Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-16
The NOTWITHSTANDING HABIT.
An Affection that Distorts the Features
for Life and Causes Grave Diseases.
Neg York World

An Affection that DI.torts the Features
for Life and Causes Grave Disease
New York World
While q reporter was in the ofice Of .
ell-known physician of this city tho latter
asked him il he had noticed . young man
who had ju,t passed out The reporter
answered tnat he had becau,e hs thought
he had met the young man in Brooklyn .
short time before
"That was probably another person suffer
ing from the same trout le" said the doctor.
sThis is . curious affection It is moro
common than is supposed. occurs in infancy.
1t manhood and at middle age. and causes q
great d,a! of suffering; yet it is q strange
thing that People in general do not sesm to
pay any attention TO this affection when oc-
curing in their own families in spite Of the
manner in which Il distorts the face, until
sons sctual di ease >sts in and medical aid
is nee ,ssary. Even physicians do not seem
to reflect at this trouble may cause any
ono Of large numlsr OF diseases affecting
tie system IN general
Way continued tho doctor. you can
tell one Il tuess N nth -hrsatners any whore
the m men; yoa ses him From disease Of
the nose hi, lip ars rstractei. his mouth b
continually open, his gums recsie and his
teeth protru ie. particularly taco In the up
per Jaw; t 70 feb that rms the lower part
Of tho stril' is shrunksn. tbs openings OF
the no trils are dimini hsd in siae there are
wrinkle. at the outer siyes Of the eyes and
deep lines run from the ncstriis to the angles
OF tn mouth Thess all give the peril
either an expression Of idocy, Stiffness or SUI
ferine.
But the principal thing van: to call
your attention 70. said the doctor. lis The
Necessity of parents and nurses watching
children when they fall asleep and prevent
ing them from breathing with their mouths
open In grown persons. disease OF the
nose or throat may lead 70 mouth breathing
add ths resulting distortion Of the features,
bat is u the osbcr way with childvpa They
should be taught TO Use the mouth FOR eat
ing and speaking only, and If they fall
as,esp With thsir mouth, op.n tie lips
should Be- gently pressed together Taus
many constitutional disea0s such ~ spinal
sroubss, pigeon breast and perhaps even
rieksss may be avoided. not 70 speak Of
affections Of the nose and threat
II seems that medical men are not the only
ones who have studied mors or iess carefully
the habit Of mouth breathing George Cat.
lin. the portrayef cf Amsrsoan Indian lie
and customS claimed in one Of his works
tat il was known FAC: taat man can In
hale nephitic air through his nose Tor . Ger
tain time in the bottom Of . well without
harm. bat II be opened his mouth 70 answer
. question or call for help his lungs an
eiosd and be expirsA Casiin says:
Il have seen . poor Indian woman In The
wilderness lowering her baby from Der
breast and pressing is lips together - it
falls aG'sspr Among 20oo. 90 people b
found that deafness, dumhossS spinal curra-
ture, and deaths from teeshing and diseases
Of The rcspirator pasAgss w~s aanoss IN
known He attributes this exemption from
thsss ailmsots % very common in eiviiifsi
LIE solely 70 tns hasis OF breathing through
tho noA