St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-29
"HoUsE NERVES."
The Rssait Of Keeping Too Closely Within
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AAo 0SsuAs OF AoopaD8 Too Cl0ooly Within
A recent writer upon medical sub
iects has invented tho name blouse
Nerves.. which he applies to particu-
lar kind Of low spirits and morbid irri-
liability. The dieease, for such 1t is to
be called. attacks those persons, women
especially, who remain too much in
doors.
Sometimes this keeping In the house
IS largely a matter Of indolent habit;
often, Of course, it seems to be neces-
sary on account Of the pressure Of fam
lily duties; md not infrequently it is in
duced or encouraged by u dread, more
Or less ill-founded. Of exposure to the
weather.
A distressing symptom Of the malady
IL chronic state Of evil foreboding
The victim of house nerves studies her.
self, her ailments, her wants, her lone
liness; or she il forever anticipating
trouble for her husband and her chill
drcn. Living SO much within herself,
II is easy for her to fall into a habit
of brooding over trouble. he the game
real or imaginary.
This condition Of worry not only
works injury to her health, but reacts
"pon her disposition, till she becomes.
perhaps, what specialists in nervous
diseases call ''nagging woman" and
then, as q matter of course, home is
mad. uncomfortable and matters so
from bad to worse.
And much Of this trouble would be
avoided if the woman would only be
more ont of doors. The inhabitants OF
southern Europe suffer much less from
nerves than those who live farther
north, the reason being, as seems most
likely, because the climate shuts them
much less in the house.
Nowhere are nervous patients more
numerous than in the United States,
and it is well, therefore, for everyone
10 know that the,best relief is not to
be found in drugs, but in sunlight, pure
air and innocent diversion. To avoid
"house nerves" keep as much as possi-
BILE out of the house. Sunshine will do
much to brighten the mind ITSELF
Youths Companion.
.Piease to Take ON Yeur Hat"
She was long bodied woman. with
high shoulders. She sat high in her
orchestra chair and the towering, ex-
pansive hat that crowned her red hair
shut oil the stage from about so people.
She was deeply interested in the play
end she waggled her head from side to
side till the people behind her, trying
to dodge the hat, were driven nearly out
Of their minds. A meek little damsel
with discreet pancake hat on At last
became restless. She had looked at the
high-shouldered woman's red hair and
tremendous hat for. 80 long that she
could not bear it smother instant. So
she leaned over and whispered: Twill
You be kind enough to remove your
hat?" The red-headed woman glared
at her awfully and rasped: II do mot
care to remove my hat" And she
didn't remove it. Now that women
have taken to asking each other to re-
move their hats In the theaters. It Il
thought that the habit Of wearing .
rquare yard Of millinery on end on top
Ut the feminine head may soon fall into
odium and disuse. At least that is the
expressed opinion Of one Of the leading
theatrical managers in New York.-N.
Y. Herald.
How - Raise the Rsveaae.
II hear that there il = scheme on
hand to put tax on al the old bache-
lors," remarked Mrs. Percy Yerger.
There would be more money in Il
for the state IL . tax were imposed on
all the oh husbands who would like to
be bachelors" replied Judge Benderly,
who il q yet unmarried.-Texas Sitter.
Chinese Cruelty.
Miss Gushington laying down book
How bafbarously the Chinese girls
ore treated! - -
Miss DePink-Are they?
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ChinescA ~ i e1gaGed she il eap1elled
to oct g. o. waIs Sries-striekegs
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might keep him from becoming presi-
dent OF the United States some day