The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-20
Gle GtktsIIigF'aar,
MnrELlGo. v. Va, NoynMnEN go, 1853


BTOEen Hearts
Among the diseases that result from
mental stain or shceF, are those that
affect tho LeGrt, through failure Of the
nervous supply, and or account OF excess
siye nervous activity. Cases Of actual
rupture Of the heart are very rare an his'
toTical instance Of tuCh an extreme sccl'
dent is that Of King Philip, OF spaln' who
died suddenly from this cause on hearing
Of the defeat OF his army.
More commonly, however, II is. the
power Of the heart that 10 broken by a
REORGANIZATION Of Ito structure or action,
and death then results from gradla!
wearing out Of the motion that is In
cessant; the motion that continues even
during sleep, when all the other parts oil
the body are enjoying needed Tepoaei the
motion whose continuance means lie, and
whose cessation is DEATH
In general mRG's heart is abCpt the
BIza Of his closed fist, Naturally there Ia
much difference In lis sS' and strength,
and 1t is the men with the large, strong
hearts who can do the most work, endure
Il eHestCst fatigue, and stand the nott se'
y,ra mental and physical strain. They
rrr the men who arc full Of energy and
try, and Rho, peilo!ce, become sue
C.srl, IL is thesv men who can boast OF
,heis poger and endurance, and suCcess,
whose hearts finally break down underex'
cegslve demands.
Providing no acute dlsea1e intervenesto
end the life Of this victim olmental strain,
the Gtst sympton that shows he Is work
lug too much, and that his heart Is begln-
ming to weaken under tho unnatural
strain, 10 feeling Of reALleEsness, irrita-
bility, and desire to- DO more and more
work. He iorswears amusements because
they interfere with his pursuits. Thenhe
plcepS more lightly and dreams Of his
husinels. Whenever man dreams reRu-
larry Of his work, he receives n warning
that no ia doing too much, gpd that the
excitement Of the day is being carried
into the night.
After while sleep boginu to fail, and
morning comes with desiro for prolonged
rcpose. DersrgGmsnt Of the different
organs follows. The victim OF overwork
may soon be a confirmed and miserable
dyspepLic. He may have an occasional
attack Of uncontciOusnesD. Whom we are
reading or writing and the gaslight sud-
denly goss down and lickers, we remark,
"The pressure ia oil at the main" When
the overworked man has sudden vertigo
NO know that tho pressure Ia of at the
main; that tho contracting power Of the
heart is enieebled.
The end oil these unfortunately common
examples Of high prcGsure Is oitenest
found in one Of four ways. 1t may DO
with angina pCctoria, or neuralgia Of the
heart, the feveIe aud terrible Spasn Of
pain that occasionally comes after undue
exertion or undue fatigue, and shoots like
cutting knives through the chest, in the
region OF the heart. These attacks may
go on for years, increasing in severity,
until an unusually hard one blipeG relief
in death.
Another form OF disesge from mental
strain Is melancholy. 1t retultS from tho
brain being deprived ofits regular supply
Of blood by tho badly acting heart. The
unfortunate nubiect Of melancholy gen.
orally comeB to the lad end Of q sui.
eide.
A third form Of disease from organic
nervous failure brlngs sudden death
from tho rupture or paralysis Of the heart.
Its apt TO occur during violent exer-
ton, such az running to catch q train or
riding horseback; or 1t may come during
att Of passion, as It came to John Hun
ter, Tho great buIReon.
Men with the form Of nervous failure
that We have been considering arc readily
affected by trillng causes, for q common
cold may lead to fatal congestion Of the
lungs. Or death may follow the ahock Of
an accident or surgical operation.
These heart diseases Rrc oil added to by
the excessive use Of alcohol or tobacco
inat!entIon 10 diet; lleeping in bad DIR; or
the disregard Of any tulO Of hygiene. By
following rlgidly the rules Of health, and
by avoiding ovorwotk and undue mental
strain and anxiety, We shall be cbOying in
a now sense the tcripturGl Injunction,
"Let not your hearts be troubled"
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