The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-19
Feminine Nerves.

Dorothy Maddox.
l am something of crank on nerves l
am "agin" them Let that be understood at
the start. If more women were with me we
should cease after a time to be the victims
of such uncanny tormentors.
Women cater to each other in this matter
of nerve Two-thirds of them dote on nerves
the other third, thank God, is free from an
enslavement that turns the world upside
down most of the time
l know of nothing that can convert an
otherwise peaceful home into such a purga-
tory as a case of nerves" And when |
think of the immense amount of selfshness
that is going on amongst people who claim
to be afflicted with this disease l feel like
would a lot of naughty children
AT the start their nerves were in first-class
shape. Why, in the interest of poor human
lty, are they not still in decent condition
Because, as ! have said, sensible, level
headed souls are in the clique to sow mis-
cry broadcast.
Here, for instance, is a writer who DELHI
erately says, There is serious danger to
nervous women in this war excitement"
reading this article will see to it that the
writer is not disappointed and it will not be
the women either who have given up their
dearest ones to their country, but foolish
set OF beings who take solid comfort in be-
ing considered poor. nervous creatures
broken down, you know, because of mind
anxieties or overworks@ more likely because
they want to be downright devilish
what excuse could many of us trump up
Tor our mind antics if it were not for these
convenient nerves? Children Of the family
talk in awe-struck tones of mammals
nervous days"
to make two short ends meet financially is
looked to to cosset his wife's nerves If he
doesn't he is a brute.
A nervous woman cuddleS' her feelings
She expects everybody about her to go into
the cuddling business. She never loses an
opportunity to wheedle sympathy from anv
quarter. When she hears the tots in her
household scudding about like scared rab-
bits she is content that she is getting some
long-suffering husband who creeps like a
culprit into her gloom-shrouded chamber to
offer his scrap of coincidence is regarded an
''Unstrung" is great word with us
Gone all to pieces is another expression
and we hang on the two as IL they were
words of wisdom. Life is losing its SAVIOR
because of feminine nerves Feminine
nerves are the result of senseless manage
we should never dream of semulating We
ape them in their dress. in their household
furnishings. in their mode of living. Every
woman OF us should determine to get the
most happiness possible from our own en-
vironments.
We should live to get into Gods blessed
sunshine. We are busy at our machines
when we should be breathing heavens free
blessing-good. pure air. We stay by our
sewing machines because we are frill-mad
ruffie-crazy.
We live in whirl of dust. We have
secured the town for dust-cbilecting bric-a-
brac, and we must pay the Denaltyt we
cannot get away from social duties, for we
are laundering to be- fashionable danes in
stead of plain, everyday people who can
laugh the hours away, because we are not
tagged to death.
We seam our foreheads with lines; we get
so tired we can hardly drag one foot before
the other: we finally succnn1b to nerves.
We have hold OF the wrongkfnd OF life.
We are fools. credited with being sound
minded. boldly assert that na woman lives