Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-25
ABNORMAL BREATHING.


NOSE AND MOI TIN MOUTH.
Neither man nor animal breathcs
through the mouth normally. The
only natural way tot respiration and
iuspirntion II through the nose. When
We breathe through the nose, the cold,
dry, impure air IL sufficiently warmed,
supplici with watery vapDr and freed
from dust. When VIZ breathe through
thu nose, smelling at the same umc
through our organ Of smell, which u.s.
siels respiration, We become aware OF
the presence Of an Injurious or Of q
generally abnormal miEtur, drawn IN
by the breath, and can then either cor.
rIct sY uuinvOrnblo an Atmosphere or
pHcnue from II. Furthermore, only In
the u No are found those fine arrange.
mouts which can prevent the entrance
Of Injurious substance into the deeper
rlspifntory organs tlarynx and lung4l
aud thus stop the further advance Of
the hostile body tpsintll smoke, iffl.
tating dampncss, thick dust, e,c.)
! beef irs tIeiying that which hhs already
slyly effected an entrance. This IL
done by the HD'callc1 nasal rt0,x
| brcathing, to which elias, hOlougB
sne,z.ng. II We breathe through the
mouth the air ~ neither sufficiently
walmei nor satisfactorily m0istrd, AND
laden with all IT. bad mixtures of dust
Of mineral, animal aud vegetable
origin, added 10 injurious gazbes,
reaches the larynx, the air.lubrs anu
| the lungs.
snoring IA only the least among tho
evil consequences OF Ur lihiug through
the mouth. The swollen, sore, con-
s,autly chappcd lips, bad condition u
| the front teeth ana decay OF the back
ones, detective development oi the
/ sense Of smell, frequent inflammation
/ OF the throat, attacks VI fever, diph.
| thurin And catarrh, aud soreness " the
| laryux and lungs ntc consequences VI
! breathing through the mouth which
have been frequently observed. In
| children one often sees habiuai
! anu peculiar weak or oven stupid tN-
/ preston Of counluunuCe, 10 las altu
been found, through the experiments
! Of different stworthy Observers, that
There IL u casual connection between
stammeting and breathing through the
mouth. On the other hand, however,
certain forms OF nightmare aud asthma
are cauged by breathing through the
mouth. rhat Infants are sometimes
brought almost 10 deaths door when
prevented 10y cold from breathing
through the nose Is u fact well known
~ physicians.
When child or grown person be-.
gins 20 breathe with the mouth open
,her, must exist some sutilciout ceu.t
for the occurrence In the uppoImosi
ait passages. No one would voluntar
ily exchange the only healthy, com
Portable manner OF breathing thrOuel
the hose for the hurdensomc and un
healthy breathing through the mouth
let anyone attempt TO breathe through
the mouth for fivu minutes, instead Of
90 one Ia accustomed, through the nose
uud he viii soon he convinced that j
D. almost impossible. Almost Of itself
that IL, without muscular force, through
the more pressure Of thg air. the mouth
closes aud the original manner o
breathing Il resumed.
Whoever snJrcs can, az q rule, no
breathe through the nose. That (
would be useless Ia such cases 10 dc
sire TO close tho mouth mechanical.
Ia entirely comprehensive. Ever
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