Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-24
RExEDY FOR DEAFNESS. years ago

1 REMEDY FOR DEAFNEss.-Many years ago
while pursuing an investigation Of a psychology
cal nature, we obtained the discovery that the
sound which is produced by inserting the fin
gers within the ears, or by covering them with
the hands, is occasioned by the circulation
throughout the body, and is conveyed to the
hearing through the hand. Should another in
| dividual close our ears with his hands, the rum
bling sound which is obtained proceeds from
him. No lifeless body can produce the same,
unless it acts as a conductor from the hand or
person who supports it. Hence it may be de-
! termined by reference to the organ of hearing,
when the blood ceases to flow, and life becomes
| extinct.
BY inserting cork within the ear-inclining
the head for the purpose-with no other sup
port than the ears ori6ce, very slight sound
only can be obtained, which is caused by its
contact with the sides of the orifce, and thence
| conducted to the tympanum; but by pinching
the cork with the fingers, the buzzing will be in
creased to such an extent as to furnish evidence
of the truth of the theory. The same rumbling
| is sometimes observed in yawning; oftener how
ever, when the yawning organs act with the
mouth closed; also, to slight extent, in swal-
| lowing. BY the action of these organs the curves
of the avenue to the drum become distorted
lose their natural forms-and the sides of the
|
ducts the sound. We can, at pleasure, produce
| the buzzing by contraction of the muscles in
| the region of the ear, dsformiug thereby the
| channel of the drum.
Being fully satisfied of the validity Of this the.
DRY Of the sound of circulation, and aware that
many persons, partially deaf hear an incessant
rumbng, anu convinced that it is occasioned
by malformation of the ori6ce, or funnel to the
tympalum-the projection of its sides causing
the obstruction of other sounds, and conveying
its own buzzing of circulation, the same as from
the inserted fingers. Anexcess of ear wax may,
however, produce similar effect. Persons Of
deficient hearing can learn whether it is an orr
flee defect by the expansion therein Of small
pair Of pincers.
DESTROYS that this discovery, if a true one,
should yield its utmost public benefit, we had it
published in the London Lancet, several years
since, and suggested the construction of some
frame to correct the passage to the drum, where
rumblng existed. Since that publication, we
learn that small spring has been invented and
is now extensively used in Europe, and is be.
coming known and very seryiceable in this coun.
try. Should this communication Increase its use
or cause an improvement on the present inyen.
ton for the relief of the suffering, its object will
be fully attained.-N. Y. Post.
The Southern convention.
The Southern Convention at Savannah is fer
tile in propositions, but SO far barren of actions
| Among the matters proposed (the Chivalry evi
IDENTIFY imagine that anything can be done by
speeches and resolutions) are the following:
To abolish the Tariff.
To revive the Slave Trade.
| To buy no Northern Books and Newspapers.
| To create Manufactures in the Slave States.
| To get the Fugitive Slaves back from Canada
To build a railroad from Savannah to the Pa
cifc Ocean (oniy 5000 miles.)
There is one thing to be saidin favor of these
propositions. Every one of them is quite as fea
sible as all the Others
The only really business like proposition made
was the resolution that each member of thu
Convention should subscribe 500 to carry ou
these great objects. But this they promptly vot
ed DOWNFALL Eve. Jour.