Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
A Young GirI's Dementfa-Hovv it was
OecasiOned - Some New ana Startling
Thrills

A Young Girps Dementia-How it was
OeoasiOned Some New ana Startling
TRUTHS
The st. Louis express. on the New
York Central Road, was crowded one
evening recently, when at one Of the
way stations an elderly gentleman, &C
cOmpanled by q young lady, entered the
cars and finally secured a seat. AS the
conductor approached the pair, the
young lady arose, and In q pleading
voice, said:
"PIease, sir, don't let him carry me to
the asylum. L am not crazy; 1 am little
tired, but notmad. OH no indeed. Won't
you please have papa take me back
homer"
The conductor, accustomed though he
was to all phases Of humanity, looked
with astOnlsment at the pair, as did the
other passengers In their vicinity. A few
words from the father, however, sufhCed,
and the conductor passed on, while the
young lady turned her face to the win
dow. The writer CHANGED to be seated
just behind the old gentleman and could
not fOregO the desire to speak to him.
With a sad face and a trembling voice
the father said:
'My daughter has been attending the
seminary IN 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. 1 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 Incl
dent, so suggestive Of Shakspeare's Ophe-
liza, awakened strange thoughts in the
mind Of the writer. 1t is an absolute
fact that while the population of Amer
lea increased thirty per cent. during the
decade between 1870 and 1880 the insan-
ity increase was over one hundred and
tbjrty-tiUe 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 are?
Insane asylums
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 pro-
LESSONS, women, at home or in society,
and children at school OvertaZ their men
tai and nervous forces by work, worry
and care. This brings about nervous dis
orders, Indigestion and eventually mania.
1t is not always trouble with the head
that causes insanity. 1t far Oftener arises
from evils IN other parts Of the body.
The nervous system determines the
status of the brain. Any one who has
periodic headaches occasional dizziness;
q dimness Of vision; ringing in the
ears a feVerish head; frequent nausea
or a sinking at the pit of the stomach,
should take warning at once. The stOm-
| ach and head are in direct sympathy
and if one be impaired the other can
never be in order. Acute dyspepsia
causes more insane suicides than any
/ other known agency and the man,
woman or child whose stomach is de-
! ranged 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 i'm
! perative necessity Of care in keeping the
/ stomach right must therefore be clear to
| all. The least appearance of Indigestion
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 less
defective. There can be but little doubt,
| however, that for the purpose of regulat-
| ing the stomach, tOning 1t up to proper
/ action, keeping its nerves in a normal
! condition and purifying the blood, War
ner's Tippecanoe The Best excels all re-
! cent or ancient discoveries. 1t is abso-
lutely pure and vegetable; it is certain to
| add vigor to adults, while it can not by
| any possibility injure even a child. The
fact that it was used in the days of the
| famous Harrison family is proof positive
of its merit, and it has so thoroughly
withstood the test of time. AS a tonic
and revivifier it is simply wonderful. It
! has relieved the AGONY of the stomach
in thousands Of cases; sOothed the tired
nerves; produced peaceful sleep and
averted the coming on Of a mania that
is more to be dreaded than death it.
self
The Luck OF Election.
! Baltimore sun.