emotional standard of modern life, and so act on a standard which to us
seems natural only in children and uncivilized races.

Savill gives the following differences between neurasthenia and hysteria:

NEURASTHENIA HYSTERIA

Sex Both sexes equally. 97 per cent females.

Age Any age. First attack before
page of 25.

Mental Intellectual weakness; Deficient will power,
peculiarities bad memory Want of control
and attention. over emotions.

Causes Overwork; dyspepsia; Emotional upset or
accident; shock.
nervous shock.

Course Fairly even. Paroxysms. Vary
from hour to hour.

Mental Mental exhaustion; Emotional; wayward;
Symptoms unable to study; no self-analysis,
restless; sad; living by
irritable; not rule or reading
equal to medical books;
amusement. May Fond of gaiety;
be suicidal. sad and joyous by