News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
A T0uCHING INCIDENT.

Ss Ss sufs.
The st. Louis express on the New YORK
Central road, was crowded one evening re-
Gently, when at one of the way stations, an
elderly gentleman, accompanied by young
lady, entered the cars and finally secured
seat. AS the conductor approached the pair,
the young lady arose, and in a pleading voice
said
please, sir, don't let him carry me to the
asylum am not crazy; am little tired,
but not mad Oh! no indeed. Won't you
please have papa take me back home"
The conductor, accustomed though he was
to all phases of humanity; looked with as
constituent at the pair as did the other pas
sengers in their vicinity. A few words from
the father however, sufficed, and the con-
ductor passed on while the young lady turned
her face to the window. The writer CHANGED
to be seated just bedind the old gentleman,
and could not forego the desire to speak to
| him! With q sad face and a trembling voice
| the father said:
'My daughter has been attending the
| seminary in a distant town and was succeed
| ing remarkably. Her natural qualities, to-
| gether 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 a private asylum where we hope she
| will soon be better"
At the next station the old man and his
daughter left the cars, but the incident, SO
!
ened strange thoughts in the mind OF the
writer. 1t is an absolute fact that while the
| population of America increased thirty per
cent. during the decade between 1870 and
| 1880 the insanity increase was oUer one nun
bred and Hi9tyttue per cent for the same
period, Travellers by rail- by boat, or in car
| RACES in any part of the land see large and
elaborate buildings, and inquire what they
| are!
Insane asylumsl
| Who builds them?
Each State; every county; hundreds of
| private individuals, and in all cases Their
capacity is taxed to the utmost.
| Why!
Because men, in business and the profes-
| sions, women, at home or in society, and chill
| dren at school overtax their mental and ner-
vous forces by work. worry and care. This
| brings about nervous disorders, indigestion
| and eventually mania.
1t is not always trouble with the head that
causes insanity. 1t far oftener arises rom
| evils in other parts of the body. The nervous
system determines the status of the brain.
| Any one who has periodic headaches; occa-
| sional dizziness dimness of vision a
| ringing in the ears; a teverlsh nead
frequent nausea 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 cannever be
i'll order. Acute dyspepsia causes more in
sane suicides than any other known agency,
| and the man, woman or child whose stomach
is deranged is not and cannot be safe from
the coming ON at any moment of mania in
some one Of its many terrible forms.
>'The value of moderation and the impera-
tive necessity of care in keeping the stomach
right must therefore be clear to all The least
appearance of indigestion, or mal-assmllatlor
OF food should be watched as carefully a:
the first approach of an invading army
Many means have been advocated for meet
ing such attacks, bpt all have heretotor
been more or less defective There can b.
little doubt however, that for the purpose Q
regulating the stomach, toning ltup to prope
action, keeping its nerves in normal condl
ton and purifying the blood, Warmers Iippe
canoe The Best, excels all ancient or recen
discoveries 1t is absolutely pure and yege
table: it is certain to add vigor to adults
while it cannot by any possibility injure eve
. a child The fact that it was used In the day
of the famous Harrison family is proof posi-
tive of its merit as it has SO thoroughly with
stood the test of time. As a tonic and revivl
fer it is simply wonderful. 1t has relieve
| the agony of the stomach i'll thousands @
, cases: soothed the tired nerves; produce
! peaceful sleep and averted the coming o
! of a mania more to be dreaded than death Il
self. "