Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-29
SUDDEN DEATH.
ONE OF THE SAD RESULTS OF QUA
"co-AAEADATlveNEss."

Live Long-Ths Strong Mans Great l1ls.
take-The Old Gourmand 81 the Gaia
Apoplexy.
The Bible speaks Of three score years and
ten as the age to which man may reasonably
look forward. 1t seems a. II at least seventy
equable, contented and happy years-full Of
such comfort and qualification a. the mem.
bers Of each class In the community have
severally a right to expect - should and
might be within the reach Of every man and
woman. In some countries, however, we fino
this to be much more nearly the case than
with U.S. Americans, as . rule, 1--we too fast
to live long. Every person IL originally en-
doued with about 90 large stock Of vitality,
out of which to fashion his life.
1t amounts to nothing more nor len than
the simplest Of problems in arithmetic to
show that il he draws upon this stock twics
as heavily as he should the duration Of his
existence will only be one-half Of what 1t wa
originally intended to be. Indeed, the mat
ter stands much worse than this; his life 10
likely to he at any moment suddenly cut od
short long before reaching even the half. A
steam engine may use up its fuel in two
weeks or one, according to the rate at which
it is driven; II it is sufficiently overworked
the result may be general smash, |" or such
an injury as will necessitate long and
tedious stopping for repairs" II, indeed, il
ever becomes ''as good as new." We hardly
seem ready to recognize the bounds estab-
fished by nature, but when We have reached
them, i'll our greed and ambition, we summon
our will, and, as the expression runs, ''uve
upon our nerve," congratulating ourselves ON
our praiseworthy display Of American GO
aheadatvencss." Unfortunately satnre has
not yet become sufficiently progressive in her
ideas to manufacture constitutions expressly
for the American market, and In the midst OF
our triumphant tour de force, click, some
thing snaps, and we vanish from the stage or
break down for years, perhaps for life.
In every community such "breakdowns"
may be pointed out on every side, and many,
even Of our most successful" men, freely
confess they have paid too high price for
their prosperity. The prizes Of existence are
SO great with us, and seem to be SO within
the grasp Of all, that practically all set out
to win them. Each is unnagging and merci-
less to himself in his grim resolve to obtain
that for which he is striving. He works day
and night, including holidays. and not infre-
quently Sundays; he refuses to take time to
eat his meals properly, and In such sense
less luxury as n vacation he never dreams Of
indulging; amusement he regards as frivo.
ious, and as abstracting too much valuable
time from the prosecution Of the all absorb
ing project Every waking minute he keeps
his brain grinding away over ways and
means, and not improbably the hours which
u sensible man would devote to sleep he un.
ia,
social competition runs equally high with
that of business. or course, In the path
!, way no treads he jostles and Is jostled by
competitors, and in nature go tense and sel
in SO great an endeavor as is his, the constant
md wearing, though almost unperceived
play Of the elnotions-as envy, jealousy
latrcd, disappointment, etc.-is very great
j occasionally, at some "close shave" or SOM
: risis Of failure or success, he experiences
: eliminating spasm Of feeling that shake
!, am to his very center. Perhaps not satisfle,
nth this existence Of abnormal and unhy
,ienic physical habits and unnatural menta
; nd emotional strain, once in while, whe
i 10 s'racket" becomes too intense to be TO
h 10 time being endured, he varies the me
otony-not as he should do, with q chang
+ scene quiet, wholesome life, anusemer
nd rest, but by plunging into period {
b ..ssipation for the purpose Of drowning h
Worries and cares. But, ruinous at any tim
!le effect upon his overworked nerves an
= .istracted constitution Of such q course mu
" .aturally be greatly intensified He coul
II carcely take a moro suicidal step.
" "Died suddenly" How few realize wit
I'd that startling frequency in this country tn
'eport goes out The strong man foolish
., ancies he Is practically inaccessible to a
~ ncnt and death, and 80 pushes on in his 9
ID lggerated expenditure Of energy until-t
1y ate-insulted naturs bestows upon him u
Id oyical punishment he has 20 persistent
al courted 1--WE do fade as the leaf" Is I
- .lelusion we fondly hug, while we think
-, ~ death as atar OF. Yet every day, simr
ne lrom faults of his own committing, many
vi unfortunate is hurried into the presence
Id uis Maker without an instant's warning.
RI the twenty five deaths reported by M
he York contemporary one day last week nj
- were sudden. Some Of US may wish th
rs such may be our fate-that we die ''in I
s. harness but to many such thought Ii L
,r, rorizing they pray that to them the O
en- come slowly-that they may ''ripen for Z
to grave"
What are the causes Of sudden death
by a stroke Of lghtningi They are q
es many when only the SO called natural ac
81. dents are considered. Death on the insta
es may result from apoplexy, or bursting Of |
is aneurism within the chest or abdomen;
,a may be caused by the bursting Of an ahsct
within the chest. Great mental shock
90 from extreme anger or grief or even Joy
W sometimes kills instantly through tot
te paralysis OF the chief nerve centerA Gas
1u of sudden death from hemorrhages OF &
90 lungs arc on record, but they are few
a number. Diseases Of the heart render t
=" subject liable to instant death, and they .
~ the most frequent causes.
As we grow old we should avoid thoss
re luences which are likely to induce sudd
re and great rush OF blood to the head, such
- intense mental excitement-as In pub
he speaking or in a fit OF anger-violent muse
ny lar effort, gluttony and drunkenness, et
no While one dimes at popular cafes he has b
re to look about him aid he 10 quite sure to Z
ng habits INDUCED provocative Of apoplexy.
cd familiar sight is the man about 10 years q
~ whose highest pleasure is In tickling his p
20 %. ate. He Is overweight by fully 6fty pount
ia' his face is red and shining he II full TO bur
ne ing, and he looks as though every importa
he button ON his clothing was Threatened
he on a warm day gives such man a. "wtde
re BERTH as he would cookstove; he y al
:. gether too hot to sit near. He comment
a his dinner with an appetizer generally
" cocktail Then he deliberately '6lh "
10 largely on meat and other "hearty" foods.
of which are washed down with one u ~
In and generally two bottles Of lager beer.
Is he eats and drinks with one hand, be q
In himself vigorously with the othar, Al
nj time growing redder and redder, and hnal
in when he hoists himself out Of his chair,
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