American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-03-17

~ Porlhs LANCASTER Gs1sas. |
rhe braia exactly fills Ihs cfanium, OF !
cavity Of the skuIl. It's upper and IAresr
division, (csrebrum) occupies the whole
top part OF the cranium. sbd ia coaeedad
10 be the organ Of the mind, ss well as Of
sensation. PnrsoolOgisls sabdiVids it. 50
as to assign every faculty Of the mind its
organ. This is not leRisima'e
to our subject, The cerebellum, or smsIl-
er division Of the brain Is regarded as The
seat Of the animal prOpeosilies. and occu.
pies the lower or posterior part Of the skull
Immediately over the neck. The passions
are generally proporiioha,ely strong as
this part Of the brain is large. or small:
while on the contrary. persons whose ceTe-
Ibrum is large. especially the fIostal region
sre, II healthy. always characterized for
greater inieilsctasliIyi dew lOped Of conrse
in accordancs with tlis degree, or amount
OF education. When the cerebellum d.
rnlnishes, 50 ss TO pass Into the neck, il is
called msdula oblongata; whence it passes
down through the backbone under the
name Of spinal marrow.
The spinal column consists Of "a blocks
Of bone, called vertebrae. Below these,
and in continuation. is the sacrum snd
coxcyx. These blocks are SO piled upon
one another, as TO acqu re the name OF
spinal column. Through their centres, is
an opening, or frorAmapj tbtough which
the spinal cord passes. This spinal cord.
il will be remembered. Is continuation OF
the brain, aud is similar 70 it ID substance
We will denomiuate The matter Of which
they consist, nervous malter. The bfabch
ing Of the nerves in pairs. comineti6es ia
The brain. and so continues down the spine
Between each two vertebrae. two bundle,
Of nerves are given of one to each side o.
the body. from Which, they are so distrib
/ uted.& ramifed. so that every tissue Of tht
body is supplied with life and motion.
! The phenc mena OF life itself, Is but th'
healthy play of the nervous junction
whose force may be denominated vita
electricity; aud there we are for the pres
ent, compelled to stop. All the vital func
tions are kept in play. aol.ly, by nervou
Iil fluence. The alIgbtes. interruption 0
the due supply Of healthy nervous fluid
suspends or retsrds digestion, and the Sc
eretions. II the nerves, upon which tn
motion Of the heart and lungs depend
were severed, between those organs an,
the brain, collapse and death, would be a
instantaneous as the lighlnings fash. w
have before shown, how sensation may b
arrested, by COMPRISING the nerves G
sensation, above the point Of contact.
We intrude here few reflections upo
} the heart, and lungs. Their relation I
life, affords US useful lessons; and will in
epire the meditalivs, with alteration,
the Greater, for his wisdom and benif
cence, in the formation Of man. We hav
I in snother place spoken of voluntary an
: involnut nv functions. The action Of tn
: heart, is vital to life; and is entirely with
out control of the will, so that its fuLctiou
: whether we sleep or wake; whether W
are conscious or unconscious. are perpetua
The pulsations must be on the average, !
/. the adult, equal to 50 to the minute
a health, or life is menaced. and would sue
, cumb to outside influences.
Benificent wisdom. is still more clear
9 displayed in the arrangement of tho bTeatl
} ing ap 2aratus. This junction is. also. e
q sential 10 lie; It is partly voluntar
/, and partly an involuntary function. Re
piration is performed as well when '
sleep, as in the waking conscious state
II can be suspended for time by the wi
without material inconvenience; so that
I passing through heated air, or poisonc
II gases. or anything else that could not sal
" be admitted into the lungs, il can be e
ic cluded, until the danger is past A
:, then again, when the mind is all absorb
- in other matters. respiration goes on
7, we'll, without our attention. as with it.
fe Neuralgia. is word derived from t
81 greek words, which signify nerve, a
.. pain; hence in our verdacular DeuralI
implies disease of a nerve. or, OF the nery
~ This term, is often miscalled. as follow
Aralgia, Ralgia. r. liza. Neuralgia.
the correct pronunciation. Almost e,
a ry pain. may be termed in some sense ne
It's ralgia, because the nerves are the orgG
- of sensation and hence pain, is disturbar
&C Of the nerves. But there are morbid ct
ditions peculiar to the nerves. and tn
10 constitute neuralgia strictly. In inAan
LII ton &c., the primary seat Of disease ia
all other tissues. the nerves then feel P
He sympatbeticallY.
-. A great many distressing maladies.
~ owing to morbid or diseased. condit
he of the nervous system; as hypochondi
ss. trembling paralysis; sick head ache; 8
eral forms OF mania, imbecility DO,
In which we may speak hereafter.
ha L. H