The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 1eo3a
We GO TOO FAST A PACE.
HOW We WEAKEN THE HEART
AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.

Tie Daily Tension Of Modern Life De-
nouneeti by = Physician Before the
American Therapeutic SOciety-Give
Up When You Are Sick. lie says.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The American
Therapeutic Society. now in fourth annual
convention here, spent to-day's session IN
discussing THE Strenuous Life The
principal paper on this subject was read
by DR.. Oliver T. Osborne Of New Haven,
Conn, and was received with interest and
attention. DR.. Osborne said in part:
Several cases of fato years have been
at work to produce all sorts and kinds OF
neuroses of the heart or debility OF the
heart muscle, and TO hasten that degenera-
ton of the crculatory system that comes
normally only late in life.
The principal causes OF this ever-in-
creasing cardiac and arterial weakness are
the high tension Of our daily life, the nervous
strain Of some Of our pastimes. as bicycling
and automobiling in cities. and not the least
cause is the constantly and recklessly in
creasing consumption of coaltar products
for the relief OF pain, whether for the ON
nipresent headache or for simple neuralgias.
I'VE hardly realize this daily tension and
We rise on time in the morning, whether
by an alarm clock. by the call OF servant
or by habit, eat breakfast and read the
papers on time, a clock in every room and
a watch frequently in our hand We then,
on time, meet Office and outside engagements,
college appointments, consultations al
ways and constantly carefully predicting
the amount Of time that will be required
and timing the next engagement by This
decision.
we then carefully subdivde this time.
and note by our watches exactly how long
we can discuss a subject An appointment
kept by the other party even one minute
late makes us restless.
During the day we rush up long flights Of
stairs or take elevators that go up with
rush and stop with plunge. If we drive,
either horse or automobile, by the careless
ness and haste Of bcyclists or pedestrians
our hearts stop, jump or receive the vase
motor contraction check from the sudden
anxiety lest we do an injury.
IF we are in d car or vehicle managed
by some one else We often receive the same
real or needless shocks to our nervous
slight natures signal to relax. and still
keep up the pace. If we are actually sick,
unless we arc seriously'ill, we fight and
wrestle with the disease, whatever it may
be, instead of calmly giving up and allow.
ing the disease to be temporary master OF
A calm mind and heart will allow nature
to expel the disease, if acute, and Will
mitigate or obstruct chronic disease until
the last rampant is taken and the last gun
fired
You have only to change the subject
Of the above sentences TO describe the
lives of most men and women Of our rapid
age and country. Even the school children,
and l might say the young children, see too
much, do too much, are amused too much,
receive too much, compete IN school too
much, are taught too much, are awake
too much for the welfare of their nervous
systems
DR.. j. n. Hall Of Denver scored certain
physicians heavily for recommending the
altitude treatment to their patients without
a thorough examination OF symptoms.
During his twenty years experience, he SAID,
he had examined many patients who sup
posed they were suffering with tuberculosis,
who We're really suffering from asthma,
heart disease or chronic bronchitis, while
certain patients with advanced lung trouble,
he declared, must have been sent to the
high altitude with the positive knowledge
on the part of the physician that they could
not live a month
The Use OF the X-ray in tho treatment
Of cancer was discussed by Dr. Robert
Rayburn of Washington, d. G.. and DR.:
W. II. Wiley, chemist OF the Agricultural
Department, emphasized the necessity of
having some efficient general and Official
supervision over drugs for the purpose of
guaranteeing their purity and strength.
DR.. Wiley made the statement that the
manufacturers Of patent medicines should
be subjec to the same supervision a. drug
gists or saloonkeepers.