The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-06
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Consider the automobile. When the car is going to stand still for more than 8 few minutes the driver steps the engine. By doing this ha saves gasoline, oil, and above all, useless. wear and tear on the ma chinery. If he lets the engine run idle" he has wasted a lot of yalu- able material, shOateued the life Of his engine and in the meantime the automobile hasn't budged an iuca. .-
 The birds build nests for the protection of their young against the weather; the foxes dig holes for security against foes; the squir- rel.s lay by stores of nuts against the coming of winter; and dogs bur bones against the day when bones wTi be scarce. These are the mani testations of a normal protective in s'iuct arising from an experience of many, many generations. So far as is known though. no bird ever tried ty build more nests than his neigh bor; no fox ever fretted because he only had one hole in which 10 hide; nc squirrel ever died Ot anxiety lest ha should not lay by enough nuts Icr. two winters instead of for one; and no dog ever lost any sleep over tha fact that he didn't have enough Jcues laid aside to provide for his declining years
 This protective instinct is also present in the human mind and wbeu properly directed is a great source of prosperity both to the individual and the nation. In or der for man to store up and lay by, to gain advancement either in hon or or material things, it is neces- sary that he takes some fOrethOugh O he mOrrOY, but just so soon as he carries this beyond the normal point the mental process becomes a1 exaggerated and abnormal one. The normal protective instinct is simulated by a normal fear Of those events which are reasonably sure to happen in the future un- less means arc adopted against them. The moment that this fear becomes abnormal or exaggerated # over stimulates this protective instinct and to no good purpose be- cause it results in worry. This worry continue long after the neces- sity for the normal stimulus of fear has passed, with the result that there is an imOairment in mental power and a dissipation of the ner- Yous forces. In other words, the mental engine has been running idle" and at the same time deliver ing 10 propulsiYe power. In fact,  wcrry is an abnormal state.
 Not all worry is preyentable but for tre most part it can be avoid ed. Most of our fears are never realized, and as a rule, if we meet our troubles day by day as they c,me without worrying about them before they arrive or fretting over them after they have passed, We will lind that We have the strength 10 rise above them, Worry under miues the health to 8 certain extent It really weakens the mental forces hy firing them out by doing nothing Usually the relief from worry rests wj.h the victim of this unhappy habit himself, but sometimes the real causes are not the ones which seem to explain the condition and we must go deep into our lives or have the assistance of those who ara skilled in unraYeling mental pro Cesses,
 The best antidote for worry is a change of mental occupation, getting away from the scenes which provoke worry, exercise in the open air, a good book, q pleasant re creation, or a temporary change Of occupation, As matter of mental