West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-19
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
a Young Girls Dementia-How IL was
Occasioned-Some New aud START
ling Truths.

Tho st. Louis express, on the New York
Central Road, was crowded one evening
recently, when at one of the way stations,
an elderly gentleman, accompanied by
young lady, entered the cars and finally
secured a seat. As the conductor APP
preached tho pair, the young lady arose,
and in pleading voice said:
"Please, sir, don't let him carry me 70
the asylum. am not crazy; l AM little
tired, but not mad. Oh no, indeed. Won't
you please have papa take mo back homer
The conductor, accustomed though he
was TO all phases of humanity, looked with
establishment at the pair as did the
other passengers in their vicinity. A few
words from the father, however, sufficed,
anu the conductor passed on while the
young lady turned her face TO the window.
The writer CHANGED to be seated just be-
hind the old gentleman and could not fore
go the desire TO speak TO him. With a sad
face and trembling voice the father said /:
"My daughter has been attending the
seminary in a distant town and was sue
ceeding remarkably. Her natural quail
ties, together with a great ambition, placed
her in the front ranks of the school, but
she studied too closely, was not careful of
her health, and her poor brain has been
turned. ! am taking her TO private
asylum where we hope she will soon be
better"
At the next station the old man and his
daughter loft the cars, but the incident, so
suggestive OF Sbakespeare's Ophelia,
awakened strange thoughts in the mind OF
the writer. IL is an absolute fact that
while the population of America increased
thirty per cent. during the decade between
1870 and 1880 tho insanity increase was
Orer one hundred and LhiFty.fUe per cent.
for the same period. Travellers by rail,
by boat, or in carriages in any part of the
land see large and elaborate buildings, and
inquire what they arel
Insane asylumsl
no IL
Each State; every county; hundreds OF
private individuals, and in all cases their
capacity is taxed TO the utmost.
WhyY
Because men, in business and the pre.
LESSONS, women, at home or In society,
ana children at school overtaH their then.
tai and nervous forces by work, worry
aud care. This brings about nervous dis.
orders, indigestion and eventually mania.
1t is not always trouble with the head
that causes insanity. IL far oftener arises
from evils in other parts OF the body. The
nervous system determines tho status of
the brain. Any ono who has periodic
headaches; occasional dizziness, n dim.
ness OF vision; n ringing i'm the ears; n
feverish head; frequent nausea or n sink
ing at the pit of the stomach, should take
warning at once. The stomach and head
are in direct sympathy, and if one be i'm
paired the other can never be in order
Acute dyspep STA causes more insane sui
cldes than any other known agency and
the man, women or child whose stomach
is deranged is not and can not be safe
from the coming on ut any moment of
mania IN some one of its many terrible
forms.
The value of moderation and tho inner.
alive necessity of care i'm keeping the
stomach right must therefore be clear To
ALL The least appearance of ind igestion,
or mal-assimilation of food should be
watched as carefully as the first approach
OF an invading army. Many means have
been advocated for meeting such attacks.
but all have heretofore been more or
less defective. There can be little doubt.
however, that for the purpose of regulat'
ing the stomach, toning it up to proper
action, keeping its nerves in a normal con.
dition and purifying the blood, Warmers
Iippecanoe The Best, excels all ancient or
recent discoveries. IL is absolutely pure
and vegetable; it is certain TO add viCor to
adults, while 1t can not by any possibili.
ty in1ure even child. The fact that IN
was used i'm the days Of the famous Harri.
son family is proof positive OF its merit
as 1t has so thoroughly withstood the test
OF time. As tonic and revivi(ier IL is
simply-wonderful. IL has relieved the ag.
ony of the stomach i'm thousands of cases.
soothed the tired nerves; produced peace
full sleep and averted the coming on Of n
mania more to be dreaded than death it
self. ~