THE NERVOUS AGE.
Has the reader noticed how nervous people have become nowadays? A wellknown physician says that half the patients who come to him in these times are nerve starved; and the disorder it growing more common every month. Restlessness, disturbed sleep, and headaches are only a part of what the patients suffer. "The worst is their misery of mind. They cannot face the smallest difficulty. A slammed door tortures the raw nerves. Their minds are undecided, their tempera irritable, their courage and concentration is all gone: The worst of it is, said the doctor, that people in this condition are tempted to fly to drugs, Morphia, cocaine, opium, and similar things have an evil fascination. Others over-feed themselves with fancy foods in the hope of building up their nerves.
The right way to treat starved nerves is to look to the blood, for a healthy wellnourished blood stream feeds the nerves, quickly restoring lost vitality and bringing the mind n» to its old power. Dr Williams' Pink Pills owe their wonderful reputation to their power of helping to make new blood—the only thing that will make healthy nerves. FREE.—The effects of modern life upon the nerves arc explained in "Nervous Disorders." to be had free if you send a post-card to Box 845, G.P.0., Wellington.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3306, 25 July 1917, Page 47
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