A Rrgnlnr Sell.
An trlKhman In hn,rlct lurk
Had irnmiM'd tlmuiiih munjr Mates,
Ann ovnrywlirro wu Imdly at tick
Anulrmt 111 in wore the .'hI.
IIIk tnl treil clol hen were quite a alKht,
Ills thin, starved Ixxly too.
For nowhere could ho got a bite
Or any work to do.
Hn rosohofl a city thotiffh one day
And tried tolii'tf a meal,
Biitpvery mi-hoii turned away
Tlielr anwr to concoiil.
Ho awked for work, ho wn refused,
l-'or bread, re ftmed attain.
Until hp felt hltnmdf itbunod
lly all the city inun.
Wliltp piumlnu hy a Jnnlc shop which
A hiny nedlitr nwim,
Ilexnvy the fellow hud itotrlch
On Inlying raira nnd limit'.
I'at thoiitrht nw Idle, mid thun went In
To Interview t ho .lew,
And try nn honest meal to win
An buggers oft will do.
"Good mnrnlnu sir," mild Pat Inside
"IK you buy ruim nnd Imhich?"
"Vv yen, of rourxu" the .lew replied
"Pott vy dls store I ownsl"
"Well then." si. Id 'ut "my iuck prevails
I'or onro In ninny a day,
Bejabers! put me on the scales
Auusuo how much I wululi!"
It. Ti. Rkamikh.
Jim Meadows' Hobby.
A CHARACTER SKETCH.
ND did I know Jim
Meadows? Well, 1
rather tfues 1 did.
The Lord only made
i few like him, and
t reckon the model's
broken loiitf ao."
La I. Swanley heaved
a deen siirli. knocked
tho ushes from the bowl of his corncob
pipe and laid it on the tab o near him
His two companions, fellow occupants
oi i ne - Dur parlor" in tne l'aiacc J lot el,
looked at Cal. interrogatively, which
plainly meant that they expected hlin
w impart mrtiier inrormauon.
It could be seen, however, that Cal.
was Intent unon tellim a storv
whether they wished It or not, so his
audience or two settled themselves In
their cosy chairs and prepared to lis
ten.
"Seems to me I can see Jim Mead
ows right now," continued Cal., after
a pause, "though lie has been dead
and Bono nigh on five years, lie
wasn't what you might call a hand
some man, though he wasauitenassa
ble in looks, but tho expression on his
race used to att ract everyixiuy almost
at sight, it was just plain good ikv
lure, Dcnevoience, generosity, or
whatever you call it, and it was
written right across his face clear as
daylight. J im was a poor man once
poor as Lazarus, but even then he
used to have a reputation for doing
uncommon kind acts. They say that
when one of his chums, who had a
large family to keep, fell sick of the
fever, Jim worked overtime for two
weeks and did that fellow's work so
that the wife and children would not
be in want. Children used to run af
ter him and climb upon his shoulders
everywhere he went, and many a lot
of fruit and candy did lie buy for Ju
venile crowds that followed him.
Among the youngsters in the town he
was popularly known as Santa Claus,
doubtless on account of his goodness
oi neart.
''Well, one day came the news that
Jim Meadows had grown suddenly
rich. A distant relative of his had
died in Australia, leaving to Jim as
next of kin a vast property, said to be
worth $100,000. To those who knew
tho man it w is a foregone conclusion
what would become of most of
the money. Not that Jim was any
kind of a fool in spending. He was
not a drinking man at all, and of
course had no luxurious habits.
But his great desire in life as a poor
man was to relieve the wants of hu
manity, to succor the needy, caro for
tho 6ick and cheer the unfortunate.
As a rich man, therefore, it was but
natural that ho should put his pet
schemes into practice, yet he had liis
own peculiar way about doing it.
Knowing his disposition, the direc
tors of local charities were not slow in
approaching him with appeals for aid
to help swell their funds for the poor,
but, to tho surprise of all, Jim met
their overtures with quiet but linn
refusals.
