The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-13
as '1,ss..l.- z..- .alss.-4.:.i -a..
HEART DISEASE.
SOME OF THE PECULIAR ASPECTS
OF THIS DREAD MALADY.
Anger. Haste, Tobacco and Excess of
All Kinds Forbidden to Its UnfOr-
tunnte Possessor- Phe Fear of
Death That 1t Entails.

tunnte Possessor - Phe Fear OF
Death That 1t Entails.
\ LAWYER was talking with a friend
when I sudden pallor came over his face
ThrusruE his hand quickly into waist
coat pocket he drew out a small phlal,
from W LiUh he poured two or three pellets
INTO the palm Of his hand and swallowed
chem. lie was stout. robust man, hav-
III. every appearance of health. His
friend exclaimed:
WHY. Jack. what's the matter? What
evs yea taking those pills forE''
JdcA smiled SviWly.
There is something the matter with
NY heart" he replied. Now and then
the machine setS out OF order Some OF
The wheels don't work or cog slips. If
II those periods | can get those little
PELLETS q Stvyvhuiuc down quick enough,
la G.1.tu,ty i fixed up for the time be-
ing But one Of these days the poison will
-, N is work too late. and then
The t.ipSis was supplied by look more
eloquent than words.
What Is the nature Of your heart af-
lection: Have you been examined:'
Yes. l presume that in - years !
have been examined by 30 physicians.
But no TWO of them ever agreed Us to the
exast nature OF my disease"
What are your symptomsE
The first and most prominent symp-
tom is the fact that am constantly made
aware that l have a heart. Either it is
beating 50 slowly that | can scarcely
feel it or else it is racing like a Coriss
engine at full speed. At night | can hear
it creaking and strainng like an old
schooner of Point Judith in a storm. !
have often smiled to myself in the dark
hours just before dawn when | have been
awakened 10y some frightful struggle ON
the part Of my heart to keep up its nat
ural rhythm to think how some strong
man. baseball player or an athlete who
never knew he hal a heart would act if
such an attack came upon linn sudJcnly.'
"Da, it is only a case of dyspepsia,
said lis friend. Il often have green feel
iI1S around the heart myself"
Yes tlat's what all your friends tell
YOU said The lawyer. They waat TO-
cheer you up. Its good thing tia. 1a.l
do. Heart disease is naturally ...le--
iug. GousuUptlyc= always h4latr t.ty
are going tO got N,.i. bat Il L-aI ,,a.-v
heart is affected is positive that j., wont
live Il wceD
Il SUPPOSE the condition of yuur heart
prevents Iou l.o.4 ralniag:'
"l,s. @ua any lurla Of severe physical
e&cr,i-e. ! wouldn't run a b.H,S ior
$4,000. / GD never in Il hurry to catch
a car. | usually take from TWO go i.r,c
minutes to walk UP the stairs of the cle-
yataI road.
NV hat effect does heart trouble have
upon the mma|
" III, suppose that depends upon the
man. If he be of the highly ima2ilatiye
+ type, the consciousness chat his heart is
diseased Is always depressing There are
/ times when he is perfectly quiet or when
I the heart is gently stimulated by poisou-,
4 such as stlycAnine or alcohol, that he is
comparatively free from distressing
/ symptoms. But the knowledge that his
heart is weak never wholly leaves him.
1t follows him everywhere. He dare not
drink because he is afraid of overstimula-
I ton and consequent palpitation. lie must
/ not use tobacco because the weed has
depressing Influence upon his life pump.
\ He dares not permit his temper to get the
1 better of his judgment. The heart is
/ peculiarly susceptible to anger Should
man grossly insult him he must grin and
! bear it, for both the passion of resent
ment and the physical effort required to
! place blow would result in more injury
to the man himself than to his enemy
Il can see from your remarks that
heart disease has some moral advan-
! tages."
Yes; it certainly is deterrent so far
as alcohol, tobacco and anger are CON
cerned. in fact, heart physically bad is