Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-14

artery IN winch the aneurlsm forms the
more serious II Is. II within the chest or
abdomen, there IS little chance Of recovery.
The progress OF aneurism Is slow; death Is
sudden IN a proportion Of cases from rup-
tu-o. Large Assesses In tho chest have
been known 20 burst and cause immediate
suffOcatiOn. Such accidents are rare, and
30, also. as we have already said, is sudden
death from hemorrhagc Of the lungs. In
those cases death, doubtless, is also caused
by suhocation. Strong impressions on the
mind will ever reflect their influence on
the vital functions, and strengthen or pros
trate their energies. Joy seldom kills" IL
Is true, and yet II the subject be Of deli
cate and sensitive constitution, and more
especially " he labors under any complaint
Of the heart, the consequences on the nerv-
Gus system OF sudden ana immediate Joy
will always be attended with hazard Many
instances Of fatal effects from that passion
are recorded, and the assertion has been
made by some able writers on mental
hygiene that sudden JOY is even more
hazardous 10 life than sudden grief. When
cxtravagant JOY follows Unexpectedly
terror or grief, the danger from the shock
10 the nervous system i heightened. That
fact has been illustrated by the sudden
death Of criminals who have been pardOncd
at the point Of execution. That terror, grief
and anger are sometimes instantly fatal
at once paralyzing the nervous system and
stopping the action Of the hcart--arc well
known, for the Instances have been many.
In disease Of tho heart these powerful
emotions are potent agencies OF evil. IL
death does not occur from sudden, intense
shock, the organ Is enfecbled by every such
experience.
H. al forr,s 81 boort diaoaac doatb l. 1io
bic 10 take place suddenly, aud IN n large
proportion Of cases the evil comes after
violent over-excrtion. Heart trouble"
may exist IN person for long time-even
years-without its presence being sus-
pccted. Such a one enjoying comparatively
good health, and not being conscious OF the
need Of unusual care, Is quite sure, sooner
or later, 20 make some violent effort-''run
20 catch the train or the like"-and "life's
thread is snapped" Rupture Of the heart
sometimes takes place when that organ has
suffered from what is known as fatty degen-
GRAFTON, and its walls have been weakened
thereby. Such an action rarely occurs In
persons under the age Of forty.
Is II a quick death, a painless deathP'
Is question which is frequently asked Of
physicians. We believe that I'm the majorl-
" of cases where death comes on the in
stant-as by stroke Of lightning-it is
painless. AS has been said, pain is the
product Of time. To experience pain tho
impre ssion producing it must be transmit
ted from the injured part Of the living body
to the conscious center. must be received
at the conscious center, and be recog-
nized by the mind as reception; the last
act being in truth the conscious act. In the
majority of deaths from natural accidents
there Is not sufficient time for the accom-
plishmcnt Of these progressive steps by
which the consciousness of existence is the
first and last fact inflicted upon the stricken
organism, the destruction is so mighty, the
sense of IL is not revealed