'"How much will I subscribe, gen
temen? Not a red cent,' he would
say emphatically. 'Your ways of
feeding tho iioor and mine differ. No
deserving person who needs assistance
need wait ten days for it if he or she
comes to me. You list en to t he plead
ings of a starving widow and her chil
dren and tell them.in a matter of fact,
business kind of way, 'Wo will have
your case investigated as early as pos
sible and then determine what assis
tance we can give you.' And in tho
meantime she and her children may
starve to death she may be in her
coffin when you have concluded your
'investigation.' I don't believe in
theoretical charity. It must be quick,
spontaneous, hearty, practical, or it
don't amount to a hill of beans.'
"And he wasii't going to squander
any money on building or endowing
churches, either. Schools he would
help, but it was the real, hard work
ing, deserving poor that Jim loved to
aid, and ho claimed that they wanted
their stomachs tilled, and their bodies
clothed, in a bigger kind of a hurry
than they yearned to sit in pews and
fall asleep over dull sermons.
"Hut from the day tho lawyers do
ltoslted Jim's money In the bank for
him, and gave him tho pretty little
check lKok to draw whatever sums he
wanted, Meadows made it a practice
to go around tho poorer districts of
the town and inquire into the wants
and condition of the people. He was
like an angel wherever ho went,
spreading sunshine and happiness
in places where ho found gloom and
sorrow.
"Hid Jim hear of a case of sickness
where the family was too poor to af
ford a doctor? He had one there
pretty quick, and tho physician was
commissioned to let no expense bar
the way to good diet for the invalid.
"Did lie hear of a death In any house
where funeral expenses could not be
raised, or would be 111 afforded? He
assumed tho responsibility himself
and paid all the undertaker's bills.
"Did ho hearof an honest bread-winner
out of work and with a family
looking to him for bread? Ho took
care they had bread, aye, and butter too,
for both butciier and grocer received
orders to supply the family with such
necessaries as were required.
"Did a good and respect able work
man need tools before ho could start
Job? Jim bought them for him.
And be uever was known to meet a
11 rs 'im
boy or girl upon tho street whose
snoes or clothing Indicated distressful
poverty, but their wants in the way
"i Kiiiiiicuis were promptly attend
cd to.
"Love him! Tlless your hearts, there
wasn't, a man in all the State more
loved than Jim Meadows, nnd if the
prayers of the widow, the orphan, the
sick and unemployed have any weight
In heaven, t here's enough of 'cm up
there to offset any sins the poor fellow
was ever guilt v of.
"Ho used to take tho keenest sortof
aengnt indolnggood on the quiet, and
in unexpect ed ways. Ever hear of t he
way ne naiu oil his old score again
lorn Moodv. tlm t,
Gaspers'? Well, it was this way. Jim
and Tom were courting tho same girl
-mo ono in.it is wrs. Moody now.
Tom was of a lealons rilmwiHii inn unri
began to be verv bitter iiiriiinxt. .lit,,
when he found he was after his
girl. So ho used his mean influence
down at tho factory and Jim was
iiimwn out or worK without any rea
son. SiHin after that he had his for
tune left him, and Juit, alKiut that
timo (Jaspers got in difllcull ies and
i ney naci to shut down the factory t Ik
very Week after Tom had inurriixl
Moody hadn't saved any money for
a rainy day, nnd as a consequence
he and his new bride wero face to face
Willi IMIVITIV unit ufirv'it l,,n Vi.u
nnd how d'ye think Jim Meadows got
in ins revenge on loin tor tho mean
t rick he had played on him? Ho just
rented it cosy littlo house, put ."oo
worth of furniture in it, and pre
sented it with a year's rent receipt, to
iur. and jirs. Aioofiy as "a girt rrom
an old friend." That's tho sort of man
Jim Meadows was.
"Ho never dressed stvlishlyoreven
expensively himself. Tho plainest
kind of clothes were good enough for
him. If ho was ever told that his
coat looked shabby ho would quietly
say, "Well, 1 can't afford a new one
this month," but ho would very likely
ouy a new suit mat very dav lor some
poor devil or another who needed
clothing badly. He was frugal in his
eating, but nothing was too good for
any invalid in whom ho took an inter
est.
