Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23
Your Nose and IaFyax

DR. JOHNSON TELLS WHAT He KNOWS
ABOUT TUE BREATHING APPARATUS.
Or. II. A. johnson, OF Chicago. recently de-
hvered a lecture on The Organs of R-Spirj-
ton; Their U>e and Abuse The Professor
said his subject covered the whole field Of
anatomy. physiology. and pathology. ReSpi-
ration consisted i'm the exchange of the blOJt
Tor ihc oxygen Of tn" air. The carbOnic acid
must be removed from the blood or we die.
There J. q process carried on in the body SINH
lar 10 that of combustion in the air. As the
wool ia burning takes MP oxygen. and rms
carbon j changed into carbnuic acid so I'm
the human body carisOnic acid was cOnStaOtIv
being produced and thrown Of through the
lungs, ana oxygen aS constantly consume
The animal bOiy i indeed furnace -
must feed with afr or we perish. "
The organs Of respiration are thO-.o that
perform This work Of exchanging rarb,,1,ic
acid for the oxygen OF the air. y ,1ni%e, tL..I,
IN order, they are the nose 4 - It,,,7 IL
l laIiE. the trachSa. and T. ,e tubes ana air
the speaker explained % SbSne and &c..
i tcL oi tlt ar pa>sa' = ofthe nose There is "A
eAteIS Oh .dTilce in the nasal cavity
mir as we dr. N Is 10 warm and mOiSten tn,
~, irr;,C =" ~ IL into the lungs, 80 that il will
c,IIo1t &c them. 1t also hat the power to
ma ont retain the little particles OF dust
= solheTwiSe might reach the air cells ami
- serious harm. II was Tor these reasons
( that il was not healthful 10 breathe through
/ the mouth. The nose WAS grossly abused by
not using il a. nature intended. a. an organ
OF respiration. The doctor pointed out Oh IL"
1 manikin the nerves of the smell. These nerves
are not only productive % great pleasures
| but They often warn OF danger. What l. the
meaning of "A SneeZT? IL tells u we are liable
TO take cold. The upper air passages are eX-
4 ceediDgly sensitive. and irritation 20 these
4 causes great pain, whereas but little pain j.
I experienced when the vital mem Srane~ be
low are diseased The delicate membrane
l Of the throat may be injured by the use .
| tobacco and alcohol and serious pulmonary
diseases may result.
| The larynx performs the double fupcfiono
1 an organ Of respiration anu Of speech. il is a
| delicate two-striu@ed musical instrument.
4 which, in speaking or singing ~ play up4 /
4 a. the musician does upon his harp lie cN-
/ lldIned The expansion 2nd contraction Cl n,
| chords by which the various notes We're pro-
| dUced. Children. he seid. were liable - have
/ tht>e chorus strained by OVcT-U>e when
| Young, especially where they were severely
| drilled Ia the htCh notes. OpeI-uiTS t}zar,
also were liaoie 10 'uiure or even lose ta"is
| voices.
| He lhen explained 10y reference 10 a plaster
| cast and two skeletons, the anatomy Of the
| lungs and their position with reference IN
| other organs. aEd showed how the muscular
| action Of the diaphragm aids respiration.
| He referred 10 the difference in shape he
| tween the uGlC and female chest This dit
ference was not owing entirety 10 dress. but
was ma ur7tt- He advocate iffec,iom OfdreS>
| The chest ShDUid neither be compressed b.
low nor above by drawing TIE shoulders for
| ward. He an not believe IN drawing IN
| shoulders back fOrcibly by means Of shOul
| der-hTatceS. the defect ShcjId rather be cor
| rec'ed ~ voluntary effort
| We never brea the with sbSOluta regularity
| II We watch ourselves we viii lind that abou
| every sixth breath viii ne longer than IN,
| others. When We eNhalE we never eIpcl al
/ the ar rom the lungs When We get tire.
| amt >feepV u the close Of the day we do no
| keep up 30 steadily tie muscular action -
| hresi thlnS, ana we ma Ike up the lack of air il
! Ire lungs by a yawn- Unpleasant as gapin.
/ mas ~ IN company, II helps 10 wake Us up.
| IEe blood - male upOf liquid on whici
| HOAX little glODuieS 5000 OF an inch in diam
1 eter. There are about $1,000 900 900 of these n
a mans blood Each one comes back TO IN
| heart tTeightci with cSrbOnic acid, and /
| pumped 10 the lungs 10 discharge its littl
load. ard take another f oxygen and carry !
I 10 Inc lirthest part Of the body. The process
| goes on from LIES dawn 10 its close II
could not see how any one could study thi
! wonderful mechanism OF The human hear
ana not feel that there i One whose thought
are Ia CHER than ours.