The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-11-01

/ ing by direct construction, and by per-
manently mal-forming and contract
ing the thoracic cavity, impeding the
respiratory process, and thus prevent
, ing the complete oxygenation of the
blood The result Of this is cold ex-
tremities and hot head, partial pa
ralysis Of the sympathetic nerves
Especially Of the lower limbs) and
general arrangement of the vital
functions. Dyspepsia is prolific
cause of the blues; in fact, nothing is
more certain to produce irritability
and dependency than indigestion.
In this also, as in many other cases,
the Importance of inherited tenden-
cies can not be overlooked. The law
by which taints Of blood and disorders
of the mind are transmitted from
generation to generation must enlist
the serious attention Of every thought
full person. An inherited predisposi-
ton, however, fortunately by no
means points to certain realization.
If vigorously resisted few genera
tions may effect its entire extirpation
but if, as is too often the case, this
predisposition is fostered and encour-
aged, an unhappy elimination is soon
to be expected. Now, either natu-
raj or an acquired disposition to de-
preston of spirits may be nourished
in thousand different ways. No
thing subsists without food, disor-
dered fancy not more than being
endowed with flesh and blood. Mel
anchcly feeds upon solitary brood
ings. 1t seizes upon the man who is
always looking inward upon himself
instead Of out upon the world, believ-
ing that mankind hates him, and
knowing that he hates mankind, who
has closed his heart to the manifold
sufferings Of Humanity, and sits in
gloomy and solitary meditation over
his own wrongs. Let those who find
dismal satisfaction in Byronic mus
ings consider that selfshness is the
very kernel Of this melancholy, for
such monologues invariably contain
subtle element of self-fattery which
imparts satisfaction to the vanity.
The worst egotist is of the Uriah
Heep type; always masquerading
under a feigned humility. Beware Of
the man who is fond Of calling him
self worm, poor, miserable, for
lorn, unworthy creature of the dust;
in his heart Of hearts he believes that
he is the elect and salt of the earth,
created trife higher than the angels.
Now, a wold as to the best method
of Fl fighting the blues When coun-
try is invaded with hostile intent, the
first thing is to find out the nature
and location Of the enemy, the next
to declare war, call out the troops,
and march against him. In the first
place, then, you must realize that you
have been invaded by the blues, and
that they are laying waste your hap
piness, disregarding your rights and
honor, and impairing your manhood;
then you are to lose no time in COM
mencing hostilities. If, now, you
stay at home and bewail your sad con-
dition, the blues will gather head
with amazing rapidity. On the other
hand, on the first show of determined
resistance, the blues are such arrant
towards as to flee the country without
risking an engagement. To drop the
metaphor. in addition to the removal
Of its physical causes, the most essen
tidl and effectual agent for extermin-
ating this pest is sturdy will-power.
Abandon the idea that there is any
thing romantic about melancholy;
outside Of novels the dumps are the
most stupid and uninteresting things
imaginable. Attach yourself to some
useful purpose, and labor diligently
to that end; idleness is the food of
morbid sentiment, and industry its
bane. Incidence is dolorous, in spite
of etymology. The blues attack an
idle mind as worms prey upon an old
hulk rotting at its moorings; they
flourish in the darkness like foul ver-
min in Shiny dungeons, or fungi in
damp woods.
When you read your Bible, don't
turn to Job and Lamentations, to Jere-
miah and Ecclesiastes; but consider
the thankfulness Of David, the conf
dence of Isaiah, and the faith of Paul.
If you devote your attention to other
authors, give no countenance to
whining, dwelling pessimism, which
believes that natures quarries furnish
only tombstones, and weeps over
OfeI every IL 1HO anu OCttuuiI VI llO"-
er of human life as the type of gen.
eral evanescence; but rather adopt
the philosophy taught by such men
as he who addresses his soul with such
lofty exhortation:
beaEe Thy thy low.yanIteG past cn sor,,
As the slow seasons roll''
Never truer words were uttered
than those which say: 'There is no.
thing either good or bad but thinking
makes it So" Once upon time "a
a little girl sat by the roadside, weep
ing bitterly. A benevolent gentle
man passing along was touched by
her distress, and approaching inquired
the cause of her grief. The poor
childs utterance was broken by emo
ton, as she replied between her sobs,
81 was thinking (boo-hoo) what if |
should grow up (boo-hoo-hoo) and get
mar-r-ried, and have little boy (boo-
hoo), and the boy should grow up and
go to war, and be sh-sh-shot," (climax
of tears and sobs). There are a great
many people in the world very like
that little girl.
JAMES WATSON CARNEY.