The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-29
WATCHING
DEAF TOTS 7
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Sulphur. Okla, Sept. 70, Thomas
Debenport. somniaopathist of Texas,
~ IN Sulphur observing and studlng
the habitual attitudes OF The students
OF the Oklahoma School for the Deaf,
and tracing the effects OF these attl.
tudes on thes health He observe
them at 10 and | O'Clock. On Friday
night. his third night OF observation,
accompanied by DR.. Edwin White, and
conducted by the night watchman,
Mr.. Debcnport observed and studied
GS male sleepers. All were In the ven
tllated rooms on single cots and their
bodies were lying In the following at
tltudcs; On the abdomen. 10: on thc
right side, IA. on the left side, 2S; on
the back, lG
The twelityr0ur sleepcrs first men
TONED were in good attitude, the stom
ach and aecord stomach having fav-
orabc drainage Also the lymphatic.
ana the heart action Is best for TAX.
ing care Of the supper,
.but In the two latter cases, the at.
tltudcs OF the fo'ty-four students were
bad The circulation Is embarrassed
In both these attitudes while the sup
per Is yet undlgested and unassimi.
lated, ana at that hour OF the night
only an imperfect drainage OF the
stomach Is possible TO the left side
sleeper. II that was the attitude Of
The earlier hours of the night, the
stomach was labored and impertectly
drained. Sicepins on the back Ia Ell.
efvating. claims Mr. Debenport, and
that the natural man on the natural
bed, ground. did net and does not so
Sleep.
All the limbs OF the sleepers were
flexcl- except that few lying on
their abdomen had their legs straight.
cned, and two OF these had taelr arms
straight by their sides. The smaller
studefts moved more In their sleep.
and in turning on the light more Of
them walked than the larger pupils,
The pale and drawn features were
among those of faulty attitudes. These
psintS were obvious, and short exhal-
alton was noticeable among these.
"Unluestionably lying or the alb.
domen is the relaxing attitude of the
fatural man, and the negro takes his
neon nap on the floor In that atti-
tude," said the Texas somniaopathist
IN lliscoursing upon the attitudes in
which he found the students of the
deaf school.
Mr.. DebenpOrt believes that many
diseases OF the ear, eye, nose and
throat come OF laying tiny infants on
their back habitually. 1t is in the
search OF the effects of this attitude,
Especially, that he is prosecuting
his study more. He reasons that in
this attitude, the muscles OF the Jaws
relax in sleep. and the mouth drops
open and the infant breathes through
The mouth and that this unnatural
breathing OF chilled and unseived air
irritates the membranous lining OF the
throat, develops adenoids which choke
the nose, irritates the eustacian tubes
which drain the ear, and inverts the
drainage in the .ubes OF the eye.
Mr. .DebeDport states that in his in
tcrviews CT health seekers here for the
medicinal waters in Platt National
park. he finds them addicted TO un.
natural attitudes IN sleeping.
Mr.. Debcuport Is an ex-academic
student OF Texas university. The law
Is bis profession and he Is an express
idcut OF the district attorneys asso-
clotiou Of his state. His health fail
Ing be Travelled two years IN West
Texas and New Mexico. where the ma
tunl attitudes in sleep Of the SOW
boys and shepherds came under his
observation. A study OF these atti-
tudes. coupled with his own had at
tltudes. which he corrected with great
bcrcf.t 10 himself. convinced hjm
that unnatural attitudes lead to bad
health.
He goes from here TO Norman to Wis
Il tho Oklahoma university aud to
make obseryatlcas OF attitudes at the
Insane asylum