Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-31
Health HINTS : Fashions Womams Work Household Topics
"JuSt Nerves"
BY DIR. ROBERT WATSON.

Welding sympathy to folks whose
complaint happens to be Just
nerves"
So many humbugs suffer from that
slment. In the experience Of most,
cases have occurred where money and
time and love an# trouble have been
expended lavishly, and events have
either proved that the patient did not
deserve such care or the recovery has
been Of kind TO generate uncom-
Portable suspicious.
But II does not do to be incredu-
lous always A genuine nervous
breakdown is as real calamity as a
broken leg, and far more difficult to
repair
! Moreover. there is refinement Of
torture IN very many nervous oondi-
tons which puts them upon an al
together different plane from the
simple ache or even agony Of the
surgical case
1t is reasonable that such should
finest, frailest most intricate organ Of
the body-the organ, be il remember
ed, through which every sense
achieves its work and all feelings are
experienced
Three letters have arrived in the
weekly batch from correspondents
with nerve "like sweet bells tangled,
out Of tune and harsh
r. NJ is greatly troubled with
twitcbing nerves which cause sleep
1 lessness. What IS the best cure? r
NJ. has had neutrtis lately, which
! she understands is an affection Of the
nerves. What permanent cure Is
there"
! Dorothy, the second writer, Is hard
/ " SO abrupt She asks;
Gould you give me any advice ?.
have been suffering from neures-
thenia for over two years. No doubt
you know symptoms OF such, but per
haps IN my case II would be best 10
mention how ! feel am not par
ticularly nervous OF anything, but get
very PROSTATE and weak and peculiar
feelings come over me Of faintness
and sometimes when walking, ! do
not feel steady on my feet. might
mention my age is twenty.seven"
The third communication comes
from mere male:
81 should be grateful If you would
advise me as | have been ailing this
two years with nerves. The first
time eyer ! felt nervous was about
two years ago. ! was sitting down
having tea when something came
over me like as if ! were 10 faint. !
was home from work six months. /
was then too nervous 10 be alone.
don't fancy that ! get the right bene-
fit from my food as I ought. feel
after | have been without food for a
couple Of hours done up. After /
get the meal | feel better, but then
! get that full MP feeling and palpi-
tation Of the heart and wind ! am
too shy to pass people on the road
and very excited. | am twenty-six
years Of age"
Dorothy has the diagnosis correct
ly. All three writers have probably
neurasthenia, otherwise nervous de-
bility, nervous breakdown, and that
tired feeling"
And the unfortunate feature OF all
three letters is the absence Of details
Of the work and homelife Of the sui
ferers No clue to what provoked
the conditions is furnished, nor any
hints likely TO enable one to plan
successful treatment The writer's
each expect what R. NJ demands,
the best permanent cure"
Their minds arc fixed on j magic
drug which will instantly. for always,
secure heavens best treasures, peace
and health.
One may at once disilhsion them.
There is no cure possible in that way.
If drug did seem to bring the de-
sired relief, it could only be by its
tonic or scdative effect up
on the distressed system, so impress
ing the mind as 10 create confidence
and Danish the worrying, pessimistIc
spirit, which blocks every other al
tempt at treatment
What they need to believe IS that
all then nervous system requires TO
effect its restoration to health is re-
lief from whatever circumstances
have driven il into debility and
good spell OF case and quiet For the
worst cases bed and proper nurse
arc indispensable The patient is cut
off from the world at large, and from
so much of his toften herr peculiar
section of It, that existence from be-
ing complicated, difficult hurried be-
comes incredibly simple with no
duties, no obligations sometimes
with hardly a muscular movement.
Thought circles IN a restricted peace
.ul sphere The days bring no Incl.
DENTS Bran and nerves have little
10 do but rcst and make good the
,&cesscs 81 the past That is The re
'ure proper
Eat All cures ior TIM. i'll arc IN
,ensc rest cures rest n change al
Gene rest hi change nj occupation.
esi u change b mind or 81 souls
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