The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-03
TROLLEY HEART.
A Nervous Disease Which is not Pc
cuIiar, Even to Brooklyn People.

cuI1ar) EVEN TO DrOOAhyA AcOpAc'
New York Sun.
patient. Trolley heart. Live in BROOKLYN
Yes" sad the man eagerly. Must l
move out?"
mo- replied the physician, "it isn't quite
as bad that"
But" insisted the man, 81 wouldn't call
that bad. In fact, I'd rather like to have
trolley heart If 1t made somebody tell me
| ought to move out of Brooklyn"
NO. said the doctor again. ''I guess
you'll be able to stand it a while longer.
Trolley heart isn't really a cardiac ailment.
1t is more of nervous affection. The patient
is in no danger of dying although in a serious
case his health may be affected in a distress
ing manner. The gravest danger to be appre-
hended is that it may develop into some form
Of nervous dyspepsia neuraesthenia, when
it might take long time to cure. Perfect
rest is what the nerves need"
Then said the man, perhaps I'd better
move after ALL
no." said the doctor. Trolley heart is
rather indication that the nervous system
is leetlo out Of gear than ailment by
itself. All you need Is to have your nervous
system toned UP bit. You see, it comes from
running the trolley cars at full speed one
minute and stopping them short the next
minute, and keeping up that alienation for
ride Of two or three miles. The worst time
for it is the rush hours at night. Then all
the cars are behind time, and the motormen
are trying to catch up to the time table and
everybody is in a hurry to get home and a
group of people are standing on every corner
starts the car at full speed and the sudden
rush forward causes a shock to the nervous
center, about the pit of the stomach, which
makes a sudden effort to adapt itself to the
situation. Then, just soon as the nerves
have been regulated to top speed they re-
ceive another wrench the motorman stops
the short to let more passengers on.
Thus there is a sudden strain, a sudden
taxation, and then another wrench on the
nerves. It's like catching a boy by the scruff
of the neck and shaking the life out Of him.
Apply this quick alienation of sudden start
ing and sudden stopping to a man whose
nerves all day have been at high tension at
his work and you get wreck. The proper
way for a man to go home after his work
is calmly, evenly, smoothly, not by starts and
jerks.
That's the way trolley heart is started.
l have patient who the best father and
husband in the world until they put In the
trolley. After year of it he was attacked
with trolley heart and when he'd get home
at night he'd be in such a state of nervous
Irritation that his family couldn't stand him,
and his wife was seriously thinking of suing
for divorce"
Say" said the man, at don't want to run
no such risk, even If I have to move from
Brooklyn
mot a bit of IT," returned the doctor.
charging his patient S.. eve cured him and
I'll cure you. After mans been shaken up
in this way for a while the nervous derange-
ment affects the action Of his heart, and the
first thing he knows his heart begins to go
frightened and rusfes off to his doctor, like
wise man. That's how II comes to be called
trolley heart. A trolley car oughtn't to be al
lowed to run fast when it's taking lot of
tired men home O. nights. Smoke much? Yes.
And drink strong coffee? Yes. Well let up
on smoking a bit and drink your coffee half
or two-thirds milk, and take this tonic and
you'll de-"