St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-08

that their nasal functions refuse to
do the work allotted to them by nat
ure. >''
These patients are known to the
nose specialists as "rhinomaniacs.
Many Of them go as far as to desire
instead Of cauterization to have yari-
Gus parts of the nasal partition cut,
sawed or chiseled out, end of late years
1t is almost a. daily duty of the spe-
cialist to drill larger passages into
the unnaturally small nostrils so as
TO make larger apertures for breathing.
1t Is a well-known physiological fact
that all unused bones, muscles, glands
ana nerves of the body atrophy. A par
allel to this is seen in the fact that
animals and fish deprived of light
Tor generation after generation finally
become blind. The fish of the Mann
moth cave, Of Kentucky, for instanse.
are blind, and so is the common gros-s
mole,
Inc question here presents itself to
the phys1ologist whether in future ages
the function Of the human nose will not
De mere historical tradition.
Anatomy teaches us that if we throw
a strong light into the perfectly normal
iAOSIt1I we Shall ma on It's outer
wall three and frequently four turbi-
mated surfaces, forming conspicuous
projections ranging from half an inch
| TO an inch and a half in length. Dill
gent search within the average Ameri-
can nose OF today reveals no such con-
oltlons. On the contrary the upper
most projections are, as a rule. rI1di
mentary even in the mature adult, and
frequently are altogether absent.
moreover, it is doubtful whether the
american nasal cavity of the present
time could accommodate them even if
present, without being considered in
the light of phenomenon. ,4.l
NOSES GETTING OUT OF PLACE.
1t is rather singular fact that
among our native population the nose
| is not only lessening in caIiber. but is
gradually shifting from it's true central
position; SO much so that only about
three or four in every one hundred
! noses are found occupying their physi-
ognomatic 1ocation-in the middle of
the face. The other ninety-six or
n1nety-seven all digress laterally more
or less from straight line running
from the root of the nose to the nasal
spine. A perfect nose, especially of the
creek type, is now rarely seen among
American people.
The question for investigation is what
is the reason of the narrowness of the
nasal passages among Americans. Is
1T due to the nasal passages being more
or less occluded or is the occluded con-
dition due to the narrowness of the ma
sal passages?
Americans are gradually becoming a
nation OF outh-breathers, and mouth
breathing is most pernicious factor in
altering the status of the nose. The
practice Is opposed to nature, which
intended the mouth solely for speaking
and eating.
1t is, moreover a we'll known fact
that man, with all his boosted superi-
GRITTY and intelligence, is the only be-
Ing that habitually violates the natural
law, and breathes through the mouth.
All other animals, domestic and wild
the COW, dog, cat, wolf, lion, rabbit
breathe through the nose. The fact that
man does not, is the cause of the pres
ent abnormal condition of the nose. and
| also the chief reason why he is the most
sickly Of all animals. Could I make
my voice heard by every person In
America, these would be my words:
Except when eating or speaking, keep
your mouth shut"
If the lumen Of the nostrils is dim
inished, the nose is unable to pe.rornl
its physiological function, and when
this condition is present, especially in
children, it makes a harmful and far
reaching impress, not only on the nose,
but also on the mental and physical
development of the individual as WELL
The nasal passages are not only. the
seat of smell, but their extensive sur
face contains a number of hairs, ella
and follicular glands, which serve to
warm, filter, cleanse, refine and moisten
the air before it's entrance into the
throat and lungs. Air entering an open