Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-28
HOLD IN YOUR TEMPER.
EVILS WHICH RESULT FROM OUT
BURSTS OF ANGER.

Effects Upon the System Generally Very
Bad - Most Severe Upon the Heart.
of Anger.
Man, says an old writer, unrestrained by
discipline, or abandoned to the turbulence of
unbridled passion, Is pitiahle and degraded
indeed. The fountains of his health and en-
ioyment are corrupted, and all that is conely
and elevated in his nature is married and de-
based His whole life, in short, becomes but
succession Of painful mental and physical
struggiings and connections "a torment
equally to himself and all around him. He who
made this assertion had in mind all the painful
passions, anger, envy, Jealousy, etc, which
humanity is prone to, but he would not have
been far from right had he said the same of
the man quick to anger and of ungovernable
temper, for of all mental pec1liarities, short
of absolute disease, his is one Of the most un-
fortunate, and, in truth, as all know, he is
likely Ito be torment to himself and all
around him" 1t is not the writer's purpose,
however, to discuss the social penalties in
briefly the bearing which anger has upon his
which are not generally recognized.
''CoNvULsED WITH FURY"
That man can become angry Is for him
fortunate provision Anger is an essential
and component part Of bis natural system Of
defense against ali Influences which threaten
him. As has been said: Modified and abused
as we find 1t, it was originally implanted in
our breasts as q necessary safeguard alike TO
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dispensable as it In to mans welfare both
physical and mental, must yet be fruitful
source Of dissase, regret and disgrace unless
kept under control Of reason and the will.
Unfortunately, it 10 not always kept under
wise restraint, nor are all conscious of the
evils which must result wien It is given
REIN Allusion is not made to acts Of which
an angry man may be guilty, but to its
effects upon himself. Every paroxysm is a
mental shock orstrain, which Ii some degree
threatens the mental health of him who
experiences it. In every &c Of intense anger
there Ia started train of disturba OF
mind which extend info the body; and so
both may under certain conditions suffer
serioas injury, and perhaps death may re-
suit a person may, of course, be even ter
ribly angry" many times and yet appear to
and cornplste recovery is the rule among the
young, whose powers are elastic and will
bear severe strains Not so is it. however,
with those who have entered or passed mid
die life; they break, when they would merely
have bent in early life.
'sCouvulsed with fury Is an expression
which is often used TO indicate an extreme
paroxysrn Of anger. and certainly something
-l-.-.
a complete upheaval, every vital power be-
ing shaken Really, there is not an iInport
ant part of the system which is not cistur bed
in intense anger, and for time life seems 20
be at q staodstiu. and even threatens to 20
out The blood, receding from the surface,
surges back 10 the internal organs, and they
are either overwhelmed or sore depressed
The heart especially suffers from the shock Of
anger, and seems scarcely able 70 perform it,
function The breath comes short and quick:
there is q tiyhnsss across the chest as though
the lungs were closing: IN fact, the whole
vital system Is CONFUSED THIS crsuaitson G;
things generally attends an outbuz5s Of violeut
snger: then fellows reaction, unless as IL
sonssinss happens, death ocoars. and If IL
comes then IL Is as sudden es q stroke Of
Lightning.
:
IS great: il MAY b fell ouIy ;er IN instant
and il may Be entirely absent the - called
stage Of excitement beginning with tie Srst
outburst Of anger. D0a5.lezs al have s-sny
tines seen the effects OF sais si2.,ck, Z Ia "a
when the angered oz4e s.4nGs p~rxEyzed- Is L
were, eGEb, CT, Is ofsen Is saAi, choking
with rage Bet, as stated. 4a.4s STAG. Is
sometimes sossn. e-ea IN intense sxess, asa
ihs Instant that Iass1sR Is srogass The stage
Ct exritement-whicn Is reaction froEa sack
cones, and We Fave what Is efSe7 termed
fury. OF rage. When tbs state h sBts-~d tss
blood turns and rusaes AKA : torrent back 70 |
the szrfsce: tire face becomes 'h3Az2ag red F"
the lius swollen, tue eyes hl1odshot AID ths !
skin Eot, hence tEe expression burning with /
anger In THIS stage TIE condition Il iAs
sys;sn Is almost a perfsct coztTas. 70 fAat ss
shock
-DrEBTyG TEE arAE-
Tae vital powers wEscn were 1eariy ever {
wbeimed EaTs not oziy reaswsd f1sr !
strength, but have prsssrrstGral strazg-n, 1
a1t that o-gxo C. lie, the hezfs, Ss2cE wa
50 feee.s and tarsS.saed 20 stso be.lax oeS /