The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
HOW TO KEEP YOUR Mind OFF YOUR THOUGHTS
DR.. George I. WaIton's Valuable Little Hints
cs Self-Ccntrol and the Needlessness OF Hay-
ing Nerves and Worrying About TITLES. =

way OF the direct appeal. Thus, there
was the case of an intense young wo-
man who could not even sit in a chair
unless poised as if to fly. DR.. Walton
tolu her It was scarcely worth her
while to try to relax, for she could
not do It. "She left the office with a
stern expression to return some
months later completely relaxed; lust
10 show me that was mistaken"
case Of nail-biting was cured by
making q wager with the subject that
ne could not stop and urging him at
each visit to recommence the practice
on the plea that he was wasting time
in trying to quit
Solitude is dangerous for the wor-
rier because of a tendency to a NOR
bid modification of revery. When
the worrier let's the mental wheels
go round without coupling on" to
something tangible he is letting an
engine run" Just as the propeller
OF steamboat does better under
water than when racing in the air, so
the mind will do better with legiti-
mate load.
AS to the wakeful worrier who
arouses to nervous agitation and want
OF courage as the clock strikes one:
This is rather the time and the oc-
casion to reflect that the sunrise, the
cold plunge and the warm coffee will
readjust our mental attitude; that
the doing of the daily duties of the
morrow, each in turn, with a single
mind, will dissipate these vague fore
bodings."
| Discussing ''the game of self-con-
troll DR.. Walton expresses the con-
viction that mo one can achieve men
tai tranquility who cannot learn to
keep his body still--to refrain from
the habit movements called by Pro-
lessor Wenley character leakage
Among these movements the most ia
miliar are drumming and tapping
with the fingers and toes, clearing
the throat, and walking restlessly
about. If one can refrain from sin
gle movement of this kind on the
first day he has begun to learn to-
hold the club.
Under the head 'Magnification of
the UnessentiaT' DR.. Walton discusses
the folly of worrying over trifies and
of finding unbearable in others such
character leakage" as we are given
to ourselves. In learning still further
to "hold the club we shall say not,
Il will sit by this man till he grunts,
scratches his ear" or the like, but
II will sit by this man long enough
to discover if he can do single thing
I cannot stand"
There are various obsessions which
interfere with self-control- as
these:
The obsession always to succeed.
''He who plays game merely to win
loses the best part of the game. !"
The obsession to brook no oppo-
sition.
The obsession to make no mistake.
The obsession of martyrdom as
melancholy pleasure.
The obsession of compulsion to set
other people right.
The obsession for postponing hap
piness-"W When we change our resi-
dence, recover from this illness or
save certain amount Of money we
shall be thoroughly happy
There are physical habits to be
considered as to their effects on
nerves habits such as smoking,
drinking and eating. These may de-
mand regulation. AS to many other
things that fret our days DR.. Walton's
philosophy seems to be largely ex-
pressed in the words of young wo-