People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1897 — Trifles That Add to Worry. [ARTICLE]

Trifles That Add to Worry.

, “Overwork and underexercise result in nervous diseases,” said a physician recently. "Preventive measures may be summed up in two words,” he continued—“physical development. Worry annually kills more people than work. One should strive, however, to avoid all things that tend to disturb the nerves. Throw away the pen that scratches and a pencil that has a hard spot in it. Discard a needle that squeaks and a basin that leaks. Use sharp tools, wear soft garments that do not rustle. Oil the hinges of the rheumatic door and fasten the creaking blind. These may seem trifles, but such trifles irritate the nerves as much as a piece of woolen does a sore. Chas. Lamb once said that a carpenter’s hammer in a warm summer noon would fret him more than midsummer madness. i ■