Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-27
REST.

The Family Doctor" in CasselPs Maya
zine speaks plainly to people in England
concerning the crest Cure" His warn
ings may be addressed even more appro-
priately to Americans. He tells us that
overwork is as bad as no work, a truth we
all know, and most of us give no heed to-
What our rushing, pushing and nerve
straining people need more than any other
people is restraint for the sake of rest
More than seyen-tenths of the worry
peevish nervousness and disquieting anx.
iety of Americans is due to want of rest al
the right time. If some one can only con-
vince our people that there is money in
Crest" taken in reasonable "doses," he
will do a great service to his race and be
esteemed a benefactor of mankind. We
doubt if anything short of such conviction
will induce the American to put on the
brakes. We refuse to rest, but rush to
drugs and stimulants to supply the need
that only rest at the right time can give
We "tonic up" when we simply need tc
crest up" When the average American
has run his limit of physical endurance
and finds that nature refuses to obey the
whip any longer, he does take rest; but ii
is the attempt to take it all at once. The
saying runs among those who have de-
prived themselves of sleep, ''Ill now make
it up" If they will reflect they will real
ize that lost sleep can not be made up, u
it is recoverable; once lost it can not be
recalled, much less replaced. The best
that can be done is to permit nature to get
a new grip" upon the sources of vitality.
The "Doctor" to whom we referred in the
outset has some very sensible notes, by
which one can diagnose his own case who
has cheated himself of rest
The indispcsition caused by over much brain
work OF too prolonged attention to business is
very insidious in its advance. When once fairly
established, its symptoms are pstent enough to
the invalid, and rest then becomes imperative.
In fact, he is knocked out oftime," so 10 speak,
and wishes then he had noted his failing pow
ers before, and laid down his pen or closed his
ledger. When, then, is the Iest-cure indicated ?
Probably one of the earliest signs is slight dys-
pepsia, which cannot be attributed TO errors in
diet want OF fresh air, etc. 1t is nervous kind
OF atomic dyspepsia, sometimes combined with
acidity from liver sympathy. There is not the
same relish for food, and so relief from this
state is sought for in piquant relishes wine or
tea.
Another symptom is an uneasy or tired feel
ing about the head, fitness it may be, or sleep
lessness and stupidity, especially after eating,
The brow is often hot so is the top of the head,
and tie hand is pressed YEARLY across the eyes.
Life begins to lose its brightness, then things
go trif1e wrong, and there are moments of
peevishness and irritability. Lowness OF spirits
is succeeded by want of sleep. There is danger
ahead, if not indeed close at hand, and happy
is he who sees the signal in time. l say most
emphatically in time, for, effective though the
res cure may be. there is point of divergence
from the path of health, beyond which no one
can go with the slightest hopes of return or re-
covery.
What we need to learn in this rushing
age is to take rest at the moment nature
demands it. An hour then is worth a
week of repose later. If there is not more
of this restraining and less of tonic-dosing,
we will become race of nervous dyspep-
tics, and rushing, pushing, worrying suf-
ferers, short-lived and shorter tempered.