"Jim used to go to tho police court
nearly every morning, not out of a
morbid curiosity, but just to see what,
good ho could do the xnr wretches
wno ouen nnd their way there. Many
a line ho has paid out of his own
pocket to seta prisoner free, but he
never showed any sympat hy for a real
criminal unless there seemed to be ev
idence of u desiro to reform. He had
a kindly word for all. but his was not
mere verlial sympathy, his practical
charity went hand in hand with his
cheering disposition.
"One night he saved a young girl
from suicide. She was one of the
class that so-called honest folks turn
up their noses at, but nobody was too
low for Jim to lift up if lie could doit.
That girl was tired of her life of
shanio and wanted to end it in the
river, and she would have succeeded if
.Inn had not happened by at tho tune
and rescued her. She was brought up
at the jHjlice court after leaving the
hospital, but Jim secured her dis
charge and placed her in charge of a
laundry w hich he had started for just
such ixKir creatures as she. She lias
led a good life ever since and owns
that laundry now herself, but she lias
never worn any t lung except black since
Jim Meadows died, and she says she
never will.
"Once he was told of a poor but
proud family, who were living in a
somewhat fashionable locality. They
had sullered severe reverses ana, al-
f lwimrli )tiitir lit nn In 1 1 1 v n l i w i u urmf
i u ui vuuu uf in UiiiAUin'un "Hji
were now living on almost bread
alone. The head of tho house was
dead; the eldest son had been the sole
support of his mother and three sis
ters since their loss of property, but
for the past six weeks he also had been
incapacitated for work by illness.
Though desperately poor and on the
verge of starvation, these people, it
was known, were too dignitied and
proud to accept charity, so what does
Jim do but take a few directories to
the house and beg the three young la
dies to copy the names and addresses
for him at 10 a week each. He
claimed that he was in a hurry for the
work, but he kept them at it nearly
six weeks, and" it is said that when
their labors were completed Jim just
piled the manuscripts away in an old
tool chest, where they were found
years afterwards all mildewed and
useless. Thai s tne sort oi man Jini
Meadows was.
"How did he die? Well now, it does
seem a shame that a fellow like Jim
ever uliould die, but the fact is his big
fortuno dwindled away uy reason oi
Ills prodigal generosity, and in eight
years every cent was gone. Jim was
no business man. Jio naa Deen so
much occupied in providing for others
that ho had forgotten to provide for
himself. Ho never looked after his
financial affairs, but just kept draw
ing money out as ho needed it and giv
ing it away right and left. So in the
end of course tho crash came, and Jim
was as poor as ever. He went to work
at his old trade, but the thought that
he could no longer beneiit ins ieuow
man as ho used to, preyed uKn his
mind. Ho could not bear to look up
on suffering and bo unable to relieve
It, and so, in the courso or a very iew
months, tno worry uroho uowu ins
Poult h. and after a brief siiell he died,
and his last act was to will all his lit
tle personal effects to tno poor cooDier
who had attended ou him in ids tlual
"A funeral! Oosh, such none as that
was! There wero more real mourners
followed Jim to the grave, more tear
stained faces and sorrowing hearts in
that sad procession than ever attend
ed any funeral of king, statesman or
philosopher. There wasn't a spark of
selllshness in Jim's whole nature. All
ho thought about was helping others,
and tho grief-stricken crowds that
stood around in that cemetery and
sobbed aloud in their anguish
when that coitln was lowered into the
grave, had experienced his generosity
themselves. Tho city put a monu
ment over his head, but bah! what s a
piece of cold marble amount to? Ills
name is engraved indelibly in the
hearts of thousands, and they will
hardly ever tire of telling their chil
dren and grandchildren in coming
years tho sort of man Jim Meadows
wllq J. S. i.
was.'
Quite True.
"Don't you think that liberated
convict is like a period?"
