The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-26
WHY PEOPLE SCRATCH, THE HEAD
WHEN PUZZLED.

4 recent number Of the Contemporary
! RecieU contains an article by DR.. Brun-
ton. which explains some curious phe-
nomeDa which. though exceedingly COM
mon, have not before received attention.
| The anatomist is familiar with the fact
that there are two large nerves of sensa-
ton known as the &" fifth pair" which
are distributed 10 the top Of the head and
face, and to the mucous membrane Of
the mouth, nose and eyes. These nerves
are closely connected with the nerves
which control the action ., The heart and
OF the bIood-vessels. BY their stimula-
ton, the heart 5 action may be increased.
This explains the fact that the applica-
ton of cool water or cold air to the face
is one of the best means of reviying 4
person who has fallen in syncope.
The Doctor remarks that - it is curl
Gus fact that people of all nations are &C
customed, when in any difficulty. to slim
nerve, and quicken their mental process
es. -hus some persons, when puzzled
scratch their heads; others rub their fore
heads: and others stroke or pull their
Boards thus stimulating the occipital,
frontal, or mental branches of these
rerves. Many Germans, when thinking,
have habit of striking their fingers
against their noses. and thus stimulating
the nasal cutaneous branches, while in
other countries some people stimulate the
branches distributed to the mucous men,
hrane Of the nose by taking snuff.
1.-The late Lord Derby, when tYarslat-
ing Homer, was accustomed to eat bran
died cherries. One man will eat figs
while composing leading article: an
other will suck chocolate creams; others
will smoke cigarettes, and others sip /
brandy and water. By these means they 1
stimulate the lingual and bucCal branch I
es of the fifth nerve, and thus reileXlyE
excite their brains. Alcohol appears tot
excite circulation through the brain re-
iiexly from the mouth. and to stimulate
the heart retlexly from the stomach, even
before it is absorbed into the blood.
ever. it is absorbed from the stomach.
and passes with the blood to the heart
to the brain. and to the other parts of
the nervous system. upon which it begins
to act directly" Then commences the
raraly2iug effects of alcohol. Previous
to It's reception iato the blood. its effects
are those of a stimulant: now they are
those of a paralyzing agent.
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