News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-08


exaggerating nervous manifestation
which are often of trlfling importance
With the latent knowledge that yo,
have such n system and d very def
mite knowledge Of the things that will
injure it, go on your way with habit
formed accordingly and with conf
dence In your ability to defy diseas,
and the odds are all in your favor
Nerve strain, neurasthenia and a hos
of other troubles will pass by, leavin,
| you unscathed.
Heredity Is undoubtedly responsible
for many cases Of nervous failure ant
the maladies that follow in its wake
If individuals whose family history
shows tendency to nervous or degen
erative disease would refrain from
marrying the face of this globe would
be transformed as If by magic within
generation.
Value of Early Training.
For best results we must begin ear
ly. Regularity, discipline and the up
building of self control are the watch.
words in dealing not only with the
nervous child, but with all children
Freedom from undue excitement and
strain are likewise important. The
nervous child must not be asked to
compete either physically or mentally
with more fortunately endowed chill
dren. The very principle Of "compe-
tition" should be excluded from the
home and school life and the principle
Of training substituted. Work and
play for their own sake is a higher
ideal than the mere desire to "beat the
other fellow
The habit of early retiring should be
especially enforced with nervous chill
dren. Excitement in the evening home
should be avoided and the child en-
couraged to seek it's rest while in a
normal, sleepy condition instead Of in
a state of high tension from romping
or the reading of exciting tales.
Dangers of School Strain.
A clear brain and a sound nervous
system are far more valuable possess
sions than highly cultivated mind
and shattered nervous system.
The nervous system of the growing
child is an exceedingly delicate and
mechanism. If the de-
mands upon it are too heavy the evil
influence may reach far into adult life.
This is especially true as affecting girls
between the ages of twelve and seven
teen. The school work should be care
fully considered at this period. and if
there is any sign of nervous instability
Or weakness freedom from the strain
and confinement of school life Is safer
until the child's health and nervous
control are fully restored.
Nervous children and, in fact, all
children should be examined for any
possible local source Of irritation, such
IS eye strain, adenoids, enlarged ton
;ils, defective teeth, etc. Correction
If these troubles may change the en-
ire future of the individual and great
Y simplify the work of training.
"Overstimulation" has been mention
d as the second great cause of nerv-
JUS maladies. This term would con-
tote with intemperance in its broadest
ense Many prohibitionists are ex-
remedy incorporate not only in their
anguage. but in their manner Of life.
hey drink no liquor. but they often
at too much and drink too much tea
r coffee or talk too much or work too
ard and too long. | would not be I'M
erstood as criticising the prohibition
lovement or the average prohibition
st, but merely wish to show that in
covers wide range OF !
and indulgences which may
e injurious in their effect. The socie-
Y climber" the business climber
he IMAM about town." the Spectator, !
be glutton, the debauchee. the aver
ge daily drinker the drunkard. are /
II types of intemperance or overstim-
lation.
The business drudge. the household !
rudge, the laboring drudge. the men
ally deficient. are all types of the I'M
class. upon whom deadly
lonOtony exerts its lethal power. 1t
GEMS that when life is confined
,ithin too narrow limits a condition
{ inequality or strain arises in the
ervous system. One set of cells is
sed until they are worn to fraz-
e," and then the trouble comes.
The Tired Woman.
The tired woman is often the first
base of the nervous woman. The
lonotony of domestic routine, unre-
eyed by that daily contact with the
inside world which often saves a
ian from hysteria, is fertile source
nerve failure among women. 1t is
y belief that every housewife needs
vacation occasionally.
There is reason to believe that la
mt grief, worry or remorse relating
matters really long since settled is
ten responsible for neurasthenia and
Inctional nerve troubles. 1t is de-
rable to get such things tout of the
stem" Talk the matter over with
,ur physician, or your clergyman and
initiate the chamber of your mind in
hich it has been confined. The nurs-
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