The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-05-28

The prevalent maladies of diminution of
the vital powers, undue physical fatigue
and mental exhaustion, are to-day engaging
the careful attention of the most eminent
pathologists. Their prevalence is ascribed
to poisoning through alcoholic drinks,
opium tainted and adulterated foods, con.
taminated water, the vitiated 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 lofty 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.
A German author in a recently published
work calls attention to these murderous in
f1uences that beset the end of the century
and points out that the enormous increase in
have corresponding increase of supply in
the food we eat. Even if we had the choicest
food in the greatest abundance it could do
nothing toward helping us, for we would be
incapable of digesting it. Our stomachs can
not keep pace with the brain and nervous
system. The latter demand much more than
the former are able to furnish and as the
inevitable consequence then comes disaster
The strongest may keep up but the weaker
fall by the way. Mankind has become
fatigued and exhausted and this fatigue and
exhaustion 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
to replenish the wear and tear on the brain
caused by every line we read or write, every
every scene we perceive, every noise we
hear, every impression we receive is pre-
cisely the province of DR.. 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 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.
1t is generally agreed that a mans physi-
cal condition is dependent, to 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 e1.
citing events.
A striking illustration of this principle is
found in the case of Professor George E.
Coleman, who is professional pianist, and
who was, until within recent years, drug.
gist. Professor Coleman lives at 1880 Blu.
chanan Street, San Francisco. He is well
known here as a pianist, having played al
some Of the most popular music halls in the
city. Mr.. Coleman is not q man of strong
frame, and he has been an easy prey to the
severe, nervous tension Of bis work at the