Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-14
THE WAY OF LIFE.
Various Causes Contributing to
Premature Dissolution.

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Premature Dissolution.
The Bible speaks OF three score years and
ten as the age to which man may reasonably
look forward. 1t seems as il, at least, sew.
enty eouable, contented and happy years
full of such comfort and qualification as the
members of each class in the community
have severally right 70 expcct-shoulda and
might be within the reach of every man and
woman. Iu some countries, however, W.
find this TO be much more nearly the case
than with US, says the Boston Herald. Amer
! leans, as a rule, live too fast TO live long
Every person is originally endowed with
| about so large a stock Of vitality out Of
which to fashion his life. II amounts TO
nothing more nor less than the simplest Of
problems IN arithmetic to show thai Il be
| draws upon this stock twice as heavily as he
should, the duration of his existeace will
only be one-half Of what it was originally
intended to be. Indeed, the matter stands
much worse than this: his life is likely TO
be at any moment suddenly cut OF short
long before reaching even the half. A steam.
engine may use up its fuel in two weeks or
one, according TO the rate at which tits
driven: if it IS sufficiently overworked the .
result may be general smash" or such
an injury as will necessitate long and
tedious stopping fer repairs. " if, indeed, it
ever becomes las good as new" We hard
ly seem ready to recognize the bounds es-
tablshed by nature, but when we have
reached them, in our greed and ambition,
we summon our will, and, as the expression
runs, live upon our nerve" congratulatlng
ourselves on our praiseworthy display Of
American goaheadativeness." Unfortu
nalely nature mas not yet become sufficient
ly progressive in her ideas to manufacture
constitutions expressly for the American
market, and, in the midst of our triumphant
tour de force, click, something snaps, and
we vanish from the stage, or break down
for years, perhaps for life.
What are the causes Of sudden death-s.
by stroke of lightning' They are not
many when only the so-called natural acci.
dents are considered. Death on the instant
may result from apoplexy, or bursting Of
an aneurism within the chest or abdomen;
it may be caused by the bursting OF an alb.
scess within the chest. Great mental
shock-as from extreme anger or grief or
even loy-sometimes kills instantly through
Total paralysis of the chief nerve centers.
cases OF sudden death from hemorrhages
~ the lungs are on record, but they are few
IN number. Diseases of the heart render
the subject liable to instant death, and they
are the most frequent causes.
something may be said descriptive Of
these accidents and diseases which will in.
terest the general reader. A correct under
standing OF them might possibly render US
less !laOle 10 them. Apoplexy, or, as it is
sometimes called, brain-stroke, is usually
uue 70 the rupture OF blood-vessel within
Tue Uraih' instant death is not the common
result OF this injury, and yet, as already
s.a'eo' II sometimes occurs More often
'ne victim OF severe attack passes intoa
condition Of stupor, called coma. in which
ne ues Tor hours, or even DAYS, and then
ales or slowly recovers There are many
hhuences which are capable Of giving rise
70 this accident, which in a general xyav we
may attribute TO one of two causes namely.
ellher the walls Of the blood-vessel in cues
tion are weakened by degeneratiye changes.
anu so rupture easily, or they are while
uesI.y subjected to an unusual and too
kioH' pressure from q rush OF blood into
49, "nu give way in consequence. The
"aiIS Vi the oiood-vessels degenerate with
1ee' d. one grows old the liability of their
uP'uFe uhuer sudden increase of blood
pIVssure becomes greater. Age is not the
on'S cause OF these weakening chanRes-we
may expect them in all cases where the sys-
Oeh IS permanently enfeebled In an at
@ OCH ol apoplexy occurring in a person who
nas passed the age Of SIXTY. we should
uuS'dIaliy assume that the burstinp of the
oioou-'essel was due to degeneration Of its
vans but IN one younger, who had en-
yoNeu lalrly good health, we should exnect
,',.- --Nu tnat the direct cause Of the rupture
was 700 great blood-pressure We NAV
re sgl@ru degeneration, although we can NOT
DOCK the wheels Of time Some men AZ
ninety are far less liable IN aronleYv
IuSn '!I1 o'ners OF fifty. In a great degree the
IayN Is question OF general health.
ilellce Inc fear of apoplexy should lead us
~ ehueaVor to keep strong and we'll As
We grow old we should avoid those in9n.
oss.1's os Wuich are likely 10 induce sudden and
So So Fush OF blood 10 the head. sucb as in.
~ mental excitement - as in nublc
,i,S'''g pSI'Alng OF IN fit Of anger-yiolent mus.
NJ, r., eIlort, gluttony and drunkenness etc.
=, r-te one alnes at popular cafes he has hut
b.kit- aoout MN and he is quite sure 10 see
tar',,s. roiIs Indu!ged provocative of aDonlexv
ola signt is the man about sixty wears
naI,,a "t0SS nlghest pleasure is in tickling his
to,,S ne Is overweight by fully tifty
F,1i ~ ms race is red and shining. he is
ir,r,l-. W ouIsung' and looks as though every
enlJ 'anl n ouIton on his clothing was threat.
n1a,' my @ on warm day gives such
s,o,-,' ',,- - Wlue a berth as he would a cook,
n ,, :, ne Is altogether too hot 10 sir near
-csDa-a%ses aees his dinner with an appetizer
- sIls cocktail. Then he deliberately
:, hAa-.h largely on meat and other
dow ~, Ioods, all Of which are washed
--"'4 0He ~ least ana generally two,