The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-16
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There are two nerves, kuoSn ~ IA.
9th pair. which are distributed 10 the
skin ~ the head and 10 III. mucous
membrane ~ the eyes. urse and mouth
Jbes" nerves are %clo,sly connected
with the heart aud vessels. and Wv
stimulating their branches the circula.
ton may be greatly Influenced. a. I'm
the case ~ fnintinR. u IL q curious
fact that people ~ all nation. are nc.
cusiomcd. when In ans difficulty, To
stimulate u or another branch II the
nth nerve. and quicken their mental
processes. Thus some persons, when
puzzled. scratch their head. other.
rub their forcbsais. aud Others stroke
or pull their boards. thns stimulating
the occipi,sl. frontal err mental
branches ~ those nerves. MANY Ger.
mans. when thinking. have a habit Of
striking their fingers against their
noses. and thus stimulating the nasal
c%utaneous branches while in this conn.
Try some people stimulate the branches
distributed Ia the mucous membr an, al
VI" nose by taking SNUFF. The late
LORD Derby, when translating Homer
was accustomed Ia eat branded cher.
rics. One man will eat ags while com.
posing q leading article smother will
suck chocolate Crcmrs others will
smoke cigarettes. aud Others SIP brandy
and water by these meanathry slim.
ulntc lhu liGgunl and buccal brnpcb,,
81 me NTH nerves. aud thus rcnoNiy
excite thcir brains. Alcohol appears
!" excite The circulation through the
brain rriloNly from the mouth. aud Ia
stimulate tho heart rc1rxiy from the
siomach". even bcfur" IL " absorbed
into the blood shortly after il has
been swallowed, however, IL IL nbsntbed
from the Stomacho. aud passes ,i,h
the blood Ia the heart, to the brain.
nnd la the other part of the Dcryou.
upon which Il then begin. Ia
directly. Under It's influence the
heart beats more quickly. the blood cir.
cuintes NOR" freely, and thus the func.
uonal power 81 the various organ. In
the body In Increased ~ that the brain
may think more rapidly. the muscle.
,ct more powerfully. and III. stomach
more easily. Hut with this .x.
the effect of alcohol upon the
nervous system may be- described as
pnc ut progressive paralysis. The
ccnters suffer first. and the
Judgment Is probably the first quality
"a bo impaired. One III the most cs.
novolists ~ the present day In.
'ormS me that although he can TAX, "A
great doal ~ wine without any nppar-
'nt effect on him, yet n single glass Of
N enough Ia take the fine edge
his intellect. lie IL able to writ,
'hsily and nucntly In the evening, after
dinner aud drinking but what
,e then writes will not bear his own
next morning, although, curl
enough. " may seem Ia him cx.
Mt the time 81 writing. As the
fleet 81 alcohol progresses, Judgment
'ccones stillfurthcr impaired, although
ne other faculties II the mind may RI.
main not only undiminishcd by the III.
'cct action II alcohol upon the brain.
mt greatly Increased by the general
at the circulation. The i'm
igination may thus be- moro vivid than
'sual. aud the emotions moro lively,
both being more or less liberated
rom the control at the Judgment. man
lest themselves in sparkling wit or
'ithering invcctivc. Sheridan Is said
- have delivered his greatest speech
lndor the influence II two bottles OF
hampuign, which he had swallowed ut
single draught aud persons of over
ant'ous temperament and too reserved
manners, tho removal of the excessive
ostraint under which they habitually
~ rondors them. for u time. moro so
table and agreeable, By and by, how.
YER, tho other parts III the nervous
ystom are successfully weakened. the
'nguc stammcrs. the vision becomes
on6lc, the legs fail, and the man falls
hsensiblc. II II evident. then. that
My h first stages IL alcoholic action
re- at all beneficial, the latter ,tas.s
cing Ms clearly injurious,