The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
THE ~NEvER.REST CURE.
Eeuefl ciat Effects 0f Regular Muscular
EXERCISE and Recreation.

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EXERCISE and Recreation.
As.taere are many degrees of ner'
vouS exhaustion. 50 are there many
methods Of restoration. What wOuld
he pleasant exercise to one might prove
laboriOus exertiOn tn another. and what
might be soothing to one might he ir.
ritating to another. In all cases. how.
ever. complete nerve rest implies the
maintenance IF agreeable sensation
and the avoidance of nervous agitation.
1t may not be possible to obtain suc!
absolute rest As is here indicated. but
the aim of treatment is to secure as
near an approach to it rs Il be at
tanned by legitimate means. No means
are used which might injure the general
health.
The fact that women are more liable
than men to tine severer forms of nervous
exhaustion is one reason why The cases
quoted in these pages are chiefly those
Of women. Another reason is that. in
men. it is rarely possible to study this
stage of the disease uncomplicatcd BY
the effects of alcoholic indulgence.
Most men who find themselves becom-
ing victims of mel vOusness endeavor to
soaps the worries Of life by taking ref
use in drink; SO they usually bring
upon themselves other diseases of alcO-
holic origin. In women this WAS not
formerly the habit, but there is reason
to believe that the late increase Of ine-
briefly among them is largely due tn the
spread of nervous exhaustion. On the
other hand there are many cases in
both sexes where alcoholic indulgence
has undoubtedly been the chief cause Of
tie ailment.
Although the most severe forms Of
this disease have alone been discussed.
it must no: be supposed that milder
forms do not al;O require special nerve
rest. This can not be secured without
more or less change being made in the
ordinary mode of lif.. Nervous sgita-
ton is the chief canse of nervous ex-
haustion. 1t is almost impossible even
for u healthy man to avoid a certain
amount Of agitation in connection with
his affairs. while for the nervous man it
is absolutely impossible. For the lat
ter. therefore. a frequent holiday is
essential. The way Of spending such
Il holiday is 4 matter of urgent inn
portance.
Many nervOu sufferers return home
worse than when they left. They climb
mountains in Switzerland when they
ought to be lettering on the sea shore
or lnunging the deck Of an ocean
steamer. The: rise early ito make the
best Of to-day" when they had better
lie several hours longer to fix the bene-
fits Of yesterday. Like the unskilled
rider. who dismOunts for relief. they
are frequently driven to bed to 0
from their holiday exerti"ns.
The amount Of exercise must be
regulated by its effects on head or
spine. Mere muscular fatigue may be
overcome by regular walking. but
nervous fatigue must be entirely
avoided. If the patient can not take
sufficient exercise to sustain hrs appe-
tite and digestion he hal better undergo
an hours massage daily. And when
he has once gained the power Of walk
ing from five to ten miles q day with
out fatigue to head Or spine. he ought.
bv constant practice. endeavor to re-
tain il.
There is no better preventive OF
nervous exhaustion than regular un-
hurried muscular exercise. If We could
moderate our hurry. lessen worry.
and increase our Opcn-air exercise, .
large portion of nervous diseases would
be abolished.
For those who can not get a sufficient
holiday The best substitute is an Occa-
sional dav in bed. Many whose nerves
are constantly strained in their daily
vocation have discovered this for them
selves. A Spanish merchant in BARGE
Iona told his medical man that he al
ways went to bed for two OK three days
whenever he could be spared from his
business, and he laughed ut those who
spent their holidays on toilSOme mount
aims. One of the haricst-wOrked wOmen
in England, who has for many years
conducted Il large wholesale business.
retains excellent nerves ut IN advanced
age. owing, it is believed. to her habit
of taking one day Il week in bel. II
we can not avoid frequent agitation we
ought, if possible. 10 give the nervous
system time to recover itself between
the shocks.
Even an hours seclusiOn after a good
lunch will deprive n hurried. anxious
day of much Of its injury. The nerves
can often be overcome by strategem
when they refuse to he controlled by
strength of will.-NinctccnM Century.
Manhood in Criminals.
Suo,Einv IF his evnerience with Grim.