Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-22
Aches Of Head and Heart

There arc a good many kinds OF head
ache. IN these days the nervous headache
is a very distinct variety. u Is generally
in the front Of the head across the fore
head. over the ewes. But It, may be In
other parts-at the top of thc head, at ono
or both sides. at tho back or all over. 10 IS
painful, depressing. disabling. \ man
feels at the height Of the paroXysln like \
hunter who has galloped his legs clean Oh.
aud who could Lot leap thrce-foot ditch
10 save his lfe. The spur IS of no use,
neither is the whip. The pain IN the head
is worse to bear than either ald the patient
VIII rather endure both whip and spur
than make any kind OF effort which wll
make the bead pain worse. PhFslc. by
itself lsof mousse. There Is not single drug
known TO medical science which VIII OF
itself at once and permanently cute a
nervous headache. On tine other hand
dru-s are not always needed. A complete
CHANCE Of air and circumstances Will
usually take away the pain IN ten or twelve
hours. Perfect rest, Of durtlou proper
toned 10 the severity and long contlnu-
auce Of the SYMPTOMS, viii mako the cure
permanent. There are of course, methods
of relieving or diminishing the pain until
such time as il MAY be puFs BILE to obtain the
complete rest. But the rest IS the thing 10
be secured AZ AL costs. IL not, the pain
goes from bad 20 worse, and the risk from
less TO greater The hnal consequence
10 is impossible 10 predict, except that "A
breakdown Is sooner or later inevitable,
and the breakdown may he fora ye4r or Tor
A lifetime. 4 nervous headache Is q dan
cor signal II 10 be frequent The danger d
increased II 10 be- continuous "a catastrophe
Is imminent. The duvcr must put On ms
brakeatail hazards. or he vii probably soon
hayea loapl his life. There are very few
e ia q ID
duty 90 90 ON with his work when he IS I'm
this condition. at an risks. Even u
threatened baukruptcy had better b"'
ri.ked than Threatened lie. BeNdcS, .
man who is m the unylelilng grip of per-
rneueLt nervous headache Is not really the
best Judge az his own circumstances. lie
uuagnitcs and distorts things Amazingly.
lie takes counsel ~ his fears and Abandous
his hopes and courage altogether. Rest,
we renest-immediato and sufficient rest
Is the sovereign r"medy. A fortnight AZ
once nav be better than year SIX weeks
hence. 4 weak heart seems tu he de-
cldcdly more practically announcement
than 70 weak head. II NAN or woman be
70 little feeble about the region 81 the brain
il is generally Of lttle moment. Some
post or other will bo provided n the con-
duct be respectable: and lack Of brains Is
too common % eXcIf" amy particular atten-
ton either In the person concerned or
i'm those about him. But % weak heart
insists upon putting itself IN evidence
- an sort OF convenient and involvement
times. II its p0s-essOr finds himself rather
late for bis morning tram aud makes
90 squirt - 20 recover lost tilno the eXcrtlon
is usually followed bv such % " bad quarter
OF au hour" that DE resolves IN future
rather so lose a dozen trains than 10 FISK
temporary suf0CatlOn or permanent SYN
cope again. The practical evils which are
e ,s0c,ated with 3 feeble heart are lnnu-
meritle, and viii readily suggest them
selves b. those who posses so unsatisfactory
90 pUWviug-cngl Weak hearts are 10y no
mean, 50 common as Is often supposed.
Many man who thinks he has got one is
merely dysueptic; many woman owes hcr
svnptoms 10 ti.htlaciug ormsuuclent Iced
ino. III the dyspepsia be cured, or the
tight-laciug be- dispensed with, the symp-
toms of belrt-weakness Will dl-0ppear
Even when the heart Is genuinely weak.
the weakness IL not always due 70 SPECIAL
disease Of TINT organ. II maY be only .
part Of general weakness Of the whole
system. which is easily durable. The late
SIR Robert ChristIs0n, one of the most
eminent Of British physicians, used 10
smile at certain persons who were always
of weak hearts. Gentle
men. ne would SAY % his students when
lecturiug on dgitalis, gentlemen, the best
tonic for weak heart, IS - good, brisk
walk" Not a doubt Of il. The majority OF
weak, ilabby hearts are weak and tlaDDy
because every other muscle IN the body Is
weak and fabby, and this general weakness
and Gabbiness is due 90 want of vigorous
use. Exercise of the legs and back and
arms gives additional and much-needcd
exercise to the heart. and the heart grows
strong by vigorous exercise exactly as
every other muscular ORGAN does, for the
heart is muscle. IL aman has no organic
disease of the heart, no enlargement, and
no functional disorder plenty Of brisk walk
ing. with occasional running, Will soon dis
p.l his breatblpesucss aud heart-wcakuess,
other Things being equal The muscular
inactivity Of the modern town-mau Is the
parent Of more ill-health than any other
s;n.le cause whatever.