When was it published?

June 23, 1898 in Republican News Item

Foreign News June 23, 1898

Republican News Item

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Mental Health Advice, Medical Lecture

Q: What keywords are associated?

Mental Derangement, Emotional Faculty, Vivid Imagination, Nervous System, Outdoor Exercise, Cycling, Brain Soothing

Laporte, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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What is this article about?

Dr. Toulouse, in a recent lecture, warned that strong emotions and imagination indicate mental derangement, advising caution for creative professions and promoting moderate country cycling for nerve health.

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Dr. Toulouse believes that strong emotional faculty and vivid imagination are signs of mental derangement. In a recent lecture he advised all people who, like the author and artist, live by their emotions to be extremely cautious in dealing with the nervous system. Outdoor exercise of all kinds he upholds—the bicycle especially. He believes that cycling in moderation and in the country has a soothing influence on the brain, the fresh air and exercise brushing away the ill effects produced by a morbid and weakened condition of the nerves.

What sub-type of article is it?

Mental Health Advice Medical Lecture

What keywords are associated?

Mental Derangement Emotional Faculty Vivid Imagination Nervous System Outdoor Exercise Cycling Brain Soothing

What entities or persons were involved?

Dr. Toulouse

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Event Date

Recent Lecture

Key Persons

Dr. Toulouse

Event Details

Dr. Toulouse believes that strong emotional faculty and vivid imagination are signs of mental derangement. In a recent lecture he advised all people who, like the author and artist, live by their emotions to be extremely cautious in dealing with the nervous system. Outdoor exercise of all kinds he upholds—the bicycle especially. He believes that cycling in moderation and in the country has a soothing influence on the brain, the fresh air and exercise brushing away the ill effects produced by a morbid and weakened condition of the nerves.