The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-15

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removed by its evaporation When the
SKIN is cut nature does the healing.
You may put something on to keen
the cut clean, and protect it from irri-
tation, but the repair of the injury is
produced by healing forces from
within
The Blood and the Nerves.
The two principal agents by which
the body organs are kept. in health
and controlled are the blood and the
nerves
Inc blood propelled by the heart.
through a system of blood vessels. ear
RES To every organ the nourishment
ana chemical ingredients necessary.
No part can exist and perform its al
lotted functions without it,
The nerves, like a system of teIe-
graph wires. carry impulses to and
from the spinal cord and brain. They.
too, are essential to every organ.
Each, the nerves and the blood. are
essential to tho other.
Nerves cannot function or live with
out proper blood supply. The blood
supply of each organ is controlled nv
nerves, as nerves are distributed ia
the walls of the blood vessels regu-
lating their calibre, and hence the
amount of blood which can pass
through them. The action of the heart
is regulated by nerves.
III an organ then receives its proper
nerve and blood supply it win be
healthy. If it is not healthy there is
some structural interference prevent
ing its receiving its proper nerve and
blood supply.
Let us note something of the anatom-
ical arrangement of the body parts
and see how this structural interfer-
ence occurs. The paths of the blood
vessels wind in and out among bones.
muscles and ligaments.
These structures are usually movable
and there is frequently some pressure
on the blood vessels. but only of short
duration and harmless. but suppose a
muscle or other tissue became strained
and tensed and causes pressure on a
blood vessel.
Let us cite case. milk leg for il
iustration: during child birth the It's
sues about the groin were strained and
hardened, pressure was brought to
bear upon the veins carrying the blood
back from the limbs The venous
blood was held back. the veins dilated,
the limb swelled. The same thing has
happened that would happen if you
tied string around your finger. The
finger swelis and gets blue.
You may rub 1t and it will feel n
little better for IA short time, or YOU
may apply electricity to it. Unite the
string and the swelling and hlueness
disappears.
The osteopath relaSes the contracted
tissues of the groin and pelvis and
the venous blood is allowed to flow
naturally from the limb. He unties
the string. Removes the pressure
The paths of the nerves, too, wind
around and between structures more
dense than themselves. They eminate
i'm pairs from the spinal cord and pass
after many branchings and devious
through muscles, ligaments,
glands. etc. to the various organs of
the body.
And here We will note why the os-
teopath gives 50 much consideration to
the spine. Every organ of the body re-
eeises nerve supply from the spine.
As the nerves are given off by the
spinal cord they pass out in pairs
little holes between the yerte-
bra. In the economy of the body
there are no waste spaces. These
holes through which the nerves pass
are surrounded by cartilage, ligaments.
and tendons. 50 that there is
Just room enough for the nerves To get
The slightest unnatural contraction
ar thickening of those tendons, liga-
ments. or muscles. or slipping of
from its true position i'm re-
Iation 10 its fellows will cause pressure
upon and irritation to nerves at that
point. and the organs that those
nerves supply will then be weakened
Now let us reason back from effect !
10 cause.
DIR. Stiil once gave this homely illus /