The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
the ozone. You and 7 both need II, for
I've been up oil night with . bothcring
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case"
Eyes," no said; land you look pale"
"And you: how 10 you feolP"
':Just little return Ut nv old foo tho
ague last evening. but ! think I ban.
ished that by taking goodnight cap.
putting my feet In hot mustard and
water, and having an extra covering on
the bed. Feel flying pains all over mo
to-day-rheumatisn. ! suppose--somo
slight fullncss in the head too, hands
hot and eyoballs tender to tho light
l hear that fever IL about l sincerely
hope I'm not In for anything Of that
kind. DOCTOR"
Put out your tongue. Thanks.
Let me feel your arm.
"An ! worsop' he asked. mo fe-
vcr--ehp"
..Night-cap fever" l replied bluntly.
'The flying pains you talk about have
no existence except In your own imag-
nation. That's 90, assure you"
well. ! dare say | shouldn't have
taken tho night-cap."
mo. I'm sure you shouldn't hAvc.
Far better had you como 70 bed coup-
10 Of hours aftcr tho slight but solid
supper ordered you. simply taking .
bottle Of seltxcr water. with ten or If
teen grains Of tho bicarbonate Of soda
In It. You would have slept then with.
out tossing about"
My patient had not, TO outward ap-
pcarAncc. the diathcsis OF . nervous
man, but he Was really so. He was
not strong looking, being somewhat
pale. but he seldom looked anxious.
and he was In fairly good conditions:
height about Two feet eight, ago nearly
40.
THAT is tho worst Of it." no had
more than once told mo confidcntially;
''nonc Of my friends viii give mo cred.
1t Of being H."
He had enjoyed the pleasures OF the
world to some considerable extent
when younger man. and had travelled
good deal abroad. but had never been
really Incorporate, either in eating or
drinking. know that he would have
told mo Of It had no been 90. for no
kept no secrets from his medical advis.
or. But idleness was his besettiuc sin.
/ do not know that for tho six months
previous to tho day on which we had
the serious talk which forms the sub
icct Of this paper he had done anything
else but read. Ho reads tho newspa-
pers all the forenoon. aud books. books,
books all the remainder Of the day.
and often, believe. late into the night.
well, DOCTOR" my patient said to-
day, '.lve taken all your medicine, and
! don't feel ono whit the better"
Eyes" replied; ..you'vc takon all
my medicine-yon are very good 1t
taking physic-but had you taken my
advice rs well in other aud hygionic
matters, would not have been sorry
had you thrown the medicine to tho
dogs"
''Do you say SOP" he exclaimed.
.Now, III tell you exactly how l feel
-"
Iccrtainly do not mean to plague my
readers with detail Of my patients
symptoms. real and imaginary. HAD
to listen TO them. and did SO most pa
ticntly. although probably great deal
Of what no said went In 1t one ear and
out at tho other. ! sat silent for some
time after he had finished.
He looked 1t me somewhat anxious.
". then got up and walked about tho
room for few minutes. and finally no.
seated himself.
you ARC unusually quiet DOCTOR" he
said ut last In an earnest tone Of voice.
'.You don't think there II ANYTHING
Gerry serious tho matter with mo 10
days"
Il think the very worst" said sol
EMMY, and probably some might say
mischievously. but had only the good
intention Of thoroughly rousing him;
even IL II caused him to call In another
medical man. felt should not DO
sorry.
"Your heart Is affected!"
This was no exaggerated statement
for It Is always the case In nervousness
or In nervous debility that tho hearts
tone Is lowered. We physicians call Il
functional disorder. to distinguish it
from actual organic disease. Il should
DO remembered that the heart 10 . mus
cular organ. and as liable to DO below
or above par as the other muscles Of
the body; nor, on the other hand should
1t be forgotten that Il nervousness be-
comes chronic in any patient the heart
Is liable TO become permanently affect
cd. and life necessarily much shorten
ed. This only shows us that strenu-
Gus effort toward restoration Of health
should DO ut once mado by any one suf-
fering from the complaint we arc now
considering-a complaint which. owing
to the struggle for existence going on
In our midst, Is every day becoming
more common. A cure, as may DO
CLEANED from the conversation that fol-
lows. Is not to be looked for from med.