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the same list come also the drugs that are taken to relieve a frequently
recurring indisposition, such as headache. The so-called headache powders
are most harmful in their effects upon the nervous system and should be
carefully avoided.(139)
*Stimulants in Health Unnecessary.*--Stimulants have been aptly styled "the
whips of the nervous system." The healthy nervous system, however, like
the well-disposed and well-fed horse, needs no whip, but is irritated and
harmed through its use. Even in periods of weakness and depression,
stimulants are usually not called for, but a more perfect provision for
hygienic needs. Rest, relaxation, sleep, proper food, and avoidance of
irritation, not stimulants, are the great restorers of the nervous system.
A surplus of nervous energy gained through natural means is more conducive
to health and effective work than any result that can possibly be secured
through drugs. Then withal comes the satisfaction of knowing that one has
the expression of his real self in the way in which he feels and in what
he accomplishes--not a "whipped-up" condition that must be paid for by
weakness or suffering later on.
*Summary.*--To solve the problem of keeping well, one must live the life
which is in closest harmony with the plan of the body.
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