National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-19
THE NERVOUS FORCE.

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audience remarkable anke TOT quahtlV anu
auality. The Doctors worldwide fame appeared,
no, vitbstandIng the threatening aspect Of the
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Warrington scientists. IN every part oi 'no
gentleman who has won local distinction by his
persistent efforts in extending the bounds OF
human knowledge, or storing up In his mind the
result Of previous investigation. A few ollie
tanh hung about the skirts OF the crowd. and row
upon row Of doctors In solid phalanx allied the
body Of the hall. Even quite beyy Of ladies
were present, and an equal number OF bushes
at certain parts OF the lecture.
Professor Henry introduced the lecturer with
a few Mandatory remarks, referring incidentally
TO the recent great advance OF the cause OF SCI
ence in this country, the liberal donations Of Con-
gress, and the bright prospects Of the Smlthson-
Ian Institution,
plete with valuable facts. No inquiry was at
tempted into the occult causes aud nature Of the
subtle power which caused the strange phenom-
ing anecdote or bit Of Illustration was intro
duced, provoking hearty peals OF laughter.
The speaker, after few preliminary remarks
on the subject OF his lecture, said that the va
riety Of phenomens In the nervous system Is
much greater than Is generally supposed even
by medical men. All sorts OF skin eruptons are
periments In animals had shown that the etup-
lion followed Immediately after exciting certain
| nerve centres. II was only within the last ten
years that II has been discovered that bed sore
was due, not to pressure Of the bed but TO spinal
| lesion, or spinal irritation; when, for instance,
an irritation In the spinal column was produced
| q bed sore appeared. They often come on parts
subjected to no pressure whatever.
| Blephantiasls-a disease peculiar to south
American cOuntrles-may be caused by an anec-
| ton OF the nerves by tumor. Bones are In
jured By nervous Influences, as are joints, the
| former not only diminishing In size, but their
/ marrow wasting Pain In the joints IL caused
| by an Irritation at the base Of the brain.
| The lecturer referred to various physiological
effects caused by an Irritation at the base OF the
| brain, giving among many Instances the follow
/ ing: The knee In one light might be made twice
| Its usual size. Immediate injury to the lungs
| might be produced. number OF white corpus
| Giles could be made to appear In the blood IN
/ deed, the brain itself should be considered ~ q
part OF the nervous system. The Irritation arls-
| Ing from severed nerves sometimes caused an
| injury to the spinal cord. A lesion Of the spinal
| cord might change
TIE STRUCTURE oF TuE BRAIN.
Disease Of any part Of the brain does not neces-
sarly arise directly from injuries to that pattic-
| ular part, but may proceed from some other part
/ OF the nervous system. An Irritation starting
from the cerebellum, on the left side OF the head,
often causes loss Of sight OF the right eye or
| vice rcrad.
An injection Of cold water In the car will make
| person stagger or trot round In circle like a
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