"In what way?"
"He's at the end of a sentence."
Anecdotes of Actors
WRITETlHaysthat
no vocation in lire
is so susceptible to
the influence of wit
and humor as that
of the actor. Tho
stage Is practically
the distributor of
amusement, so it i
but natural that its votaries should
excel in the production of entertaining
stories nnd anecdotes. Many volumes
nave been published which wero de
voted to the bright Hayings and witty
repartee of famous actors, but a few
nitiierto unpublished anecdotes
living Thespians may prove both new
ana interesting.
In Nat Goodwin's early days in th
proicssion no had tho tnislort une t
work under a manager who was muc
addicted to drink, and w ho. In sue
cases, becamo very irritable and quar
lelsome. When laboring under tin
Influence, it was not unusual for him
to dischargo tho whole staff, from st a
down to property man, but of course
tno company tooK littlo notice ol
theso spasmodic ebullitions fif temper,
as tney were pretty well used to him
uno nignt tins manager, while, mo
rosely nursing one of ids period i
"Jags" came across Goodwin in tin
green room.
"Seo here. Goodwin." said he. trv
Ing to steady himself, and closing oik
eyo ho as to get tho right focus on t he
comedian. "I've a d d good notion
to discharge you on tho siot.
"No doubt." replied Nat cal ml v.
"and perhaps you would if vou were
sooer enougn to uud the spot. '
lioland Head Ixiasts of a nasal organ
which is certainly not obscure. He
has been frequently twitted altout his
prominent leature, hut never more
rudely than fine winter's day when an
acquaintance accosted mm on iiroad
way with, "Hallo, Keed, I met your
noso on tne other block: and it looked
awfully cold."
"Can't hem it, my boy." replied
tho comedian without stopping, "I
scratched it as far as I could reach!"
Walter Q. Seabrooke was formerl v a
bariK cierK in Mt. Vernon, JN. Y. The
lirst position lie secured on tho stage
was at a very lenient salary and he
sometimes found it difilcult to make
ends meet. A Wall Street broker
owed him a littlo money, and onoday
Seabrooko went to seo him with the
intention or collecting. While pa-
iieniiy waning in an ante-room loran
Interview, another gentleman, evi
oeniiy a stranger, came lit in some
what of a hurry and asked, "Kxeuse
me, are you the broker?" "No," re
plied Seabrooke doggedly, "but I'm
the fellow that m broke!"
When Henry K Dixey was playing
nt the Gaiety Theatre in London he
gave a very successful nnd artistic lm
personation or llenry Irving, thepo-
ir jMignsn tragedian. A certain
section of tho Lockncy plav-iroers re
sented Dixey's burlesque, clever as it
was. Uomakolun of Henry Irv nir
seemed almost sacrilegious. Maid one
bitter critic to Jlixey, sarcastically.
nt.... t- , . . . -r
jiuu oi course you are uouno to intro
duce that part, as your caricature of
Irving is the only 'meat' you have
in the play." "Yes, that's so," replied
Adonis sadly, "audi m bound to make
aume or him, you sec!"
ne woir Hopper, of "Wane" and
'Tanjandum" fame, as those who
nave seen him will remember, pos
sesses a pair or wonderrully long legs,
wiucii lie uses to good purpose in his
grotesque and amusing dances. (In
one occasion the comedian had to
travel from tho depot Ur liis hotel in
tho regular stage, which was nearly
crowded. The man opposite to Hop
per complained loudly aixiut the hit
ter's knees and rather rudely e
claimed, "Your darned legs till the
whole car." "That's nothing." re
plied Hopper cheerfully, "they fre
quently nil the whole house!"
JOU.N lvlUSTO?i,
Iterlprot'lly.
We were f rhuids of lontf years standing,
Jliyuiv Jones ti lid I. perforce,
With u frleiidshh) still exnaudlnit
lly continued Intercourse.
Tllf wo met a lovely creature
l.iku an anuci from above.
Beautiful in every feature
wnti tier we uoiii leu in lore.
