Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-16
BY WILLIAM MULDooN.
Americas Most Expert Physical
Conditioner.

Americas Most Expert Physical
Conditioner.
I AM devotlng my time and atten-
tention to the work of assisting
the medical profession in it's task
Of trying to bring about cure for
the unfortunate persons suffering
from "neurasInena."
The number of people who are
breaking down and are forced to leave
their professional or business duties,
is greatly increasing every year.
About this season of the year they
all seem to think of seeking some
repair shop. where the actual work
Of putting themselves in normal
condition can be satisfactorily per-
formed
l am surrounded by them 365 days
in the year. Therefore, from the fact
that each and every one of them has
described his case to me, what he con-
sidered the cause Of his condition.
also his physician and more than one
physician interested in the same case
has given me his opinion and views
Of the situation-there may be some
little value to my opinion of the
cause of "neurasthenia," and what l
consider the prospects are for re-
CoVery.
A person suffering from neurasthe-
mia is like one bankrupt excepting
that he has completely exhausted his
nervous energy and is drawing checks
for more when he has not any at all
in the bank. He is chronically tired.
The ordinary means Of rest do not
rest him at all. If he sleeps rea-
sonable number of hours he is just
as tired in the morning as he was at
night He feels languid. His mind
refuses to work and the slightest con-
fusion upsets him so that he becomes
irritable, and after the confusion has
subsidized he is exhausted.
Is Filled With Fear.
He is filled with fear and apprehen-
sion He cannot tell you why or
what it is all about. He begins to
lose confidence in his own ability; he
is not able to concentrate his mind
upon his work; he is given to self
analysis; he believes that he has
more than his share of troubles and
petty annoyances he is unable to
come to any positive decisions and
stand by them.
He accuses himself of thinking.
when as a matter of fact he cannot
think at all. Things he should think
of he forgets, and things that do not
really exist he is thinking about. In
fact, he imagines that he has more
trouble than anybody else in the
world when he really hasn't any.
His work is poorly done for the
reason that he is unable to concen-
trate and Confine himself to one thing
until it is we'll done; consequently
these poorly accomplished or half
finished matters come back and the
affairs of yesterday and days before,
meet before him the affairs of to-day,
causing confusion and more work, al
so making him feel that he is incom-
petent and destroying his confidence
In himself
Such a condition is confusing even
TO the man who is normal Il is also
humiliating and annoying. He be-
comes irritated, bewildered, loses his
self control, blames everybody about
him, makes himself miserable and
unhappy because he has been unjust
to others who were really doing their
best to help him.
Refuses to Leave Business.
He refuses to leave his business af-
fairs as he imagInes that everything
would go to ruin without him, when
as a matter Of fact things would be
much better were he to remain away
because he has been robbed, temper
greatest blessing; for upon reason
your judgment Is based; and when
your reason is topping your judg
ment is not reliable and cannot be
depended upon
l have had hundreds of men under
my care that have accomplished great
things, and when they We're with me,
or when they first came to me, their
ability 10 reason and to exercise judg
meut was 50 poor that you would not
give them So a week in any position
that you could think Of Yet they
cannot realize that fact They stiIl
think that their reason and working
capacity is of some value Many of
them hung on until they nearly ruined
their we'll established regulations and
business and even then reluctantly
submitted to a temporary retirement