Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-16
character that cause great anxiety. We hope
1or better things in the morning.
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DIR. AGNEw's OPINION.

DR. AGNEw's OPINION.
Dr. Agnew, it is said. told member of the
Cabinet yesterday afternoon that the irritability
OF the stomach was probably caused by the dys-
peptic condition of the patient. 'If such be the
case, he added II think the difficulty can be
mastered; but if it is produced by the wound. it
is serious" The evening examination OF the
wound was made subsequent to the dressing OF
the wound.
DIR. BOYNTON HOPEFUL.
DR.. BoyntOn. who all along has been cOnserva-
tive in his opinions, feels hopeful that the
causes which irritate the stomach will be over
come, and that just so soon as they are the Pres
ident will rapidly mend. He does not believe
the wound has anything to do with the new
complication with which the President is beset,
but that it is the stomach altogether.
Nervous Prostration.
There is no disease so insidiOus nor when fully
developed so difficult to cure as that species of
nervous degeneration or exhaustion produced
by night work or long hours. 1t is easy to
understand how such a state of prOstratiOn may
be induced The brain and the nervous system
have been very aptly compared to galvanic bat
terry in constant Use to provide supply of cleo
trio fluid for consumption within a given time
las long" says recent writer, 'as supply
and demand are fairly balanced, the functions
which owe their regular and correct working to
when, by ttful and excessive demands carried
far beyond the means of supply, the
balance is not only lost, but the machine itself
is overstrained and injured disorder at first and
disease afterwards are the results This Illus
trates pretty clearly the condition of well-bal-
anced brain and nervous system supplying with
out an effort all the nervous force required in
the operations of the mind and body SO long as
Its work is in proportion to its powers; but if
embarrassed by excessive demands, feebly and
ntfully endeayOring to carry on those mental
and physical operations over which it formerly
presided without an effort" The symptoms of
nervous prOstration are exceedingly painful;
we can afford to pity even the man of pleas
ure. who has by his own foolish conduct in
duced them, but much more so the BRAIN
worker, who has been burning the midnight oil
in the honest endeavOr to support himself and
probably wife and family, with responsibility
In life. He has made mistake for which we
can readily forgive him. In the pleasurable ex-
ctement of honest toll he has forgotten that the
supply OF work cannot be regulated by the de-
mand or need for it, but by the power to pro-
duce it. He has been living on his capital as
Well as the interest thereof, and when he finds
that he has no longer the strength to work as he
used to do. and starvation itself probably staring
MN IN the face If he ceases to toll why the very
thought of coming collapse tends only to hasten
the catastrophe. and reason itself may totter and
fall before the continued mental strain.
probably the first sign of falling nervous
energy is given by some of the large organs of
the body; with fluttering or palpitation, or in
teimittent pulse, and shortness of breath in as
cendlng stairs or walking quickly. The stomach
may give timely warning, and distaste for food
or loss of appetite, with acidity, iatulence and
irregularity of the bowels. may point to the loss
OF vitality from waste unrepaired. Or brain symp-
toms may point out to the patient that things
are going wrong. He may not find himself
able to work with his usual life and activity:
he may have fits of drowsiness, OF transient
attacks OF giddineSs, or pain. or heayiness
or loss of sleep itself. This latter would be a
very serious symptom indeed for in sleep not
only are the muscular and nervous tissues re-
stored and strengthened. but there is for the
time being cessation of waste itself; and if
sleep be essential to the ordinary healthy man,
it is much more so to him whose mental facul-
ties have been Overtasked Long hours and
night work lead to loss of sleep, and loss of
sleep may lead to insanity and death. Loss of
memory. whether transient or general. is sure
sign that the brain has lost its power of healthy
action, and needs rest and nutrition to re-
store it. Irritability of temper and fits of
melancholy both point in the same direction.
TO an exhausted nervous system. Now. l may
safely say that there are very many thousands
OF brain-wOrkers who are suffering from effects
of excessive and over mental strain. To warn
such that they are positively shortening their
lives and that they cannot have even the faint
est hopes of reaching anything like an old age
adviser. should try to point out some remedy
for the evil. To bid them cease to work would.
IN great many cases, be equivalent to telling
them to cease to live. They must work or they
cannot eat. Well, but there is one thing that
all can do; they can review, remodel and regu-
late their mode and system of living.
FOREIGN EVENTS OF INrEIEsr-It is under
stood that Mr.. Gladstone, representing the
British government, will insist on the land bill
as it passed the house of commons, and should
the lords hold out against it Parliament will be
summoned to meet again in the autumn Mr..
Bradlaugh is suffering from eryspelas, and by
advice of his physicians has left London Mr..
Dillon says that he is unable to undergo the ex-
ertiOn of appearing in his seat in the house of
commons at the present session Of Parliament.
-. Half the British troops sent to the Trans
vaal are to return to England. Robert Lay
COCK liberal member Of Parliament for Lincoln
shire North. is dead An anti-papal meeting
at Genoa yesterday was dispersed by the police.
Frauds have been discovered at AdrianOple
in the administration of indirect Turkish taxes
One official has appropriated stamps to- his own
use OF the value of II. 500 Turkish pounds.
RIOT occurred yesterday at the annual ex-
cursiOn Of the Fulton Market Social Association
heid : at Excelsior Grove near Yonkers, N Y. in
which a score or more of brawny armed excur-
slOnists joined. A man known as "Fat George"
who works in the fish market, was terribly cut
over the head and face with the butt of q large
SlZeu TeVOlVer anu OCner weapons. He received
also wounds about the body. and it is thought
that he will die. John Shortly was jammed in
the eye, his eye hanging from the socket. He
was taken to a hospital. Several others were
injured, but not seriously. No arrests were
made.
ROBBED AND MURDERED.-The body of man
named Hugh McVay was found Sunday in the
Allegheny river, near the foot of 5tk street,
Pittsburg, with several ugly gashes on the head.
1t is supposed that he was robbed and murdered,
as he was known to have had a considerable
amount of money on his person.
EsPOsIrO, the alleged Italian brigand, had a
hearing before United States Commissioner Os-
bcrne in New York, Saturday. The courtroom
was crowded with Italians, most of whom were
supposed to sympathize with the prisoner. He
was fully identified by one of the Italian officers
sent over to take him back to the scene of his
former crimes. The hearing was then adjourned
till Tuesday.
THE DRoUTH IN CHARLES COUNTY, MD.-The
Port Tobacco (Md.) Independent says: ''The drouth
in this section begins to assume a really dis
tressing character. The very slight showers
that have fallen in some sections of the county
during the past week have done very little in
the way of relieving the blighting effect upon
vegetation caused by the protracted drouth.