Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-06-06
.SlGNSOF SICKNESS
Symptoms That May Alarm and
Yet May Not Be Serious. .....:5
CAUSED BY SIMPLE ALL MENTs.
Spots Before the Eyes, For instance,
May Mean Brain Disease, but the
Chances Are Thousands to One That
&t5 They Arise From Some Slight Cause.

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in very great dread, because they hear
ringing in the ears, see spots before the
eyes, or suffer from some other symp-
tom which they suppose to signify SEE
rious disease 7z.j3 ;3ss Es&
Nearly always find that something
very slight, or nothing at all, is the
matter; but ! do not always succeed in
SO convincing my patients ia
Il These groundless fears make great
many people so nervous and miserable
that an explanation Of a few of the
commonest symptoms of i'll health may
be Of some service. E, a2E5Et I'll
& Noises in the ear. as of bells ringing,
whistles blowing, hooters sounding,
etc.s most commonly arise from nerv-'
GUS exhaustion. slight increase of the
blood supply Of the brain. caused by a
fit of fatulent Indigestion. temporary
thick entng Of part Of the ear and nerv-
GUS strain. All these are not of the
least account and should cause no
alarm. 5jE$s: 5:e ,55a. i, s5s.a. E
No doubt some really serious disease.
such as enlargement Of the heart mus
cles does sometimes exist But every
one who feels alarm about his health
should remember that almost any dan
gerous illness will show itself unmls-
takably, not By one. but by half doz-
en- symptoms. M 3. Z. 5a:.,.g
4. Spots before the eyes may signify
brain disease, but the chances are one
hundred thousand to one that only
some very slight cause Is responsible.
such as a torpid liver. WEAKNESS of the
nervous system, insufficient sleep or
some little congestion of the brain.
Flashes in the eyes form another
source. Of anxiety, and they are really
very startling. But. while sometimes
due to eye disease. one Of the com.
monest causes is catarrh of the stom.
ach. 4 se.s M
Another little eye trouble is blurred
vision, which makes a nervous person
think he is becoming blind. 1t may,
Of course, be due to bad sight; but.
happening now and again. 1t is usual
ly caused by sluggish liver or nerv-
GUS dyspepsia. 55 Y s5s N ...srs.
n Shortness of breath gives rise to ex-
IRENE distress. for the first thought Is
Of consumption. But this Is an effect
Of a multitude of disorders, great and
small. Congestion of the liver, amaze
mia, obesity may cause it. 1t is com.
mon in chronic bronchitis-a trouble
some, but by no means dangerous dis.
ease. ;sS. \: 3$ ~
Sometimes. Of course. it signifies
more serious maladies But then there
are many other symptoms to tell the
tale. s4@5.55
Dizziness nine times out OF ten re
suits from a disordered digestion, ca.
tarrh of the stomach especially, or
from sluggishness Of the liver, jaun-.
dice or temporary decrease OF the
blood supply of the brain. L find my
patients who thus suffer turn their,
thoughts at once to something very
grave, such as iocomotor ataxia or
Meniere's disease. A., h .@5- ~ .,ss.:.
Confusion of mind and sieeplessness
give rise to the fear of approaching
| insanity. 55&ss- @
n It is really wonderful how people
always seize on the most fearsome ex-
| PLANTATION. But seeplessness may be
due to hundred aud one tritles and
is most commonly the result of some
very innocent cause.
It may be accustomed by nervous
| dyspepsia or catarrh Of the stomach,
torpid liver, excitement Of the brain
from overwork. tea or coffee taken
late in the evening too much smoking,
too heavy bedclothes. cold feet: a bad
NY ventilated room could go on for
an hour writing the common causes
lof this trouble q: .5 ss:ss.=sg u
T. Confusion Of mind may result from
r,,o little sleep. a torpid liver, indiges-
4 tion.s too little or too much blood In
I the brain and other minor things that
4 are Of no real consequence Drowsi-
ness makes some people think they
are in for softening of the brain OF
some other dreadful disease. 1t most
often arises from slow digestion. an
inactive liver or from temporary de-
crease OF the blood supply Of the brain.
The commonest cause of all these.
though. is n oversensittve nervous
system Sss5 5.s
AUS Occasionally Z, no doubt, confusion OF
the mind or droWsiness may be a symp,
tom OF diabetes or other serious dis
lease, but such cases. IT may be said.
i are the exception.
81 IN all these cases the only sensibla
rule IS 70 put an Isolated symptom
down 10 some simple and harmless
cause II there lis ything seriously
wrong Vt win make itself known ~
asinany sympt toms
IN doubt any the things emu
I merated above ma be the first sign
OF sonnet ins Of real yity;; but the
chances are thousand to one that the
cause is ~ mere; trffie
hic,
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