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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1988.

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'NER VE

One in

in ten

ten people suffers from

one form

"nerves" in

in one of it

A lot.....

First of two articles of the new

serios tells what a "phobia" is

and the first way to attack it

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or another. avoided

could be

AVE you ever had "nerves" yourself, Mr. Smith?

H Can you remember a time when you've had to

sudden danger in the face?

And has your mouth gone dry |~|~|~

and your heart thumped? I

expect so, because at some time

or other most of us have had this experience.

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

the tew

sufferer aninutes, nerves is always either depressed or jumpy, unhappy ur irritable.

But

here are

from

whole heap of va

by

ANTHONY

WEYMOUTH

u pen-name of Harley-street specialist.

other things from which he sulters things sufferers from this disorder

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

of them.

SUPPO

UPPOSE we consider Brst

what

are

called the

symptoms

"neuroses." You'll remember that these

produce

Neurasthenia exhaustion--it's

think meet

there's nothing the matter with them, and the other half think --and say sol

S!!!

neurosis a mixture of "nerves" and "anxiety."

phobias," Mr. Smith, us

are almost as muny

there are hairs on your head. Some experience in your past life which you've forgotten all about will mind will determine which peg your mir hoose to hung its anxiety on.

The

Great Dr. Johnson was never happy unless he touched every lamp- post he passed. A man I knew once swented with fear if he had to post A letter himself. And he'd wait 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 ettuck of nerves. But onc man's "phobia" sounds silly even to another man--who's got a different "phobia."

If you've had "nerves" yourself, Mr. Smith, I expect you'll be able to understand whint a hard master a "phobla" is.

There's one consolation. Nowa- days doctors understand how to And they treat, this sort of thing. tackle it both ways: by rearranging your mind for you and by giving you a really healthy body.

ND how do they do this7 A well, first of all they try

to break into this vicious circle

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

of

And then there'll be the question 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 actual 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.

lift closes on you? claustrophobla.

THE commonest

of chuse neurasthenia is influenzu,

...Oh !!! I beg your pardon'

OF

3

That's

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 tissue in the body million Journeys are made dully in is largely composed of water, and as lifts in London alone, and only once, you use up your fluids you must

After all, the rail- in a blue monn does the tube or the replace them.

bodily

A CASE OF NERVES rather than changes in your feelings. the next commonest polsoning from If you want to nervous your own body. nicans the

best-known know what's brought it on in any |||||||||||||+|+|+|

lift ever stick, and you may add to way engine has to do this, so why neurosis (the word "heurosis" means particular case, just remember these

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

Then there are certain salls with- all sorts of things, but nowadays its two chuses.

neurosis is the medical perfectly safe-it's only a matter of main use is to indicate those nervous

Although neurasthenis is mainly name for the jitters. Of course, the a few minutes or possibly half an out which you can't expect to keep disorders that are not "psycho-

physical, it's generally accompanied scientists recognise many subdivi- hour before you can get out.. well. Do you know that if the limel neuroses").

by secondary mental troubles, such sions, but you don't have to bother

in your blood falls below a certain mind-fatigue

But you'll know by experience that level you became so nervy that you and depression your head about them. Because every If you ever gel neuraathenila, Mr. as

more, there's always Smith, you'll probably lose weight What's

all. and brings you no sort of And then you'll be fed on foods has one troublesome symptom- and your digestion will go to pieces vicious circle in functional nervous tent suffering from this disorder telling yourself this does no good at can't si income so nervy that

that are rich in ilme, and they'll give anxiety. And it's this horrid feeling comfort. and you're sure to be horribly de- troubles,

Now why is this? You'd think you extra time as well. After a bit pressed and to find any jal; you try

this: Which makes you so miserable if

that IL works something like

once you can convince your you'll and that you don't mind a to do unbearably difficuli.

of you've got "nerves" the polson upsets the nerves

self that there's no rent danger, the door slamming and you stop snap- It's one of those conditions that such important organs as liver and You've heard of a "phobla," Mr. fear would go, but it don't. And ping people's heads off. take all the joy out of life. Nothing stomach, and this leads to poisoning Smith? It's an irrational fear: you that's because it's not real fear; It's Of course. Mr. Smith, you know tastes. Before you were ill, perhaps of the digestive tract. And there know quite well there's no need to a

curlous

Imitation to which the all about, vitomina? And you've you'd get no end of a kick out of lots you are.

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

Somewhere in your mind there's diseases can be produced simply by you can't help fearing it. right enough once you become a More poisening leads

a lot of stored-up emotion: and this cutting out vitamins? heurasthenie.

Some people cannot bear being hangs Itself on to all sorts of silly

Then there's another way of shut up although they know they're little pegs, which_in_themselves are breaking the vicious circle-through quite sate.

your mind. Have you ever been frightened of And that's the reason why this But there's no more space for that going in the tube, or have you ever form of nerves Is called psycho- to-day.

to more severe neurasthenia, and more severe -But-make-no-mistake-it-you gel neurasthenia leads in turn, to an bodily paisons neurasthenia, you're not suffering increase from an Imaginary complaint, And, Sounds an unhappy state of affairs. by the way, that's one of the hardest doesn't it, Mr. Smith?

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SERIAL

"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA”

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

Fictionised by HARRY LEE

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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 consents 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!"

•

"His words made his intention to

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

"At this solemn monent

ນ

the presence of this tribunal which is the representative of human jus- tice! Before you, gentlemen of the Jury

before France before the world

Innocent!

