Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-26
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DR. William Evart, the well known
London physician, says in an article In
the St Louis Star:
Sleep has two offices, both fulfilled in
the long sleep of night, which it is our
usual endeayor TO secure for our pa
tients-namely, that of favoring the
slow changes of repair and that OF in
terrupting consciousness by uncoupling
the chain Of neurons or by relaxing
protoplasmic tension or tone. This re-
lief of tension is, it would seem, the
only Office performed by the shorter
spells of sleep, and therefore the two
forms of sleep suggest two therapeutic
objects. The nights sleep which comes
without any drugs may need to be bet
tered, and in improving the quality Of
spontaneous sleep our help is often Of
value. 1t might also need to be pro-
longed.
The systematic prolongation of sleep
for the cure of disease is one of our
opportunities hitherto little used. Pro
longed narcosis has also been suggested
in excessive wear and tear Of the nerv-
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fections, including the mental, its re
newed trial, combined with suitable
methods in feeding, might lead to en-
couraging results.
Best suited perhaps to our everyday
needs is a systematic resort to the
shorter sleep. Like the light Install
ments of food which restore the lost
function of appetite and digestion,
short sleep in the day may be essential
to the cure of nocturnal insomnia. Our
growing wealth in hypnoucs warrants
q hope that a suitable agent may yet
be found which in that direction would
minister to the health Of the invalid
and might command the luxury of sleep
at an opportune time for the conyen.
ience Of the worker.
Massage For ApopIexy.
The medical profession recognizes to-
day as it has never done before the re-
markable aid Of massage. 1t has done
marvellous things for paralysis, even
for apopleXy, at which doctors once
looked on helplessly. ApopleXy IS caus-
ed by a clot of blood on the brain, and
IL that clot can be broken up, if an
emptylng can be effected Of clogged
veins, recovery is in sight. Constant
massage of the forehead and skull will
do it (this has been proved over and
over again, while paralyzed limbs, by
patient, constant kneading, can have
new life rubbed into them.
To Turn Negroes White.
Professor Marshall Johnston Of the
University of Kansas school Of medi-
cine has discovered q means whereby
he claims to be able to make the negro
white. Briefly set forth, Professor John
ston's method consists in innOculatng
the negro with the serum Of leucitis
or albinism, harmless disease which
produces those strange oddities of ma
ture known as Albinos. The fact that
albinism is the result of disease is
discovery in itself, the credit of which
belongs to the professor.
Novel Life Raft.
The navy department is providing
some Of the warships with a new and
novel life raft. 1t consists of an clip
teal copper tube, somewhat fattened,
with alright compartments strength
ened by fins. The tube Is incased in
cork wound with canvas and made alb
solutely water tight. Attached to this
float Is rope netting three feet deep,
from which is suspended a wooden
Slated bottom. The netting is sus-
pended on the inner side of the float
from rings which travel on lashings, so
that the bottom rests in the proper
position, no matter which side Of the
float falls upon the water when it is
thrown overheard.