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TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG

JANUARY TUESDAY,

25, 1938.

// CANADIAN PACIFIC

"NERVE S!"

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One in ten people suffers from

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"nerves"

A lot

in one form or another.

of it could be avoided

First of two articles of the new

series tells what a “phobia" is

and the first way to attack it

AVE you ever had "nerves" yourself, Mr. Smith? Can you remember a time when you've had to face à trying interview-or, perhaps, stood staring sudden danger in the face?

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And has your mouth gone dry and your heart thumped? expect so, because at some time or other most of us have had this experience.

But don't you feel surry for people suffering from a nervous breakdown? You see, they're in this sort of state all the time. Where yotte nervous system was stirred up for only a from few

the ninutes,

sufferer

nerves is always either depressed or Jumpy, unhappy or irritable.

But there are whole heap of

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by

ANTHONY WEYMOUTH

pen-name of a Harley-street specialist.

other things from which he suffers things sufferers from this disorder

as well, poor chap! Here are some have to face half the people they of them.

UPPOSE we consider Brst

what

called itre

the

"neuroses." You'll remember that

the think there's nothing inect matter with them, and the other half think it and say so!

of cause THE commonest

neurasthenia is influenza, these produce bodily symptoms rather than changes in your feelings. the next commonest poisoning from If you want to Neurasthenia means nervous your own body,

the

best-known know what's brought it on in any exhaustion-it's neurosis (the word "neurosis" means particular case, just remember these all sorts of things, but nowadays its two causes, main use is to indicate those nervous disorders that are not "paycho- neuroses").

If you ever get neurasthenia, Mr. Smith, you'll probably lose weight

as

It

Oh !!! I beg your pardon'

ar

A CASE OF NERVES

neurosis mixture of "nerves" and "anxiety."

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TUIERE sro almost. as many

Tphoblas, Mr. Smith, ns

there are hairs on your head. Some experience. In your past life which

ali bout

will you've forgotten determine which peg your mind wili choose to hang Its anxiety on..

The great Dr. Johnson was never happy unless he touched every lamp- post he passed. A man I knew once sweated with fear if he had to post a letter limself. And he'd wall until somebody chanced to come by and ask him to do the actual posting.

I expect this sounds pretty silly to you, Mr. Smith, unless you've ever had an attack of nerves. But one man's phobki" sounds silly even to another man who's got a different "phobin."

It you've had "nerves" yourself, Mr. Smith, I expect you'll be able to understand what a hard muster a

ls. "phobla"

There's one consolation. days doctors understand

Treat this sort of thing.

Nowa- how to

And they

tackle it both ways: by rearranging. your mind for you and by giving you

really healthy body,

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ND how do they do this?

A Well, first of all they try

to break into this vicious circle

-anywhere. I they're tackling

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your body first they'll give you HOMEWARDS to:

the once over with a toothcomb. This is pretty sure to show up some weak spots, and these they'll tackle first.

And then there'll be the question of your diet. You see, Mr. Smith, the human body's just like an engine, It's got to have all the fuel it needs if it's to work well. Not only must you have enough netual foodstuff and more or less in the right proportions, but there's a lot more you want be-

felt uncomfortable when the gate of sides, A #ICL closeu Un

That's you? claustrophobia.

and your digestion will go to pieces vicious circle in functional nervous Patient suffering from this disorder telling yourself this does no good at can't sit still? Yet it's a fact.

of

Do you know how important it is to drink water-and enough of It? Well, if you didn't know before, you You may tell yourself that twenty know now. Every issue in the body million journeys are made dally in is largely composed of water, and as ifts in London alone, and only once you use up your fluids you must in a blue moon does the tube or the replace them. After all, the rail- lift ever stick, and you may add to way engine has to do this, so why

you're shouldn't you? you're YOU remember that psycho- yourself that it it does,

Then there are certain salts with- Although neurasthenia is mainly name for the Jitters. Of course, the few minutes or possibly half an out which you can't expect to keep well. Do you know that if the lime physical. It's generally accompanied scientists recognise many subdivi- hour before you can get out.

in your blood falls below a certain by secondary mental troubles, such slons, but you don't have to bother

But you'll know by experience that level you become so nervy that you and depression. your head about them. Because every mind-fatigue

there's always 11,

And then you'll be fed on foods one hus What's

troublesome symptom all, and bring you no sort

that are rich in lime, and they'll give anxiety. And It's this horrid fecting comfort,

Now why is this? 3f

You'd think you extra lime as well. After a bit which makes you so miserable this:

that once you can convince your you'll find that you don't mind n self that there's no real danger, the door slamming and you stop snup- You've heard of a "phobla," Mr, fear would go,, but it doesn't. And ping people's heads off. It's one of those conditions that the poison upsets the nerves of you've got "nerves"

Of course, Mr. Smith. you Itnow curious take all the joy out ut life. Nothing such important organs as liver and

Imitation to which the all about

And you've vitamins? tastes. Before you were lil, perhaps stomach, and this leads to poisoning Smith? It's an irrational fear; you that's because it's not real fear; it's

And there know quite well there's no need to a

not forgotten that certain nervous be afraid of a particular thing, but name "anxiety" has been given.

