CONFESSIONS OF A NEURASTHENIC

WEBMASTER'S NOTE: This work is presented for historical interest and subject background only. Many of the conclusions, attitudes, and treatments discussed here are those of an "expert" of another era, many of which have been overturned by science or are not acceptable in today's world.

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CONTENTS.

Chapter		Page
I.	The Neurasthenic during his Infancy	1
II.	The Perversity of his Childhood	7
III.	As a Shiftless and Purposeless Youth	16
IV.	His Pursuit of an Education	20
V.	Tries to Find an Occupation Conducive to Health	27
VI.	New Symptoms and the Pursuit of Health	35
VII.	The Neurasthenic Falls in Love	42
VIII.	Morbid Fears and Fancies	50
IX.	Germs and How he Avoided Them. Appendicitis	55
X.	Dieting for Health’s Sake	63
[Pg vi]XI.	Tells of a Few New Occupations and Ventures	71
XII.	Tries a New Business; also Travels some for his Health	77
XIII.	Tries a Retired Life; is also an Investigator of New Thought, Christian Science, Hypnotic Suggestion	84
XIV.	The Cultivation of a Few Vices and the Consequences	90
XV.	Considers Politics and Religion. Consults Osteopathic and Homeopathic Doctors	94
XVI.	Takes a Course in a Medical College	101
XVII.	Turns Cow-boy. Has Run the Gamut of Fads	108
XVIII.	Gives up the Task of Writing Confessions	113

 

 

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

	Page
Nursing the baby	9
I was weaker than I really looked to be	11
My bump of continuity was poorly developed	21
I read up in the almanacs	29
Looking for new symptoms	33
Informed me I had psychasthenia anorexia	39
The wind was blowing a hurricane through my room	57
Good-night and good-bye	115