Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-13
MANS CRUELTY TO MAN.
The Prevailing Evil of Modern Ameri.
can Society.
WHY BUSINESS men BREAK DOWN.
DR.. walker, the DISTINGUISHED spe-
cialist, Gives the Public Something
to Think About.

Man is more cruel to himself than he Is to h,s
most hated eremy."
The words were spoken seriously and impressively
by Or. r. A. Walker, the distinguished specialist
and were addressed to a reporter I'm interview
yesterday afternoon In the Doctors private Office
at l4l1 Pennsylvania avenue. The conversation had
turned upon the prevalence in America Of diseases
arising from disturbed conditions Of the brain and
nervous system.
These diseases Increasing with fearful IA
pdfty In this country" said DIR. Walker ..Hys-
terra hspochondria. neurasthepia Dyspepsia mar.
alysis and paress have become atsolut.ly ,,ap,m..
IN the United States, because the people whether
In pursuit VI riches, pleasure or power have set
rof themselves pace that rs ruinous in its ex-
haostion OF nerve capital. Nowhere are the rush
ana hurry and overstraia Of life SO marked m. an
TINS restless nation The tendencies Of the age are
In that direction Inventions discoveries achieve
ents OF science, all add to the sum Of that which
Is TO be learned and widen the feld I'm which ,bera
Is work TO be done Man is more cruel TO himself
than he is to his enemies The average American
Will drive himself mercilessy through a task that
De would not I" mpel a slave to undertake. Young
people who lose their force through Thought
less dissipation, indiscretions or over-indul-
gence In pleasures Of any kind whatsoever are les.
to be blamed than those Of maturer years wha.
needless Of rep. ated warnings continue TO excite
and worry themselves over business affairs until
the overtense chord Of vitality snaps asun-
der.
Seven out OF every ten people In the United
states continued Dr. Walker ARE sufferers from
niectlons OF the Bervous system The pity Is that
so lew OF these unfOrtunates realize the nature Of
their complaint. Otherwise they might seek the
proper remedies and be restored to health and hap
idhess. They have general sense Of weakness.
Iangucr, dulness and exhaustion, with lack of am
bitlon and clergy, and Discrimination for physical
or mental effort. In too many cases their family
physicians tell them that there Is nothing to fear:
ma mi Mill IA
cost many sufferer his life. As matter Of fact,
consequences TO life and health are incaIculabie.
Inc TACT cannot be too strongly impressed upon the
sufferer from this malady that IL Is his duty TO
himself and to those who Interested In his wei
fare TO seek cure before his case becomes In
curable.''
Dr. Walker spoke earnestly. For the past twenty
years he has devoted himself exclusively TO the
study and cure o. diseases resulting from impair
ment OF the brain and nervous system. pursuing his
Investigations in all the great hospiisls Of this and
ether countries lie has been associated with some
OF the most advanced Earopeaa specialists OF the
age, and is himself recognized as one OF the fore
most scientific scholars OF the present time. HA
wonderful success I'm curing diseases that have been
pronounced inrurahle by other physicians Is proof
that he has outstrppcd the medical Ito
fession In mastering OF the greatest ta1ys,o-
logical problems Of the day
DIR. Walker may be consulted between the houru
OF 10 A. m. and p. m. at his ONCE. 14Il Pcnnsyl-
wanna avenue, adjoining wiliard's Hotel or by spe-
cial appointment. Parties living at a distance may
consult him by lctte-.