Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11
OF Columbus, Ohio. Gives Another of
His Popular Lectures on Medicine.
Nervous Prostration-Its Causes, Eff
fects, Symptoms and Cure.
EsrRinsT Nuisance, Bromides Bsne, Soda
tiTes Slaughter.
Natural xnsetiYs Remedies thns Ksver
FAN.


ness sre different names given to an
affection of the nervous system, which is
becoming more and more common. The
habits of the average American is, in
almost every particular, calculated to
produce this form of nervous disorder.
Hard work, close competition, business
uncertainties, little sleep and high liv-
ing, the use of narcotics, all tend alike
TO injure the nervous system. The dress
and customs of polite society, the ever
increasing pressure OF business circles,
the reckless indulgence of the sporting
Glasses, each furnish their quota TO swell
the terrible list of nervous wrecks that
crowd the many hospitals and sanitari-
ums of our country. Thousands remain
at their homes, desperately trying to go
through the tedious routine of the duties
of household, farm, shop or Office. taxi
ing nerviHe after nervine, vainly striving
10 put off the day when they shall break
down altogether. A burden to them
selves, trial to their friends, these I'M
fortunate people continue to drag out a
miserable existence year after year.
SYMPTOMS.
Probably the most iDvariable symptom
in the history of nervous prostration is
morbid fear. a foreboding of calamity
of some sort, vague apprehensions,
sense that something awful is about to
happen, often precedes for q long time
the general debility which is to follow.
The loss Of vitality of the nervous system
deranges the functions more or less of
every organ in the body. The head Is
IA - Il aH
and perhaps the next day pallid, because
of too little blood. Twitohing of the
eyelids, moving brown specks before the
eyes, and metallic ringing IN the ears are
the result of brain exhaustion. The ap-
petite and digestion may remain good,
although loss of appetite and nervous
dyspepsia are very often prominent
symptoms In such cases. Sour stomach
after eating, with belching of gas, is very
tronblesome-a feeling of great weight
In the stomach after eating fGll meal
producing IN some cases terrible de-
preston, causing the patient indescrib-
able suffering, even when the appetite
and digestion remain good.
Morbid fear of leaving home, or being
separated from their usual attendants,
also of taking medicine for fear of being
poisoned fear of great storms of crowded
assemblies, all or either and many others
are likely 10 be present in decided case
of nervous prostration. A constant de-
sire to talk of their symptoms is common
IL s9'great as to make it difficult to keep
sucht patients long at time talking or
thinking of anything elss. Chills and
hot hashes of very irregular duration
aud recurrence come End go without
seeming cause. The bBnds and feet are
usually Old and olaJnnay, and the gener-
of the skinpf the Whole body.
Among TIE symptoms to which this
class of pa6eueR are liable, but not
always presen may be mentioned neu-
ralgio headate, nervous ohills, hysterla,
sinking or Eaalt spells, distressing palpi-
tatiou OF fhe heart, defective eyegight,
total inabllty b read, write or do any
business brine abundant, without color,
loss OF hash, sleeniessness, sexual excita-
bilitY md many dkhers, of which each
case ufsbents diffsFent array.
HyenNIo TREATMENT.
It'd consists, first 81 as entire change
of hGpits as possible Whatever voca-
ton shs patient has followed should be
entirsis suspended, or Is nearly so as
possible. and some othsf employment
taken up to the extent thu strength of
She patient will permit. Entire leisure
is not favorable 20 Improvement, as the |
patients are too apt to dwell on their |
troubles.
Second, the diet should consist largely |
of animal food, guided by the prefer |
enoe of the patient. A long walk be- |
fore bedtime will frequently procure q
good nights rest. A tepid bath Gifted /
will accomplish the same desirable end. |
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bowels regular by any hygienio measures. |
as the patient is unable to take exercise
enough to keep up the natural action of
the bowels. An effective and gentle |
saxative that does not weaken or dis
tu=b digestion is a very desirable remedy
In these cases, but hard TO find. have /
found Man-a-Iin to be by far the best
laxative in these cases have ever been
able 20 procure. There is no laxative
the equal Of Man-a-lin in cases where a
natural movement Of the bowels is desir-
able rather than active purgatioD.
SPECIFIC MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The first difficulty meet with in the
proper treatment OF nervous prostration
il to get my patients rid of the many
nervines, stimulants and sedatives which
they have usually become accustomed to
before consulting me. It would be difi-
cult 70 over estimate the damage these
drugs do in such cases. Bromides valeri-
mates, chiorsl, opium in every form,
caffeine, cocaine and many others are all
alike of great injury and Of no possible
good. To get all these and many other
similar remedies away from the patient,
and Pe-ru-na in their stead, is the first
thing TO be accomplished.
Before the patient has taken Pe-ru-na,
to the exclusion of everything else, six
months, there Is q marked change in all
the symptoms. The appetite becomes
regular, sleep natural, and every DIS
agreeable symptom improved. OF course
IL is usually year or more before per-
manent cure is realized, but 1t is only
question of time; Pe-ru-na will not fail
20 cure q single uncomplicated case. Pee
ru-na is perfect specific for these cases,
and Is absolutely lnvincible. There are
no failures where these directions are
faithfully followed. The improvement
Is prompt, and the patient can rest as
sured that perfect cure viii follow a
persistent use of It.