The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-04
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
a Young Girls Dementia-How IL was
observation-disclosures New aud Start
ling 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, accompanied by
young lady, entered the cars and finally
secured a seat. As the conductor ap-
preached the pair, the young lady arose,
and in pleading voice said:
please, sir, don'5 let him carry me to
the asylum. am not crazy; l am a little
tired, but not mad. On! no, indeed. Won't
you please have papa take me back home?'
The conductor, accustomed though he
was TO ell phases of humanity, looked with
astonishment at the pair as did the
other passengers in their vicinity. A Few
words from the father, however, sutticed,
AMI 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 sad
face and a trembling voice the father SAID:
"My daughter has Teen attending the
seminary in a distant town and was sue
ceeding remarkably. Her natural quail
ties, together with great ambition, placed
her in the front ranks of the school, but
she studied too closely, was not careful or
Ler health, and her poor brain has been
turned. l am taking her to 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
| suggestive of Shakespeare'S OpheIla,
! awakened 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 hundred and thirty.fre per cent
| for the same period. Travellers by raj,
| by boat, or in carriages in any part or 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 overtaX their men,
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. 1t far STEINER 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; a dim
ness of vision; a ringing in the ears; a
feverish head, frequent nausea or 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 dyspepsia causes more insane sui
cides 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 at any moment OF
mania in some one of its many terrible
forms.
The value of moderation and the imper-
alive 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 OF
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 q normal con
dition and purifying the blood, Warner;
Tippecanoe The Best. excels all ancient OF
recent discoveries. 1t is absolutely pure
and vegetable; it is certain to add vigor Il
adults, while it can not by any poSsibili
| ty injure even a child. The fact that i
was used in the days of the famous Harri
| son family is proof positive or its meri
as it has so thoroughly withstOod the ties
of time. As a tonic and revivitier it i:
simply-wonderful It has relieved the ag
ony of the stomach in thousands of cases
soothed the tired nerves; produced peace
full sleep and averted the coming on of
mania more to be dreaded than death it
self.