Importance Of Regular Living

A question has laí.ely arisen as to the ncrease or the reverse in nervous diseases, some arguing that the cause o: he suppoeed increase in such nervouf diseases Hes in the increased demancmade by the conditions of modern lift upon the brain. It is quite true tha! he conditions of Ufe are very difieren' nowadays to what they were a fev. years ago. We now live In a high pres sure age, and in one of keen competiion, when greater effort is needed iievery branch of Ufe to attain a successul position, when the brain is always working, and there is constant tensión. Such conditions, lt will be perfectly obvious to all, are not favorable to a dimnution of nervous dlseases, but rather he reverse. At the same time it cannot be denled that the comforts of life íave increased; we have better sanitatlon, cleaner houses, and fresher alr. 'here can be no question that men of egular habita are healthler, happier. ive longer and do more than those who obey caprice and Impulse. The adopion of hygienic hablts saves the nervous system an enormous amount o: riction and waste. It preserves vitalty. Regularlty . economizes not only physical stamina, but time as well. Thr man who knows no system in the deails of hls life, who exhausts nature at the instance of a passing whim, who rlnks and smokee to excess, who wastes the talenta bestowed upon him, a the one who must sooner or later fall a victim to disease. Regularlty and moderation in all thlngs should be the notto of llfe, and it should be remembered that regularity does not necessarly preclude the enjoyment of variety. A certain amount of variety prevents man from becomlng a mere machine, but variety should not interfere witli hose regular habita of life which are necessary to the maintenance of health. A Chicago dispatch sy that mosx igantic trust or combinación of capíul s about to be fonned by pooling he interests of the Standard Oií 'Co. , he leathev, sujar, tobáceo, whisky, aint and oil trusts, with a total .captal repressnted oí 81,000,000,000.