The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-12-17

An TaslSk Ilspori.t Dieasses a Fseu-
liar disease


a~@m TI.nndon GiShel III Nft
Annon a the diseases Of modern life. and
one which DIR. Richardson has hitherto
maid hardly any attention Is the train
fever. an insidiOus malady which. II II Is
not Altogether undermining the British
constitution, helps largely 20 make lie
more miserable 10 many. Some people
escape this discisc altogether, but they are
the Select few The majority 81 Ger from
il in one way OF smother. frequently with
out their knowledge. This fever seiZes
some people every day as soon as their
ewes are opened They have 10 be at the
station nc 9s59. say. and life Is zymopc
ferlnent till they get there. EycEy move
ment Is checked of by the watch; IL the
victim Is rather late in shaving, he has -
make up time over his hair-dreSsing; and
should there be n debit balance al the
hour Of breakfast, /: has 10 BE- liquidated
over the coffee.
Then comes the race for the train. there
ara SO many minutes allowed, calculated
10 such a nicely that IL the patient hears
the whistle Of che approaching train DC
fore he gets 70 the gTocers shop. or the
elm tree IN the lane or some other noted
mark on his chart. 10 knows he mist run
Tor H. And very often he has 10 run, Tor
sometimes Il i a wet morning. and he can
not lay his hand on his umbrella; or his
siOns 20 give him, and can not remember
them ~if she is hurried SO. but will not
let him 90 till she does; or perhaps he
must 20 back ever so many yards 10 kiss
the baby, who win cry all day ii IL Is done
out Of this mark Of respect So by the
time he has reached the station the fever
has done its fell work for the day. has up
set his nerves and his digestion. and set
him gaSping and painting all the way up
] ~ 4 r. 80 -
OF course be might lave caught his train
quite easily IL ne had GOT up in good time
and thought nothing about II, but the
fever viii not allow = man TO do thar ~
IL Is astonishing how men will 90 on
day after day. year after year, repeating
us al expsEience They can no more
shake of the fever by taking time by the
f6fehOek than they can fiy. y would be
amusing. weue il not greyous, 70 stand
outside q subuFfah statiors sf@ii watch the
race in for the morning. train. Up come
the fever stricken. with anxious counte-
nAnccs some running outright some.
Z whose dignity Will not allow them 10 run
walking double pace with set teeth and
| firmly clenched umbrellas and bags, AL
hurrying and all falling back half ex-
hauSied when they reach their carriage
The fever, rs &c affects Of some ladies. Is
/ really too awful 10 dwell upon. Many la
dies 10 whom railrOa4 trANeAhS HMAs@A
youthful wonder cannot even now trust
} bradshaw. but are implied 70 goto the
station o. make personal inquiries MS TO
the times Of starting. The day before the
intended journey Is generally dedicated TO
This preliminary satisfaction Of the RIVER
/ But there Is no peace either 20 the patients
OF 10 their households for hours before the
thS tiInc'f liked The fever always impels
them 10 the station full half hour before
Il j. necessary, and soTnetimes act
u4ies them 20 hook heir um-
brelias into pOrters' neckclothes, 60
to seize guards as emotionally as II thel
were recognizing In them longlost sons
Upon other ladies. however. the train feycs
has an oppositn effect In nils them VITA
a dull despair. They know that thhY
have always missed the trRin they haze
fixed upoh. and always viii IL the triiin
they want 10 so by starts az and tht
next az 1890. still pursued by the rclcnt-
less demon, they win start for the 3. and
iof course. miss il. and will sit in the wait
ing room for the next hour and q half with
lack llEster eve aud wan cunnienanee. II
is their feie they know. aud il is useless
70 struggle agains ate