Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-03-21
SCIENCE OF TRAVELLING.
The Dangers Of urrying-Fast Trains
the Most Fatig uing.


Hurry to or from trains should in all
cases be avoided. 1t is dangerous to the
healthy habitual traveller as well as the
invalid. Many one has suffered per-
manrnt dilatation of the heart In hurry
ing TO catch train: many one has
dropped down dead from the same
cause.
HurryiDg 10 catch trains tends to
weakness of the nervous system, to in.
digestion, and to heart disease, to say
nothing of the risk of catching cold from
sitting down in the carriage heated, in
case where the person has to walk quick
ly instead of riding.
For large number of different kinds
of complain is change of air and scene
is prescribed for patients, and long Jour
neys have 10 be made in railway car
riages; it bel oCves tie invalid therefore
TO look well after his comforts in travel
ing, and not 10 neglect the slightest pre-
caution to make the journey easy.
Let him ot-or, rather, should say
let her not, for ladies are more apt to
err in :his way than gentleman-let her
not, then, fidget and worry herself a
week beforehand, thinking of the jour-
ney. the perils Of the road Including
the fatigue. Once on board and started,
| :.l: l.. x,o,,or {,;I to ba o,,;ta oStoniN bod
at the strength they possess, and at chow
well they bear the journey" This is
very pleasant, but | an sorry to tell
them that their strength, in nine cases
out of ten, is more apparent than zeal,
| and is due to the concussing action on
the brain. of which / have already spOk-
en-. For railway travelling has numb
| ing-I had almost said narcotizing-
effect upon the senses. From this
sem:-letharcy the patient awakes next
day, but il is very agreeable while it
does last.
| There is as much difference between
the method OF travelling adopted by
the e people and that of most CONNER
cial men as there is between the flight
of hive bee and that Of a blue-bottle
fly.
Those pecple who have business in
the city. but 90 home every night ia
The country to dine ard to sleep, have
only themselves to blame ifthey do not
derive more benefit from that mode ol
life than staying constantly in town
| In
news, the noise, the rattle, and dust are
very fatiguing, but your constant trav'
eler soon gets over this.
"When l have to make a journey OF
fifty miles by railway" said well
known author to me, II always go hrst
class for cheapness, sake The explain
alton is this: Did this gentleman trav,
el third class, he would be incapacitated
of clear, steady brain work next day
and would thus be out of pocket fal
more than the difference between th'
two fares. The jol,ing of a railway car
rage over the smoothest line tends Il
cor. .cuss the brain, to stupefy, to stultify
il. and a period of rest must ensue betor'
it is again fit for brilliant mental labor
Brain-workers, like my friend th'
author. not much use.l 10 travelling
would naturally be more cognizant o
tbis than others. And invalids woult
feel it, too; therefore say that the latte
cannot travel over carefully as regard
their comforts, when they travel at all.
Il 1t is often, if not always, matter o
moment for the invalid to get over tn
Journey as quickly as possible. Fa'
trains. however, are certainly the mos
fat;ouing. SO if time can be spared tn
Invalid should adopt the slower metho'
of progression. Cassell's Family Mag
azine.