The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-04
KEEP THE NERVES SOUND.
.SPRElD OF NERVOUS PROSTR.1-
 TION IND SOME CA UsES.
Dread Disease Thnt Seems Especially to Assail Persons Notable and Active in All Walks of Life--The Cure'

! Nervous prostration is the prevalent disease of the moment with notable persons in all walks of life. It cannot
 be classed among the fashionable dis eases, for it rarely attacks those of the leisure class, but doctors, lawyers, financiers and actors have been the
 principal victims this winter, as well as politicians of more or less renown and
 statesman or two from Washington's population.
 This excusiveness in the selection Of
 victims was also noted in the grip,
 which, when 1t first made itself known ill America, chose only the prominent for it's prey. Since then it has become more general bestowing itself impar- tially upon rich and poor alike.
 Physicians rarely give bulletins of their cases of nervous prostration It so frequently heralds serious results that in many 1t is deemed wisest to call 1t by some other name. But the out going steamers carry away many prom inent persons of all sorts who are or dered abroad most imperatively for the ocean trip and to escape from the rou- tine in any particular business or pro- fedssion.
 Rest Is the invariable prescription and it rarely fails to effect cure when the disease is taken before artificial means have been employed flor the quitting of the affected nerves The victims Of the complaint are nearly all those whose brains eyesight or nervous systems are called upon in their vacations. The ex- elements of the theater prove to be a most powerful cause, as the long list of dramatic stars that have collapsed dur ing the season now closing shows.
 NOT HARD WORK.
 But the old adage that hard work never kills holds good in this instance. It is not hard work, but injudicious work, irregular hours and loss of sleep, lack of proper air and exercise that are really the predisposing causes, as we'll as excessive smoking and drinking A great worry, bereavement or a shock, will frequently bring on an attack of this sort, especially with women. The increase in open air sports for women, however, is largely driving this com plaint out of the feminine category. Most of the women patients are from the stage.
 Quiet rest is the great and universal fn, artb bap h,,t in cases that have been allowed to ad- vance, quiet is the boon denied the suf- ferer. The, nerves refuse to become calm and no sleep comes to rest the ! ,lockwork of the brain and nerves so in- ! hound. the one to the other. [ Brain lesions come and the result may | DC one of the many forms of insanity | II which this awful disease ends,.1.
 Paralysis Is one of the most frequent ! 'esults. Affections of the optic nerve 1 Ire common; the reason is weakened; 1 the mind becomes perma- lently unbalanced or the dreaded loco- motor ataXia sets in
 Nervous prostraton has no set rule if approach. It takes It's victims in va
 ous ways, often by complete physi- al collapse. as in the case of actors vho faint on the stage during a perfor- nance Suicide is often the sudden cul- nination.
 WARNING DISREGARDED.
 "The dangers of the disease" said physician. "ie in the fact that people 70 on disregarding the warnings which hey have flashed to them from the tired ut nervous system These warnings re excessive nervousness and irritabil- ty, these being the first symptoms and ften continuing for years before any occurs Then there is a gen.