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Show PASSION AND THE HEALTH. Some Emotions Tend to Prolong and Others to Shorten Life. "Tho passions' eftect on the health Is not sufllclcntly regarded," said a physician. "The passion which Is best for tho health is avarice. It keeps ono cool, encourages regular and industrious,, in-dustrious,, habits, leads to abstemiousness abstemious-ness and makes against all excess. And hence, tho avaricious, tho misers, llvo to a great age. Tho misers mis-ers of history weio all noted for their longevity. Kago Is very bad for ono. This passion causes an Irregular, intermittent in-termittent benllng of tho heart, nnd tho Intermlttency In tlmo may be-como be-como chronic. Hatred Toatca fever. If wo hnto wo grow lcrt. This hot passion eats us lli.o a llamo. ear Is bad for tho nerves, the henrt and tho brain, and, therefore, wo should nover permit ourselves to be afraid. But tho strangest effects of nil have been caused by tho passion of grief. Tho medical books record cases whero, coming suddenly. In a violent shock, it has cnuscd a loss of blood from tho lungs In ono person, paralysis paraly-sis ot the tongue In another and a failure of Bight or temporary blindness blind-ness In a third." |
