The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-14


ta<e-The Old Gourmaud at the Cafe
Apopiexy.
The Bible speaks Of three score years and
ten as the age to which man may reasonably
look forward 1t seems as If at least seventy
c4rsb,e, contented and happy years-full OF
such comfort and qualification as the mem
bcrs Of each class In the community have
seyerally a right to expect t. 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 US Americans, as a rule, 1--we too fast
TO I've long. Every person is originally en-
dow ed with shout 50 large q stock OF vitality,
out OF which TO fashion his life
1t amounts to nothing more nor les than
the simplest of problems in arithmetic 70
show that il he draws upon this stock twice
as heavily as he should the duration of his
existence will only be one-half OF what it .ras
originally intended to be. Indeed, the mat
ter stands much worse than this; his life il
likely to be at any moment suddenly cut off
short long before reaching even the half. A
steam engine may up its fuel in tEo
weeks or one, according to the rate at which
it Is driven; if it is sufficiently overworked
the result may be general smash, . or such
an injury as will necessitate long and
tedious stopping for repairs, il. indeed, il
ever becomes .'as good as new We hardly
seem ready to recognize the bounds estab-
Hshed by nature, but when we have reached
them, ii our greet and ambition, we summon
our viii, and, as the expression runs, .slfre
upon our nerve, coagrafulating ourselves on
our praisewortny display Of American go
aheadatiTcuess Unfortunately nature has
not yet become sufficiently progressive in her
ideas 20 manufacture constitutions expressly
for tie 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 ssbreakdowrss
may be pointed out on every side and many.
even Of our most t'SuccessfuIs men, freely
coafess they have paid too high price for
their prosperity. The prizes of existence are
so great WIKI Us, and seem to be within
the grasp of all, that practically all set ont
to win them Each is unfngging and me-ci-
less to himself in his grim resolve to obtain
that for which he IS striving. He works iay
and night, including holidays, and not iuEre-
qGently Sundays: he refuses to take time &c
eat his meals properly, and in such a sense
less luxury es a vacation he never dreams OF
indulging: amusement be regards as f-iyo
iols, and as abstracting too much valuable
time from the prosecution of the all absorb
ing project. Every waking minute be keeps
Z
means, and not improbably the hours which
4 sensible nlan would devote to sleep he IN
naturally curtails for tise same purpose The
social competition runs equally high with
that of business. or course in the path
way he treasis hs joSties and is iostied bv
competitors. and II nature so tense and set
IN 50 great an endeayor as IS his the constant
ard wearing, though almost unperceived,
play OF the efnotionS-as envy, jealousy
rod ss,,%v
Occasionally. ct some close shave, or some
.r.sis o; failurc or success, he experiences .
eliminating spasm of feeling that shakes
nm to his very center. Perhaps not satisfied
9Th this existence OF abnormal and unhy-
,;z,i;c physical habits and unnatural mental
md emotional strain, once in a while, when
= racket becomes too intense TO lie for
- time being endured, he varies the mo
.otony-rot as he should Go, with change
ssSs9e, quiet, Wholesome life, amusement
sd rest, but By pluEging into period o;
dissipation for the purpose OF drowning his
segries and cares. But, ruinous at any time,
he eject upon his overworked nerves and
distracted constitution Of such course must
naturally be greatly intensified He could
scarcely take more suicidal step.
ssDied suddenly How few realize With
1hat startling frequency In this country tha,
report goes oat. The strong man foolisnIy
faacies he is practically inaccessible to all
nent and death, and so pushes On in his ex
asgerated expenditure Of energy until-toc
lete-insalted naturs bcstovs upon him the
icSical punishment be has so persistentiy
ccu@ted I've do fade as the leaf is the
tielusion we foadly hug, while we think OF
deeth as aiar of. Yet every day, simply
freIa faults of his own committing, many an
unfortunate is hurried into the presence OF
his Maker without an instant's warning. OF
the twenty-five deaths reported by New
York contemporary one day last week nine
we're sudden Some OF US may wish that
such may be our fate-that we die Gin the
harness'-but to many sach thought is ter
rerizing; they pray that to them the end
come slowly-that they may 'ripen for the
grave.n
What are the causes of sudden death-as
by a stroke Of ightningf They are not
many when only the 50 called natural acci
dents are considered. Death on the instant
may result from apoplexy, or bursting of an
enel- ism within the chest or abdomen; it
| may be caused by the bursting of an abseess
within the chest Great mental shock-as
from extreme anger or grief CT even joy
sometimes kills instantly through total
paralysis of the chief nerve eenters. Gases
of sudden death from hemorrhages of the
| lungs are ON record, but they are few in
number. Diseases of the heart render the
| subject liable to instant death, and they are
| the most frequent causes.
As we grow old we should avoid those in
fluences which are likely to induce sudden
and great rush of blood to the head, such as
| intense mental excitement-as in public
| speaking or in fit Of anger-violent muscu-
| lar effort, gluttony and drunkenness, etc.
| While one dimes at popular cafes he has but
| to look about him AID he is quite sure to see
| habits INDUCED provocative of apoplexy. A
| familiar sight is the man about 60 years old
| whose highest pleasure is in tickling his pal
| ate. He is overweight by fully fifty pounds;
his face is red and shining; he is fun to burst
| ing, and he looks as though every important
button on his clothing was threatened. One
| on q warm day gives such a man as wide q
berthn as he would cookstoye; he is alto
| gether too hot to sit near. He commences
/ his dinner with an appetizer-generally q
/ cocktail Then he deliberately fills up,
/ largely on meat and other s'hearty' foods, all
| of which are washed down with one at least
| and generally two bottles Of lager beer. As
| be eats and drinks with one hand, he fans
/ himself vigorously with the other, all the
time growing redder and redder, and finally
| when be hoists himself cut of his chair, his
| face takes puIpiish hue in consequence OF
/ even that slight effort. He is Ike q violir
| when in tone; every part of his system j:
keyed UP, and something is sure to break il
| the unusual happens. Let such a man, soor
after dining, become violently enraged ol
| shocked by some unexpected calamity, anG
the chances are an attac-4 vi apoplexy Is thu
consequence-Bosten Herald
q man, his wife and three children