The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-05
LOVE A FACTOR IN DIsEAsn.
How the Love-Sick Young Women
Are Affected Physically.
From the Vdshinoton Star.

now Gno hOVe-SlCk Young women
Are Affected Physically.
From the Washington Star.
"Yes, she's pretty sick, but you could
scarcely guess what the real trouble is
She's in love-"
The above remark was made in q
physicians ofioeiin response to question
by a representative of the Star, suggested
by the appearance Of a young lady who
would have been quite pretby bat for par
ticular sallow complexion aud generally
detected appearance.
go. you needn't look incredulous," he
continued, sit Is not 80 remarkable as you
think. or course you know the great num-
Der Of persons who are insane from being In
love. Look at the number of suicides from
this cause. It also produces hyskeria and
nervous disorders OF various kinds, besides
minor complaints Of circulation and diges-
ton. You know how readily the various
parts of the body are brought into the most
intimate relation by means of the nervous
system, and anything that exciteS or de-
presses the mental condition must more or
less affect the rest OF the body.
THE heart, the lungs, and the digestive
system are connected with the brain
through the great symoathstic system of
nerves, which pass up by way of the spinal
cord; besides this, they are very intimately
connected with the brain by the tenth or
'pneumogastric' nerve.
This great nerve, or pair OF nerves, as
| they really are pass downward through the
neck and supply the organs of speech, the
heart, the lungs, liver, stomach and intes-
| tines. This brings bhe organic system into
very close relations to the brain, so any dis
turbance In either region would affect the
other.
HOW THE HEART IS AFFECTED.
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affected by mental condition. Under ex-
| citing influences 1t may beat very violently,
| or sometimes, during sudden emotions, 10
may seem TO stop entirely. The sight, or
! even thought, OF the object of ones affec-
tions may make the heart go 'pit-a-pat.' Ii
is from this fact. l think, that the ancients,
who knew nothing properly of the vous
and for lack Of better place TO put them
they are still located there
''Being IN love doesn't affect every one
| alike. Some are greatly exhllnrated by It,
and on them it acts like tonic, their
imagination conjuring up the most delight
ful pictures, the tiny brain cells get in a
! state OF exalted activity and everything is
rose-colored, and all is as gay as torch
light procession with brass band. But
| some are made quite miserable by it even
when their affection is reciprocatsd; they
are unhappy when away from their loved
ones aud when present are equally as
miserable and wonder what they came for
These kind OF natures frequently grow
nervous and irritable; sometimes their
appetites fail aud they fall eff appreciably !;
but such cases seldom last long-they gen
orally recover in couple OF weeks, so no
particular harm is done.
WHEN TRUE LOVE DOESN'T RUN SMOOTH.
But love only begins to seriously affect
the system when it doesn't progress as the
party desires. The loved one may be far
away, the engagement. may bs too pro-
longed, hard-heartsd parents may offer seri-
Gus opposition. or. saddest Of all, it may
not be reciprocated- Then come the bad
effects. The mind is expressed, everything
looks deep, dark blue there's nothing to
live for. Life without Yum YUM o,
what would it bel 1t Is then that people
grow dyspeptia and bilious and have TO DO
treated for sucn, though, as matter of
fact they are only in lows IL you could
| remove the cause no other treatment would
be necessary. With men the depression is
! generally more violent, but less lasting or
| Injurious, for man is less sensitive aud is
more or less polygamous in his nature, so If
be can't get the girl be loves he will brace
| up and get another one.
LovE-sIox YOUNG MEN.
Young women, particularly those of O
nervous temperament, are more liable TO be
affected, for with them it is almost entirely
a matter Of sentiment, and mental dis
turbance tells on them very readily. A pa
tient of niue. a girl of about 20, suddenly
| developed symptoms Of nervousness and
dyspepsia. TONES and dieting had no effect.
Her mother thought IL was due TO over
work. for she was in Office. / accidenrly
heard that she was engaged, and. inq liring
Of her mother, found that her flance had
left about month previously to engage in
business 10 another city. l suggested to her
| mother that be had better return. A little
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