The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Secrets OF
Health
BY DIR. LOUIS BISCH
Does Marriage Make Women
Nervous?

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Women so often seem to be-
come markedly nervous after
marriage that marriage, as
such, has, in this connection, re-
ceived rather a bad name.
Is such a charge, however,
quite fair? Is it true?
To be sure, young girls specu.
late about marriage, and what
it is going to be like in ways that
could not possibly square with
reality. They allow their
imaginationS to run wild and
fashion all sorts of highly col
ored pictures that could only
occur in fairy tales. Even when
they know that it hasn't turned
out quite like that in the cases
of their friends who have been
led to the altar, the ego of every
woman whispers that her own
case will, nevertheless, be ex-
ceptional.
To a girl, marriage is the one
big purple patch" of her life.
That is as it should be. Still
and all, every woman who mar
rieS should maintain a measure
Of common sense and realize
that actuality is never as Won
derful as is anticipation.
If the bride maintains a GER
tain elasticity of mind and her
marriage does not turn out
quite as Realistically as she had
hoped it would, then at least
she can quickly readjust her
concepts and still can manage
to maintain a serene and bal
anced view of life. If she does
not. then surely she will be tor
tured by doubts and conflicts
which eventually will, and per-
haps seriously, affect her
nerves.
A healthy and well-adjuSted
girl finds in marriage the very
best expression for her inner
longingS. Since the marriage
state is such a natural one it
should, really, curb nerves in
stead of upsetting them.
But these women who become
nervous, apparently because Of
marriage, were usually of that
type of makeup even before
they met the man of their
choice. Indeed, their over-en-
thuSiaSm for marriage was
something of a neurotic trait.
What they did was to rely too
much upon fantasy and too
little upon fact. Marriage, in
the last analysis, merely
brought their neurosis to a
head.
That the inherent nervous
ness, which gains headway
after marriage in girls of neu-
rotic tendencies, accounts in
large measure for the preva-
lence Of divorces cannot be
denied. Here again disappoint-
ment makes them run away.
Instead of facing their new
problems and conquering them
"a variant of relying too much
upon fantasy and too little
upon fact-they become dis
couraged, or Gisgusted, and re-
solve to free tn mselves
promptly so as to build dreams
about another swain as quickly
as is possible.
Every now and again one
hears somebody advising a ner-
vous girl to marry if she would
regain her health. That is an
o1d-faShioned notion based on
the assumption that child-bear-
ing straightens out nerves.
There is some truth in this
assertion, for the feminine gen.
der usually quiets down when
motherhood is in the offing.
But this does not always last.
The rearing of a baby may &C.
tually make a woman more
nervous than before.
The safest course for any
girl, therefore, is to get rid Of
her nervous tendencies, what
ever they may be, before she
marries. At least she will then
not start handicapped in what
should be the most glorious ad-
venture in her life.
DIR. BiSch'S Daily Diet Hint
Sugar in various forms, as
we'll as sweets in general, have
a distinct place in the dietary
provided they are not eaten to
excess. Sugar not only is
readily oxidized to produce
energy, but it also gvies a salts
flying quality to a meal. On
the other hand, the eating of
Sugary substances in large
quantities produces stomach
fermentation and digestive diff
ficulties and spoils the appetite
for other foods.