The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

longer so to the doctor to be cured Of
all our ills. Ills have multiplied fas-
ter than h doctors medicines. and
personalities ave grown so varied
and complex that every one to a cer-
tain extent works out his own saliva
ton"
Fortunately some of the evils of the
nervous life. the evils inherent as it
We're in the V system. lean to
virtues side. There are two particular
principles Of growth in the progress
anu decay OF civilization which seem
to De connected with the evils of the
modern V life. says Dr.. Part
ridge, These principles can be called
% the principle of increasing indiv-
creasins individuation. Chemical COM
pound already highly excitable. I'M
stable and complex. become tncreas-
insly so in formin- the nervous sys-
tenn h delicacy of balance. the In
trieacy OF these compounds. has in
creased as activity has become more
complex and mind has become domin-
erort, ideas. Ideals. setting tasks for
the BODY to accomplish. and conditions
70 which the body must adapt itself.
With increasing intensity OF life comes
instructive craving for. and means Of
prodcing. states Of high intensity OF
consciousness, at first crude and emo
tIonal. bu, finally purposeful and sus-
equipment for making progress. and
they also add to the stress and strain
Of life"
With the development Of the nerv-
Gus system comes increased control.
Much OF nervous disease is due to the
fact that men are attempting to do
work that requires a higher develop
ment OF the nervous system than they
nave. given themselves. They are try
lead a ten horse power life, with bu,
one poor horse. and perhaps that n
not we'll broken to the bit.
Men crave intensity or fullness Of
lie. This craving affects the quality
OF their ideals and puts the mind at a
tension. This may amount to intoNi-
cation: dangerous states OF e%xcitabili.y
and intensity. unless controlled.
DR.. Schofeld says, however. for our
comfort. that times OF great excitabii-
ity. intensity and Of imperfect control
have always preceded great controlled
activities. This is illustrated in an
cient history by the periods of pro.
gress in culture in Greece and later
by the Renaissance in Europe. The
80 Sho dSkSk ASLllS Gan Ue seen IN OUT
national life today. There is high in
tensity. ideals far in advance Of
achievement strain. rapidly unfolding
powers, imperfect control. In the life
OF any growing individual similar pc
RODS can be detected. governed by the
same laws OF progress. Periods Of
craving for intensity, of unfolding
periods Of greatest achievement and
directed effort"
The present day writers on
life are considering its troubles pro-
phylactically and more and more rec
ognizing the normal side Of the ques-
tion or the value OF nerve power or
the supreme value to progress Of this
particular biological factor in man
kind.
The disasters, the strain of which so
many are the victims. are due to Inn
perfect adaptation, to lack of knowl-
edge OF how to accommodate and
therefore lack Of control. When men
are in but imperfect control Of newly
acquired powers they cannot function
fully or with precision.
Hysteria, he result of some slight
but real disease. is common in persons
OF Unbalanced or worn-out brains. Its
real seat is in the brain, although its
manifestations are physical. It is
common In the spring, when the nerv-
Gus system is least we'll balanced. says
DR.. Schoield, and to both the under
and the overworked. the badly trained
and imperfectly educated. He quotes
DR.. Buzzard in a paragraph giving the
mental conditions found in these SUI
ferers as follows: Intelligence good.
apprehension quick. memory good,
Judgment weak, no ability OF concen-
tration Of thought for any length Of
time. Accuracy and perseverance are
deficient. Emotions too easily excited,
and incapable OF control The express
sion Of emotion is incongruous-tears
at ridiculous subjects and laughter at
tragic. There Is great desire for the
sympathy and attention OF others"
Mirth. music. physical exercise.
change Of interest or occupation are
SOME OF the things recommended as
curatives for diseased nerves and also
as rests for tired nerve Something
that gives rise TO new emotions is
sought, for. as DR.. Carpenter says. "it
Is safe to assert that whenever there
is an unsatisfactory condition
there is always emotional disturb
ance."
Distressing emotional ills are al.
lowed to develop without the slightest
attention. because not understood. This
is particularly true in the case Of chill.
dren. But ever bad emotions can be
utilized and transformed into forces.
Chronic fear. anger. irritation and
disappointments can thus be treated,
used as forces rather than combated
by main strength" III consciousness
IL kept full Of normal interests. well
organized. IL can be swept clean Of
most that is undesirable"
DR.. G. Stanley Hall, in his latest
volume. Educational Problems," in
discussing the pedagogy Of music, says:
Thus. in a day when psychologists are
realizing with accord that the feel.
ings are far vaster than the intellect
and will. and are more important for
health and sanity. it 10 clear that
music teachers. more than any other
class. are charged with the custody
and responsibility of the hygiene OF
the emotions. Do they su1ciently
realize that music may enfeeble, cor.
rupt. seduce. degrade. let loose the
worst things In the soul-that II may
bring neurasthenia, loas Of control
neurotic instability, pollute the verv
strings Of life. while, on the
e etass 1 1,Iss. ], good music nay almost
The insane. those who are suffering
with the most extreme form Of nefy.
Gus disease. are soothed and often
cured by the right kind Of music. Il
therefore stands to reason that music
may be good for less fully dfsaased
nerves-.for those weary but not dis
ordered.