The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-09
Forces of Unrest
nv "a. ARLINGTON BRuCE
Author 81 THE Riddle OF Person
atty" Psychology and
ParenthoOd." etc.


You doubtless. have had the ex.
Z perience OF finding yourself occasion.
ally or frequently In restless. un.
easy mood You And IL dificult TO
settle down and begin your days
work You cannot keep ftill. vet
you do not want 10 do Enythin
definite And perhaps you have a
strangely depressed feeling.
l. This condition. which obviously
lowers your working efficiency for
the time being. puzzles you. In vain
you cast about TO explain 1t. Vague
ly you realize that there must be
a reason for Il.
There Is. II may be due 20 any
one OF several causes. Usually the
cause is a simple physiological one.
often. TO ind the cause. you do
not look beyond the stomach and It's
associated organs OF digestion.
Owing TO maltreatment OF some
| sort your stomach has temporarily
gone on strike. II is not funetioning
properly. This means that your sys
tenn has become ciosged with toxl
products. which would ordinarily
have been eliminated.
Getting into the brain thru the
blood. these products have an irri
| tatins effect Your restlessness Is
due 10 this brain irritation. Improve
/ your digestion and you will Zee
less uneasy.
What YOU need 20 do most OF an
is 20 correct any habit that would
have bad effect on the stomsc'
or other digestive organ. Perhap
you have been eating too much. or
eating improperly. Look into thi
and make the necessary reforms
Or. again. the feeling OF unrest
that possesses you may be due to
lack OF exercise. II IL Is your habit
AS IL should be-to exercise regu-
larry. and II for several days you
have led an absolutely sedentary
life. your restlessness Is easily en-.
planned.
Get out into the open. Play golf
ride. or go fer long walk. Breathe
deeply After this you will find
- easier TO keep quiet. concentrate
attention. and work as you should,
Also. your restlossness may be the
result q body and brain poisoning
Y thru having passed the previous
night In a room not properly ventil.
ated. Stale air Is a poison 20 every
Part OF your body. Small wonder
that you feel restless II you have
been breathing stale air all night.
Then. too, psychic causes must
be taken into account.
II you are worried about anything,
II is easy 20 comprehend why you
feel so restless. But. you tell me.
you are not worried.
In that case. ask you TO recall
how you slept last night. DID you
have bad Dreams Dreams. tho you
may not know II. sometimes color
a mans emotional state for the
whole of the following day
That IL. they color Il II he fails "a
recogniEe the true origin OF his
mood. Recognizing this. apprecIat
ing the absurdity OF allowing a
dreams TO dominate his waking
thoughts, be can easily direct him
self into a moro cheerful. contented
productive frame Of mind
But dreams. let me add. are com
paratively infrequent causes OF the
state OF uneasiness. And. In the alb
sence OF any specific reason for wor,
~. anxiety. or other form Of mental
distress. the cause must be sought
in the physical condition.
Study yourself. Study your living
habits. Hygienically you are q,
fault somewhere. Try 90 discover
where.