The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
FOR CIl0LERIC PEOPLE.
A CHAPTER ON THE ADVANTAGES
OF SERENITY.
Uncontrolled Passion Opposed to Lon
geSity of Life-lieaIth of NIind and Body
Co-Depcndcnt - Facts for the Hot
Bloodcd to Ponder Over.

sessions than Il calm and even tcupcrnmpnt
| Such temperament does not rush to cx-
trcmcs; it is not swept by whirwin.ls of
feeling; under almost any circumstances it
secures content. Few things can present a
more insurmountable barrier, not only to
mental ills, but even to physical ailments
and intirmities, or yield u better grounded
| hope of longevity.
Sir Isaac Newton, for instance, led tho
| placid and unevcntful if toilsono existence
of a student and brain worker. The serenity
| or his days seems only to havo been
disturbed by the controversy with Lcib-
hltz regarding the invention of the ll,lxionul
methods, and the quarrel with Flanstccd
the astronomer royal How great his clu,
nimity waS-in other words how thoroughly
reason was tho controlling clement in his
composition, to the subjection of the p;.s
sions-appcars in tho we'll known story with
regard to his dog Diamond. And what was
the result. His health was vigorous and rc
manned unilnplircd to within Il few Years of
his death. Ho lost but ono tooth in all his
life. lie never Wore glasses. lIe never grew
bald, and lie lived to tho ripe old arc of 81
years. John Milton, again, lived in troubled
times, in which he boro his full part. lie
was given, too to polcinical writing, which
is apt to excite warm feeling. Vet in his
personal habits lie was allstero and grave
holding himself stctnly aoof from the prof
isato rabblc arouud him, and inilex,bly
sleadiilst amidst domestic infeicity, oblouuv
and misfortune. He could scarcely be called
u hot b!oodcd man, and, after lifo whose
solo physical aillictiou was tho loss of his
| cyesight, lie died at the age of &C.
OTHER NOTABLE INSTANCES.
Contrast with his thp l,I, ,.,, n .l,...,
famous English poet, Lord Byron Torn as
llo w;s 10y every passion, and tho victim of
that most wearing emotion, chronic hate, n
| spirit that furnished tho arena in quick sue
cesslon for the most intense and extreme re
vulslons Of feeling allowed its possessor an
earthly existence of but thirty-six short
years. Our own calm Emerson, than whom,
probably, no; man that ever lived was less
the prey OF gusts of feeling, reached tho ago
ol ~ Edgar Poe, who was a sort of emo
'io!,ll shutilecock, was miserable all his life,
nmd died ut 40. Edmund kean, not only i'm
his professional capacity, was an actor-und
an actor is frequently obliged to feisn tho
most Vehement passions, which is commonly
supposed to be tho next worst thing TO
actually feeling tlicm-but i'll his private lte
was II man OF most errutic and fiery temper.
a!ncht. kean himself was u stage for tho
drama OF tho passions, and tho consequence
w's he was frequently i'll, and survived but
a few years beyond 4O
Passion has been not inaptly defined as any
emotion Of tho soul which affects the body
and is affected by it. Such is tho sympathy
existing between the mind and tho BODY. tho
moral feelings exercise Il potent influence OH
the physical organs, while tho latter in turn
affect tho former. The effect of mental
emotions is manifested in tho vital functions
and certain states of these functions serve in
Il like manner to awaken tho different pas
sIons The passions founded on pleasure
seem to act as u universal stimulant to oll
vital action. Circulation is quiclkened, the
blood distends tho vessels of its system, the
lace Grightcns, tho skin assumes a rud,ly
| TINT, The muscles grow stronger and invite
activity Tho whole body is rcanimatcd-in
short, every function responds to tine vitaliz
Ins influence of tho happy moral condition.
AS llallcr says: Glove, hope and joy promote
peisplration, quicken the pulse, promote cir
culation, increase the appetite and facilitate
tic cure of Diseases" While joy and kindred
emotions thus contribute to health by Undue
ints u more active performance of all the
vital functions, rs with all other stimulauts.
tic plcasnlabo feelings become painful if
On the nervous system tho effect of the
painful cmotionsis manifested by depression,
arrangement and, possibly, destruction of
TIE vital energies. Tho Same agencies influ
enc" tho various sccrctions by increasing.
diminishing or vitiating them. When the
miud is severely and Lnpleasantly neitatel
'Irymess Of the mouth testlics to tic suppress
son nt the s;llivary secretion This is proved
NJ. Ft.r
india for tho discovery OF u thief among tl,e
aegvants of family, that of compelling all
the parties to hold u certain quantity of rice
III the mouth during few minutes, tho of
fe!llcr being generally distinguished by the
comparative dryness Of his mouthful."
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
Under the ,nilu.nco of disturbing passions
certain sccretons become corrupted and
even acquire poisonous properties 1t is n
kliown fact that the bite of an animal rouled
To desperation heals less rapidly, and is at
tended with greater inflammation than one
administered when the system is uninflucnced
by the excited passion. Great mental dis
turbancc in tho mother diminishcs or vitiatcs
the secretion Of her milk, and it becomes
Lurtful TO the nursing child. Tho contrast
bptwceu the physiological effects of the
leasurabo and painful emotions, and their
influence upon health, are obvious to all. ia
TIE faces Of the happy and confident is seen
the bright glow Of natural vigor, while the
drawn, carcworn and pallid features Of Tho,
sad and despondcnt testify to inward suffer
ing
In habitllal irritability or fretfulness of
temper, hatred, revenge, envy and jealousy,
a:ld, in fact, in all dispositions Of the mind
characterized by bitter feelings toward
others, a measure Of anger is almost rccessa
rily blended. The effect upon the bodily
health Of the mind harasscd by passions of
this nature is to propagate derangcmentsa and
intrrntic5 Tho appetite lessons, digestion
is impaired, and then follow other functional
disorders. The nervous system suffers from
continued metal irritability, and hysteria,
lleadache, and other painful affections often
owe their origin to this prcjudicial influence
Physicians well know that when the system
is laboring under disease temper a,niablo
aad tranquil under the little ills and crosses
of life encourages recovery, while one easily
inlarncd by the base passions oLstruct it.
Whilo the malevolent feelings with which
anger is blended are the promptingso of an i'll
conditioned mind or uncontrolled temper
aroused by external influences, they may Lc
excited by unhealthy states of tho organs
and thus originate within the body. In Ger.
tain functional disturbances and diseased
conditions, tho mind sometimes become dis
turl,ed, and the disposition pcevish and irIit-
able. Persons naturally amiable and patient
Gaer outward annoyances will often bccon.o
GuXous and fretfui when attacked with
bodily intirmities. Disturbances of the
stomach, liver or other important organs are
lAiis active III pcrverting reason and i'll rem
!cv!ns tho disposition suspicious, peeyish and
taoroso.-Boston Herald.
coRPULENcY OF THE SINGER.
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