Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
IN Temper Very Bad for Health and
Good InOI<S


When people are looking out for aD-
planceS to create and preserve the
beauty they miss great factor in the
business they have on hand by not
looking within. and learning that our
emotions are, after all. either our best
baautiiirrs or exactly the reverse.
There are no lives without trouble.
Man is born to it, we have been told.
But the trouble can be made twice
what it is by constant worrying and
brooding over it. In every nature,
too. are depths Ilto whose pool many
of these troubles can be dropped. Not
thc great gricfs, which are often as
If sent divinely, so fine is the work
they do upon us. So lofty are the
spaces they unlock for us. So strong iS
the hand they offer us to climb on sky
ward. but the multitude of vcxationS.
moriitcationS, hndranceS. ungrat fed
wishes. diSappointmcntS, Sights. hurts
angcrS and all the herd of wrongs.
little or great. that belong to life even
under happy conditions. A wise per-
son drops these troubles into the
depths and lets them stay There. An
unwiSe person is perpetually reaching
down and bringing them up and
| clouding all the waters of existence
while doing SO. And the statement
| hardly involves metaphor. for who
does not remember the actual physical
disturbance from brooding over Il
wrong. chcrShing a grudge. or indulg
ing in Il burst of ragc-the burning Ill
the heart and in the head. the trcm-
bling of the nerves, the loss of appc-
tite and sleep? In fact this brooding
arouSeS Il nervous action which the old
domestic nurse tells you StirS the bile
and the natural result of it is that the
whole countenancc will often look.
after such experience. Sallow and yrl-
low and bilious: there will be no luS-
tire in the eye; the circulation has been
intcrfrrcd with; there will be an I'M
pleasant hectic flush on the cheek.
and even red and angry patches on
til" forehead: while it is well known
that chemical researches have found
i:lat prrSpiraton in danger is of vir-
ulcnily poisonous quality.
Whatever form the disturbance
takes. there is serious interference with
I'll" kindly and healthy process of life.
and the complexion suffers from it.
For it is absolutely sure that bad tenn
per breeds bad humors. and that we
can as readily poison our blood with
them as with external application OF
internal absorption. And even if one
does net cherish Il state of feeling to
| Interfere with the functions so Srri-
ouSly. dwelling on the perpetual pin
prckS. instead of covering them on.
"f sight will make fine lines in the
SmnnthncSS of the forehead. lift the
eyebrows Iuerulously. drop the cor
nrrS of the mouth downhcartedly and
not only spoil present beauty. but has
ten future uglineSs And it does not
require vrXatior. dark brooding or
worry alone to iniurc the good looks.
The person who ALLOWS herself to be
bored where she is not interested in
what goes on about her gains Il lack
luStrc nf eye and skin and feature that
IS akin to Disagreement. for the eye
grows dull and heavy. the features
fixed and immobile. the whole air and
aspect without alertncSs or grace.
TO cultivate interest is to cultivate
vivacity. expression. intelligence -
things that are beautifying. that
quicken the blood and send it freely
to the surface And if one cannot cul-
;ivate an interest. but must needs be
bored then to cultivate the power of
abstraction. SO that one may be busy
with pleasant thoughts while stupid
ity droncS on. is TO cultivate lines upon
the face. and so keep the blood as
well as the intellect from Stagnation.
that it is no extravaganza to say that
sweet temper and good humor are
among the best cosmetics KNOWN
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