The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-27

1ifeTe are r course on1y certain
number Of musical instruments. VIII
a nnpsiea doctor use an of them N ffs
Fr~stiee, Win tsey make up his phn-rs-
cc1eeaa> or VIII he become a specialist
On css fastrarasht, first vieIinfst, so to
spea4z, n the Grand crekssns OF the pro-
fszion? IL be hecSnes I. s,,ecseiasi he
must treat different diseases by ..ssiTyriiIl.
is%nrtag Srfissent t,rnEs. TssS swan song
froaa .froAestgffi" world aatarsify Yia-1
one effect apCs a man "A . fl; ..rs-r..
rar ,ooul~5e 1ys smoother. rT0fssser Ear
chanew a5eribrfsas enc frefnens fafhirs
of music 70 ctre diseases to lis ne,na
used ab Bsio wrong 6ifnn ant Il. ansuita.
i bic CASES. 80 of e1nurse shs youns n.asi.
cal practitioner win syer0Ssc tfls incest
jadgment Ne ras tsy down some
l'standafd rules .hke wagner in case of
stupor," OF '0ifensacn n t1elanchelia,
hut he viii never dream of gfrtrg 81
FOwe Fen Dollars 70 .g'rsrads )" when al.
| unfortunate has faken. erseaic with sui
cidsl intent, or Of p1escafhsslls the newest
ballet music for asgilf suffering with st.
Vitus' dance,
The Russian sayant expressed The con-
yiction that a time will come when 1ru-
sic lin the hands of scientifically trained
physicians will be acknowledged to be
an agent of great power for the relief OF
suffering. 1t would he now if il were
'in the hands of scientifically trained
physicians. Their training has taught
them to detect human suffering. They
car, see q man vince when his eur il
shocked; they can see him squirm and
twist smiling all the time-wlliie some
one sings 1.-THE Last Rose of Summer"
out Of tune. They can m fact hear his
teeth CRATE when his fsvDrite air is
played felse. Can the ordinary young
person at tho piano do that; can the
leader of the German band; can the fell
lew with the hand organ?
"HeW can music fail to relieve" ex-
claims Tareilauow, when series of
cases has proved that it is the the most
powerful regulator of mems moods and
feelings which dominate many sides of
the psychicai and physical life of the
organismf' A profane critic might sug-
gest that nlasiciaDs es class do not ex-
ssnplify that perfect regulation" of
their emotions which might be expected.
The professor has doubtless never seen
two bandmssters pulling eaGa ethers
hsir In @ fight ebofit the proper tempo
of the Dead March In gaol. " is even
possible that he has never heard of rival
prima donnas scratching and clawing.
But this failure 10 regulate the emotions
Of sansfciers may be the result Of the
tolerance begotten of oveI'use The same
thing happens IN the medicine Of the
present day, An old Inorphia Gend can
take enough of the drug to kill dozen
ordinary men Then there are Of course
those Styrians who, beginning to take ar
senic when they are young, are II years
able to eat it as some people do garlic.
However ell this may be, the sedative
effect of music on patients in whom the
instrument of mind is s'like sweet bells
tangled ont Of tune and harsh is uni
versally admitted. Canon Hartford, an
Englishmsn, has reported clinical ex-
perinonts made by the st. Cecilia guild
that show that it has q distinctly bene-
fetal effect in certain cases of insomnia.
Here. 100, one would think the tune
e-npioyed would have to be chosen with
vezY nice Judgment.
Music doubtless will relieve pain.
not by acting ON the nerve centers, but
By dfstractiug the sufferers attention.
Tins is the true field for music as a
therapeutic agency, and 1t is Improbable
that it ever can do more. Orpheus made
trees and mountains dance to his lutte,
and the Pied Piper's music purged
Hamelin Of rats, but it is very doubtful
whether Canon Hartford will ever
charm away a tumor or rid tubercu-
lous lung of bacilli. Within limits,
however, music may be most useful
handrnsi6en to medicine, and in this age
81 nerves" it might possibly be made to
play an important part in the prevention
ct the many diseases which are fostered
if not actually engendered by depression
and fatigue. Canon Hartford and his
colleagues may be encouraged to perse-
we're in their.efforts ito press the most
spiritual of the fine arts into the service
OF suffering humanity, = New York