The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-24
to remain for nine weeks

ana was ordered to bed by her ,,b,,s;
clan. At the end of the second a.
spent within the four walls NJ . 80.
at the top of the house. she tearfnu,-
assured her nurses that She CON ,dro.
endure another day in bed On tto
fifth day she told the physician che
had totally lost her mind and waS -,
longer responsible for her actions %
the result of this incarceration
Instead OF agreeing with her as she
knew was the case in quietine de-
mented people the unfeeling physician
assured her that she was really more
sane at that moment than she had
been for several months previous. This
astounding statement called forth d,
historical outburst that was followed
by a reaction totally surprising Tho
tired woman gave herself I'D to the
real luxurious ease so long unattain-
able and concluded philosophcallv 10
enjoy it while it was hers to enjoy.
She no longer cried to see her hus-
band, her daughter, her secretary. her
mail, the daily paper and the phone
to talk to her dressmaker. These near
and dear interests apparently ceased to
exist after the tenth day. She was on
the road to recovery. but very slowly.
for her condition was very serious.
After nine weeks of such a really true
simple life. almost primitive, this
woman was the picture of radiant
health, so transformed that her hus-
band and daughter marveled at the
change.
Detailed Program of the Diet.
Patient in bed, fed by an attendant.
First day, cup of milk on waking, in
divided doses, every two hours
Second day. cup of coffee on waking.
two quarts of milk. in divided portions.
every two hours. Aloetic pill at night
Third to sixth day. same diet
Seventh, eighth and ninth days, same
diet, with a pint of raw soup in three
portions
Tenth day, a. M. coffee u 80 m,
one-half pint of milk; 10 a. m ditto
II noon, 2, 4, 6, s and 10 p. M ditto;
soup at l Ia M. also at and 9
p. m.
Fourteenth day, eggs and bread ad-
ded to diet
Sixteenth day, dinner added and
iron
Nineteenth day the entire diet was
as follows: a. m, coffee: a. M, iron
and malt extract; breakfast consisting
of chop, bread and butter a aumbler
and a half of milk; II a m, soup ?
p. M iron and malt; dinner of any
thing the patient desired, with six or,
of Burgundy or dry champagne, and
at the end one or two tumblers of milk;
p. m, soup; p. M, malt, iron, bread
and butter, usually some fruit and
commonly two glasses of milk; p.
M, two glasses of milk; 10 p. m,
aloetic pill.
At II noon, massage for an hour. At
4 p. M. electricity applied for an hour.
At the sixth week, soup and wine were
dropped, iron lessened one-half, mas
sage and electricity only on alternate
days, one-third grain of sulphate Of
strychnia three times day at meals
Continued for several months.
Ninth week, milk reduced to a quart,
and all mechanical treatment ceased
Result-Gain in flesh about the face
in second week. weight rose in two
months from 10 to $50 Gain in color
equally marked, health better than It
had ever been. Ninth week, drove out
from her home, cure complete and per-
manent.
Various baths, hot packs, massage
in the morning, electricity in the af-
ternoon were given. At the end of the
fourth week, the patient was allowed
to sit up an hour In the morning and
one in the afternoon.
AS she grew stronger an airing OF
the balcony and strolling around its
length for half an hour were permitted
1t is not necessary in many cases OF
nerves to take this prolonged rest
woman of my acquaintance who occu-
pies a very responsible position retires
every night at $50 and remains IN
her room, for the most time in bed
from Saturday night until Monday
morning. This course she pursueS
every every time she feels the strain
of her work playing upon her nerves
Only in this way is she able to obtal"
the necessary relaxation and ACQUIRE
mental poise TO continue her work
Nerves do not require medicine III
the majority of cases, but simplineu
living. The woman who is worn a'
night should not seek exciting diver