I swear that Dreyfus . By my forty years at work... by all I have wan by all I have wrliten to spread

the spirit of France.

swear that Dreyfus is innocenti

.. May nil

that melt away may my name

perish

it Dreyfus be not in-

nocent! Dreyfus is innocent!"

and

francs.

your

Zola was found guilty and sen- tenced to one year's imprisonment .a fine of three thousand

Zola was determined to serve his sentence but it was the stormy Clem- who changed his mind. defence of the Army Ju other enceau words, you were being instructed, by You've got to go through with it, order, to condemn me, just as, in that Emile. In prison in Paris you could

do nothing

but In England, other case the Minister of War no nothi

-ho was a moment in the conscience of Man.” "Down with Zola! Death to all dictated the acquittal of Esteriiary!" free, under an assumed name, as we

with arranged

translator.. The Prime Minister," thundered Richards, you can still fight for A vast sea of umbrellas wavered

Major nurs cagerly, "I feel new stars ris all the old true friends write in the rain before the Palais de Jus the President, "gave no such order to Dreyfus! You can

Tumplets! this jury!" Flames flickered in Zola's

ing even the wheels are saying Alfred Dreyfus in full uniform.. Smashing articles! Keep the iice that bleak February morning in quick retort.

agita-

Justice..

Jus-lice... Jus- his wife and brother. tion stirred up! Keep the case alive lice 1808. Mounted troops and genduin-

The voice of Anatole France: "Let erlo found it difcult to keep even a

"Zola nodded glum agreement But at the moment of the restora- us not pity him because ho suffered semblance of order in the jostling. erco Justice unmistakable! .

tion of Dreyfus the newsboys and endured! Let us envy him, be- yelling mob. Most of the shouts were And I denounce them to the con- and went to England.

It is an upper room of a cottage at are shouting, Extra! Zola found dead cause his great heart won him the against Zola and for the Army. The selence of honest men!" The fury

Fenn, near Weybridge, England that Accidental death of Zolat Extral Car- proudest of destinies ... He was a sensational trial was nearing its end, changed to calm,

"My profession writing-not we next ses Zoin. On the wall be bon monoxide kills famous novelst! moment in the conscience of man!" Within the crowded courtroom M.

struggling fore him is the motto Cezanne made Zola dies through faulty stove ... As the Inst words of Anatole Van. Consell, the Advocate General, talking. But from my

youth until to-day my principal him for him long before: Not a day with- Exit the great of France gathered music of the "Eroica" swell to In- Extra. Zola dead" France ring out and die away, the was addressing the jury.

has been to strive for truth! That is out a fine ...".

."..Aged by the con- "Zola viciously accused,

I entered this fight! All my fict why

he is writing furiously, in the majestic Pantheon... Army finite grandeurl Zola is with the Im- martial of acquitting a guilty person friends told me that it was insane for Richards, his genial host sits near

State Navy..

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

THE END did he prove it No! All he tried

Zoln and, beginning to pare the floor, to do was reopen the Dreyfus ease the glory of the Army, and the "I used to be smug compiacent In spirit of altruism? Ah, nol

power of the State! They warned thought my work was done! newspaper L'Aurore needed a sen- me that my actions would be mer- Then the Dreyfus explosion! Now antion to increase its sales!

Zola sought only publicity! That, gentle sly crushed But what does it I'm alive again! Alrendy my mind matter if an individual is thattered, is charged with ideas for a book of u men, is the true pleture of thele it only Justice is resurrected!" magnitude I'd never dared attempt

for Humannity-light—

before! Bigger than Zola raw dimle across the room,

individuals

$1 TIFFINS . It rests Truth!

with you to answer the tragle face of Madarne Dreyfus, bigger than France .1 My

to our Army! She

with tightly clasped hands main character will bo the world, Zola must be punished! by Mathieu, the faithful brother of about to hurt itself to destruction awalts your verdlet!"

1:00 husband

and the will of nations for There was terrifc applause and›

a man cry- "Not

a powerful break only in the midst of it Zoln stood up. Gentlemen, in the House of Dep- ing out for vindication; but indre stopping it on the brink

much more! A great nation is in Then ...a change of ministry in

thia

All

ft

court-

mente machinery of the law

The

Zola

oni,

Penen

the

uties, month ago, to, frantle ap- desperate danger of forfeiting her France... a new trial plause, the prime Minister, Monsieur honour! Don't take upon yourselves decision reversed... Esterhazy and Staline, declared that he had conf- a fault for which you will be forever other offeinla convicted .. Dreyfus dence in you twelve citizens, in reproached in history! A judicist vindicated! On the train with Alex- whose hands he had bestowed the blunder was committed. The con- andrino bound for Punts, he

mur-

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2 This is a business sign not a

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8 An African (4).

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10 Suitable ttlag on a blackbird-

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11 This roach can live out of water.

for a long time (4).

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vek some

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a place for beaching boats as it to not easy (4).

16 Herein letters have their value

(7).

13 This is used in hospitals and is

mixed there (6).

20 Scottish golf course (5).

21 A Shakespearean villain (7). 23 "Alack, there lies more-in thing eye than twenty of their swords: ("Romeo and Juliai") (5)

23 This letter suggests the Just (5). 24 One of the tribes (7).

25 It would take a century in this

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20 This can only come from Crete

(B).

27 These assistants are apparently

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33 That full--that ushers in the

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35 Lasung with metal showing (9).

37 A wager to assist (4).

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30 Would this be where the spirita

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2 Fold appreciated by the school-

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3 This reet is apparently a kind of

duty (0),

4 River of Germany (3).

5 An oriental ruler (5).

These are just the people one knows (4),

7 50 with a this make a sailor (4), 11 "A cart pole" (anur.) (9).

12 A tale without this is hard to

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14 Expiation (0),

15 This town suggests the fellow who allots the actors their parta (0).

10 An ostrich is this of course but the cockney who received a kick thought it did not describe i

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25 This lack of occupation

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