Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-17
BLUES AN AILNFNr
A Distrinct Mental Affection n W.
humanity Generally Are Sabisst- Il
Weather Is a Cause

- PetsOiis VINO deny eyor leo.
ing the blues, hut as a rule tbsr '.''
iuse the term with Lysteria and -. e'.'-
'sh MS Of sulks. They do no, call .''
own hts Of depression the blues l,,. ..
theh with sGme more high so,,.,i..
name. But the blues nevertheless. Is
eistiiet heEtai 9ifiIctien ~ whica
mainly generally is subject. "A-
The blues have no special ra,....
| neing unless the old time idea Tor
| 'hat they come from a disortJprel 7-1
OF the liver. That the liver i sac
connected with the menta! atfitna. y
suiting from an attack of tia hif,..
illolcated by the fact that dyspeDtitl
are as a general thing nlorose ami .t t',.es
to breeding But this does nn, sven
good IN ali cases, for there are >n ',l
notably cheerful dyspeptics. wLo ;
over their enforced dieting and their i oai.
OF flesh '' ''ieif I3ek
Inc active grief that follows baraayo.
inent or mt of illness or business troTIJ,
- III no way the same thing as the H..
pfesslon that comes up when there IL ny,
clear SKY and envelopes evervtbipg i'
iis hog; Inc one has reason for b..na
the other is not go much Il rehali'
against conditions, joys and sorrows -
Is the condition which in many eases ,r,-
oQees suicides otherwise unexp!ainabIs
30 says q clever woman doctcr i
pltais the blues are not common op5on.,
tue patients and eonvaiescents. Their i
100 much of real suffering to odfnit 80
the brooding, self-anal, ling condifa,
mat attacks people without reason in H..
world outside AL -'7
The weather" she says, SIS one of .,a
prlncIpai lnyiters of blues. \ wei, ~
bad weather increases suicides and sn.
people with dependency In many ca..5
IL is lnseparable from a Respondent sian,
OF mlnd. The east wind has ALWAYS
been accused of producing low spirit,
but on the other hand people can I'M
merit the brooding and gloomy tempera
h li1n JUST as they inherit sharp wits or
duh ones, kindly dispositions or thn no..
verse. There are some who begin as chill.
ufen 10 complain and whine over their
small troubles and if the habit is allowed
70 grow they find that life is q bore 10
them before they reach maturity.
very busy people whose minds and
whose Oedles are actively employed ara
not apt to suffer from the dread deprns.
sion of the blues. Work, in fact is o,o
of the best panaceas and in many ca.os
OF nervous prostration, which with won,-
en- IS closely allied to the despondcnt
mental condition, hard work in the ho,0n
is prescribed as remedy.
AEolher excellent remedy is cold wa.
yer paehs ana showers. These, if pers,.-
linen 0ut-of-dOOr exercise is good The
AR and the ordinary scenes that come nm
In mile walk will take the mind oif
the felgning topic, which in these cases il
always that of self
People may worry over the troubles Of
othefS ana suffer considerably on their
account, but this is not the blues Tho
DlueS are always from within and tbay
can be thrown off or persevered in as the
SUFFERER Will. As rule the people most
SUBJECT to them are women whose home
duties keep them shut indoors.
over sewing or household affairs they
VIII allow their minds to follow IN tha
same old rut of thought, and by evening
they are IN mental state which an
proaeiies mild form of insanity.
doctors recognize the state of de-
spondency as q symptom of various dis
eases. Ii IS one of the inyariable conse.
quences CT nerve ailments: but II is also
a condition which. like hysteria. can b,
greatly aggravated by the patients Civ
ing in to it.
when people learn that il is quite nos
sibie to throw off an unwhoesome mood
mere VIII not be so many people com.
planning of the tiaes-which usually con.
sist of a fear of something about TO han
pen, rather than what has happened
There is an idea that oniy women
nave the blues, but men are quite as
often tho sufferers, and when they suf-
Ter the attacks are very much more in
tense than the feminine sort and horinr
to get rid of. Gamblers regard the hines
as n sure indication that their luck is
gong against them, and as a rule thpy
cease to bet or make very small hers
unit! the sun begins to shine for them
again.
When the blues are of short duga-
ton, easily dispersed, they dc not count
for much, but when they seem to have
come 70 stay and everything tends to
make life seem less worth living. If !, \
pretty sure indication that something is
wrong with the physical condition.
80 1t is a wise idea to find out If any
tnlhs ~ wrong with the body which pro-
duces the mental disquet. The end Of
some hts of this sort is an attack u
typhold fever or malarial fever leading
on to typhoid. Dependency is one Of
system.
Grip is also succeeded by an intense
depression of spirits in many eases. even
with children who lose interest IN their
games and their companions after they
nave had an attack of this disease.
Change OF scene is always a good
prescription for low spirits, but when
trip to bermuda or Europe is rot pos
siole II IS a good idea to change as Ear
as possible the routine Of the day. Eat
different foods. travel by other routes,
seek change in the manner of living Just
as far as circumstances allow.
The theater is also considered a rather
good remedy when the play is a musical
comedy. of the light and frivolous order
Ihefe Is no doubt that such plays are
aitls in bringing people back to normal
mental state, although they may nor
relish this form of amusement ordinarily.
But doctor regards all means "a
worthy that tend to break the spell #
the blues. Medical statistics prove that
come and yield to different causes in ev-
cry instance.
Southern negroes still regard fit u
the blues as the result of an evil spell
that IS cast by an enemy The rabbits
foot is one of the charms that ward it
or. and there are ways of casting the
spell too numerous to recount.
But TO doctors, the blues are siwlly
one of the symptoms of the general nerro
tiredness from which Americans su1e'