The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-10-10

with one hand, he fanS hlmSef Vigorously
with the other, all the time growing reddel
and redder, and, finally, when he hoists
himself out of his char his face takes 6
purplish hue in consequence Of even thai
slight effort He is like violin when in
tone; every part Of his system is keyed up
and something IS sure to break if the unus
ual happens. Let such a man, soon after
dinner, become violently enraged or shocked
by some unexpected calamity, and the
chances are an attack of apoplexy is the
consequence. Too much importance has, i,
is true, been attributed to the so-called ap.
oplectic constitution, consisting Of short
ness Of the neck, with considerable embon
point, and what is known as full habit
These characteristics do not mean that there
is decided tendency to apoplexy, and yet a
man so formed ought to live much differ.
emily than he who is ''lank and lean"
An aneurism is tumor formed by the
dilation Of an artery, as the result OF the
bursting of it's inner and middle coats. 1t is
moro liable to occur in persons in whom de-
generative changes in the arteries are TAX
ing place. It may be directly caused by
great mental excitement, violent exertion,
lifting, ETC., or local injury. The larger the
artery in which the aneuriSm forms the
more serious it is. If within the chest or
abdomen, there is little chance Of recovery.
The progress of aneurism is slow; death is
sudden in proportion Of cases from rup-
tu-e. Large assesses III the chest have
been known to burst and cause immediate
suffocation. Such accidents are rare, and
so, also, as we have already said, is sudden
death from hemorrhage of the lungs. In
those cases death, doubtless, is also caused
by suffocation. Strong impressions on the
mind will ever reflect their influence on
the vital functions, and strengthen or pros
trate their energies. "Joy seldom kills." it
is true, and yet if the subject be Of deli
cate and sensitive constitution, and more
especially if 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 to life than sudden grief. When
extravagant Joy follows unexpectedly
terror or grief, the danger from the shock
to the nervous system is heightened. That
fact has been illustrated by the sudden
death of criminals who have been pardcned
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 heart-are well
known, for the instances have been many.
In disease of the heart these powerful
emotions are potent agencies OF evil II
death does not occur from sudden, intense
shock, the organ is enfeebled by every such
experience.
In all forms of heart disease death is ha-
BILE to take place suddenly, and IN large
proportion Of cases the evil comes after
violent over-exertion. Heart trouble !"
may exist in q person for a long time-even
years-without its presence being sus-
pected. Such one enjoying comparatively
good health, and not being conscious Of the
need Of unusual care, is quite sure, sooner
or later, to make some violent efort-''run
to catch the train or the ike"-and "hfe'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 it's walls have been weakened
thereby. Such an action rarely occurs in
persons under the age Of forty.
ssIs it quick death, a painless death:"
is a question which is frequently asked Of
physicians. We believe that in the majorl-
ty Of cases where death comes on the in
stant-as by a stroke of hghtning-it is
painless. AS has been said, pain is the
product OF time. To experience pain the
impression producing = must be transmit-
ted from the injurcd part Of the living oody
to the conscious center, must be received
at the conscious center, and be recog-
nized by the mind as areception; 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-
plishment 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
senseof it is not revealed.