The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-04-10

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est child andfor while all seemed hope
ful, but nature had lost her recuperatiye
| power, had not strength to sustain her
iself, and he gradually pined away. A
poor old woman had been bed-ridden for
years with rheumatism, when, being left
alone one-daE, she walked up TO find the
house on fire. with one bound she leaped
from her couch, ran asfasta as any body, and
thereafter could walk as well as others Of
her age.
It Is related Of a celebrated physician,
that journeying one day, he heard that
| lady was dying with Q low fever and
greatly desired to see him, ss they had not
met since childhood, when they were very
dear friends, On the instant of entering
the chamber, he clapped his hands Joyous
ly, and exclaimed, "The Eagles Nest
and she lived. They had spent many
happy hours of school time around the
eagles nest, and all the associations
coming back upon her in an instant,
caused shock which other means were
powerless to produce. 2+'t &4p
Within short time, a goung man named
Joseph Wheeler, Of New Orleans, who
had been deaf and dumb for four years
IN consequence Of some sickness, saunter-
ed up to cannon's mouth, without any
one noticing it I; the match was applied,
when It was too late to snatch him away,
He fell down as if dead, but presently
came 10 himself, speaking as fiuently as he
ever did, and answering all questions put
to him to the great wonderment Of the
bystandera. f}n ~
All are familiar with the pallor of the
\ face induced by sudden alarm or other
great excitement; il is because that under
the influence Of great mental orphysioal
shocks, the blood retreats to the heart in
extra quantities, draining the othef por-
tions Of the body, leaving. such of them
as were diseased by reason of their hay
ing too much blood there, in their natural
| or more healthful condition. Biss sk
While the first effect Of q shock is TO
send the blood Of the body in upon the
heart, the second effect Is for the heart,
4 by the excess OF stimulus, to make des-
perate effort to relieve itself; this Is ere,
action but in making that clearance, al
though it received more blood from the
diseased part than naturally belonged to
Y IT. 1t sends back only Its proper proportion
to that part, hence The restoration Of the
! equilibrium and return to health, ,, = i,
Z, In the first case the excess OF blood or
) obstruction was.in the head hence the
\ stupor; in, the old woman, II was IN the
lioints; in the young man, 1t was In the
ear while in the case Of the 9 Eagles
Nest" it was in the internal organs, the
liver most
But there are less heroic methods Of re-
storing the equilibrium; more quiet ways
of equallzing the circulation. Persons
have appeared to be dying, when the mus.
tard Or blister applied to the wrists and
! ankles has drawn the blood to the parts
evidenced by their being Redeemed, thus
relieving the heart and saving life, A man
sits down to dinner with a severe head
] ache, eats heartily, and feels it no longer
Ltis'because an excess Of blood is required
in the stomach when it is filed with food
!. the brain, BY furnishing its quota, Is re
! lieved Of the surplus blood which caused
! the pain, and the equilibrium Is restored
! But a hearty meal will not always remove
head.aehe, for reasons not necessary now
. to be explained
J Insane persons cannot sleep enough
] 1.-THE arteries Of the brain are too full q
blood-it is sent to them in too large quan
4 ltities hence, in some cases, sleep has bees
! obtained by feeding the lunatic six or eigh
Z times day, thereby keeping the stomach
: full of food, and drawing the blood thef,
! for its digestion, thus relieving the brain
/. The medical proprietor Of a lunatic asy
, lun in England has pursued plan Of thi
! sort, for fifty years with very successful
1 results. Most obserYant readers hav,
: felt the somnifc effects Of a hearty din
q lner II is by restoring the equilibrium Q
: the circulation that the reaction" 9th
/. e0ld shower bath removes some forms G
!. disease, which failed to be reached in othe
|, ways ,..... y, ..,-4 -.
" The practical lesson Of this article i
q they wiIllive the healthiest and thelongel
4 who have the equilibrium Of the cireult
r tion least interfered with hence, an in
portant means Of avoiding sickness an
attaining good oldage, isto live quietl,
uniformly and regularly there is no pr
yentige Of disease equal to this, and It
\. well worth while for all to practice il. :