Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-02-07
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FEAR

Fear is not only a deadly enemy tc
the human race, it is also a FRIEND
and life saver. When a person lives
in a constant state of anxiety AND
apprehension In regard to his health
or Is always looking for dire calam
tides to happen he becomes a nuts
ance to himself and every one with
whom he ome in contact.
HIS health is affected. It reacts
unfavoraIbly upon every organ in his
body. Grief or worry not only de
stroys appetite, it actually prevents
or delays the digestion OF food. Fear
raises the blood pressure. When II
becomes chronic the person Is really
sick. People say that he is nervous.
They do not find him a pleasant com
panion.
Now the emotion of fear was i'm.
planted in all animals by a wise
Providence for purposes of self-pro-
lection and preservation The wild
creature Sinking through the woods
Is constantly on the lookout for an
enemy that he fears will attack him
II he did not continually exercise
precaution because he fears for his
life, he wuld soon be slain by mar or
some predatory beast
The nerves look after the digestion
and attend to all the functions and
functiOning of the body. Fear or
grief prevents their taking care of
this business, because they get pan
fcky like a flock of chickens when a
hawk suddenly swoops down among
them. Then the food cannot digest,
the heart flutters and becomes very
rapid and weak In it's action.
Under such conditions the stomach
cannot digest food, and dyspepsia en-
sues. There's nothing radically
wrong. only frightened nerves. The
stomach is not diseased, the nerves
are upset. In this case the stomach
and heart are not organically dis
eased, but unpleasant emotions have
demoralized their functioning. Over
come the fear, grief and anxiety and
soon the digestion and heart will
perform their tasks normally, and
give the person no further trouble.
On the other hand an organic
trouble is one in which the organs
themselves are diseased. This is not
a simple matter to cure; especially
after serious damage has been done
to them. Once the kidneys, liver,
lungs or other vital parts have been
partly destroyed, the case can never
be entirely cured.
Many times lives may be prolong-
ed, possibly to old age by proper
treatment and correct living. A
change OF mental attitude will cure
numerous ailments, chronic or other
wise that are purely functional; but
something more is required in organ
ic disorders. There r many sick at
the present time because OF disap-
pointments. financial worries, I'M
happy marriages, unfulfilled desires,
hate, fear, domestic discord, Ill tenn
per. u~ncongenial work and other
too numerous to mention.
These people have failed to adjust
themselves to life as it exists for
them. They get into a state of con-
slant mental unrest. They often ex-
perience real bodily pain because the
nerves cannot carry on the work of
running the machinery Of the body
smoothly.
What these sufferers need is to get
rid OF their unpleasant emotions, If
possible to remedy their troubles; If
this cannot be done, then they must
learn that what cannot be cured
must be endured. II they get rid OF
physical ailments, the remedy
Is to adjust themselves to life and
cease their eternal rebellion against
as they are.