
WORD, the intemperance of education is
over-stfalning and breaking their young
hearts If in the school-room some hearts
are broken from mental strain, in the
play ground and in the gymnasium others
succumb 10 physical strain. at is no OBJ
Jet Of mine,n says DR.. Richardson, ito
undenate the advantages of physical ex-
erciaes for the young; but l can scarcely
overFatc the danger of those fierce com
peti'ivc exercises which the world in gen
eral seems determined to applaud. had
the opportunity once in my life to live
near great trainer, himself being q
champion rover. lie was q patient of
mine, suffering from the very form of in
duced heart disease of which / am now
/ speaking, and he gave me ample means
of studying the conditions OF many of
! those whom he trained both for running
: and rowing. / found occ aston, certainly,
70 admire the pysique to which his trained
! men were brought; the strength of muscle
they attained, the force of their heart; but
the admiration was qualified by thestern
, fact Of The result But indeed it is not
by ovorwork so much as by the worry
, and anxiety that our hearts are disorgan-
lied eI4aborous mental exercise is
i healthy, unless it b. made anxious by
necessary or unnecessary difficulties.
Regular mental labor is best carried on
p by introducing INTO it some variety. New
! York gives time for repair better than
attempt at complete rest, since the active
mind finds it impossible to evade its par
ticular work unless its activity be divert
ed into some new channel" Business
, men wear out their hearts by acquiring
habits al express-lrain haste whicha little
attention to method would render unnec-