Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-04
A TOUCHING INCIDENT
Young GRIPS Dementfa-Toyy il
was OccasIoned-Sonae New and
startling Truths.


The st. Louis Express, on the New
York Central road, was crowded ore
evening recently, when at one Of the
ay stations. an elderly gentleman, a.
unpaniad by young lady, enIele
The ears and finally secured seat. 4
he conductor approached the palr lie
yuung lady arose, and IN plea ia.
voice said:
please, sir, don't let him carry me Ia
the asy Ium. I am not crazy; | am d,
little tired, but not mad. Oh! no in,ev'
Won't you please have papa take M
back hoHe"
The conductor, accustomed though H.
was TO al phases of humanity, lookrb
with ast0nIshment at the pair as did the
.ther passengers IN their vicinity. a
fe words from the father, however,
,utficed, and the conductor passed on
while the young lady turned her fac,
o the window. The writer chanced to be
cate just behind the old gentleman and
could not forego the desire to speak to
lin. With a sad face and trembling
voice the father sad:
My daughter has been attending the
seminary IN u distant town and was
succredIngly remarkably. Her patnfat
qualities, together with q great am
Olti~n, placed her in the front ranks Of
the school, but she udied roo closely,
was not careful Of her hea tn, and her
poor Drain has bee2 turned. [ am tx
ing her TO a private asylum where we
hope she Will soon be better"
At the next station the maa and
his daughter left the car hut tie Incl
dent, so suggestive u Shakespeare >
ODheia, awakened strange thoughts il
she mind Of the writer. It Is an ahsD-
lutte fact that while the population Of
America increased thirty per cent dur
ing the decade between 1870 ana 1881
th- insanity increase was over one ham
drcd and thirty-frc per cent. for the
same period. Travellers by rail, by boat,
OF in carriages IN any part of the land
ZEE large and elaborate buildings, aud
inquire what they are?
Insane asylumsi
Who builds them?
Each .tatc every county; hundreds Of
private individuals, and in all cases
their capacity is taxed to the utmost.
Why?
Because men, in business and the pro-
fessions, women, at home or in 9ociety.
ana children at SchOo! overtax then
mental and nervous forces by work,
worry and care. This brings about Ne
vous disorders, indigestion and event
uaily mania.
Il is not always trouble with the hea'
that causes insanity. 1t far otteI G,
arises from evils in other parts Of tie
body. The nervous system determine
the status Of the brain. Amy one wiz"
has periodic headaches; occasional dix
illness; dimness of vision; ringing II.
,,olo j.,
nausea or a sinking at the pit of TIL,
stomach, should take warming at once
The stomach and head are in direct
sympathy and it one be impaired the
other can never be in order. Acute
dyspepsia causes more insane suici -
than any other known agency an the
man, woman or child whose stomach is
deranged is not and cannot be safe fror.
the coming on at any moment of manie
IN some one Of it's many terrible forms
The value of moderation and the i'm
perative necessity of care in keeping
the stomach right must therefore IL
clear co all. The least appearance III
ind Igestion, OF NAL assimilation ot
food should be watched as ca Y
fully as the FIRST approach of ~.
iavading army. Many means have b. ei
advocated for meeting such attack
but all have heretofore been more o.
less defective. There can be little doubg
however, that for the purpose "a
regulating the stomach, toning it up i,
proper action, keeping it's nerves n =
normal condition and purifying in
blood, Warmers Tippecanoe The Best,
| excels all ancient or recent discover@
1t is absolutely pure and vegetable; it t
certain to add vigor to adults, while
cannot by any possibility injure even q
child. The fact that it WIS used in tn
days Of the famous HARRISON fanT y r.
proof positive Of it's merit as it has
| thoroughly withstood the test Of time.
As a tonic and revivifier it is sirpel
wonderful. It has relieved the agony 81
the stomach in thousands OF ca,ses
soothed the tired nerves; produces
peaceful sleep and averted the co7si.ts
on of mania more to Sc dreaded slsn
death itself.