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Show K DESPONDENCY AND SUICIDE. , HI p i . "' 'A- woman in Salt Lake grew despondent and ended her life '. H P ' "with strychnine. That is but a repetition of a story that the dis- 1 patches carry almost every day Despondency, that nightmare of ( Hj f the waking hours, which darkens the sky and makes desolate lhe : HI home, is a mental condition which can be thrown off by well HI ) directed effort and favorable surroundings, but few who fall vic- Hl ' , tims to the deep despair, ever allow themselves to have hope. They H ' ! become unreasonable pessimists and refuse to be comforted. M ' The body, in a devitalized condition, often is primarilj- re- ; fl i sponsible for the mental disturbance. Then it is necessary for the H ,' sufferer, if not an invalid, to do out-door work hard, muscular j labor. Xine-tenths of the afflictions which arc responsible for M . ( despondency can be thrown off by hard work. With the muscles , H ' active, the whole system is toned up. the poisons of the body are M readily eliminated, the heart is aided in its work, the arteries are H ,cpt elastic, the blood is purified, the nerves are quieted and the 11 ailing body is rejuvenated. Ir Jf you are not in n position that' calls for much muscular effort, ef-fort, join a walking club, or organize ytyir frieuds into an out-door club and proceed to administer that richest of all tonics fresh air and exercise. l There need be little or no despondency, if that rule of health is observed. |