The bee., 1883-11-24
Muscular and Nerve Exhaustion.

A reader has asked us to give him an eX-
| planatiOn of the nature of muscular and
| nervous exhaustion, which we do with pleas
ure, so far as is at present known. There
takes place during our active hours, Wnen
| the muscular and nervous tissues are being
exercised, chemicaI changes in the prOtO-
plasm of which they are constructed and in
| which they are bathed. These changes use
| ND or expand this substance but SO long as
| the tissues are in health the changed mat
| ter is pushed ON and excreted, and dnew mat
| ter from the blood comes up and is deposited
| i'm it's place. The more abundantly the
blood currents flow to the muscles and
nerves, the more quickly are the products
| of decomposition removed and new matter
| supplied. If, however, q muscle or nerve is
| kent at point of high tension for a long
| while without rest, the decompOSed matter
| formed by exercise is not completely re-
moved and new pabalum is not supplied,
so WEAKNESS and exhaustion take the place
! of yigOr and health. But when proper rest
| is taken, recovery occurs, and power OF
| work is restored We might continue to
labor without exhaustion forever, if we
could renew the waste of work and supply
new matter Indemnity, but this is lmpOS
| sible, i'll this world at least.
Some piazzas are simply an exaspera-
lion; SO narrow that the steps rudely
crowd the front door, instead of keeping
their distance, as they should do, and only
crossing the front of the house. This is
histake; there should be at least two sides
| 10 q veranda, to allow of one corner, and
three if possible; while it should certainly
measure four yards in width. We are
speaking now of the piazza for moderate
| house-moderate in every way. Hudson
river castles, and similar mansions else
where, have their full complement of gen.
erous verandas; it is the middle-class
| houses that suffer.
We recall one of these mansions, with
| its magnificent piazza, ON which many
| hours have been spent; the delicate trellis-
work forming Moorish arches, each of
which framed an exquisite picture in liy-
| ing green. When flooded with moonlight,
| the place took on tone of superhuman
beauty. There were many accessories, too,
on that piazza-things out of the common
| way; and selected with an artistic idea of
coloring. Hanging baskets were suspend
ed from every point of the arches, and their
| tangled vines were masses of verdure and
| blossoms; while rustic stands filled with
| plants stood, not in the way of promenad
ers, but well back against the house. Scar
| let cushions on backs and seats made the
bamboo chairs luxurious, and pile of
Moorish cushions in one corner arrested
| the eye and fascinated the sense. They
must have been stuffed with poppies to ac-
| count for their sleep-charming powers !;
while the arabesque embroidery on a scar
let ground which adorned them, and the
rug spread out below, were most success
full imitation of Moorish splendor.
This curious couch, on which one half
sat and half reclined, was quite in demand
| among the inmates and visitors on those
| intolerable nights, which are not at all like
| angels visits, between the Goth of June
| and the Goth of August; and the hostess
would amiably wish that she had six Moor
| lsh beds instead of one. But single du-
| plfcate of the novelty would have spoiled
the effect, so far as appearances went.
As general thing, the furniture of our
| outdoor parlors does not receive sufficient
consideration it is either not picturesque,
| or it is uncomfortable A rustic chair, un-
cushioned, is to q certain extent, pictur-
esque on piazza, but it is not cOmfGtable;
| while bamboo settee is neither one nor
the other. Camp-chairs with gay-colored
seats are very desirable, if the color and
design are good; and two or three cush-
ions in corner will make a very good
substitute for the Moorish pile. A bright
colored afghan thrown over the pile, or on
the end of the settee, adds much to the
effect. In fact, anything that makes a
good contrast with green is desirable on
the piazza. Pretticst of all is to see a
child asleep OH gay-colored rug, watched
by n Newfoundland dog.-Scribner's Mdga-