Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-02-03
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Dr. Alien Fitch Ssys living ia ths
Nervous Relt lndness Men ia D,iak.

1 paratlNeiN they are rare IN SPAN. ltsiy
ard the northern part of Europe. Csn
ada. and the extreme Sonthern States
5ut are very common IN our Northern
States and ceutSl Europe. This has
sometimes been called the nervous heit,
aud corresponds exactly with the belt oi
The worlds greatest activity, aud HlSo
where this is greatest in this country
these nervous diseases arc most frequent
Ii j. here We have civilization briagiug
men into the closest relations, and the
press transforming the world into one
auditorium. While the steam engine an.
nibihtes distance. electricity sends y
message from the Stock Exchange in
New York To the exchange in London.
AMI returns the answer la less than fouT
minutes.
This bringing Of men into closer con-
tact serves TO increass the excitenlents OF
life, arouse the energy and stimulate
human action beyond what is sometimes
possible fol human power TO bear When
the nervous system loses. through any
cause, much of it's power aud can rot
stand alone without great suffering, il is
apl Ia reach out its hand for support aud
20 lean upon the nearest prop capable OF
holding it, Anything that gives ease aud
comfort. such as chloral, opium. on alco.
hol may be used, at first accidentally,
and tiually habitually, not alone for the
relief of pain but for the relief OF nerv.
Gus exhaustion, the suffering from which
is greater than from pain
am of the opinion that this is one OF
the greatest causes Of the recent Increase
OF mebriety among both men and
women, aud that the American people
are very rapidly becoming the most NEW.
Gus and highly organized in the world,
if, indeed, they are not already so As a
nation grows more nervous Its use OF in.
tlxicating liquors increases In Eugland.
Belgium, Holland, aud Germany, which
are the countries lying in the So called
nervous belt, there has been IA great in
crease in the use of alcoholics.
Suong says; Since 1910 its consump,
ton in Belgium is said TO have increased
23s per cent In 1869 there were 100000
saloons in Prussia; ia 1880. l65 900.
From 1881 to 1872, while the population
mot ncludiug annexatiou) increase | but
53 per cent. the saloons increased 81
per cent For all Germany the increase
in the consumption OF spirituous liquors
per capita from 1879 TO 1875 was %. per
cent In this country the consumption
! Of beer has increased since 1910 | ,6i5 per
cent, of wine 400 per cent, and OF spirits
300 per cent According to Govern
ment reports, the people of the United
L s,,4.
drinks per capita in ls40 and l2 gallons
per capita in 1888. During the last year
! have been informed that il has in-
creased TO 10 gallons per capita the five
years preceding 1884. While the popu-
-lation increased about - per cent, the
consumption Of distilled spirits increased
! 44.5 per cent, and that of malt liquors
| 500 per cent. The production OF the lat
ter las risen from CPS 934 barrels in
| 1863 to 1s, 99s, Gle barrels in 1884
Ii should not be forgotten that little
| more than 80 years ago liquors were to
| he found on every table, and conscisn.
! tious scruples against them were un-
known. Now there are millions of tee.
! totalers on both sides Of the Atlantic.
I Sill, the use now is greater per capita
I Than formerly, showing that there is
much more excess now than then. and
/ that rs people grow more nervous those
who drink are more apt TO drink immod-
| erately.
A person having formed the habit Of
dram drinking has formed the habit of
gradually stimulating the liver, without
| which stimulant he becomes melancholy
and depressed, and try as he may the
ame old blues overtake him and he is
driven back to his glass 10 drive them
away.
The man who sprees is affected in much
the same way-esch period OF drinking
causes congestion Of the gland, which
congestion disappears after time, leav-
ing the organ torpid and inactive. lie
tries hard oftentimes to fight against the
mental depression which accompanies
this inactivity, but sooner or later he
takes just one glass to relieve the head
ache and melancholy, when immediate
relief follows
l hzve known men to continue this one
glass a day for weeks before going to the
second and from the second to the third,
until at last they could take no food when
the end was near, and they continued
drinking without eating until they were
on the brink Of the grave, always welcom-
ing treatment and begging relief from
their sufferings, promising faithfully
never to touch another drop. fully believ-
ing they would he able next time to kecd
che promise.
AT Bellevue Hospital Pavilion for the
Insane we discharge about 33 per cent OF
she cases committed there for insanity
by the police justices, most of whom &C
70 the alcoholic wards Of that institution
for care and treatment. but they are senf
| to tie streets again as soon as their minds
are clear. TO repeat the same thing ovel
and over again.
There is but Que way 10 manage such
cases-take them out Of temptation and
place them under restraint and treat.
ment, where medical man Who under-
stands them can have full control until
the weakened viii power IL again able
to assert itself II may be necessary 10
some eases 10 place them where the
temptation will not be ~ their nnnie.
1iate neiehborhood for wears after Il.
complete tie cure
IN my opinion institutions should be
| provided and the laws 80 amended iliat
the habitual drunkard could Le takeD
rare Of, which is mol now tie ease aud
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