Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — American Nervousness. [ARTICLE]

American Nervousness.

A man of good habits and regular life, taking a judicious amount of rest and recreation, need be none the worse mentally and physically for a rather intense concentration upon the work of his life, while that work is going on. Some of the world’s greatest thinkers, in lines where the most perfect concentration and specialization were required, have been men of perfect health and nerves and of long and vigorous life. But they have not indulged in fads and follies, their recreations have been simple, they have not undertaken to compass the whole field of human effort, and they huve kept their lives free from excesses In all directions. Dr. Wettier thinks that it is the continuity of work and worry that do harm, rather than the work and woi'ry in themselves. In a measure, this is true; but many persons work for that which does them no good and worry about that which Is of no account. If they are made nervous, we do not see why the fault should sc charged to civilization. In this respect they are distinctly uncivilized.-Nev/ Bedford Standard. Chinese regiments are recruited in the same manner as British regiments.