Evening journal., 1900-03-14
WOMEN AND NERVES
HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH DEL.
icATE.
Dia-.-a-- Between Nervousncsi and
Dyspepsia-A Mild Form Of lnsani-
ty-value Of Outdoor Air and
Soenes-A Bundle Of Hatreds.

Dyspcpsia-A Mlld Form OF insanl-
ty-Value Of Outdoor Air and
soenes-A Bundle Of Hatreds.
Nervousness has been defined as
that feeling which prompts a woman
to burst into tears Wien, after order
ing a poached egg IN a restaurant she
Is confronted with fried one instead.
says a writer in the New England
Homestead. This perhaps is the great
difference between nervousness and
dyspepsia a nervous woman weeps
over fried egg; a dyspeptlc man
picks il up and filings IL at the head
Of the rctreating waiter That is 70
say, he ilngs it in Imagination. and 1t
is only by the greatest exercise OF self.
control that he reiralns from doing
30 In fact. Nervousness Is a mild form
Of insanity, in which reason spends
most of her time in tottering on her
throne being unable apparently either
20 secure a firm seat or to step down
and out altogether The nervous wO-
man is a bundle Of hatreds. She de-
tests the pattern Of her carpet or wall
paper Her husbands little habit Of
screwing up his face. when he is cary.
ing the meat at dinner makes him ap-
pear villianous IN her eyes. When
Tom drags "A chair across the floor, or
Susie says IL done it, she Is ready 10
pounce on them and shake them till
their milk teeth chatter Most OF the
neighbors are depraved; the rest are
clearly imbecile. Nobody understands
her-her own people least of all. She
remembers a hundred occasions IN tnl
past when she was manifestly treat
ed With injustice. and her leisure
moments are spent in relieving these
narrowing scenes. Frequently the pa
+ tieut realizes and deplores her own
ehldlshness. but has not sufficient
strength of viii to overcome II.
The tearfulness which is SO annoy
: Ing a symptom IN this malady-the
hysiorical conviction that one has got
to cry profuslly and Immediately, and
I that no earthly power can save her
! this can be relieved on prevented by
: simple means Pouring cold water
4 over the elbows and allowing IL TO
5 run down TO the wrist. or loosening
the dress and gently pounding the
body about the small OF the back and
! abdomen with the clenched hands, are
! operations easily managed by the In
valid herself and invariably relieve
{ nervous tension. But the cure of the
= disease requires more radical treat
J, ment
d Suppose at that time OF the yeal
Z when the farm work can be safely left
y In the hands of sons or cousins or IN,
3 hired man, the husband of the ner
n vous woman brings the horse 10 th'
!. door and invites her 10 take drive
e She utters a hundred objections, bu
o he kisses her complaining lips int
s. smiling though still doubtful acquies
e cence. and ties on her bonnet with hi
y own kind. clumsy hands. They driv
IL miles and stop at n village taver
~ for dinner. and then drive II NOR
miles and stop at another tavern 70
el the night A similar program is cal
s, ried out the next day. and the mex
is and for as many days and weeks a
10 the money for their simple expense
le holds out 1t matters not what direS
" ton they 60 in so that It is far froI
y home. and far from the beaten path
4. of housework ana the roads and res
r. possibilities and relatives that ar
n. too, too familiar. The invalid get
more fresh air in q day than she use
to get in month The meals are no
as good as those she cooks herself, bu
they are different and she doesn
"a have to think about them-these ar
the great points. No other woman sh
10 meets seems TO be having as pleasau
's time as she is having: no other w,
e. mans husband seems 10 be half a
Id considerate as her own They stud
s the geography of their country, mea'
r. ow by meadow and concession by col
ne cession. II is better worth studyin
III than the dust on the sideboard or th
4. stains on the tablecloth. OCCASIONAL
1e they let the horse rest foran afternoo
81 while they roam about the woods {
re 90 for a row on the river. The III
TO tience and peace Of nature steal int
is her heart, and take possession Of h'
NJ life At the end Of the first week 81
M feels so much younger that it is diff
ess cult TO tell whether she Is bein
Sv eloped with or is on her wedding jou
is ney.
Out-of-do0r air and out-of-do'
he scenes and Out-of-door thoughts a.
ng the only cure for jaded nerves.
1w place Of shelter is a very good M
he useful institution when viewed fro
ed- the outside. The trouble with most,
sn US nervous women is that we insist {
81 accumulating too large a collection
nd interior views.
in.
at. A Miners Daughter.
nd Ms rnihnrinn Clnrk danrhfnr