Show calmness and its bodily Rc relations lations when as a youngster I 1 heard about someone dying of a broken heart I 1 had in mind an actual break in the heart when I 1 became older I 1 thought ot ol a broken heart as just a figure of speech that it meant that the heart the spirit was greatly bowed down by grief and as amed a medical student I 1 knew that the heart could not be broken by grief how wrong I 1 was has been shown by the work of prof W P cannon who has shown that an individual who worries about his heart not only causes a functional disturbance of the heart but can cause true or organic disease of the heart there Is no doubt that infection can upset the mind teeth tonsils ton sils gall bladder as dramatically shown in the reports of a large mental hos bos pital diseases of the heart liver and kidneys can cause mental lymp toms that emotional disturbances can upset the mind and upset other organs and processes of the body Is not so well known the institute for psychoanalysis chicago has jfred a booklet psychoanalysis cho analysis in medicine by dr alfred E cohn member of the rockefeller institute of medical re ke search tt arch dr conn cohn states that while physicians recognize the effects of infection and disease on the mind and body they do not so readily recognize that disturbance of long standing or short Is the main or real cause of the symptoms present in many case ases into this class or category are individuals divi duals who through shock or continued strain develop sugar 1 in the urine perhaps diabetes paroxysmal sudden rapid beating of the heart or irregular beating of the heart cases ot of asthma in which attacks are clearly brought on by profound emotional disturbances seem to belong to this group what you and I 1 must do ts Is to try to acquire calmness of mind satisfaction with life through religion or philosophy so that emotional disturbances tur bances will not so greatly upset our mind and body processes 4 4 4 QUESTION BOX Q what causes a constant ringing in the ears A ringing la in the cars may inay be due to an ear condition to timen wax in outer ears cars and sometimes lust just the tha position of lying down as it affects the blood pressure Q what would cause my little finger to pain whenever I 1 try to use it A athe the nerve has likely been darn damaged aged by infection teeth ton on rills ells etc or by some pressure |