The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-25
HEARTS WORK OVERTIME
AS a Result More and More OF
Them Break Down.
ALL CLASSES AFFECTED

Tremendous Increase in the Mortality
From Heart Disease-Temperase
Habits, Sufficient Rest, Exercise
in Fresh Air and Freedom From
Anxiety Best Safeguards.
"Bad whiskey, rheumatism, mental
strain and high living are among the
leading causes Of heart disease, said
DR.. Henry P. Loonis in the Ne" YORK
Sun.
"A chart sent out by the Health
Board, which illustrates the steady
increase in mortality from heart dis
ease in this city since 1868, and It IN
cludes a table of figures OF deaths
resulting from Bright's disease and
heart disease combined, and shows
that in 1868 u persons out OF eVery
10000 died from the causes named
In 1901 the proportion had jumped
up to 80 in every 10000, or more than
double.
There are cases Of heart disease
which are not complicated with
Bright's disease" continued Dr..
LOOMS, "but it is not often that
sufferer from Brights disease IS free
from heart trouble.
Many cases Of heart disease are
directly traceable to mental strain ana
high living, the heart being indirectly
affected through other organs:
IN nine cases out of ten-well, 1o,
that's putting it too strongly, perhaps;
I would say rather the majority OF
the cases of heart disease which
come under my notice are due to
rheumatism in many FORM.
Heart disease is not an ailment
confined to one class. 1t is fatal alike
| 70 rich and poor. Persons with ten
dency to rheumatism, who are subject
to frequent attacks Of rheumatism, DO
much harm often by fighting the at
tacks instead of giving up to them"
"How give up to them?" the doc
tor was asked.
"By going to bed. at once and stay
ing there till the disease yields; by
avoiding exposure and remaining IN
an even temperature Naturally the
shorter the attack the less strata
there is on the heart.
Certain forms Of throat trouble
common to children are indicative OF
rheumatism and they should be treat
ed accordingly; that is, the patient
should observe the proper precau'
tions. It is safer for a person lnclin-
ed to rheumatism to wear fannels
the year round and use every prevents
tive to stave off attacks Of the dis
ease if he wants to keep his heart IN
good working order.
ut is true, Of course, that one may
have heart disease and yet not be
afflicted with rheumatism, and vice
versa. Speaking generally, I would
say that In the, case Of the rich, be
lieve that rich food and lack Of proper
exercise, excessive drinking and q
persistent mental strain are the maia
causes foE heart disease.
"The strenuous life plus mental an1
Iety is in these days almost irTevoe
ably associated with the upper classes
don't think, though, tnet ther'
is any increase in drinking among the
rich, in fact, l believe just the re
verse; and the rich man has this Il
his favor-he at least can drink good
liquor when he drinks at all.
with the poorer classes it Is dif
ferent- The great army Of mechanics
drivers, and laborers who work out OF
doors are more or less prey to heart
disease, not only because Of prolonged
exposure, which fosters Ills which In
turn weaken the heart, but because
Of the drinking habit, which is often
acquired in consequence Of this ex
posure. Hurry is bad, but not nearly
so fatal as worry and fret to a weak
heart