The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-21
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medical supt. of the Eandalt's Islands.
and an authority oil Diseases Of the
brain. had an article on general parcsis
Of the insane which attracted wide and
deserved attention. We quote its open
ing paragraph:
OF all the diseases that menace the
race. only IA few are absolutely fatal.
Indeed. there is but one common dis
ease that invariably brings its victims
speedily To the grave. This most ruth
less of maladics is that terrible form OF
insanity. technically called general pare
sis or paretic dementia. and known to
the laymen as %'softening of the brain.
Its unvarying history entities it to pre-
cedence over consumption. cancer.
Bright's disease. in short. places it peer
less in bad pre- eminence. And as if
this were not enough its malignity is
emphasized by the way in which it
juggies with its victim before it eXtin-
cuisines his life. 1t changes his per-
sonality. dethrones reason. almost elm
mates the mind. and steadily weakening
the body. leaves toward the last d mere
skeletai. vegetative being. scarce recog-
nizahlc as the vcstig, of his former self.
unknowing. unfeeling. mindless. To his
friends. at once a fearful memory and a
terrible objective presence. Finally
death comes in a form horrible enough
to be the fitting climax of So awful "a
disease"
Paresis has numbered among its vie
TINS scores of eminent men. 1t does
not strike down the clod. but the active.
alert. nervously organized business man.
author. actor. statesman. physician.
journalist. etc.
What is its cause:
IN Il word. abuse Of function. over
activity. Who among us does not know
of 4 once brilliant intellect now period
cally cloulel. or Inrchance brought to
am incurable condition 10y over work or
abuse Of certain functions?
w" do not wish to unnecessarily har-
row up the feelings Of the reader. What
we desire is to point ont the way Of es-
cape. When Il man feels that he is
losing his grip on business.
that his memory is failing him. that he
tires easily. that his head aches. and
that he cannot eat and sleep well. it is
high time to call a halt. 1t is either a
question Of less business. less self graft
t~ication. or softening of the brain and
J,.tb N"h.,, ., v-,u,np fnalr that che ic
less brilliant. less able tn perform her
social duties: when she realizes that she
is growing %sallowtr. weaker. less attrac-
tive. it is time for her To pause and
reflect.
But. you say. What can | do: How
can | escape" The answer is simple.
Follow the laws of life. the dictates Of
common sense DO as So many others have
done. take the greatest scientific pre-
parations Of the age for preventing and
!. counteracting these troubles. You know
what it is. You have heard your friends
speak of it. You know that it is War
ner's Safe Cure. Further particulars
which will he furnished free on applica-
ton tn the Medical Department Of II. II.
Warner n Co. Rochester. y. y. War
ner's Safe Cure will relieve the engorged
kidneys. aid digestion. and assist in
making health blood. Thousands have
escaped the asylum and premature
: death by pursuing the course we have
outlined. and we beg Of you. reader,
that for your own sake AS well as the
! happiness Of those who are near and
dear to You, to be wise in time and to-
day begin that course Of living. and re-
sort to that help which will lead to a
vigorous life with faculties u%nimpaired,
and with years of uselessness for your
self and friends in store.
Nj. C. f. Lawrence, a banker and
member Of the New York Stock Elk
change. speaking upon this subject,
said: Any one who has ever been in
the New York Stock Exchange. Or has
: witnessed the mount Of mental pressure
that it involves. does not need to be told
many men and women live to as green
an old age as Europeans. but in addition
to working hard they recreate and use
proper tonics. l think, by experience,
|, that Warmers Safe Cure is an excellent
: tonic.
D The experience Of Mr.. +. W. Whit
ing. who is interested in telephones.
has been, in many respects. remarkable.
] This is what he says:
{ Ives. we do live too rapidly. we succeed
and accumulate wealth, but we exhaust
ourselves in doing it. l know this from
j my own experience. The pace at which
did business nearly killed me. \ few
;. years ago | was nervous. irritable. rna
! down. / longed for life. yet did not care
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