Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-14
Nerves Of the Head,

There are two nerves, known as the fifth pair
which are distributed to the skin OF the head
and to the mucous membrane of the eyes, nose
and mouth. These nerves are closely connected
with the heart and vessels, and by stimulating
their branches the circulation may be greatly
influenced. as in the case of fainting It is n
curious fact that people of all nations are ac-
customed, when in any difficulty, to stimulate
one or another branch of the fifth nerve, and
quicken their mental processes Thus some
persons, when puzzled, scratch their heads;
others rub their foreheadS, and others stroke or
pull their boards, thus stimulating the occipi-
tai frontal or mental branches of those nerves
Many Germans. when thinking, have habit of
striking their fingers against their noses, and
thus stimulating the nasal cutaneouS branches:
While in this country some people stimulate the
branches distributed to the mucous membrane
of the nose by taking snuff. The late Lord Der
by, when translating g Homer, was accustomed
to eat branded cherries. one man VIII eat frs
while composing leading article: another
Will suck chocolate crelneS; others will
smoke cigarettes, and others sip brandy
and water. BY these means they stimulate the
lingual and buccal branches of the fifth nerve
and thus refiexly excite their brains Alcohol
appears to excite the circulation through the
brain refleXly from the mouth. and to stimulate
the heart refieXiy from the stomach even be-
tore il Is absorbed into the blood. Shortly after
has been swallowed, however, il is absorbed
from the stomach, and passes with the blood to
the heart, TO the brain aud to the other parts OF
the nervous system, upon which it then be gtaS
to act directly. Under its influence the heart
beats more quickly, the blood circulate, more
freely, and thus the functional power OF the va
riouS organs in the body is increased so that the
brain may think more rapidly, the muscles act
more powerfully and the stomach digeStS more
easily. But with this exception the effect OF al
c0hOl upon the nervous system may be de-
Scrlbed as one OF progressive paralysis. The
higher centerS suffer first, and the Judgment is
probably the first quality TO be impaired One
OF the most esteemed nOyeiSts of the present
day informs me that, although he can take a
great deal of wine without its having any ao-
parent effect on him, yet single glass of sherry
Is enough to take the fine edge off his Intellect.
lie Is able to write easily and fiuenty in the eve
ming. after taking dinner and drinking wine.
but what he then writes will not bear his
own criticism next morning, although, curious
~ enough, 1t may seem to him excellent at the
time OF writing AS the effect OF alcohol pro-
crosses, Judgment becomes still further i'm
paired, although the other faculties OF the mind
may remain, not only undmniShed by the
direct action OF the alcohol upon the brain but
greatly increased by general excitement Of the
circulation. The Imagination may thus be more
ylvld than usual, and the emotions more lively,
and both, being more or less liberated from the
control OF the Judgment, manifest themselves in
sparkling wit or whitening Invective Sheridan
Is said to have delivered his greatest speech
under the influence of two bottles OF cham
payne, which he swallowed at a single draughr.
and persons OF overcautious temperament,
and too reserved manners, the removal of the
excessive restraint under which they habitual-
~ act renders them, for the time, more Sociab!e
ard agreeable. BY and by, however the other
parts OF the nervous system are successfully
weakened, the tongue stammers the vision be-
comes double, the legs fail and the man falls
insensib,e 1t is evident, then. that OnIy the
nrSt stages of alcoholic action are at all bene-
iicia the later stages being as clearly In furious
The Price of Corn.
''NO," the honest farmer remarked in tones
OF the deepest detection, 1.-THE big crops don't
do us a bit OF good. What's the use? Corn ONLY
thirty cents. Everybody and eyerything'S dead
set agin the farmer. Only thirty cents for corn.
Why, by gum, it won't pay our taxes, let alone
buy us clothes 1t won't buy us enough salt to
put up barrel of pork. Corn only thirty cents.
BY jocks, its livin', cold-boOded swindle on
tie farmer, that's what it is. 1t amt worth
raiSln corn for such a price as that It's
mean, low robbery" Within the next ten days
that man had sold so much more of his corn
buy corn to feed through the winter with. The
price nearly knocked him down. .What!!r'
ne yelled, "thmty cents for corn! Land alive
thirty cents What are you givln' us. Why 1
don't want to buy your farm, l only want some
corn! Thirty cents for corn! Why, believe
there's nobody left in this world but a set of
land you don't want to be able to buy national
bank with one corn crop! Thirty cents for corn!
Wen, IN let my cattle an horses run on corn
stalks all winter before I'll pay any such an
unheard of outrageous price for corn as that.
Why, the country flooded with corn and thirty
cents bushel is blamed robbery an don't
see how any man, lo0kin at the crop we've
had, can have the face to ask such price,
Huntington Ha~keye.
How HE CAUGHT THE TRAIN,-A good story
is told of one of the grand jurors In attendance
upon the last term of the court. He was afraid
he would not wake in season to take the six
O'Clock train to the capital, which he had talked
over with his wife on retiring. He had just got
into sound sleep when his faithful spouse
woke him, suggesting that it must be time to |
get up. He did; found it was only midnight.
and retired again. Soon he was again aroused, |
and this time, upon consulting the clock, it |
proved to be only p m. Somewhat disguised |
and angered at being so often broken of his |
SlumberS, he again sought his couch, admoniSh-
Ing his wife thuSly: "LOOk here, you keep your |
elbow out OF my back, and your mouth out of |
my ear till morning." Feeling herself relieved |
of any further responsibility, She went to sleep |
for good, and left her lord and master to wake |
when he chose, which he did at O'clock |
Thinking 1t would not pay to try and get any |
more sleep, he built fire. put on his hat and |
oyercOat, took his valise in his hand and sat |
down before the fire for a few minutes Mean |
while his wife slumbered on till O'Clock, when |
she woke to find him gone, whereat she felt |
quite badly, saying she intended to have got |
him warm breakfast. Leisurey proceeding |
to dress herself she sought the kitchen, where, |
to her aStOniShment, she beheld her husband, |
equipped for his journey, satchel in hand Sit /
ting bolt upright In his chair before the stove |
fast asleep, with the train gone over an hour. |
Montpelier Argus.
tEThree naturalized Cinnamon voted at Pen |
SQ I a elections |