h should be taken, have to be modified
in accordance with the nature of the case. If these natural
health-giving measures cannot be employed nothing is an
effectual substitute.

"_Weak_ or _feeble heart_ is a common complaint, and is as
ordinary an excuse for resorting to alcoholic liquors as
'Timothy's stomach.' If there is no organic disease; if the
valves of the heart are healthy and act properly, all anxiety on
this point may be entirely banished. The slow pulse, the feeble
pulse, the cold feet, the want of energy, these are not to be
got rid of by such a mere temporary agent as alcohol, even if
relief can be thus obtained from day to day. The constant
application of alcohol to the tissues of the body alters them
gradually by its chemical action. In addition to this, the
balance of the nervous system is altered, an unnatural condition
is produced, and the unhappy patient becomes more liable to
disease and more easily succumbs when attacked.

"Many of these 'feeble hearts' mean too little exercise, very
often also, too much or improper food and drink.

"The best remedies are cold sponging (according to the season);
avoidance of coddling; plain, wholesome food; abstinence from
tea, hot drinks and condiments; regular out-of-doors exercise
and all similar true _tonic_ measures."

Dr. Kellogg says:--

"Persons subject to attacks of _angina pectoris_ should carry
with them a small bottle containing a sponge saturated with
nitrite of amyl, and place it to the nose when necessary.

"Sympathetic palpitation may be relieved by bending the head
downward, allowing the arms to hang down. The effect of this
measure is increased by holding the breath a few seconds while
bending over. Another ready means of relief is to press strongly
upon the large arteries on either side of the neck.

"Palpitation of the heart is often mistaken for real organic
disease of the organ. * * * * * A careful regulation of the diet
is in most cases all that is necessary to effect a cure."

Dr. Edmunds, of London, was asked during a medical discussion what he
thought of the use of alcohol in heart disease. His answer is embodied
in the following:--

"With regard to the use of brandy in cases of heart disease, he
was convinced it was a mistake to use it in such cases. There
were many forms of heart dis