, 1935-03-27


Neurotics have been said to live in a dismal twi-
light Of III health. drifting from doctor to doctor or
from one fake kind OF treatment to another, and
finding it impossible to receive freedom from their
worries as to their health and their illness.
However, there is beginning to be some order In
the chaos and confusion which have existed in the
past, relative to the nature Of various nervous dis
turbances.
Every neurotic case ought to be studied carefully
for the presence Of some actual physical disturbance
Sometimes a hidden infection in the sinuses. or in the
lungs. or an undetected early disturbance OF the ner-
vous system. may be responsible for a disease which
seems TO lie wholly in the mind.
Other physical conditions which may seem TO be
neurotic in their earliest stages are Of
the brain. tuberculosis. brain tumorS. occasionally
disturbances OF digestion, and the various forms OF
anemia.
There arc other forms Of physical disturbance
in which great weakness is a significant symptom,
associated with an amount Of pain which ordinarily
would be negligible. but which becomes exceedingly
prominent because OF the neurotic type Of mind.
Disturbances OF the glands Of internal secretion,
particularly failure Of the adrenal glands to act eff
GENTLY. may be responsible for many cases Of this
character.
Then there are cases Of neurosis which are the re-
suit Of wrong conditions in the home during child
hood. and OF faulty education. AS the individual
grows older, conditions Of life change and It may be
necessary to break up lifelong habits. Under such
circumstances the person who has seemed to be quite
normal may become neurotic.
Some forms Of nervous disturbances are associated
with improper adjustments between the partners IN
marriage, with occupations in which there are I'M
due amounts Of fatigue. monotony. and strain, and
there are also those forms Of occupational neurosis
in which the individual develops the idea Of oppres-
sion. exploitation. or persecution by those in positions
Of power.
A recent study Of true neurotcs lists those who
show symptoms Of distortion OF their ordinary in
stincts and emotions. These distortions are reclassi-
fled into several types.
There is the neurotic who is submissive, resigned
and placid because he finds the world too hard a
place to live in and who desires security, refuge, and
lack Of responsibility without loss Of respect.
These invalids frequently develop disturbances Of
digestion and of the bowels which give them a quite
comfortable or mild invalidism and thereby a GER
tain amount Of freedom from responsibility and
struggle with the world.
Another type is the invalid who is driving and oS-
tentatious because he has found that through illness
he may maintain a sort Of tyranny and precedence
in the household.
Another submissive type is the one who copies the
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These symptoms are mostly related to swallowing and
digestion.
Finally there is the invalid whose neurosis arises
from conflicts which he is unable TO win. He, there
fore. solves his difficulties BY retreat into a safe, COM
Portable. and respectable illness.
In this type Of nervousness there is a great deal Of
restlessness. alternating depression. and citation, and
a considerable amount OF selfishness and vanity.
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terest OF the entire nation, We would not have need
ed any credit ation.-Msrr S. Ecces, governor
Of the Federal Reserve Board.
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Anyhow. I would rather have Huey Long attack
me than praise ~me-Norman Davis. rowing u. 5
ambassador.
The superman Of the future is with us today in
the young man Of l935-President William Foster
Pierce Of Kenyon College. Ohio.
We are ready for any emergency: We are always
ready for an emergency. Attorney General Homer
Cummings.