Somewhere in your mind there's diseases can be produced simply by you'd get no end of a kick out of is of the digestive tract. of things. But that will disappear

a lot of stored-up emotion; and this cutting out vitamins? right enough

More polsoning leads to more you can't help rearing it. once you become a

way Then there's another Some people cannot bear being hangs itself on to all sorts of silly neurasthenic.

severe neurasthenia, and more severe -But-make-no.mistake_you_get_neurasthenis leads, in turn, to an shut up, although they know they're little

harmies which in themselves are breaking the vicious circle-through

-your_mind. neurasthenia, you're not suffering increase the bodily-polsons-quite-sufe

And that's the reason why this Have you ever been frightened of And, Sounds an unhappy state of affairs.

But there's no more space for that from an Imaginary complaisił.

going in the tube, or have you ever form of nerves is called psycho- to-day. by the way, that's one of the hardest doesn't it. Mr. Smith?

and you're sure to be horribly de- troubles,

pressed and to And any job you try It works something like to do unbearably diflcult.

you are.

SERIA L

"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA”

A serialisation of the forthcoming Warner Bros. film, featuring Paul Muni and other stars.

Fictionised by HARRY LEE

THE STORY SO FAR: Emile Zola having struggled up through poverty to wealth and literary fame by writing endless novels in defence of the oppressed, is approached by Madame Lucie Dreyfus, whose hus- band has been falsely accused as a traitor and imprisoned on Devil's Island. Reluctant to leave his retirement again for the arena-Zola finally convents to aid her and writes a bitter denunciation of corruption in high Army circles-which causes the government to summon him to trial for libel.

Chapter VI

THE LAURELS OF VICTORY

traitors!"

quiet retort

demnation of an innocent man in- dured the acquittal of a guilty maŋ ... and now, to-day, you are asked to condemn me because I rebelled against seeing our country embarked on this terrible course!

"At this solenn moment

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the presence of this tribunal which

is the representative of human jus-

fice! Before you, gentlemen of the jury

before France.. before

the world

is innocent!

of work

I swear that Dreyfus

By by all my forty years

have won by all I have written to spread the I swear that Dreyfus is innocent!. . . May all

away

spirit of France

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of

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He was a

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may my nume if Dreyfus be not in- perishi nocent! Dreyfus is innocent!" Zola was found guilty and tenced to one year's imprisonment and 3 ird of three thousand francs.

Zola was. determined to serve his sentence but it was the stormy Clem- who changed his mind. defence of the Army. In

You've got to go through with it, words, you were being instructed, by Emile. In prison in Parls you could order, to condemn me..just us, in that

do nothing but in England. other ense the Minister of War

he was a moment in the conscience of Man." "Down with Zola! Death to all related the acquittal of Esterhazy free, under an assumed name, as we

with

transistor, "The Prime Minister," thundered arranged

fight Richards, you can still

for

murs eagerly, "f, feel new stars ris- all the old true friends. Avast set of umbrellas wavered the President, "gave no such order to in the rain before the Palais de Jus- this Jury!" Flatnes flickered in Zul's Dreyfus! You can write pamplets even the wheels are saying Altred Dreyfus in full uniform.

Smashing articles! Keep the agita- tice that bleak February morning in

tion stirred up! Keep the case alive Justice. Jus-tlee, Jus his wife and brother.

