Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-05
A TOUCHING INCIDENT
4 Young Girls Dementfa-How
was Occasioned-SomeN New and
startling Truths.

The st. Louis Express, on the New
York Central road, was crowded one
evening recsatly, when at one of the
Nay stations. an elderly gentleman, ac-
companied by a young lady, entered
the cars and finally secured seat A
he conductor approached the pair, the
young lady arose, and in a pseadins
voice said:
please, sir, don't let him carry me TO
the asylum. l am not crazy; l am
little tired, but not mad. Obi no inseed.
Won't you please have papa take me
back home?"
The conductor, accustomed though he
was to all phases of humanity, looked
with astonlshment at the pair as did the
ether passengers in their vicinity. A
fe words from the father, hewever,
>utficed. and the coRductar passed ON
while the young lady turned her face
the window. The writer CHANGED to be
cate just behind the old gentleman and
could not forego the desire to speak to
hin. With sad face and trembling
voice the father said:
My daughter has been attending the
semir cry in a distant town and as
succeedingly remarkably. Her natural
qualities, together with great am
hIti,n, placed her in the front ranks of
the school, but she studied too closely,
was not careful of her hea tn. and her
poor brain has bees turned. [ am t Ak
ing her to private asylum Where we
hope she will soon be better"
At the next station the Cd man and
his daughter left the car :, hut tie Incl
Il, Mt, SO suggestive OF ShakSpsare's
0phelia, awakened strange thoughts III
the mind of the writer. 1t Is an absp-
Lutte fact that while the population Of
America increased thirty per cent dur
ing the decade between 1870 and 1881
the insanity increase was orer one huH-
dred and tAirty.fre per cent. for thu
same period. Travellers by rail- by boat,
or in carriages in any part of the land
zee large and elaborate buildings, and
inquire what they ares
Insane asylums!
Who builds them?
Each 2tate: every county; bunsreds of
private individuals, and in all cases
their capacity is taxed to the utmest.
Why?
Because men, in business and the pro-
| LESSONS, women, at home or III society,
| and children at schoo! overtax their
mental and nervous forces by work,
worry and care. This brings about ner-
vous disorders, indigest ion and event
ually mania.
1t is not always trouble with the hea'
that causes insanity. 1t far otterer
arises from evils in other parts of the
body. The nervous system determine.
! the status of the brain. Any one who
has periodic headaches; occasional dir
ziaess; dimness of vision; ringing liz
the ears; q teverish head; frequent
| nausea or a sinking at the pit of the
stomach, should take warning at once.
The stomach and head are in direct
sympathy and if one be impaired the
other can never be in order. Acute
| dyspepsia causes more insane suicl les
| than any other known agency an | the
man, woman or child whose stomach is
| derarged is not and cannot be safe fron'
the coming on at any moment of mania
IN some one of its many terrible forms
The value of moderation and the i'm
perative necessity of care in keeping
the stomach right must therefore be
clear to all. The least appearance OF
ind gestion, or mal-asslmilation of
food should be watched as care
| fully as the first approach of or
| Invading army. Many means have been
advocated for meeting such attacks,
but all have heretofore been mole OF
less defective. There can be little doubt,
however, that for the purpose o.
regulating tho stomach, toning it up TO
proper action, keeping its nerves IN
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| As tonic and revivihfr it is simply
wurdalful. 1t has relieved the asory Of
thu stomach in thousands of cases;
! soolhed the tired nerves; produced
| peaceful sleep and averted the coning
on of mania more to be dreaded Chan
! death Itself.