Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-10
THE FLUSHING HABIT

A Disease of the Nerves-Some Unhap.
 py Cases Seen by the Doctor.
 At Vienna scientist and doctor who has made an especial study Of blushing declares that it is a disease of the nerves.
 He declares that blushing should be treated like any other nervous disease, and that in many instances it is hered. itary.
 One of his patients Ia man) told the doctor that the fear of blushing kepf alive by the jocular taunts of his friends had caused him such. depres. sion of spirits that he had several times been on the verge of suicide.
 Another patient Ia society Womanl suffered seriously from nervous pros tration in consequence of the teasing of her friends, who made her blush just flor the fun of il"
 A colleague told the doctor of one of his patients who was driven mad by bIuShing. Her mental condition was greatly improved by her transfer from a chamber papered in red and furnished in mahogany to green room with oak furniture.
 This woman is again in society, but is subject to occasional attacks of blushing that attacks her mentally at sight of red dresses, red ribbons or anything red.
 He has discovered that those ad- dicted to blushing suffer less in summer than in the cold months. and that sum mer is the best time of the year in which to be treated for the annoying disease.
 There are critical times even in the warm months for the blusher. When a thunderstorm is in the air and in the damp of the early morn and late at night persons addicted to the habit blush most often and most violently, ]" says the doctor, who distinguishes be- tween two kinds of blnshing-b -blushine caused by extraordinary sensitiveness. extreme bashfulness or modesty. and blushing because of the blusher's ap- prehension of the act of blushing.
 A certain young lady, extremely pretty, was driven to forswear society because the unfortunate affiiction Of blushing extended to her beautiful neck and arms and thus prevented her from appearing in full dress. This; young woman suffers not only out Wardly, but she loses all self control when blushing. Her thoughts are ssaIl mixed up," and she cannot speak con. medically.
 She underwent treatment for ner- vousness but the doctors could not help her.
 Another singular case was that of a leading actress. who consulted the doc tor. "She had ruined her complex ion," said he, '.by excessive use of white grease paint applied to cover her blushes, which marred her perform ance."
 ''She blusbed whenever anything went wrong behind the scenes or sn the stage, and had no control of her emotions. She is a very young wo- man; I never met with the trouble among the actresses of mature years 7
 The doctor says that strong men do not blush except under extraOrdinary circumstances; that blushing is truly mark of effeminacy. Flushing men are seldom cured, for they are often sufferers from heart disease.
 T have known blushing fits. so called said he, to last for hours, ac companied by irergular pulse and ex- cited heart. To blushing men and wo- men with families say: If you nave a boy or girl who bushes under a re- proach or fear of being found out do not tell them of it, for if you do you will arouse their approximations. If the child has any steadiness of mind. you will undermine it 1; if he has no stamina, you will completely unsettle him. There are foolish people who think their children are innocent so long as they can blush. What non sense w-Scotsman.