THE DISEASE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVI, Issue 1323, 28 August 1894, Page 6

THE DISEASE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.

Any prolonged worry or even a sudden shock experiened by adult persons —particularly after the beginng ofthe down-grade period of life—results in profound disturbance. The relation of intemperance to ill-health has even yet not been fully recognised. I have no doubt in my own mind that much of the excessive drinking during the later years of life depends upon an unhealthy state of the brain, induced by business anxieties and disappointments. Retrograde changes have begun in the various organs, which are, in consequence, more susceptible to injurious influences. How are these conditions best remedied ? Change of scene is to be recommended and active occupation to be provided. But, as in so many other conditions, much depends upon the individual. A determined effort must be made to overcome weakness—a continual endeavour to cease from morbid brooding; attention must be directed from self and concentrated on others ; and as time elapses less and less difficulty will be experienced in realising that, after all, there still exists an interest in life. When this stage is reached, complete recover is not far distant.—From a Family Doctor, in Cassel's Family Magazine.