The voice of Anatole France: "Let 1808, Mounted troops and gendarm- " words mude his intention to

." Zola nodded glum agreement But at the moment of the restora- ua not pity, him because he suffered erle found it difcult to keep even a

tion of Dreyfus

the newsboys and endured! Let us envy him, be- emblance of order in the jostling, verce Justice unmistakableld went to England. yelling mob. Most of the shouts were And 1 denounce them to the con-

fury It is an upper room of a cottage at are shouting, Extra! Zola found dead! cause his great heart won him the

Penn, near Weybridge, England that Accidental death of Zolal Extral Car- proudest of destinies. against Zola and for the Army. The science of honest men!" The

"My profession is writing-not we next see Zola. On the wall be- bon monoxide kilis famous novelist moment in the conscience of man!" sensational trial was nearing its end. changed to calm.

stove...! As the last Within the crowded courtroom M.

until to-day my principal aim for him long before: Not has been to strive for truth! That is out a line. ...Aged by the con- All the great of France gathered music of the "Eroica" swell to in- he is writing furiously, in the majestic Pantheon 1 Army finite grandeur! Zola is with the Iga- "Zola viciously accused a court why I entered this fight! All my diet...

Navy

State... Alex- mortals! martial of acquiiting a guilly person friends told me that it was insane for Richards, his genial host siis near

"It's a queer thing, Richards," andrine there Clemenceau". by order of the High Command! But a single person to oppose the im- him.

Zola said, beginning to pace the floor, did he prove it? No! All he tried mense machinery of the law to do was reopen the Dreyfus ense. the glory of the Army, and the "I used to be smug complacent my work was donel thought In spirit of altruism? Ah, no! The power of the State! They warned newapnper L'Aurere needed a sen me that my actions would be mer- Then the Dreyfus explosion! Now! sation to increase its sales! Zola cilessly crushed! But what does it I'm alive again! Already my mind sought only publicity! That, gentle-

magnitude I'd never dared attempt men, is the true picture of their matter if an individunt la shattered, is charged with ideas for a bok if only Justice is resurrected!"

thart Individuals fight . for Humanity-Right- Zola raw dimiy across the room, beforet Bigger

.! My Truth it rests with you to answer the tragic tightly clasped hande main character will be

of Madame Dreyfus... bigger than France

the

world, this insulting challenge to our Army! She sat with Gontiemen, Zola must be punished! by Mathieu, the faithful brother of about to hurl itself to destruction and the will of nations for husband, Zola went on. All France awaits your verdlet!"

man' cry- Peace

a powerful break only is an innocent Ing out for vindication; but more stopping it on, the brink "Gentlemen, in the House of Dep much more! A great nation is in Then a change of ministry

new trial.... the les, a month ago, to frontle ap- desperate danger of forfeiting her France a uties,

.. Esterhazy and plause, the prime Minister, Monsieur honour! Don't taka upon yourselves decision reversed Maline, declared that he had confi- a fault for which you will be forever other omelals convicted... Dreyfus dence in you twelve eltizens, in reproached in history A judicial vindiented! On the train with Alex- whose hands he had bestowed the Blunder was committed. The can- andrine bound for Panis, he mur

words of Anatole

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2 This is a business sign not

special German coin (9).

8 An African (4).

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9 Within one's ken this is part of

one's house (4).

10 Suitable fitting on a blackbird-

ing vessel of old (9).

11 This roach can live out of water

for Д long time (4).

13 You may have to

ask abine

yachting friends what they call a place for beaching boats us It is not easy (4).

16 Herein letters have their value

(7),

19 This is used in hospitals and in

mixed there (5),

20 Scottish golf course (5).

21 A Shakespearean villain (7), 22 "Alack, there les more-in thine eye than twenty of their swords" ("Romeo and Jullet")

(5).

23 This letter suggests the last (5).

Van Cassell, the Advocate General, talking. But from my struggling fore him is the molto Cezanne made Zola dice through faulty old dead!" France ring out and die away, the 24 One of the tribes (7).

was addressing the jury.

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There was terrife applause and

the midst of 11 Zola stood up.

her

"Not

day with--Extra

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30 Space (4).

33 That full-that ushers in the

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35 Lasting with metal slowing (9).

37 A wager to assist (4).

38 Metal (4).

30 Would this be where the spirits came from in a haunted house? (0);

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embrace and nothing more from this French author (4).

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2 Fald appreciated by the school-

boy (4).

3 This reef is apparently a kind of

duty (5).

River of Germany (3),

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5 An oriental ruier (5).

These are just the people one knows (4).

7 30 with a this make a sailor (4).

11 "A cart pote" (unag.) (9).

12 A tale without this is hard to.

follow (9).

14 Explation (9).

16 This town suggests the fellow who allots the actors their parts (9).

10 An ostrich is this of course but-

the cockney who received a kick thought it did not describe it (7).`

17 "Rob game" (anug.) (7).

18 Entertainments

that

scarcely be given at the hotels even (7).

could

best

20 This inck of occupation does not qualify for the doin (8).

20 Peninsular river (5).

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