The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-10
TIE ussA, DANGER Of 7u-DAy,
EMINENT MEN AMONG IT'S VICTIMS
What Doctor Williams of Rsndaii's Is
Innd Says, md the Terrible Picture
He Draws

| IN tUB NUTbu hihelltdu ho'ieW ~ |
December, DR.. Henry Smith Williams. |
Medical Superintendent OF Randalfs
Islands, and an authority on diseases
of the brain. had m article on "Gener-
al Paresis of the Insane" which
attracted wide and deserved attention.
We quote its opening paragraphs;
'Of all the diseases that menace
the race, only few are absolutely
fatal. Indeed. there is but one COM
mon disease that invariably brings Its
victims speedily to the grave. This
most ruthless or maladles Is that tor
rible form of insanity. technically
called general paresis or paretic de-
, Inentia, and known to the laymen as
'softening of tho BRAIN Its unvary-
ing history entities it to precedence
.over consumption, cancer. BriRht's
disease, in short places 1t peerless iu
t BAD pre.emineHce. And as IL this
; were not enough its malign;ty is en-.
( phasiZed 10y the way in which it Jug
giles with its victim before 1t extin-
{ guishes his life. 1t changes his per.
> sonality dethrones reason, almost
eliminates the mind, and steadily
!. weakening the body. leaves toward
| tho last mere skeletal, vegetative be-
ing, scarce recognizable as the YES
V tige of his former Self unknowing, I'M
II feeling, mindless, to his friends II tear
> full memory and terrible objective
J. presence. Finally death comes in
form horrible enough to he the lifting
climax OF SO awful II disease"
!, Paresis has numbered among Its
: victims scores of eminent men. ~
d docs not strike down the clod, but the
active. the alert, nervously oIganized
e. business man, author, actor, states
n man. physician, journalist, etc.
y, What ia its cause? ....-. =.
=, In one word, abuse OF function over
n. activity. Who among us does not
I'd know of Il once brilliant Intellect now
la periodically clouded. or perchance
II brought to an incurahle condition 10y
u oNerwurlE or abuse OF certain functions.
We do not Wish to unnecessarily
harrow up the feelinHs OF the reader.
What we desire Is to point out the
way OF escape. When "a rnau feels that
N. lie i losing his grip ON business, that
IA his memory Is failing hiE, that he
nj tires 0nsiy, that his head aches. 9nt
that he cannot eat and sleep VOL, 1t Is
high time to call halt. IL Is either !
question of less business, less self
!
and death. Wien woman feels tina
she Is less brilliant. loss able TO per
form her social duties; when shs real
ICES that sho is growing sullomeI
weaker less attractive, 1t is time TO
~ her to pause and reflect
~ But, you say. what can | do? HOY
can escapHf" The answer is simple
yh Follow the laws Of life. the dictate
20 of common sense. I . us many other
OF have done. take the greatest sCientiti
~ preparation OF the aga for preventn!
n and colluIeractiug these troubles. lol
ne. know what it H. You have heard you
: friends speak of ii. You know that
mo is Warmers safe Cure Further pa
' ticulars OF which will he turnishc
on free on application to the Medical ~
It'll partmrnt of IL. III Warner IL 90
In dorchester. n. \. Warmers .Snte Cul
~ vii relieve tine cugorGrd kidneya, al
digostion.niId assist III making health
-, blood. Thousands have escaped u
- asylum aud premature death by pu
M suing tho course we have outlined
\ ana we beg Of you, dear reader tn,
for your own sake, rs well as the hn
pinrss Of those WAC are near ami de-
y 10 YOU, to br wise IA time and to-da
q begin that rOdrso OF living, an
Wy resort to that help that Will load to
vigorous life with faculties unimptt
ed, and with years OF usefulness #
yourself ana liltlbA III bLOle,
MIR. {. L.. Lawrence, banker and
member OF tho New York Stock !.
change 7peHt,lnK upon this sable,
"a said: ANY one who has ever been
I the New ! urll stock Exchange or Il
ss Witnessed tile amount OF mental pr
4 sHro that invoices, d0eI not need
/ he told that Americans live too RAP
- ~, aud vet, many men ana w1m
live To ~ green an Old ago a. Fun
Ian n
they rccteIte and Use proper tones,
think, 10y experiences, tuat Narne
Safe Cure is an excellent tonic"
l., The Is perenee of Mr.. L. w VIII
w ing, wio Is Interested Ia telephoh
has been. In many RESPECTS remurl
bic. THIS is what lie says:
Yes, we do i've RAPIDLY, We Suche
II \ and accumulate wealth, but we [
Laust ourselves in doing it. | kn'
this from my own experience. l
. pace at which ] did business ncal
| killed me. 4 few years ago | was Il
~ pous, irritable, run down. ! long
Tor life, yet did not care for IT,
d radtd death but living was unbe
able. What. IN perfect health nc
Yes, am. | save my strength, /
good Judgment. and take Mnrne
~. safe Cure rex uiarly, lam not asiia n
OF this, but rather proud OF IL. tou
II 10 DO Indispensable TO my hea
ami happiness. j)O ! wUrEf It's. III
every day. and | bGi3evo all hmcllct
eau do the sume thug regardless
no ciiiuaUs, competition OF social
mands II they Will act upon my $
geSl!On.
old The lion IL :. $ O., Gre f,, - who ,,
u suntatlves in Washington, added
testimony in TIM following oLtspol
words: Tie esluusttOns Of pui
lie are crr,a,uly Tnly great. but
also alu the strains OF business lie
professional HE, OF social lie
cuuntcractiug tneir dangerous elt
. Warntr'5 saie Cane + unsurpassed.
Z Is u splendid remedy. / SPEAK II
20 personal eNFcl leucc.'
The dangers of modern life are or
hut they rIn bo aroiued by caro-
ave tho t.,e Of tIa right remedy Vii
neglect SO important q matterl