The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15

yet sent blood bounding through the
blood vessels. A sluggish stream does
not fertilize or sustain a vital part. No
lungs can fight against disease
unless they are nourished by rich
pure blood. A STOPPING posture, q snail
pace, cramped and shut oil from the in.
ternal organs especially the heart snd
lungs. fully halt OF the vitality they need.
Good food, plenty OF sleep avail much,
but unless every organ is freed from pres,
sure. such as is caused by stopping and
lRclng, health cannot be maintained nor
disease prevented or cured. So TO effect q
cure OF eonsum ption, most of all carry
yourself well, take course in calisthenid
exercises, cultivate the habit of admiIine
fine forms and princely and oueenly care
riage. Fancy yourself the envied ruler OF
the universe, If possible, and try to look
the character. The dullest IMAGINATION
can picture what that persons outward
charms should be. At the end of thres
months the finely poised head will look
as II it belonged to veritable queen.
The Value of Massage Treatment-Un-
doubtedly the creates: value of message is
In the treatment of sprains, luxations and
juxta-srticular fractures 1t has been
generally conceded that the beneficial re-
suits from massage in these conditions
have been due 10 a stimulation of the cir
culstlon and absorption, but its exact ac<
ton has not been demonstrated until DR..
Castex reported the results of series of
careful experiments to the society of BIZ
oiogy Of Paris. at a recent meeting.
The question Castex sought to answer
was as TO what scientific explanation
could be offered by the results obtained
by massage. Castey proceeded to produce
variety OF traumutisms upon large dogs,
such as spralns, COMMISSIONS. iuxations, etc.
Inc injuries were always made sVmmet-
really, that is, similar injuries on two corr
responding parts. The one part to be
massaged and the other treated other-
wise. Both the immediate and ultimate
obvious results were carefully studied
and finally the muscles, both massaged
and not massaged, were carefully exam-
lned micrOscopically. The nerves and
blood vessels In the region of the trauma<
tlsms were also examined. The entire
course OF the experiments extended over
year. The immediate results of massage
were lessening OF pain and diminution
OF swelling. The latter results were
chiefly an absence of ultimate atrophy of
the parts. The dislocated shoulder of o
dog which had been massaged ultimately
measured 80 centimeters in circumfer-
ence, while ths opposite shoulder, which
had been similarly injured but not mas
saged measured only Is centimeters. The
astrological examinations of the parts
vie ded most interesting results. The
muscles OF the traumatized region on the
side that had not been massaged showed,
frat. dissertation OF the Muscular fibera
we marked by longitudinal striae; sec
ond, a hvperplasia of the neigbbcring
connective tissue; third. a slight enlarge
ment OF the muscular fbers; fourth, the
sarcolemma was usually found intact On
the contrary, the muscles of the trauma-
tiled region of the side that was masssged
were entirely normal. The vessels on the
non-massaged side showed evidences of a
hyperpasia of their outer walls, and tha
nerve branches near the injury were irri-
tated and gave evidence of perineuriti and
endOneuriti On the side massaged both
arteries and nerves were normal. These
results were found to be constant.
DR.. Castex' experiments are of sufficient
importance to awaken the interest Of
every practitioner. especially those whG
have made use OF massage with sstisfaGs
tory results; and they certainly deserve
supplementing and extension by other in<
vestigators.-Phiade pl,iG Medical and SURF
qlcdl Reporter.