New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
DR.. Strum In Ceber Land und Nicer.

As. a long while ago, installed myself ip my new
dwelling | was not little surprised, on first nspec-
ton, to find condition OF things which ran precisely
counter to my wishes and directions. ms dlsap.
variety Of color, that had been Not that
f!vorc tInts had been forgotten Dut inc gIt ~
diversity di>pleasd and disappointed me 80 much the
more 10 | had previously directed that decided tone
should be preserved in respect 10 al the other colorj
which were TO be purely decorative, and that were
simply TO be brought in unison with the primary TINT
- my approximations received the answer " Such
di position Is modern only ana IN regard 70 we
until the en,isC apartments 0d been fitted up IN the
manner proposed would everything blend together AID
thereby harmonious eject and ensemble be pOdlced'
This view however could not at an cQn' ur III, 10,
the contras, Of color wa 20 VIVID that II mSressch
the fact also Contributed that the tins we're OF the
lvecst tone. - a sequence 20 TINS olSasreeap p
organ which. I'm view Of the frequent recurrence 81
such over-eAertion was In nowise slightly prejudlced,
organ The more fOccc exercised by the former, the
stronger becomes it, influence upon the latter Tor IN mo
iuycr ratio with strength OF the eye decreases
tnat of it, nervous coa>t!tuuJn-a condition when Is
called nervous debility. OF rather Nervousness. W.
inst As in respect to any other organ in far a. il i
neryou,y deDlli;ei IA exact proportion a. IL i ''9ei
What is characterized for the most part as nervous
debility IN person Is, IA iaci hytnlns ino'e IMAM t'o
rou,equence II j. not matter O indifference low We
,ee, the colors of orr dwellings Daily our viN8l
attentive observer how much the vivid and dazzling
initiate, the optic nerve how much mild ana heaty
refresh IT, For this reason 1t j. highly important
that our eyes he ccu-tomed 10 rest upon pfevahns
INT with which everything VII! naturally harin.nlZe.
TIs /, applicable not merely 10 the dwelling but also
IA mr. clothing and in short. 10 all those SUD-
icct, in which we nave Ia deal with colors.
Still more frequent OCCASIONS fo' trhueHie Ile 20
nervonsly weak are az rlea ~ eond on, OF s1t iDr
too much a. well too little llsht Is equalN prrlu'
dci,I I'm earlier fines dU>klne>> was agreeable
People sat often and long IN dar~ rooms. ana weFs
pleased 10 order lsht> not until II grew ldJ'-Iatr AZ
in,.t IN tine present aeceptaton of the term. Wien ,hes
insist IN living as FAR possible In full light
Rut thev d. reflect that. As geieli RUE they
carry this too far and that thereby strong npuloon
i, Given 70 an cverncreasing Nlor-SlchtednesS. Sft
observation aud Npcrientc viii here teach what is mo
inst mean rs have shown In detail IN my work on tlo
nrcyention ard cure OF nervous DEBILITY. .
A third faculty of The eye Is that OF perceiVng tne
shapes and forms OF things around us. 700; iiS
excess should be committed in our contemplation 81
too manv men or objects. especially when he latter
er, passing before the eyes In rapid attenuation
RMS /, the more important aS without ms me eye -
,nrv much eXertct and therefore peculiar conGllon'
demand CORES pOnding light. That roa1hG 100
much fine print. and 50 forth. Should naturally 90 m
iury 10 the eyes every one OF nv readers Will aianV
cinrtlv know BOT less than our organ OF sight,
tnat Of hearing demands a like care and econ0m';
While men accord to the body through inc agenry o'
athletic and gymna>iic exercises. systematic GeNelop
mon, mis- sense has 10 content itself, FOR the most
pnrt with what casually fails 10 lis LOT .
one does not n,ider the fact that the ear IL
Inflated and weakened by the din of machinery or the
uurDar of the street. etc lie i surprised. ladeed ~
find that his ear for muse ac.ocs iore su iao
rb sense, and She brain be Scduously fostorcd II
we wish that their pOwc: shouli rmaln more OF 1873
intact This attention shoud be arc3ueu Len ~, nr Any
Hoc, which sustain all the more dctrimcnt the gicaer
the damage eNperenced ny u, 0 0 pf %
md mental power become enfeoblei. disorder ana
debility manifc,t themselves Ia orr Digestion respi1.
lion and capacity for movement. and innumeian
nervouS malad es remain unhcaed ard uncurd FOR the
reason that The relations iciween the body. nina ana
,ensorium are rot carefully watched ara preserved