Jimmy won her won hor fairly.
Though 1 Mtrove to (ruin her hand
With such loving wordu ua rarely
I was able to command.
Jimmy married her, and placed her
i n a mansion ncai. Him iriiu,
When her bridal costuiuo graced hor
lleavuim how 1 envied Jim!
Years have passed, and I'm still hIukIu,
Kancv free, euloviinr life.
With my friends 1 dully mlnde
All un moved uy worldly sirnu.
Immy's iirown quite thin and weary,
Oulte a saddened man to see
Married life to ti 1 tit Is dreary
.uercy, now ue euvloa me: -
KllANK I'KRBBTT.
Some Notes on Etiquette.
Don't walk in a stooping posture in
public places. It shows bad form.
in ever pass baa money in a street
car. it is not jure to tne connuctor.
Don't pick your teeth before com
any. Go pick them by yourself and
pick the best you can get for the
money.
it is bad taste to eat peas witn a
knife, but tho peas will taste Just as
tfotKl.
IX) not try to kiss si range nicnes on
the street or you might get a return
smack.
Don't write letters to any girl but
your own. courting is an rignt, out
not breacu-or-proniise courting.
Do not sneale insolently to a Digger
man than yourself or the result may
be striking.
Never eat or drlnK more man you
can carry, t ou are name to give
yourself a-welgh.
lm not mi opposite a luuy in a puo-
lic conveyance. She is likely to look
cross at you.
It is not correct to swear oerore la
dies. If they want to swear lirst, let
them do it.
Don't trv to have the last word, es
pecially with your wife. That is her
prerogative.
in ever SiriKO a IUIIU wucu ue 10 mmn.
When lie gets up again lie might
knock the stuffing out of you.
Don't say "JNo, thank you," wnen a
fellow offers you a 25-cent cigar. It is
rude, besides being untruthful. C. S.
Both Alike.
.TunsEY. What becamo of the ras
cal who bit a piece out of Chumley's
arm? ...
Meadows. lie was nouno over 10
keep the .peace. u
And wnai am tney uu wi buuiuic;
arm? . ...
That was bound over to Keep me
piece tool
I tiiWi J .III, I .i .il-a
Nut Oood Knorigh.
"Keep your own counsel;" the word area
wnrnltiff
To all who are apt to bo free with the
uuiKiie,
Do not, such wine admonition bo scorning
l'oudor It deeply, life's duties amoiiK.
"Keep Tour own counsel;" the motto Is
cniciiy
Meant for tho people who chatter too loud,
To sneak not too much
imi. oi novice noil is iriven outto nrieity
or
yourself In a
crowd
"Koep your own counsel;" 'tis wiser and
hotter
Not to talk much of your private affairs,
Oossli) Is certain to he I he heiretter
Of doubts and misgivings, of troubles and
'Keep your own counsel;"-
-that Is, if yim'rt
Anne chnrites verv oxtravsitant fees.
unr.
And I doubt If he'd salislled feel nt my table.
Ur whether my bank-book his wants could
appeasu.
.Tour II. TliUB,
What She Says When Kissed.
Iloston girl Mr. liunkerhill, your
coiKiuci shocks me bevond utterance.
New York girl Thanks awfully,
uon u you Know.
Providence girl Oh. mamma!
Philadelphia girl Are you sure no-
oonysawus;'
Haltimore girl Dear George!
Washington (iirl Well, I suppose
I'll have to pardon you.
Pittsburg girl Oh Harry!
Cincinnat i girl What had form!
Indianapolis girl Ah. there!
Chicago girl Morel More!
Det roit girl Well, I declare!
Louisville girl Yum. yum!
St. Louis girl How shocking!
Nashville girl Oo! Oo!
Atlanta girl Golly!
New Orleans girl Oh, my!
Kan. City girl Ilreakaway, there!
Denver girl Gosh t
San Francisco girl Rats!
Texas girl Whoop la!
.Every girl Oil, don't!
Had Thing to Walk On.
