The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-20
DEADLY ANGER.

The man held in bondage by an unre
strained temper, who continually, upor
provocatiOns fancied or actual, becomes
a victim to paroxysms that shipwTecE
his being in the fury of stormy sea ol
angry passion, Is for the time a maniac
or, as holy writ expresses it, is possessed
of legion of devils The hapless herd
of swine of the parable offer no escape
IN the present day, so the evil spirits
pass not out of the man, but take unto
themselves other evil spirits in form oil
diseases, that enter into the man, rend-
ing him and tearing him, at some fatal
moment, they rob him of his existence.
Every paroxysm of uncontrolled anger
causes a mental shock which starts q
train of disturbances that are commune
Gated by the nervous system to the phys
ical organism. There are those, indeed,
of choleric temperament, who possess
naturally elastic and enduring powers
that prevent any visible physical detri-
ment from the effects of these strong
outbursts. Be it even so. Continual
friction will wear away the stone, and
human health is never so impregnable
but that it will succumb to continual
strain upon its functions.
With some anger is sudden upheaval
of passion. like swift blast that disap
pears as suddenly as it comes; with 9th
ers it is a slow fire that burns more
fiercely as it grows, lingering long, con
Stunning the best feelings, wreckIng the
mental powers and working a more
prejudicial effect upon the health.
The entire human system is more or
less disturbed during a severe fit OF an
ger, the shock driving the blood from
surface in a mighty volume back to its
centre, overwhelming and depressing
the internal organs; respiration becomes
difficult, the chest feeling oppressed and
CONSTRUCTED; instances being known
where death has resulted from surfoca-
ton. The heart suffers most. the shock
falling with a parslyzlng effect upon
that organ, causing it's acIlon TO become
feeble, labored and irregular, and in
some cases, reaction being impossible,
the lamp of life suddenly goes out
Fatal results from anger are more APP
to occur during the reactionary stage
following the shock. 1t is then that the
heart, already enfeebled by the shock,
is strained to its utmost capabilities Vi
eXertion, pulsating with the highest
speed and power; the pressure of blood
brought to bear upon the arterial walls
being greater than natures provision for
endurance. Should there be any weak
eDing of these walls from age or disease.
rupture is apt to occur, producing
apoplexy,if in the brain, or hemorrhage,
in other parts of the body. The danger
of fatality from the excitement of anger
is far greater than from the effects upon
tho hpurt of nj u pinal avaTTinn
however violent.
The nervous system, from its delicate
sensitiveness, is another sufferer from
the consequences of anger, beng there.
by wrought TO its highest tension, pro.
ducing commissions, which sometimes
result fatally. Nursing children have
been seized with conYulsions after the
mother has given way to fit of anger.
1t is well known that when a person
is laboring under any form Of excite
ment the desire for food is lacking, so
that the intensity of the emotion of an
ger likewise destroys the appetite. The
person who is habltually swayed by this
passion is apt to suffer in various ways
the inconvenience and pangs of indiges-
ton; this disturbance of the most i'm
portant function of the body of itself
weakening the general health.
In nature, all around US, we see wise
provisions for keeping in check all those
mighty forces, which, unguarded, would
work havoc and destruction. Man il
endowed with reason and will power
for holding in subsection the rnder
rces of his being. If these provisions
are not needed, confusion usurps order.
gravity is unbalanced.
Anger, like all the passions, was i'm
planted within the breast, to make up
the equilibrium of perfect creature, to
be exercised with wisdom and restraint
by man for his protection, to be kept
within the bounds and not to run riot,
and so rob him of his reason, sap hie
vitality and poison the well.sprlng OF
health. -Medical Register.