Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-18
kovoL AND the NERVES.
=. =, on1 on thu Effects Of Strong
D.. nix Sons Interesting
Experiments.

D. nix Some Interesting
Experiments.
+, Heart Is Atfsctsd-Animals
and Alcoholic Stages
Of Intoxication.
.nor;tative Discussion OF the
hole Subject, Including do.
irium Tremens.
r-on the Chicago Inter ocean,
:, aeal has been recently written in
20 the beneficial and injurious in
mich alcohol exerts upon the hu-
-s,am in health and disease, but
~ saw The effect produced upon the
structure of the body appears in
raas,ire to have escaped attention.
,lsel. much that has been said in
,nnrual- on the subject of the use
hol;c liquors has consisted of gen.
.;nns and assertions made either
;nsntfirient data or from no data
ro, years ago I undertook series
arlments tor the purpose of arriving
euslons. as nearly exact as possible,
ia tue direct effect of alcohol upon
kyous system. These were performed
aops and rabbits and consisted Of two
Without going into minute details,
be sufficient to say that the first SER
re- performed upon dogs, to which
in quantities of from one to three
diluted with equal amounts of
was administered by the stomach.
study OF the symptoms observed
Exceedingly interesting, but it would
bevhst out Of place for me to give
full on this occasion. They may
pnsed into three groups.
eriod of Observation-Disclosures in
yeuents of the limbs, acceleration OF
md of respiration, contraction Of the
erioa of Observation-Disclosures par
beginning in the posterior extremi-
eynarity of pulse and of respiration,
OF the pupils.
priod of Collapse-Complete paraly-
motion, an;esthesia, feebleness of
se and Of respiration, stoppage Of
ton and of the hearts action. death.
was DESTROYS Of knowing how
.,l, &c >hoso oon1;t;,,, x,,e, H.,
presence of alcohol in the blood
ting through the brain, and how
10 distui bance in the quantity of
normally present in this organ. l
pre made an opening in the skull of
and secured it in an instrument by
Of which any increase or diminution
amount of blood contained in the
ould he exactly determined. then
animal an ounce of alcohol di-
Filh an equal quantity of water. In
conds ! detected alcohol in the air
from the lungs.
'ur end q half minutes the respira-
is accelerated, the action of the heart
more rapid and strong, and the pu-
ere beginning to contract. Still
Fas no increase in the intracranial
Fe and l therefore knew that up to
be the amount of blood ip the brain
been augmented. In six minutes
Palf the dogs gait was stage ring,
hugh its movements were uncertain,
pm vertigo, there was no paralysis.
tracranial pressure was still unal-
fluid remained stationary in the
the instrument for seventeen min
I hen it began to rise slowly, and
lis increase in the intracranial pres
lralysis of the posterior extremities
ened. As the amount of blood con-
in the Uranium became greater, the
lis extended, the pupils dilated, and
ensued.
peated this very instructive expert
vice with similar results.
deductions to be made are that the
nptoms which result from the TAX
alcohol into the system are due to
Fulation Of this substance through
|od vessels of the brain, while the
Penomena are, in part, at least the
OF cerebral congestion.
(an like sequence is observed. A
glass of wine induces an exhilara-
d activity Of mind before there is
dence Of an increase in the amount
ID circulating in the cerebral blood
We have rs the immediate effects
Dol upon the nervous system Ger
gree OF poisoning of the brain, from
yet action of alcohol upon its sub.
and IN the next place an increase
mount Of blood circulating through
gan.
re hence able to study with con-
le degree Of exactness the phenome-
coholic intoxication SO far as they
the nervous system.
ave in the first place the stage of
lent, which is characterized by q
pn OF heat in the skin of the whole
"a by redness in the face. The
pear to be larger and more brilliant,
~ Tow more readily and are of bet
ny than are natural to the indi-
Inc tendency to talk is generally
60, but the articulation is usually
distinct and exact as is natural.
position becomes more generous,
re Is perhaps more recklessness as
sequences, although the bounds OF
y relative to conduct and converse
not exceeded.
slonally different set of symptoms
The individual from being nat
Rlkative becomes tacitnrn and stolid,
generous disposition is changed to
which churlishness, selfishness
tendency to quarrel are the CHIEF
quality of the alcohol taken hac
ia!i or If the individual now ceas es
H. the subsequent stages of intoxi.
s' supervene and the equilibrium
restored without the occurrence Of
normal condition. But if the
imolbed has been large, or if the
- are continued, the second stage
perturbation, ensues.
are now vertigo, disturbances Of
~ as result from paralysis of one
OF the muscles Of the eye-balls