The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
.HJlIAN BRAIN CELLS.
THEY REUSE ToWoRX UNDER TOO
HIGH 4 PRESSURE.

HIGH q PRESSURE.
Put on roo aiucl.. s:c:sa ::rd These
Minl.e Organisms Co c., Strike
Why Mex, Go Grey Ecco:.c -,b-
*e:;t.ain.:cG.
Keeping pace yvitl, scientific thought
and progress certain problems which
in the pas; haye been Sheivca for want
Of light being thrown upon them have
been taken ::p a@a;a one by oae to uEl-
Gergo further examination H., Tic all
! Of improved science.
Tie newest revelation in this d.ccc-
ton tends to the science Of tie mind
and includes the following problems:
Why does man act qucerly when
he is intoxicated?
Why is a man abscntminded on oc-
casions?
Why does a man sometimes become
violently insane, often a dangerous,
ravng lunatic?
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our immediate fathers, who have hard
" ever satisfactorily explained them
away or indeed thrown much reliable
''ght upon them. The human brain is
composed Of cells, and each cell is
simple bit Of nerve substance, from
one end Of which. like an octopus.
spring 4 number Of tentaclcs. While
from another part arises an arm diff
ferent from them and of great length.
The long arm is intended for trans
hitting impressions from one portion
of the brain system to another. it be-
ing made to touch the tentaclcs or
short arms of the next one to it. the
latter in it's turn effecting contact with
a third cell. and so on.
Thus a message is conveyed and the
mind gets its news. The entire brain
is made up Of these cells. whose num-
Der is legion and whose full strength
is grouped in systems. these systems
in turn being arranged in commun!-
ties. the communities in clusters and
finally the clusters in consultations.
by which divisions !hcy are known to
PSYCHOLOGISTS.
So long rs the mind is in . healthy
condition each little cell. OF brain oc-
toous. attends 10 lis business faithful
IL and gives no trouble. but as man
generally is aa animal who usually re-
fuses to live the life spanned oUt by
nature and adopts instead tie life laid
down by the modcrn artificial process
of living. Instituted forsootn By civil
lization, mental disturbances frequent
IL arise through the brain becoming
abused in various ways. from over
work and alcohol principally.
Your octopuslii:e brain cell is q liv-
ing little thing. and It can endure a
great deal Of abuse from you. but if
you should go a little too Ear it rebels
and refuses 10 work any longer by
breaking contact with is companion
cells. which 1t can DO by Withdrawing,
It's long arm and getting Itself out OF
circuit. Dut this rebellion is conduct
ed 10y Whole groups Of cells acting to-
GetAes il full harmony.
Now. the object OF this strike" is
simply 70 a.oid cycrworls. for each
tiny Gel! las stored within lis Minute
space Only 9 certain amount OF ene:sG.5?.
but il yo;s p:.v Gu tAe high pressure
this is e:ss;iy consumed by tile opera
tion OF tie brain. and tie organism
breaks down frc;:a exhaustion. Now.
take tie ::sst CT the problems Just |
stated Wien = person takes TOO much !
20 drink. TIE cells IL those patches OF
the b:4l:a 1l.;:: a.e responsible for TIE
cGn,la4t OF muscular movement be-
como Effected a:a Tic man s;a@2sssesS.
When the dose is very large. the
cells. which. although stuDeGeG. have
tried 20 keep 1he;r master on bis legs,
now cease working. and the man sleeps |
Ike one dead Finally, if more than !!
enough CT alcoholic d;in, be taken.
;he effect on the cells is to paralSzc
taem, and the unfortunate nan dies.
There is some relation between ex-
traordinary activity Of the mind and
1iS:iuI. '. CcllIt.ScS Ill { =! ~ " SAhiDil |
symptoms OF mental alienation. and
singular 10 rciate. their chil:!rcn are
ls:::;,iI.:- inferior 20 t,losc OF average
...eis.
,1oi. ii,.:stance. 10: 10 co. .oat Of Eng
ll.;, lo:. example. Glo:awell was ::
ayro1hondraic and had visions. Dean |
Swift Inherited Insanity and was him
81. nol :, l;;t.!e sa:d. Shelley Was call
cd II h:s friends Mad Shelley
1....a.ies j.a..ao Wet cray johnson
was anoti!e:, :lvHoclo!4dl'iac. Golcril@e
was; . i2@rbi,i iis;;iliac Miltcr, was oi' {:
morbid ii.i'n OF i.liad nearly approach
;n= insanity f4los;"rn ideas OF hades
:Il-e largely formed o:1 The description
evolved by his disease, :"la@;ua;iono.
and Byron said he was vis;icd ~
ghosts
Ills mental alienation occurring in
tic foregoing c::ses shows ;hat GER
tt;;.in specific srouis o.: brain cells iave
come uadei, tie hanetEl intlue,:ce Of
tho .~;,i.Ii-,m ss1.;,.i. cal1cl t.,!p,t- M,