The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-08-18
ANOTHER NEW MALADY
New York Tlmea.

 New York Times
 There was c wicked look In the bar ber's eye one morning recently. For some moments after he had begun to apply his scissors he said nothing about tonic. The reporter could not account for the remarkable and un- precedented silence and decided to in- vestigate the phenomenon. At length the barber spoke.
 "Just before you came In, sir, shaved man who l hope will not come to this shop again. He said he was an invalid, but he was one of the healthiest looking men that ever saw. He said that he couldn': sit in the barber's chair because 1t made him feel nervous to throw his head back. He said that be had 6 disease called nervous dyspepsia end that 1t al- ways made him feel as if he was dying when he laid his head back in the chair. So had to shave him sitting upright. don't want to shave any more nervous dyspetics, even at double price,"
 The reporter asked the name of the healthy. looking individual who was afraid to sit back in the barber's chair. The barber did not know his name, but he had frequently seen him, either coming out or going into the count ing-room of printing establishment on the next block. The reporter thought that inc invalid in question might have something to tell about his peculiar disease, and shortly after ward he called at the counting room mentioned and found the nervous dys- peptic, with whom he had talk.
 "Yes, am the man who is afraid to sit back in the barber's chair" said the invalid, who appeared to be in the enjoyment of fairly good health. My business as bookkeeper Is somew hat trying one to me, as my nerves are poor and my stomach is weak. My wife insists that shall shave, yet my nerves gre so unsteady that I cannot shave with any degree of safety to myself. When sit back in the bar ber's chair have an unpleasant feel ing as If l was dying; so l tell the barber exactly how the case stands, aud ask him to shave me sitting up- right. But I can't find any barber who will feel the least sympathy for me. They all find fault when I ask to be shaved in an upright position. This feeling that l am dying fre- quently comes over me at other times. There is no danger, of course, but new ertheless the feeling is 6 very un- pleasant one. My doctor tells me that this peculiarity is 6 feature of nervous dyspepsia, and that if am once cured cf the disease the diagreeable feeling that am dying, of at least losing consciousness, will not trouble me. A great many people suffer from nerv- ous dyspepsia. would advise you to interview my doctor about this disease.1
 The invalid gave the name and Ad- dress of an experienced practitioner, on whom the reporter called, and who had some interesting information which he kindly consented to give.
 Nervous dyspepsia" said the phy- sician, "is common disease in large city like New York. Persons who have 1t are great sufferers. They im- agine that all sorts of evils are going to happen to them. They rarely go into the streets alone and on foot without being in momentary terror of losing consciousness or of dropping dead. And yet the greater number Of nervous diyspetics, who suffer from this dsiusion realize that 1t fs . delu- sion, even while they tremble with imaginary fear. Consumptives, per- sons who have heart disease, and per- sons liable to apoplexy do not have this trouble. Women do not have 1t. 1t is strong men who have DO organic disease who arc sufferers from this strange trouble. The stomach be- comes thoroughly disorganized, aud through the stomach the nerves be- come badly demorslized. Is 1t strsnge that this should cause . thoroughly Ane man . few slight Authorizations?
 Among my patients is agentlemaD . who was educated at Wet Point, and who commanded . regiment in some of the hOldest battles of the civil war. On several occasions he displayed great personal bravery. He regarded himself, and was regarded by others, as man of courage. A few years ago