Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01

the physician "More people die Of
nerves every day of the year than one
can count. They die in three ways
mentally, morally and physically. If
you have very strong will, you don't
die mentally or morally, and if you
have very strong health you don't con-
tract disease. Now, disordered nerv-
Gus organization robs you of both these
safeguards. You make light of nerves, .
he went on, "and yet | tell you that
the nervous woman is not only no good
in this world. but in many cases she is
positive harm. She begins by allow
ing herself to be affected by small
things. The sound of a piano drives
her wild if she is writing, and when
she reads you mustn't talk within a
mile of her. She fdgets, she bites her
lips and drums on the table; then she
begins to borrow trouble, to fret, to
wonder why other people don't fret
and to worry for them-in other words.
to nag them The next step is to be-
come visionary. Her mind is in that
state of tension that she is ready to
believe almost any superstition or fan
cy. Her children. If she has any. be-
come weak willed and cowardly
through their nerves. The nervous
woman loses life's best chances be-
cause speech trembles on her lips. and
she is incapable of sustained action or
patient waiting She becomes an ex
tremist and is thorough in nothing.
She lives perpetually at high tension.
her tastes become highly favored. she
dislikes quiet company. quiet books
even quiet sounds Life itself must be
keyed to her own unnatural pitch"
'And what would you do about it if
you were such a womani"
Il would seriously go over my mode
of life and find out what was wrong
with it. There are three principal
causes for such a state mental worry
an unhealthy mode of life and over
strenuousness. or attempting too much.
Concerning worry. here's the best
thing that was ever said: If what you
are worrying about is hopeless. then
worrying wont do it any good: if it
is not. then devote your energies to
changing matters AS for the two last
causes, have only this to say make
q change at all cost, live regularly. In
sst upon getting the proper time for
sleep. food. work and recreation. II
your present position in the workaday
world or in society is untenable under
these conditions. change it. even If you
have to change your whole mode of
life, for life was not meant to be tor
ture or a curse. and it is only by our
own acts that we make it so. And,
above all, have respect for your nerves,
for they mean not only your own well
being, but that of all those around
vou' MAUD ROBINSON.
Government WhitewasIl.
The government recipe for white
wash, which is used on lighthouses
and other government buildings where
whitewash Is required, is said to be
the best formula there is. 1t is as fol
lows: Put two pailfuls Of boiling water
in barrel and add one half bushel of
well burned fresh quicklime Put in
quickly one peck of common salt dis
solved in hot water and cover the
barrel tightly to keep in the steam
while the lime is Stacking. When the
violent bubbling is over. stir until well
mixed together, and If necessary add
more boiling water. SO as to have the
mass like thick cream Strain through
a sieve or coarse cloth. Make thin
starch Of three pounds Of rice -four
and one pound Of strong glue, having
first soaked the glue In cold water, and
to the latter mixture add two pounds
of whiting. Add this to the lime wash
and also sufficient hot water to dilute
to the proper consistency. Keep hot
while applying. It will require about
SIX quarts of the mixture to 100 square
feet Of surface. and it may be made
any color desired.