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' ee THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, 1931 THE HAILEYBURIAN Page 3 Mental Health By D. M. LEeBOURDAIS Director, Division of Education, Cana- dian National Committee for Mental Hygiene Sensitive, Thin-Skinned Persons Susceptible to Slights and Affronts often Cause Trouble _ _ One morning a young man whom we shall call Frank Jones, though that is not his name, found Joe Brown's hat hanging on the cloak-room hook that he generally used. Hooks were not assigned to any particular em- ployee, but most of the men had their favorite hooks. Frank, more methodical than most, was irritated to find another hat on the hook which he looked on as his own. He was especially sore this time because he remembered having found this same hat on his hook once before. The truth was that Joe, not so methodical as Frank, had simply hung his hat on the first available peg; he generally came in later than Frank, otherwise the thing might have happened oftener before. But Frank was convinced that Joe had done it to spite him. Hey . went to his desk hot with anger and suspicion. A few minutes later he saw Joe go over to an- other clerk and say something at which they both laughed, and Frank thought, they glanced in his direction. He was sure they were talking ahout him. At lunch in the company cafet- eria.he, as usual, sat by himself; he preferred to read rather than join a group of others who were usually noisy and, according to his views, rather silly. This day, however, when the others gath- ered in groups about the tables he felt they were doing so to av- oid him, and he blamed Joe for turning the others against him. Each day after this he watched Joe narrowly, and each day fan- cied he detected some other slight or action calculated to annoy him. He became more and more mor- ose, until finally his attitude was noticed by others and comments were made. He, of course, be- came aware of this new interest, which helped facrease his resent- ment. He became so slovenly and careless in his work that he was reprimanded by the office manag- er, and in a_ huff he resigned. Three days later he walked into the office, pulled a pistol on Joe and if he had not been overpow- ered would have shot him. When he was examined by a psychiatrist, or mental expert, he was found to be suffering from paranoia, a form of insanity which is characterized, among other manifestations, by undue suspicion or delusions of perse- cution. This was no sudden de- velopment. He had always been a solitary individual, rather un- social, overly thin-skinned, and sensitive to slights and affronts. Parents should discourage in their children any tendency to prefer solitude to the company of others, and especially any tend- ency to feel slighted or picked on. Adults who discover in themsel- ves such tendencies should take steps to overcome them through self-study and the cultivation of wider and freer contacts with other people. If they feel unable to cope with te situation they should seek the advice and assist- ance of a psychiatrist. Suspicions like fears, are signs of unhealthy mental attitudes. (Information on any point not covered here will be given in later issues if you will address your questions to "Mental Health", 111 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario.) HAILEYBURY LODGE No. 364 In@: ors Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in the I. O. O. F. TEMPLE at 8 p.m N.G.--Thos. Curry Rec. Sec.--J. A. Ruttan K. M. Stephen, Fin. Sec. Acid Stomach Completely Relieved by Famous Vegetable Pills Mr. Frank C., of Blackburn, writes: "I have suffered long from acid stomach and constipation, but since being ad- vised to try your wonderful Carter's Little Liver Pills can eat anything." Dr. Carter's Little Liver Pills are no "i laxative. They are ALL VEGETABLE and have a definite, valuable tonic action upon the liver. 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'When we come to consider what we should eat in order to secure a sufficient quantity of all the substances which we require, we think of all the foods used, not merely this one or that one. Much of what is written or said concerning the value of one particular food is based upon the idea that we are to use or depend upon one or, at the most a very few articles of diet. This is wrong. The diet of the normal, healthy adult should include the use of a wide variety of foods. Fortunately for us, and thanks ered safe and satisfactory meth-! ,|ods for the preservation of foods, we are able to have a wide var- | _jiety of foods the year round. | Not many "years ago, scurvy was prevalent during the winter months. We do not suffer from; this diséase nowadays, because we can have fresh or canned green vegetables and fresh or dried fruits at any season of the year. 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