The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-05-22
Disturbed Brain,

Disturbances of the hrai,, are com my,
in early life The dcl;ca.v and ra,,;d
Growth Of this. tnnmost s",.,sn nm 'matas it y
Terv suscent;ble to many ;nflnences that
it easily .re,,els in after Years. :, n donhles
its weight within the first three years of
life. II is not al birth SO we'll nrotected
as it will be in a few later Years. Il he
gins its outer life with covering Of n,any
pieces. The ANGLES at which Is,,me IL
these parts meet are soft and yieldinoI
So we need not wonder that conyulsions
or disturbances Of the brain arc. common
in infancy. Some infants are more ia
ble to them than others. Some have a. a
nervous system so easi,y r,liso,lieted. that
easily digested food NAV se;C,stnrl, the
Ealimentary- canal as ,tf, cause sad, res,,,ts
of a convulsiye character. AS fast AS the
brain increases in growth and .tirmlness.
and its structure is more ana more com
plete and able to resist liiany adverse
circumstances of the outer world. conyt1i.
sions cease. AS the spasms, begin, the
child utters distressing shrek. peculiar
to the cerebral nialadies Of infancy. The
upper and lower limbs contract. = All the
features of the faceare systematically dis
torted. The jaws, strike violently and
firmly against each other and often Sc
verely wound the tongue. The !" te,y,,elids
open widely. At first the child vot,mits
simply the contents Of it's stomach, hut
soon eiectssa Toreenisll mucous fluid.
Other indications of cerebral diseases sue
ceed. The respiration is more. unequal
and irregular. The early indications
grow worse and worse. e5R s'1at ,''+slt I.
These and similar indications mean not
SO much, or, only that the nervous sys-
TEN is irritated and thrown II into an ab-
normal state as that the brain itself, the
source and centre Of all nerve. power is
diseased. The bowels are, more or less
disturbed. Nausea and vomiting occur
The. pupils are, more or less concealed
under the upper lid. The eye balls are
sometimes spasmodically drawn from
side to side. The head is usually retract-
ed, all the limbs are alternately contract
ed and relaxed. n The thumbs thrown,
across the palms are more closely clinch-
ed by the fingers than at first. The pulse
and breath are. .hastened. The respir,-
ton is usually irregular. Other abnor-
nal conditions mio6t he noted., gbut we
have given a number. sufficient to mark
the malady. YES -.
Commissions are not Il hereditary, but a
tendency to them NAV be. They occur
in the initial stages Of eruptive inaladies,
as measles and scarletina. They are oc,,
.casionally induced by the spec uliar condi-
Of the mothers milk, produced by violent
emotions, as anger and deep grief. Slight
causes nav induce this alarming malady.
But whatever the immediate cause may
be, this result is irritatiye Of the nervous
system. The brain, as the scourceg of
nervous power. svmpathizes with the irri
tated organ. ~ ~ 51fs.,9,s e5i,' ..f,a,
Commissions NAV not have pre,nonitorv
symptoms. Nothing occurs to warn the
mother of what is soon to happen. The
child, from a quiet state, passes at once
into convulsive one. usually, however,
certain Indications at5pear to those who
can intetnret them. If = staaaS -
2 The muscles around the mouth and eses
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