.Tok. Talk about fastim?! Whv
Tilkins walked 27 miles tho other dav
on an empty stomach!
Jim. Why didn't ho uso his feet
instead of his stomach?
Sized Her I'p.
"Do vol 1 t.lilnlr T nm a nli.o erlriu"
asked Edith of her lover, as she leaned
her KiO jxiunds on him while they sat in
the armchair.
"Nice? llless you, dear, I think vou
are tmnioi.se!" replied tho youth fer
vently. Smiling Itooin Needed.
The fellow who laughs In his sleeve
Should have, we must presume,
If we the statement would believe,
A lot of "elbow room."
It Is Given Him.
The Judge may bo in greatest haste,
The Jury be quite hurried,
aiiu uouunt'i n.ivc no iimu uo waste
nd the witnesses be Hurried.
The ushers and spectators, too,
way mime aeiay a crime,
Put the convict one thing has to do
And that is, "take his time."
A Pressing I'.nuuceineiit.
Maud Just look at Arthur kissintr
inn nugging ins cousin ,iuua:
i i , . , . ....
Mamie ies. I knew thev were un
friendly.
"Unfriendly? What do you mean?"
tase or 'xtrumca rttntumif, isn t it?"
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iiiomi'son now do you make that
ippear?
I hey don't cla m to have crot a
prize medal at the World's Fair.''
In the Cireen Itoom.
Leading Gent The staue manag
er has cast that new fellow for Ham
let. Low Comedian What on earth
for?
'He said he was hungry for bread.
so they gave him a heavy role."
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Fads About the Heart
Surprising as It may seem, diseases
of two of tho most vital portions of
the human body have received but
littlo attention from medical writers
and investigators. They aro those o
tho heart and nervous system. The
former is tho hardest worked organ o
tho body, whose duty it is to keep
every pari, or tne nunian rranio con
stantly supplied with the vital fluid
called the blood, and tho moment thi
ItniHirtanfc organ ceases to beat death
ensues, while in the nervous system
resldo not only the mind but Hie seat
of life, and upon its condition depend
the health and activity of tho whole
or a part, er tno txidy. ,so delicate i
tho nervous system and so intimately'
Is It connected with the heart, that
the prick of a needle, in theuppt
jiortion of the spinal cord, where the
roots of the nerve which controls the
actum of tho heart are located, will
eiiiinu insiariu cicatn.
Weaknesses and diseases of this or
gan aro thereforo exceedingly impor
tant., us wen as common, ingnau
t horlties state that one person in four
has a defective heart, v hilo 1 hose of a
whole ramily are often imperfect, and
what is more surprising is t hat. two-
thirds of tho persons thus affected are
not aware of tho fact, but in their iir
norance. attribute t he svmtitonis of n
diseased heart, such ns shortness of
breath, palpitation, nam in the chest
etc., to other causes. And what is
more stranire still, nhvsicians corn
monly make the same mistake. In
the lirst stages of heart disease thev
utmost, universally tail into this fatal
error, oecause too lit tie is taught con
cerning this all important organ in
our medical colleges. Tho symptoms
oi iiciirouiseaso are given below, and
snouia oecareiuny read by everyone.
Scarcely a daily paper can bo found
that does not contain a notlco nf tin.
sudden death, from heart disease, of
some prominent person who was
smcKen down without warning while
apparently m m0 best or health and
bodily vigor. Hut this condition was
only apparent; premonitory symptoms
had long existed but wero not recog
nized, or wero attributed to wmm
ot her affection, as wero thoso of Gen
eral Nieridan in liis lirst attack, when
pnysicians treated him for derange
inent or tho stomach, but which siilv
senuently proved to be organic disease
of the heart. Few rhvsici:in nro
iware of the fact that hi art riisoiiso i
I frequent cause of fund ioniil nnd or.
ganic disorders of tho stomach, lungs
aim Kiuneys. ew persons die of
chronic disease ar tho heart whose
stomachs, n examined, would not be
round to bo affected. Tho frequent
nun iaiai error is in mistaking tho ef
fect for the cause.
