The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-01
THE SPECIAL SENSES.

Lecture Nv DIR. uehbard-The Diseases of the
sensea and Their Renscdy. &c.
lecture delivered last evening in the large hall
OF the Cooper Institute by Dr. Hobbard the special
senses and the diseases affecting them Taking into
consideration the scientific character Of the lecture,
there very good attendance, and the remarks Of
the speaker were frequently interrupted with express
sions Of applause Upon the platform . largo
number OF anatomical models manikins. &C, and tho
wall facing the audience covered with diagrams H.
lustraivs OF physiological scienca After explaining
briefly hmt with great riearness and in manner per.
Yectly ineligible to the non-medczi portion OF the
audience the anatomy OF the OF the i've senses,
DR.. Hebbard proceeded 20 explain the nature OF the
various maiadiss affecting ,bem4 Commencing with
the nose, he said that the most COMMON snd
also the dszgtecshie disease Of thai organ
catsrrh The origin or caiarrh in most
doubedy indigestion Improper disetic habits having
weakened the stomach SO ss TO impair the health and
derange the normal condition Of the organs OF digestion
Inflammation, congestion intense heat in that part
Of the body was created which would extend through
the whsle intestinal canal more less but ~ IRE
assembled Il liable to the throat nos.
frs Then N little chill taken the forehead
and tbs mucous membrane would thicken. 40 that to
breathe through the nose became almost impossi.
biity There resulted from this uncomforiabe feel
ing the skin being drawn tight across the forehead and
the nose rgid and nnexibe Where the blood was In
healthy condition, however there very little danger
In such cases the recnpersve power IN nature being
amply mfnclest 70 rapidly overcome the affection.
But II the system had been abused, II the natural
stores OF vitality had been wasted and the strength OF
Tie body ovcrsxed, the disease would probably cling to
the person for considerable time, scarcely would one
cvld be cured before another oue would be TAKEN and
after short time ths catarrh world become chronic
Dv Hebbard then explained his method d curing ctarrh
by forcing solutions through syringe che root Of the
Dase where the maady had It's The solution
OF kuds according particular nature Of the
Sometimes be used weak solution OF nitrate
OF silver sometimes Of chloride OF zinc or oil Of sassirss
with par an four OF Peruvian bark. He stated that
Ia Now York, with population OF six or seven hun
dred thousand persons there probably seventy-nvs
thousand suffering from catarrhal maladics Passing
10 she subject d deafness he remarked that the
Of thai complaint were extremely various In some.
cssss the membrane within the ear would be
ruptnred. In such instances cure imposs-
bic, though French physicians had recently
successfully inserted an artificial membrane. BY means
Of which persons could appreciate sounds though BY
no means perfect degree with the natural
There we're many other causes Of deafness, most OF
serves were durable The best means o. III
the cars and indeed OF preserving all the other
vas by using hem The natural stimulus for the ears
were sound, music, oratory, &c Nothing w0ud better
MAINTAIN perfect hearing than attentive listening.
when The ear was being thus employed The blood
yspius ss sssrsons active 'i wss possible bswsssr
20 kick the beam IN this respect a. override any
our "a = Ting There ssrs man, yssss me- .sa
srAIY dyspeptc In rcfovence 70 the eye abs speaker
ssassd thst although hs senstveness or lbs eye had
uve "A generally supposed wbeo On atom 81
anss "a between the hall VI the eye and
~ " e When Wa ~. y we're ss
nv sxeftion sssainng The secretions would be-
come exhasAted and Inflammation eDsue. The best
remedy for tx would Ne battle the soft warm
wacr frequently ereat roany persons suffered from
sr.sghtsanesa, ihougA nothing could be simpler
,hsn The means y Which iness complaints msp hah ~
of frequently comprising he eyebale between MS
fingers a. 70 round them welS and be prcserv ed
HIS sight INTO extreme age BY adopting the same
method other persons migbr secure the same beneficial
fesnh' Cataract vac perfectly durable ., surrca'