The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
scdt and mental
"Y0u cannot mean it!'
ut IL my duty to toll you So. and +

"1ou cannot mean it!'
ut IL my duty to toll you So. and r
do mean Il.
.Oh, doctor!' no gaspcd. selling me
by the arm above tho wrist, with grip
that spoke volumes for tho strength OF
his voluntary muscles, 1t al events
.'Oh, Acknowledgements not moan to say
! am.-going to--to-to diep"
I'VE must all die"
"Oh! this Is awful! this il terribler'
no cried.
He gaxed around him In q scmi-daz-
cd, bcwildered way, a. II bcseeching
tho very chairs and sofas. and the pict-
urcs on the walls to step In and save
him from tho inevitable.
II have often" no said slowly, at
last--and there wcro swcat-drops on
his brow--''I havo oftcn said l wished
to do and DO done with Il all. to dio
and DO at peace, but did not think II
would como so soon,. and come thus.
Say. say you aro but joking, doctor"
Il never joke" replied, ION 80 SER
ious matter as disease. But I have
not said you wcro soon to die. That you
arc In danger.-in real dangcr-I cam
not conceal from you. Hope can. or
could. give you. II you would but fol-
low my advice. II you do not do SO. I
would infinitely prefer your calling In
another physician. for can do no
more 10 save you."
'.Do not you give mo up doctor.
Your advice has always seemed 10 mo
SO different from that Of any ono else.
You make things SO plain to me-"
.Do le Thanks. But what Of It IL
that advice Is not takene Might / not
rs well talk to tho cat there on tho
hcarth-rugp You have every advantage
In life; your existence might DO very
happy one. II you had--excuso mc---any
method In your madness. II you were
not entirely slave to your own fccl-
ings. whether real or imaginAry-and
thov ARC moro often tho latter than the
former. There are tens Of thousands
In those islands suffering from nervous
ness,-with functional diseases OF tho
heart that have not half the chances Of
getting we'll that you have. although
there Is really no case that ever I met
with that cannot DO either cured or al
leviated by attention to diet. avoidance
Of stimulants, tho daily use Of bath and
friction with rough towels and flesh-
brush, unlimited exercise In the open
air. whether tho weather be wet or dry,
cold or hot. and pleasant socicty. Mix
ing with pleasant society is one OF tho
worry best means for tho euro Of ner.
vousness. II takes one for the time
being quite out Of ones scli. quite away
from ones troubles and aches. II
must however, never be ercttta9 socic-
~, for this sends tho blood to the head.
and Injuries tho very foundation of
horsepower. What do you tell meg
You never take stimulants to excess?
doubt it; for tea, II too much indulscd
in, Is dangerous stimulant. and SO is
coffee. A cup of milk that has been
boiled and allowed to cool would often
do far moro good than tea. Tca-drink-
ing grows ON one, and assuredly, whom
1t does so. It skaters tho nerves rs ir-
rcmediably rs does wine or oven spir-
it's"
Reader. week after had the above
talk with my nervous patient had
the satisfaction Of seeing him out Of
doors working In his garden; = month
after this no was In every way now
man; and : still greater treat was
In store for mo, for in less than six
months moro had tho extreme salts
faction Of being kindly-welcomed
guest at his wedding.