The Marshall republican., 1906-11-09
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HICCouGH.

have recently been called upon 10
relieve a seyere case OF hiccough which
has lasted several days. Although a great
deal OF medicine has been used. the case
was growing steadily worse. Five min
utes' treatment with my two hands az
fected n complete cure. and there has
beensno return OF the trouble.
Hiccough, being a Simultaneous spas.
modic contraction OF the diaphragm
and the CLOTHS. II Is only natural IA
suppose that the proper way to over
come the difficulty Is to remove the
contractions. But. before proceeding
further, the correct thing TO do is 10
learn just what this diaphragm In. First.
II In n muscle: Il Is the partition be-
tween the frebox and ash pan OF the
body. Above this partition are the
organs which receive the fuel and
convert II into power. and below II
are those through which the ashes or
matter from which all useful proper.
ties have been extracted are 10 be elm.
mated.
II occupies m oblique position Jus,
between the lungs and the stomach,
separating the two and forming wha,
Ii often termed the door OF the for
mer and the roof OF the latter. But, ~
said before. IL separates the fire boa
or thoracic cavity. and the ash pan. or
abdominal cavity: the two particular
organs which Il lies Immediately be.
tween, however, are the stomach and
lungs.
The diaphragm Ia concave In form, the
concave side being toward the abdomen.
You have doubtless frequently seen q
little hollow rubber ball, such M chill.
dren play with. Well. II you were Ia
cut n OF those balls In two through
the center. the shape OF either side would
very much resemble that of the diaph-
ragm. excepting that the hollow is no,
quite no pronounced-the diaphragm Ia
as large M a hat crown. Then II this
half-ball were placed In an oblique po-
sition between the stomach and lungs,
II would represent the diaphragm very
we'll.
The prime 9 of this muscle Ia IN
respiration. The nbers OF the muscle
contract, causing II to become nearly
straight, instead Of ~concave, thus max
Ing the cavity In the chest larger and
tending to produce a The
air PUSHES In to MI this space, and
thus tina air cells OF the lungs are
filled; the diaphragm again resumes
Its natural shape. thereby forcing the
air out again. completing rcspira-
ton.
Has not everyone observed that q
full breath is always taken Just be-
fore coughing. ~sneezing. or. In fact
any act causing a violent expulsion OF
air from the lungs? This explains
why a good laugh" or good cry Is
beneficial. both requiring deep insplra-
lions. And In all OF these the diaph-
ragm Is. Of course. brought into active
service.
Now that II has been explained that
hiccough Is a spasmodic contraction
OF the diaphragm. Just what this
diaphragm is, what It does, and how II
does II, the next thing is to determine
how this condition (spasmodic con-
traction) Is to be overcome.
The technical term Of hiccough IL
singulatus: but that does not In the
least change the impression upon the
mind OF the suffering individual. un-
less by soberly announcing 1t to him
the effect Ia TO aus q profound fright,
In which case the trouble Is likely to
disappear, for the nerves controlling
the action Of the diaphragm are inti-
mately associated with. the emotional
or abdominal brain. That IL the rea-
son why some experimenters have I'D
vised people TO place the elbows far
apart and slowly bring the points OF
the index fingers together. This Axes
the attention closely upon the points
OF the fingers, the breath ID usually
hold, while. the arms being away from
the sides. give freedom 10 the muscles
In expanding, and the combination sef.
fecta d cure.
But sthls - oply IN Instances caused
BY simple and harmless things. There
are casos caused W fatigue. nervous
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