ARE MEN MORE NERVOUS.

Western Star, 11 June 1935, Page 4

ARE MEN MORE NERVOUS.

Nervous ailments are popularly supposed to be the monopoly of women, but according to Mr Henry Lesser, president of the National Federation of Employees' Approved Societies, men are rapidly becoming more nervous than women. Mr Lesser declares that among members! of employees' approved societies, in-i capacity among men due to nervous diseases has steadily increased from 93. day per member in 1929 to 1.53 days per, member in 1934, while the amount ofi illness due to similar causes among wo-i men has remained almost stationary. Worry about unemployment and insecurity are stated to he the chief contributory causes of nervous breakdown among men. But another authority denies that the percentage of nervous ailments is greater among men than among; women. &

An official of the Institute of Medical Psychology told a "Daily Mail" reporter that the institute's experience is' that women still predominate as nervous cases. "Before 1934, where there were <HXK) men patients attending for nervoua ailments there were 2700 women Andi last year, among 1007 new patients, 377 were" women while only 253 were- men.? The rest were children," he added The burden of worry about unemployment" and insecurity which lies upon the male! bread-winner of a family is no les s than) the strain of worry borne by the wife) or mother, was the view expressed byi another authority. Therefore, women, being less able to stand the strain o f. prolonged worry than are men, are prone to give way more easily to nervous disorders.

HIS MISTAKE

An enthusiastic supporter of the local football team arrived at the ground one day and saw a load of bricks there. He approached the club secretary and! asked : 'Wouldn't half-bricks have been better?' 'Half-bricks,' replied the secretary. 'We couldn't build a pavilion with halfbricks.'

'Oh, are they for a pavilion?' said the supporter. 'My mistake. I thought they were for the referee.'

A PRETTY, PRETTY WIT,

First Girl (on a visit to the country, as a whistle is heard) ecstatically: Darling, do you think that's a pee-wit?

Second Girl (looking over her shoulder and seeing the head of a youth over a. gorse bush), scornfully) : No; a halfwit.

A GOOD IDEA. Miss Tart: How do you manage to keep your father from opening your love letters? Miss Smart: Oh, I get my young man to write on the envelope the words, "Cigar price list,"' and when he sees that h e throws the letters unopened into the waste paper basket, and. I pick them out when his back is turned.

THE PARSON'S DECISION. The enthusiastic parson was having his second lesson at golf. After'-his sixth, attempt to hit th 6 ball he turned disgustedly to his caddy. 'l'm afraid I'll hav© to give it up,' he said

'What!' said th e astonished caddy 'Give up golf?' 'No,' replied the parson. 'The Church

EXPLAINED. Two Scots went to a friend's house on a special occasion and wee© hospitable entertained. So hospitably, in fact, that on their way back one of them sat down by the side of the road and began to weep. 'I caiiiia' remember the bride's face,' he wailed. 'I canna remember the bride's bonnie wee face '

'Hold your tongue, y e fule,' grow lei the other. 'lt was a funeral.'

NOT TRUE TO LIFE,

The teacher was taking a class of small boys, and drawing «. sketch of a deer on the blackboard. She asked a bright youngster : What i s the name of that animal?

The boys seemed at a loss so the teacher prompted: Come on Tonnrv; surely you,know. What does your mother call your daddy? Tommy replied : Gam, you can't kid me j; that ain't an ass. NONE OF HIS BUSINESS. 'Guv'nor,' said the dusty traveller, 'how far is it to Gloucester?' "Bout a mile and a half,' replied the fanner, 'Can I ride with you?' Certainly. Climb 'in.' At the end of three-quarters of an hour the traveller began to be uneasv. 'Guv'nor,' he asked, 'how far are' wo from Gloucester now?' "Bout four miles and a half.'

'Great haystacks! Why didu't you tell m e we were going away from Gloucester?' 'Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go there?'

I REAL SERVICE. A rather stout woman was makinoherself a nuisance in the big shop which was holding its annual sale Nothing it seemed, would suit her, and the unfov tunate shop-assistant was beginning to get a little weary. b H,'+ faVe n\ y° u '*».vthi„ s ready-made that w,U f lt me?' asked the customer at last. 'Yes; the umbrellas and the handkerchiefs are downstairs, madam,' the girl replied. ' FORE ! mntoh S ° lferS P,a ?" s an in n>ortant match were annoyed by a slow couple m front of them. At one hole there "vas a particularly long wait. One. of the c ™P le on the fair! *a> while his companion searched in, dustnously ,n the rough. At length tha •aiting couple could contain their in patience no longer. 'Why don't,\ou lieln vn„„ * • * IS? "■-"■ -US,. 23? c l ul) y " n< - b Poking for his