Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-11-23

by reason draw the rs; 10 strike erpfcss the dcecst
humility, or sesuhoiency leyity sit for hours with
the creates, patience, leap up with passionate rest,
lessuess, express the zines, moral sentiments, or as
sumo the manners and feelings Of the miscr and thief
indulge IN eating drinking strong liquor, or
moral dignity, desp.se sen.ual,y, and speak OF food
with loa,hne, feel the exalted moral and religious
sentiments, OF Indulge IN leviy with inclination TO
be vulgar concentrate the thoughts by Irresistible
impulse upon some obec, before them, scatter them
10 utter confusion wandering; extend their remins
cence back their earliest days reviving the memory
Of almost forgotten circumstances OF nfanule life,
all them to the present, and look forward the u
iure, without the power OF looking back to the past,
reason, moralize, feel vacuity Of intellect
and show almost idiotc expression OF counienaneo
rise with stern, piercing eye, in the multitude Of an
cry Defiance Toll in the indoleni good nature
sink under the most oppressive humility, with eyes
continually downcast obey with reverence every re.
quest that may make, or become impatient, contra
dictory and indignant, without any reason which did
not exist during their humility; display munomania
OF calculation their whole attention being engrossed in
| calculating every thing which can be counied--the
number Of their steps, the stripes OF the carpet the Keys
of the piano. whatever attracts their atientiOn-and
when the influence is changed suddenly suspend their
counting and refuse TO proceed, however they may be
enireaed. The subject OF this experiment, Mrs b.
when excited In the musical organs, would feel r-
resis,ble impulse to sing with brilliancy OF execution
which she could not display when lief, TO herself
"They break forth in the most ungoyernable merri-
men,, sit in logged and i'll naufed silence; talk with
surprising volciiy struggle with almos, inefiec,u
al exertion command the organs of speech fall into
profound s!umber in the midst OF company, bright
en- in coun,enance, and look around, deprived of the
power Of keeping the eyes closed, before they
deprived of the power of keeping them open.
| Uut wly need Drolonp he catalopuet Fancy the
human brain harp and every string responding 10 the
touch slngly or in combination, and you have before
you perfect picture of my experiments-a portion OF
which have recorded for publication"
As all this bears strongly upon the chronological
doctrine of multiplicity of organs in the brain, Dr.
Buchanan that he has applied his discovery ia
testing the truth ofthe chronological theory, and in
main, declares that it sustans the system of Gall and
Spurzheim though he still further subdivides the
gans mentioning that he has ascerained less than
ninety distinct functions exercised by independent or
gans of the brain, OF which he furnishes list. He al
e says that the bearings of these discoveries upon ht
" science OF the mind, important as they are, are OF Ia
less Importance than their medicinal results
81 have been in the habit says the Doctor ofteach
ing the chronological doctrine, that every portion
the brain sustained particular relation TO the body
by OF which the circulation and all the phenom
ena Of life are modified through the cerebral agency
body its peculiar growth, form and temperament tina
every portion of the body had specific relation to som
pant OF the brain, upon which it dependent 70
nneration, and with which it sympathzed in healtt
disease, and excitement. had made some progress
in tracing the laws OF this nnervaiion, and estab
fishing the relations that existed between each porto
Of the body and each portion of the branhus ascei
tanning what classes of diseases particular forms
the brain made liable, with what portion of ii
Ia ~, 4
ease was connecied-in other words making phren
L. logical classification of diseases, and all the phenom
N ma OF life
n "Having done this it became my duty when four
,c the brain under my CONTROL proceed directly to ties
ty ing its influence upon the body, and its power OF mo-
the flying the phenomena of disease in curative
Dr. furious In this my expectations have be-
of fully and exactly realized
ex IL have found it perfectly practicable TO operate
re- on the various portions Of the body and stimulate
ion modify their functions by appropriate action up
md the cerebral sources ofheir nneryaon For nsanc
Ia many persons, am able in fifteen minutes to e
NO cite the gasircation so produce uncomor'
,,o ble degree Of hunger When, the other hand, hu
ink ger is enawing, the same length OF Time il may
en- removed. Nr L. came into my room the other event
the under strong feeling OF thirst, 10 see II could
move IL. Ia about Twelve minutes II was
,ies completely removed that he felt TO dTn
sin ing. Having done thus, | proceeded To restore
in thirst and in abou, i've minutes he rose TO drink
zen The following is also curious and Ineres'ii
sho DIR Buchanan do all this, lie is decidedly
Ell eat one Of the age, and mus, throw all other disco
ar- lcs 10 medical Ear into the shade OF obscuri
are 'One Of the gentlemen upon whom have made
p,- most interesting experiments, having made mention
en- them Ia letter, here present copy. II Is from
ave J. Loulher Of Carksyle, Arkansas, respectable
pun, experienced physician.
be Il have been The subieo, Of grea, many phTeno
ans gicai experiments by Dr. Buchanan, who has been
diff turing.
e,y To detail you all the operations and their resi-
ob- would take perhaps week
suffice II to say, that by operating upon one p
will on Of tie brain be would make len hAneed
nber that would be strong again the sii as the n
lion then he ~oud restore them 10 balance. Then
could make me least Third stronger Ia both
non Ing heavy chains above my head that could not b
ex. liheI "a lcA above ny knees. lie would cause me
In zee much beuer out Of one eve Than the oiher-h
able better NiIh one than the other. lie could M
and me fghung rowdy =, one ums--ihen hero with
han ee, aicd sentiments Of honor Thea he could 10