Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-27

The prevalent maladies Of diminution Of
,be vital powers, undue physical fatigue
ana mental exhaustion, are to-day engaging
The careful attention Of the most eminent
no,bologists. Their prevalence is ascribed
10 poisoning through alcoholic drinks,
opium tainted and adultsTated foods, con-
animated water, the viatiated atmosphere of
towns. the continuous jar and rumble of rail-
road trains the flashing Of electric lights,
the clangor Of street cars, the jingling Of
telephone bells, the vertigo producing effects
of loAy buildings and swift elevators, the
perpetual noises and shifting sights Of city
streets. all the constant activities, the simp-
lest of which involve an effort Of the nervous
system and a wearing OF tissue.
German author In n recently published
vork calls attention TO these murderous in
snences that beset the end of the century
and points out that the enormous increase in
nervous expenditure has not and can not
have a corresponding increase OF supply in
the food we eat Even II we had the choicest
food in the greatest abundance IL could do
nothing toward helping us, for we would be
incapable of digesting II. Our stomachs can
not keep pace with the brain and nervous
system. The latter demand much more than
lhe former are able 10 furnish and as the
inevitable consequence then comes disaster.
The strongest may keep up but the weaker
fall by the way Mankind has become fati-
Rued and exhausted and this fatigue and ex-
baustion make themselves manifest in the
increase Of nervous disorders, including such
new affections as the railway brain" and
railway spine, " the increase Of heart dis
ease, the prevalence OF precocious dental
decay and badness, Of nearsightedness and
deafness and premature old age. To coun-
teract the incessant strain ON the nerves and
70 replenish the wear and tear on the brain
,aused by every line we read or write, every
face we see, every conversation we carry on,
every scene we perceive, every noise we
hear, every impression we receive Is pre-
csely the province of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. They are designed
to fill the void in the nourishment Of the
nerves and brain that no amount Of choicest
food can fill. In a concentrated form Is
infinitely richer food for the blood, and the
blood Is the life OF the nerves. than In vast
quantities Of beef and bread.
II is generally agreed that mans physi.
cal condition is dependent, to a great degree,
upon the nature Of his employment. Men
whose occupation necessitates the constant
use Of the brain, without any opportunity
for physical exercise, are generally nervous,
while men employed at manual labor re-
quiring no exercise Of the brain function,
are almost universally possessed Of sound
nervous systems, not easily disturbed by ex.
citing events.
A striking illustration Of this principle Is
found in the case Of Professor George +.
Coleman, who is professional pianist, and
VINO was, until within recent years, a drug
glst Professor Coleman lives at 1880 Blu.
!ehanan Street, San Francisco. He is well
Known here as a pianist, having played at
some Of the most popular music halls In the
siy Mr. Coleman Is not a man of strong
nAme, and he has been an easy prey 20 the
eVere, nervous tension Of his work at the
piano. He has had to play continuously for
several hours during every evening tor FIVE