WAR TIME NERVOUSNESS.
In theso war times many people are living in an unnatural condition of nervoaa excitement. Unless something is done to correct it the inevitable result will be a nervous breakdown, an exhaustion of ( nervous energy that may take a veiy serious and unforeseen turn. Neurasthenia is one such result, with ita accompaniment of worry, irritation, oversensitfveness, and severe headache. lb means that the patient has lost the power to recover and store up energy. The con dition will grow worso if not corrected. The treatment is one of nutrition of th . nerve cells, requiring a non-alcohol* tonic. As the nerves get their nourish i ment f.-vom the blood the treatment mus be directed towards building up the blooc* I Dr Williams' Pink Pills act directly o, the blood, and with proper regulation o. the diet have proved of the greatest bene< fit in many cases of neurasthenia. A ten dencv to anaemia, or bloodlessness, shown by the most neurasthenic patients, is also corrected b" these tonic pills. Two useful books, "Diseases of the Nervous System" and "What to Eat and How to Eat," will be sent free by the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Box 845, G.P.0., Wellington. Your own chemist or storekeeper sells Dr Williams' Pink Pills afc 3s per box j six boxes 16s 6d.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3336, 20 February 1918, Page 53
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219WAR TIME NERVOUSNESS. Otago Witness, Issue 3336, 20 February 1918, Page 53
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