The Helena independent., 1893-09-06
z0LA TO THE STUDENTS "!
!. 4IsIu -.}).
He Prescribss Methodioal Work as q
Principal Of Great Help
fulness.
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Brain Work Ia Recommended as q
Remedy for Nervous
Invulids. hG II
The Interesting and Impressive Example
of Victor Hugo-Ihs Philosophy OF
Hard Labor

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Alluding to Zola's stirring discourse to |
the students, my kind colleague, M. Boulat,
has the amiability to remind me that the
idea OF a methodical medical treatment by
work belongs in principle to me.
am very proud of his quoting me in this
way, but the idea of work AZ normally help
ful would really not be q sufficiently happy
ana new discovery II ala not endeayor to
say more definitely in what way labor is
helpful to our human mechanism, to what
real want OF the MIND 1t corresponds and
under what condltlons 1t would be bene-
hcial.
Medical men nave neglected TO wrlte-at
least IN popular terlns-about the curious
psycholoHy OF tne DralnWorkers and that OF
lh.eihsenc siuegnras: Fefhaps can' ny di-
ves"hs .his captivating propiein OF lts IN
Ilicate .echll'c"Hties, Wrl1e lew words
apout u .ha1 lhl2hc De worthy the interest
., more ohan one OF our readers ana make
thohi uluerstahu now profound, legltimhte
anu III harmony WIN psychology Is the ad-
vice apparently somewhat trlvmi) that
Aoia gives ns-the aovlce TO work IN order
" lofBeC sunerlng anu doupb.
LOU ns 10 thls ehd picture 10 ourselves, IN
most rud,mehtary simplicity, this nervous
system OF man. winch the least agree to con-
sidef as the incarnation OF the soul, It's ma
terlal iorm' so 10 speak.
we can condense u IN rev words-thus:
flrsu' central apparatus winch represents
'he Dram, ana theh the nerves, whlte hla-
menus tnat connect the least part OF our Or
eanlsln Win tne prain center
Inc nerves are nothlng but the conduct
ing apparatus-telephone wires, one might
say:
Ihelr I,fnctlon 1s twofold one: First, to
cOnduct 10 the center tne impressions born
Dy contact with the outer world-thls is
inc part OF the nerves called sensitive
ana secondly, startlng from the center, to
give to the d1Herent organs the order to act
ana move. Inls Is the part OF the motor
nerves.
Almost every nerve centeris complex and
serves double purpose--to transmit to the
commanding power the impressions OF our
nve senses, ana then to carry the commands
OF Uhat power 70 the acting organ, the mus
cuiar cell, that unreasonlng and most obe-
dent servant. ..
AS 10 tne Draan, This Is It's funct1on-to
receive whether consciously or not, the i'm
presslons OF the senses and to give them
snape' from which springs the desire for
corresponding actlon.
IL severai impressions take shape at the
same elme' the strongest, the most urgent
determines tne chelce OF action. The Will,
tne souA, declde, ana tine gesture obeys.,
mus the sensation Is transformed and
renecoe0 ~ voiunCary act Inc angie OF
tnls renectlon Is IN the braln. In Short tho
human organism In Its noblest functions
can pe reduced 20 tnls elementary image
the coming ana returning OF nervous VI
pratlon' a receiver IN tne nrst part OF It's
passage ana a MOTOR IN the second. we re-
celVe SENSATIONS ana change tnem INTO ac-
tions An CONSIDERED, tne true dehnltlon
o. o. Inis me "oru sehslDllcy can only De
Ihe centripetai nervous phenomenon" ION,
wna' awiui ~orus!' 'le centrifugal pne-
nomehon 111 represeh'inS ac1ioh.
"e are .nefeiore really ou0 Hachlne IN
ieeatu 70 nloessala' excnahge (except our
ing tne nours OF sleep) Win the exterior
worlo. ~ gives 70 US anu we contlnually
give p'Ack' 1he luncclons Oh tne nervous
system can comparatively oe reduced SIM
ply TO problem OF heturai mechanism
Inc word mechanism" implies force,
and here we enter into the heart OF the sub
Jecu. Like all machlnes, the ora1n IN actlv-
lty uses heat-burns combustlbles to trans
iorih Ihe" lnto WORK anu uselul reallza-
'ions. Ohe measures Tather lmper1eculy
stlli' out one Goes measure the dynamic
variations OF 'nls machihe' "ell' the com
ousslbie OF the BRAIN It's source OF strength,
Is sehsatlon. Inc nervous vibration that
goes 10 the Drain engenders the vibration
Cuac leaves H. IL our hfha Is capaole OF
Wiling, OF creatlhB' OF producing 1t Is pe-
cause IL mas peeh 1eo' olteh unconsclously,
py very lntehse SENSATIONS 10 such pont
NAV N"ho "ouid chiak lc') Che Hlost sensl-
'ive W, are 'he s'foleesC.
1h,s IS so contrary TO common ophlon
'nMt ! ihigh1 Jusoly u somewhat.
80 speah ohly ol lh.eliectual work. let
US .ake lor example victor hugo-none
couio oe more typlcal.
ouaslhg from the spiendor ana enormlty
ol MS WORKS, ne certainly was strong. it
appears from ali that mas been SAID or
MN thac no man showed less feeling. 10
a'l 'hpse VINO IVea Win INN he seemed
some" hao OIL u auethiRod Whom moral suuer-
ing couiu no1 'ouch ana VINO could not be
moved oy 'ne SORROWS OF the heart. This
seems olsas'rous TO the theory which up
hola.
oh tne contrary,lt VIII SUSTAIN II as soon
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