The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-18
THE Uses OF PAIN.

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Pals is the mediator between mind and
body, and ever keeps the former informed
az. 10 wlat should be sought aud wat
aruiled for tie benefit 81 the bitter. -
! Putn acts persuasiyely and irnpefatiyely.
Ptrsuasiyeiy BY the aaaeroUs iitife nGcasy
sensations which are constantly prompting
us TO action. Imperatively BY lie agony
which causes instant action. For ex.
ample, it d person has 10 Sit for any
length Of time, snd especially II tile seat
be hard, he will be noticed constantly 10
shift his position. ( This takes PLACE in
sIIis,sseis ur,ils tlss - ett-
tain uGeasy sensations which tell lliiu that
he has been pressing sufficiently long on
one portion OF the integulnent, III these
promptiags were moi attended to, iifiamma.
ton would come on. and pam would then
act fmperatiyely, and compel him 10 move,
But suppcsing pain 10 be: altogether all
sent; tlren there wound be nothing TO lre-
vent us from sitting till our bones came
awful state of matters, which
does occur 10 slave ships, where the poor
victims are packed for long time in a
sitting posture on the hard decks. g
Pain never acts inperatiyely without q
good reason. Its prolnptings are at first
50 gentle that they may be often overlook
ed Hunger and thirst come on SO gradu-
ally that they may be. endured for some
time without suffering. There are many
uneasy sensations which are sufficient to
produce the desired effect without produe,
ing actual pain, such rs itching, tickling,
pins snd needles, &c but 'if portion Of
food gets into the ,wiHdpipe, pain inter.
feres promptly, and imperatiyely the
offending Substance is eoughed up, aud
the person rescued from death. Ii any
thing hotNis lifted BY mistake, pain Insists
upon the hold being Immediately relaxed,
and thus q useful hand is preserved. The
uses Of pain may be divided into Proven
i've. Remedial, and RetribntiYe. j.
The preventive use Of pain is displayed
in hundreds Of different ways. A strong
light, or the loag-eoutiGueduSe OF the eye,
causes sufficient pain to prevent the indi.
yidual injnring soimportant an organ,
Disgusting smells have the effect Of pre-
venting uneleahlihess; they make us avoid
unwholesome food, impure driaks, and
Observation-Disclosures.
The sense Of taste teaches Us what not
TO eat; an Instance OF the necessity Of
which, for the prevention Of miseLiei, we
here give: An old woman. who WIS fast
failing, gathering a salad for dinnet,
mixed withitb by mistake some monkshuod
She aud her husband, who also was very
old, both partook Of the poisonous plant
aad died few hours after. From extreme
age they had lost their sense Of taste, aud
consequently they did not discover thS
aerid taste, which was recognized by the
young female servant ID their employ. aud
which in her case had the effect III prevent.
ing her death. II il we're not for tue pain.
f.i sensation Of hunger, what would pre-.
vent lazy people from leading life Of
idleBessI = ~ =. +. =. %.
Heat, mp 10 certain temperature, Is
pleasant. II il were not for the main
which tcilsus when il Is becoming harm
ia! TO the body, what would prevent ms
from roasting ourselves! People with
paralyErd legs have been known 10 burn
themselves 70 frightfnl extsut Withou,
being aw8re Of 10.
. DR.. Carpenter gives the case Of droyer
who went 70 sleep over a newly-lit lime
kiln. During the night. the part of the
brick, work on which one Of his feet rested
became red hot and burned Il TO = cinier.
he having been lulled into unconseionsness