The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-11-16
WHY WOMEN FAINT.


Some women. Of course, are peculiar
v constituted this way. Others Inn
lgine they are; and still others think
he ought to be. Some have actually
considered fainting worthy Of being re-
auced to a fine art-or, rather, elevated
TO it. Physlologically speaking, faint
lng results from sudden failure Of the
hearts action Painting like Group,
runs in families, and may be Induced
by unusual fatigue, or anything that
causes a sudden impression on the
nervous system. such ns undue excite
nent, or excess Of Joy.
There was a lady who invariably
swooned at the sight Of mouse, an
other became equally unreliable on see
ing a black-beetle, and there are fe-
males so delicately constituted that the
Jump Of a timid, unbusiness-like frog
In their immediate nelghborhood causes
an utter collapse. Comparatively few
women can Withstand the sight OF
blood, and cases are on record wherein
q perfectly trivial cut, resulting in
fractional loss of blood. bias been rem
tered 4 serious mishap, In consequence
OF the deep swoon which has attended
IL.
Bitter disappointment is blamable
in some cases. A woman who had
been led to suppose that she would
profit largely on certain mans
deeease, had buoyed herself up with
pleasurable expectancy, and had been
induced to undertake rather too pre-
mature arrangements. When the will
was read. and It was found that her
name was not even mentioned, the
lady tainted away. Another hav-
ing to catch a particular train on
urgent business. and arriving at the
station just in time to see the last car
riage leave II, swooned on the plat
form, much to the discontinue of an
lGstonished port sr, who suddenly found
limself embracing another mans wife.
News Of an unexpected or portentous
character, suddenly sprung upon GER
tein women, has induced a serious col
lapse.
A lady some time ago received a
telegram announcing that a business
speculation in which her husband was
largely involved had ended disastrous
ly, tainted, and remained in a state OF
complete insensibility for consider
able time, in spite OF all attempts at
restoration. On the other hand, @
woman in humble circumstances, on
being informed that she had come in
for a pretty extensive fortune swoon-
ed away. and so complete was the col
lapse that it seemed very probable
that heT own demise would prevent heI
ever touching the suddenly inherited
wealth.
But, as has been said, some women
are adopts at fainting to order. The
faint is somewhat a common ruse OIL
the part of the hysterical wife to OBJ.
tain certain cherished desires which
her lord and master considers impol.
ltic to grant.
A woman who has seen a duck O.
a bonne-, II been frenzied to envy a
the sight OF a contemptuous neighbol
In "a really marvellous conception o
a dress" has ventured to hint to he
chancellor OF the exchequer that sh,
needed a check for the purpose Of pro
curing a similar adornment. The fam
lily budget, however, has shown a de
felt rather than a surplus, and on beinj
told that her desire must be negatived
the entire household has been throw
into alarm by the news that "Missu
has tainted" A husbandly repriman,
has also frequently ended that way.
There have been women who hav
tainted because II was fashionable, an,
others because they were desirous o
captivating the heart of a particula
swain. Lady Hamilton was one OF thi
latter class and her ruse was eminent
ly successful, for Nelson suocumbed {
IL. Josephine tainted whenever Ma
poleon objected to the weight Of he
millinery bills.
Others have affected the dlsorde
simply because they had an idea tina
1t proved them to be women of tende
emotion, and considered that sue
qualities were eminently desirable
And how many jurymen have froI
time to time been affected and thei
judgment biased by well-execute
timely female faint in the witness
box?