DOCTOR’S THEORY
CAUSE OF NEURASTHENIA. CURE THROUGH THE MIND. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.'/ Received January 4, 2.15 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 3. Discussing the causes of neurasthenia at the Education Conference, Doctor Charles Thomson, Medical Officer at Deptford, declared that a sudden cessation of work threw a severe strain on tho nervous system. People who retired at from 60 to 65 years of ago frequently became introspectivo and nervous. Driving motors caused a strain and severe reaction. A telephone operator’s occupation was i. threatening one. A hot climate exhausted the nervous system. intermarriage relations caused a delicate nerve inheritance. Excessive tea drinking and smoking were most harmful to susceptibles. Aledicine was valueless for the trouble. Treatment through the mind by suggestion was everything.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 30, 4 January 1927, Page 8
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