The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-18


cure, or an attempt at cure. To prevent
disease is far cheaper than to cure it; bat it
uoes seem as II we were cultivating disease
Dy euihvaung habits which lead to disease.
Sitting the other day in physicians office
lad about IS years of age passed BY smok-
ing cigarette. The physician remarked 70
me; What will be the condition Of the race
Two generations hence il stop is not put to
ene use OF tobacco and liquor~ | remarked
That the young men of that day would be
worth to the world about BIZ cents per
dozen, for they would be no account.
said he, Fifty years from now we will
nave race Of mental and physical imbe-
Giles. A sound man will be hard to fad
for their systems will be filed with the
polsons OF nicotine and alcohol, and it will
not stop there; the women will inherit the
diseases OF their fathers IL Is really fear
full to think about
Yes, our lunatio asylums are now telling
the story OF diseased brains aud bodies. and
insanity is on the increase Let us look at
the reasons for 80 much disease.
First, the rush, push anxiety and the
Wild hunt after wealth. The minds worry.
the long and hard labor, from daylight to
midnight many times. A worn out body
Will demand stmulants aud stimulants
grow into habit, and a habit grows into a
disease, and disease TO early death, or a
worn out mind finds rest in q lunatic asy-
lum 20 live aliving death. In my visit TO
the lunatic asylum few weeks ago, how
easily | could read the so-called sins of the
parents or habits cultivated to excess.
This excessive, exhausting and too long
continued work is doing damage, great
damage, both to body and mind. Great
mental application ought not to be contin-
ued for more than three or four hours at a
time. The eating up OF mental tissue and
consumption Of blood which feeds the
brain is great. There is tired feeling, and
then drink or two is taken to wake up
the tired brain. Fatal mistake. Then night
work, with its exhausting influences, but
adds to the weakening process. The daily
laborer, who uses only bis muscular power,
can do more work, or work longer, than the
excited and active brain worker. About
eight or ten hours for the ordinary worker,
and about six or eight for the brain worker.
Sleep Is absolutely necessary for good
health, but how many deny themselves that
pleasure by keeping unoaled for late hours.
This push, rush, this desire TO get rich
fast and overtaxing the body Is doing the
damage. Children are born and cursed with
mental activity which means short life
TO keep up at work when rest should be in
dulged In, when the work is really beyond
the natural strength; then stimulants, such
as coffee, tea, spices, alcohol, tobacco are
brought into play 60 produce a super-ex>
citation OF the nerves and muscles, which in
time brings in its train in somnia, and a
resUlessness which tells OF q body diseased
Narcotics are resorted to which do hurt
that many do not imagine. Once begun,
there Is no stopping it.
Coffee is a powerful stimulant of the
heart, and, therefore, those who suffer from
palpitation, from historical conditions OF
from insomnia should avoid its use. Tea is
more mild, but taken in the evening drives
away sleep. Avoid all stimulating food at
night-spices, pepper, etc. The morphine
haiti Is simply terrible, and leads TO drink
ing habit. The evil results of the abuse of
alcohol are not often apparent Long be-
fore delirium tremens, or other diseases of
the brain appear there are nervous disturb
anoes not understood. Many times rheu-
matte pains which are ascribed to q cold, are
nothing but alcoholic nerve disturbances, a
mild form of the Inflammation OF the
nerves, so say learned physicians.
Children OF drinkers, mig hit drinkers
especially, are troubled with brain diseases !;
excitement, nervousness, restlesSness, and
sometimes epilepsy idiocy, insomnia, and
mental imbecllity. Tobacco is becoming to
be national poison, and nicotine is doing
fearful work. Palpitation and weakness OF
the heart; irregularity OF the pulse, or a
bility, tremulousness, disturbances of vision
even to the point of blindness, and a gen
eral wearing of glasses begins to tell the
story. We may try to fool ourselves, but
we cannot trihe with the laws of our nature.
That the children of heavy smokers suffer
with uncommon frequency from nervous
diseases is an established fact
Says a learned physician: "Physicians
too readily administer narcotics when they
should not Morphine stands at the head
Not tooth can be drawn, not "a child born
without the use Of anodyne, and when
death comes we must have euthauasia.
Then we have all kinds of narcotics TO nro
duce sleep: Opium, morphine, chloral, bro
mide Of sodium, paraldehyde, hydrate of
amyl urethan, sulfonal, hypnon, somnal,
etc, ETC."
doing evil by curing diseased bodies, the
result of bad habits but IL they would only
discover some sort of remedy to destroy a
bad habit, or Kill the fellow 30 that he NAV
not spread the disease through his family,
he would be doing the world q service.
Some men should be killed in the interest
of medical science. aud as warning TO
others. Our lunatic asylums are full Of such
people, and the time will come when
the common sense of the world will de-
mand such treatment Life is only desirable
as it is useful and a blessing to others: not
a prolonged curse, an anxiety, expense, and
living nuisance. A man who has lost his
will power should be hid away under
ground. A great genius, or man of great
talents who only Greater evil should have a
short life of it, Had Napoleon but been
killed the hour he was made emperor
France and Europe would have been
blessed by his death.
There was king in lsreel, Hezekiah, we
believe, who had book of medicine burnt.
for in it the people were taught how to cure
themselves Of certain diseases. Said the
king: 1.-THE book is bad, for if men learn
how TO abuse themselves and cure them
selves they will indulge in vice. But not
knowing how to cure themselves they will
be cautious" Such was his reasoning, and
it was sound. Fear has a good deal to do
in governing our appetites and passions.
and q wholesome fear is better In the end
than a cure.
A law is demanded at this time to look
after the morals and health of the people.
II is all stuff TO talk about the liberty of the
individual. AS citizen, living in society, be
is regulated by law; he cannot do as he
pleases, nor should he be permitted TODD so.
If he cannot govern his passions and ap-
pettios then the law should be bis guardian
and severe one, If needs be. No man has
a right to disease society; no man has a
right to corrupt society; no man has a right
to do evil in society. To forbid a man
from carrying revolver implies the right
to forbid him from drinking to drunken
ness A mans morals can and ought to be
regulated by law; aud anything that pro-
dlces disease Of body or mind should be
regulated and prohibited by law. The
rights of the unborn child ranks the drinks