Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-09
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
TIE MuLDooN TREATMENT.

Almost everybody knows about Muldoon, famous repairer of broken down business men. To tfns health specialist, with his infiexfble regimen, captains of finance, legal lights. social leaders, submit themselves as to a medical NapoIeon. Coming to his in- stitution broken in body and bruised in spirit, it is said to be true that, within 12 hours. most of them wish themselves safely out of it. For a primo element in the Muldoon treat ment is that the patient is given no sympathy whatever. He is not en- couraged to talk or even to speak of his troubles. Instead of being stroked on the forehead and called poor fel- low the exhausted millionaire is or dered about like a stable boy, allowed to shrink no unpleasant duty, and kept at each task assigned. even when he threatens to drop from fatigue.
 Whatever ons's theories as to the value Of such a course, its actual re- suits are beyond dispute. Hundreds of men suffering from exhaustion, cx- cessive irrttability. neurasthenia, with vital energies burned quite down to the socket, are turned away after
 their soJourn with Ituldoon, cured. Depressed and humiaiated at first by the lack of sympathy they soon cease to talk of their troubles to an audi ence so steadily unzppreciatiye, and
 NAAo III SN SlCP IS ldlNtIl tOW<io TcCOS6Iy-
 It is true that the giving or receiv-
 ing of sympathy, like much else that
 Is good in this world, may be over
 worked. In its abuse no other useful
 gift may be more desbiEtating. Self
 pity is a subtle and enervating vice
 that may fasten upon one before he is
 aware of it. A man may come to feel
 that his lot in life is one of peculiar difficulty. No other, the self-pity-
 ing one thinks. ever had such a bur
 d A<. rtra~ odds Friendship is frequently abused
 at just this point We say "a friend is not worth having unless one can go
 to him with his troubles" Acting on
 this theory we often pour into loyal.
 if often wearied ear. long stories of distress that might better have been kept to ourselves.
 It is not certain that every man who wears his heart upon his sleeve deserves the sympathy for which he whlmpers. What he most needs may be candid advice to brace up." The rude vigor of a motto displayed in a store window made an impression on the mind of at least one observer: What
 many a man yearning for sympathy really needs is two swift kicks, prop erly placed"
 All of which must be taken with . discriminating sense of tho fitness oi things. That were indeed wretched counsel which would discourage the giving of the priceless gift of sympa- thy when smypethy is needed. And
 how often that is in this rough and tumble worldi But we may we'll be- | ware lest beautiful service be made | to cater merely to selfshness ot | spirit Life is a constant challenge to our heroic impulses. Scripture sounds the note unhesftaHngly. Quit you like men, be strong" is the ring | ing challenge of the Old Testament l Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ" Is a noble call of | the New. No premium IS to be placed on weakness. Be strong.
 We are not here to play-to dream to drift,
 I We have hard work to do and loads to lift.
 Shun riot. the struggIe-face it; 'tis Gods gift.
 THE PARSON.