The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-15


eoiored. sugar pills. when rest is ali
that is needed. 10 9 psycho-therapeut-
ist;s when he knows that the patients
mind will not be at rest unless he
thinks he 10 taking something. The
patient's mental state has lot to do
with his physical condition. Simple
exercise III ali that most nervous men
need. They rnust be mentally divert
~ before they can gain the game ben
eft from playing lawn tennis or pass
ing a medicine bali or working with
the apparatus.
"A lot OF men who were worried by
their AFFAIRS come to this gymnasium
every. month. At first / used 10 pre-
scribe simply exercise. But they
wouldn't take it--their minds were SO
troubled that they didn't get any fun
aut az the exercises and 50 failed to
raj the fun reaction. Then I tried
what Ia now called psycho-therapy,
but. of course. not rs d feature OF re-
Curfmw Nemrasahemies.
"a neurasthenic comes in to my Of
ace. The physical examination indi-
oates depleted physical energy, lack OF
: eleep. indigestion or some other de-
feet to be expected from 3 man who
has forgotten completely that his body
was too good a machine to let rust.
First. get into close touch with him
and learn his mental troubles. real or
fancied. rhen. after 7 know my. man. ]
analyze for him in non -prejudiced
sort of way. the; things which bother
him. In ninety-nine cases out OF a
hundred. I am able to convince the man
tfYat matters are not at all desperate
After get him cheered up by healthy
advice, 1 get him out on the gym floor
I don't set him at stupid routine which
v4a@AfNaI &raA1f. HG=
fore he knows Il. he is playing some
athletic game with ascrowd---a game
which requires aiertness. action, at
tention and yet combines all the exer-
ciaes he need take. In about two min
rtea, he has forgotten his mental
troubles, for the time being. and MIND
ana muscle are working harmoniousiS
Cor health. In shout fifteen minutes OF
4 half hear, he Is In q glow and feel
ing more rested than he has in weeks
| Al plunge and q rub down leave hin
| hungry OF course, he slumps again
| buf he comes back Tor more exercise
| because 1t is fun, and in few weeks
he is in good physical and mental con
| dition. and can laugh with the best o.
them. He could take drugs in vain, al
! his life and they would be merel,
temporary stimulants. on which, even,
| tualiy, he would come to rely more ant
| more.
iaThree days of this sort of thing
| preceded and intermingled with thu
| fight sort OF mental encouragement
and stimulus. brought sufferer from
Insomnia the first natural sleep he hst
| had in months. Yet he could hav'
I tried to exercise all day long. II hi
mind had not been diverted. and have
been still more wakeful at the end o
! the day. For exercise against one
| will, exercise that Is not entered Int
! heartily, does not do as much for thu
| circulation and nervous troubles. 9th
er men are simply physically tires
from mental work. BY psycho-thera
pAutIcs. if you like. convince then
| that they are not tired, and after the,
have played awhile and gotten som'
| real brcaths into their lungs. they arr
| surprised to and that exercise really
rests them. In these cases. menta
| suxsestion simply overcomes Inertia
! ana mental distaste for activity. fol