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

niie1e are o. course only a certain
naznbct- IF musical instruments. VIII
q n1nsic;s doctor use an Of them IN hfs
srsetiee, VIII teaey make cp his phar.ars-
ccyesaa. or win he become a gpecisligt
'crn oss fo:trarNertt, fS-ss viofinfst, 20 to
spea4z, n Ira stard trskeehs .; the pro.
foAiono IL be ie<,Nnss s,,et-seiAi re
must treat Different jiissasfs ~ 'aslr~iT,.
isesrtlg Sriaseat t,rpr.s. rfso gs7s;l sons
!. froaa .Ioa.agTnI" vcold aat.-sffy f,a~1
one effect spGs q man 4 . s.; ''rs-r.
. ia boo1lr~<3e ny" arossrsr rTofs-cr T'.--
chaHew a5eribrtsss sha iresn.n< fa1n,rs
of music 70 ctre diseases 10 rs ee'na
used as N, wrong 6ifns sfe +. ansuite.
l'bie cases. sosf sifarsn shs vuanc r..s;-
cal practitioner win sxsroisc tils n:cest
jtsdgment Ne raa lay 15~r sune
l'stsndatd rules .hks twas,atc in case Of
stup6r," OF "0ifenHacn II t1elanrasiia,"
INIT he VIII never cream Of GYM IL
FOws Fes Dollars q. .g'rsrsHt," whe,l az.
unfortunate hus FaiAn. arseaic with sui
cidal intent, on Of prescafh.l.s the newest
ballet music for a<giia suffering with st.
Vitus' dance
The Russian sayaft expressed the con-
yiction that time viii come when lru-
sic IN the hands Of scien tisica1ly trained
physicians" viii be acknowledge to be
an agent of great power for the relief Of
suffering. It would be now if il Were
I'm the hands Of scientifically trained
physicians. Their training has taught
them to detect human suffering. They
can see man vince when his eur il
shocked; they can see him squirm and
twist smiling all the time--wLiie some
one sings 1.-THE Last Rose Of summer"
out Of tune. They can m fact hear his
teeth CRATE when his fsvGrite air is
played false. Can the ordinary youug
person at tho piano 90 that; can the
leader Of the German band; can the fell
lew with the hand organ?
"HeW espn music fail to relieve" ex-
elsitas Tsreilauow, when q series Of
cases has proved that it is tho tho most
powerful regulator of mems moods and
feelings which dominate many sides of
The psychic-l and physical life of the
organism" A profane critic mi Shit sug-
gest taat nIdsiciaps ss Class do not ex-
sshplify that perfect 'regulatioa" Of
their emotions whicia might tie expected.
Tbs professor 'a&s donbtltes n7ver seen
two bsndmsstors pulling esGd .tl,srs
hsi, In g fght ebogt the proper tempo
Of tane Dead March il, c8ai. " is even,
posstbls thai he has never heard OF rival
priMa dounaB scratching ana clawing.
But tiaih fsslaIe 10 regulate The emotions
Of sauefciers may bs the result CT the
Tolerance begotten Of oveIuse. The same
thing happens IN the r.edipia9 OF tho
pressnt t.y, An OLD InoTphia lend csA
| take enough OF the drug to Iziil q dozen
ordinary nlen. Then there are Of course
i:ioHe Styrians who, beginning to tsI,a ar
senic when they are young, are IL Yoaia
able to eat it as some people 90 garlic.
However ell this may be, the sedativo
effect of music On patients i'll whom the
instrument of mind is ''1ike sweet bells
tangled ont Of tune and harsh" is uni
vessally admitted, Canon Hartford, an
snglishrnsn, has reported clinical ex.
perinaent% made by the st. CECILIA guild
That show that it has q distinctly bene-
foie, effect in certain cases of insomnia.
Here, 100, one would think the tune
e-a r.oyed would have to be chosen with
ve7zY 1sioe judgment.
Music doubtless will relieve pain.
act by acting ON the nerve centers, but
BY dfstracting the sufferers attention.
This rs the true field for music as q
therapeutic agency, and it is improbable
that it ever can do more. Orpheus made
trees and mountains dance to his lutte,
and the Pied Piper's music pursed
Hamelin Of rats, but it is very doubtful
whether Canon Hartford will ever
charm away tumor or rid tubercu-
lous lung of bacilli. Within limits,
however, music may be most useful
nandrnsieen to medicine, and in this age
81 NERVES" it might possibly be made to
play an important part in the prevention
st 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 to press the most
spiritual of the fine arts into the service
Of suffering humanity. - New York
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