The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24
"a Declares War Against
NEuRALGIC STORM BELTS.


Or. $. Wo,r Mitchell. pAy.ioisn Of
Philadelphia. Pa, has recently conducted
uu lmpuftuut series ut very iutercstin, lu.
c,t.gulioHs with reference 10 tho relations
Of bodily pain 10 tho weather II is Eu
old popular iIea that diseases and Inju-
rlos yt the houes. chronic Fheumatisins.
anJ ancient wounds produce ed
pain vu the appr1AcA Of "a storm So much
SO, ind sod. hat prEs0us thus inflicted fire..
guentiy are able TO predict impending
changes Of weather with remarkable AC.
yurACy. In the course ul study VI many
u the curious symptoms belonging 10 the
stumps Of amputAIed limbs, DR. Mitchell
frequently encountered the above uutIon /.
aud hc became 50 impressed by the re,
pratrd testimony Of patients. who stated
that their comfort depended largely On
The state of the weather, thai he resolved
o. undertake careful research into the sub
.lett lie wHs Fortunate enough 10 obtain
the rg operation VI Captain Catlin l.. 5
\ . who had lest lex ia action during the
war. and hal become a sufferer Of H6urAl.
ggH lu the stump The pain seemingly Tcsid.
iug lu portions oi the absent foot THIS
officer sep. records uf his painful s~naH.
llau4. Iu connection with the weather re-
porte As shawn hy tho : IguAl Service. for
'.hr-u SrArs and 30 prepared elaborate
maps aud OLarts. showing Just how certain
attacks CORES pom jed - certain periods Sf
h.TumrlTig depression and other mcJenro.
logical pbeuumrHa IT. brief. be conduct
yd hlt tsu.t'rAamiuauuH WIKI au accuracy
aud ,ssrut Ly tLuruughurss which cannot
. uo too gLly commended.
The grlu'I now adducrd by Dr. Mitch
. eli j. that there Is every reason 10 believe
lAaIIu~ populRr view which relates some
. pam L,s 10 stoFmt LAs distinct ta4nda-
ual aui HAT, "a The single element ui
t.trrHlri Gus Gee. breH detected. he is driY.
ru go believe that ts lhc com blnAtlon oi a.
u.#sU UhrrI, yuEa tuuus Which s.AItS the pain
.htu beng The separate factors uf storm,
Zach As iyssvHra pressure. rising tsmpvrA.
.tuFv. greater humidity, and Winds. appeal
Us e. Iu.v 10 tr Incompetent. when acting
.r.ug.y. o. gave rise E" attacks 20 pain
IILarr Is is. "a, above STATED. n combinh,itH
Nhf,h p.o,okrs the pain. vr i. may bs
s. VT unknown agency. acting alone Il
was ubsery.d by Captain CAtiiu hat hir
scrsEtiuus ui pain prevailed when the Au,
rgTa Sns Intense. Whether thts was due
o. the magnetic OF electric ols.urbRncs
preyAlsul or - the succeeding storm. Dr.
MIth,.. th.hAs ts quesuyuNb.c.
About lAp Mu.l sgflk.ug conclusion
reached that relating 10 The leurA &c
storm belL Every storm. ~ Il sweeps
acru.s iae continent, ,auaists 20 Nast rain
ares. NJ tHc rrulsr 81 which is a moving
space yf greatest bsrumvtf.e depression
AuaWH ~ .Le storm centre. along which
the storm Owes Ike bead on a IhreAS
Tie rain usually prrcedrs this BY ~
miles bot before and urauu1 Ihc rain liri
belt, which may be called tho Hcurn sic
HArsln % tho sg4ym. aud which preccdr'
The rain ty RbuaI 80 milcs This fuoJ o,
very deceptive, t,ca4o the suturcr may
be un iAr 'ar edge II tie storm basin OF
taromc.r.c depression, and, seeing moth
lrE @! the rain, may ye' have pain due the
aiosm II 8 somewhat iuIrroh.uR.
a3ls D. Mitchell "Eo lg4ro ones sell
.lus-a moving area OF TA4n Rlrdlcd ty d
ncurHlgic belt 80 niles wide. Siyhif
which. as ]. sweeps along - advance u
The STORM, prevail lu the hurt and MAIN cd
limbs n! men and IN tender nerves and
rheumatic joints, renewed :oTmcnts called
into existence ~ the stir snd perturbation
a.. The elements '- Sc!cUiac American.