Show Temper at the Breakfast Table i I Many persons afflicted with a peculiar pe-culiar derangement of the digestive organs are seized with an almost uncontrollable un-controllable irritability a soon as they II sit down to eat more particularly at the breakfast table remarked an experienced ex-perienced Arch street physician This is caused by a premature secretion of I the gastric juice duetto a too vivid I anticipation of food T avoid possible I insanity such persons require careful medical treatment I once attended a young lady professionally whose rather stern father was so often obliged to send her away from the table for unreasonable bursts of temper that he grew suspicious of her sanity and caused her to be watched I appeared that as soon as she reached her room she seized a pair of scissors opened a trunk and drawing forth a roll of ribbon proceeded to snip i into small bits The trunk was nearly full of such snippings and it was remembered that she was continually purchasing ribbon I cured her of such manifestations of wrath by treating her for dyspepsia |