The heart is a hollow musclo situ
ated between tho lungs, a little to the
left of the centre of the chest. In the
adult it is about five inches long, three
and a half wide and two and a half
thick. Tho average weight in man is
three-fourths of a pound, w hile in wo
man it is two-thirds. It is divided in
to halves, the right and tho left.
Each side is sub-divided into two cav
ities. The right side of the heart receives
tho dark blood from the veins of the
body, and forces it into the lungs to
become purified by coining in contact
with the air. While in the lungs the
blood throws off carbonic acid gas and
absorbs oxygen. This process changes
the dark red blood to a bright red. It
then returns to theheart,cntering the
left side; from thence it is forced
through t he arteries to all parts of the
body. Tho heart contains four sets of
valves. Two of these separate t he up
per and lower cavities of each side.
These, like the valve, or sucker in a
pump, perform an important duty.
From t liis necessarily brief descrip
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All iUustnUiorui and siytxed artickt in
tion It will be seen that this Impor
tant organ Is quite, a complicated ma
chine, and like all ot her complicated
apparat us may readily get out of or
der, which, experience shows, it often
does. Yes, a great deal oftener than
people usually Imagine. A little in
vestigation will convince anyone that
there is ample reason why it should,
when It Is remembered that the heart
Is but a hollow muscle, and by far the
most wonderful and lniKrtant in the
Ixidy, and that it works incessantly
from the beginning to the end of life.
Day and night It labors without rest,
performing such an eimrniini amount, of
work as to be almost In-yond Ix-lief.
Physiologists inform us that with each
pulsation, or contraction, of the heart,
it exerts 50 jiounds of force, which
amounts to 3,i(XI a minute, iilii.OiM) an
hour, and tho inconceivable number
of 5,184.000 in a single day I Now, it
is necessary that all this vast amount
of labor should be done, and well done,
every day. If not, tho health will
surely suffer in consequence of the
least failure on t he part of the heart
to perform its duties.
When it is rcniem1)ered that the
lungs are often weak, as are tho eyes,
stomach, liver, kidneys, and in fact
every organ, Is it at all surprising that
such a hard worked organ as this one
should also become weak or diseased?
Again, is it astonishing t hat when in
jured by overwork, when exhausted by
ino use or coiicc, tohacco and other
heart stimulants, or by tight clothing.
which interferes wit h lis expansion,
rendering its labors more dillicult, or
by many other causes t hat might be
given, would space permit, that the
heart becomes weak or diseased? Nor
Is it strange that, when thus weakened
and exhausted it should suddenly give
out in consequence of any undue men
tal or physical strain, anil tho posses
sor drop dead. This can perhaps be
intelligently explained by coiunaring
it with the eye.
contrary to the general sunnos it on.
heart disease is as readily benefitted bv
Judicious treatment as disease of any
other organ. When people learn to rec
ognize the symptoms of this dread de
stroyer, they will then readily discover
that there are as many defective
hearts as there are eyes, Jungs, stom-
achs, kidneys and wombs. It there
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investigate this interesting and im
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'1 here aro two classes of heart dis
ease: b irst, the nervous or functional.
Second, the organic, those in which
the lonn orsul)stanceof t he heart Is
changed. Theso two classes aro not,
as the majority of physicians suppose,
distinctly separated from each other.
i no nervous class is, according to Dr.
Miles' extensive experience intreatintr
heart disease, often only the first stage
of the organic class. Or, at least, ner
vous heart troubles, are so frequently
followed, in tho courso of time, by tho
worst and most fatal forms of disease
as to show that nervous affections
strongly predispose to form tho first
stage of the disease. Dr. Miles lias
kept for years careful record of the
cases treated by him, It includes in
herited tendencies and the verv first
symptoms of weakness of the heart
observed by tho patients. Of thous
ands of cases thus recorded by the
Doctor, most of the worst ones began
with tho nervous symptoms, which
physicians decided were merely due
to tno siomacn ornver.
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