Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-14

E,,-los of laper peer. As he eats and drinks
,''3[ one hand. he fans himself vigorously
,,fh the other, all the time growing redder
s.,f redder. and, finally, when he hoists
nir,self ont Of his char, his face takes
--.[rlish hue in consequence OF even that
.tb, oe,ort. He is like \ violin when In
-. ev,,rv part Of his system is keyed up,
80 somstninR is sure 70 break IL the unus-
seihanpens Let such q man, soon after
sirner. become violently enraged or shocked
~ aome unexpected calamity, and the
c6ances are an attack OF apoplexy Is the
rrn.eouepce Too much importance has, 1t
AZ frue been attributed TO the so-called ap-
ofIectic constitution, consisting OF snort
nets of the neck, with considerable embon-
,.oint and what is known as full habit.
fhese characteristics do not mean that there
4. decided tendency to apoplexy, and yet
man SO formed ought to live much differ
entity than he who is "lank and lean"
An aneurism is q tumor formed by the
dila.ion of an artery, as the result OF the
bnrsting Of its inner and middle coats. 1t is
moro liable to occur in persons in whom de-
oeherative changes in the arteries are TAX
ing place. 1t may be directly caused by
great mental excitement violent exertion,
nfting, etc. or local injury. The larger the
artery in which the aneurism forms the
more serious IL is. II within the chest or
abdomen. there il little chance Of recovery.
The progress Of aneurism is slow; death 10
sudden in q proportion Of cases from rup-
tu-e Large assesses in the chest have
been known to burst and cause immediate
euffOcation. Such accidents are rare, and
30, also, as we have already said, is sudden
death from hemorrhage Of the lungs. In
those cases death, doubtless, is also caused
-. A..
mind will ever reflect their influence on
the vital functions, and strengthen or pros.
trate their energies. "Joy seldom kills" il
istrue, and yet if the subject be Of a deli
cate and sensitive constitution, and more
specially if he labors under any complaint
~ the heart, the consequences on the nerv-
cus system Of sudden ana immediate Joy
viii always be attended with hazard. Many
Instances Of fatal effects from that passion
are recorded and the assertion has been
made by some able writers on mental
hygiene that sudden JOY is even more
hazardous to life than sudden grief. When
extravagant joy follows Unexpectedly
terror or grief, the danger from the shock |
10 the nervous system is heightened. That |
kact has been illustrated by the sudden |
heath Of criminals who have been pardoned |
n the point of execution That terror, grief |
ma Enger are sometimes instantly fatal
% once par2lyzing the nervous system and
hopping the action of the heart-are we'll
known, for the Instances have been many.
In disease of the heart these powerful
Emotions are potent agencies Of evil II
Death does not occur from sudden intense
shock. the organ is enfeebled by every such
Experience.
In all forms of heart disease death is liza
Bile TO take place suddenly, and In large
proportion Of cases the evil comes after
Violent over,exeFtion, - Heart trouble "
may exist in person for long time-even
years-without its presence being sus.
peetad. Such one enjoying comparatively
good health, and not being conscious Of the
need OF unusual care, is quite sure, sooner
Dr. later, to make some violent effort-"run
10 catch the train or the like''-and ''life's
thSead is snapped" Rupture Of the heart
sometimes takes place when that organ has
Buhcred from what is known as fatty degenr
eration. and it's walls have been weakened .
hereby. Such an action rarely occurs in
persons under the age Of forty.
Is it q quick death, a painless deathW
g question which is frequently asked of
physicians. We believe that in the maiorl-
OF cases where death comes on the In
itant--as by stroke OF lightning-it is
AS has been suid, pain is the
product Of time To experience pain the
mpre ssion producing it must be transmit.
ed from the injured part of the living body
o the conscious center. must be received
It the conscious center, and be recog,
lized by the mind as u reception; the last !
.ct being in truth the conscious act. In the /.
majority Of deaths from natural accidents
here Is not sufficient time for the accom-
,lishment of these progressive steps by
which the consciousness Of existence is the ,,
Irst and last fact inflicted upon the stricken Q
rganism, the destruction is so mighty, the I
ense Of it is not revealed.