The labor world., 1915-11-06


recognizing t. at there is virtue in
other treatments than that Of medi-
cine and the use Of the knife. \ In the
current number Of the Medical Journ-
! al is an article written b. Of. Meyer
Soils Cohen OF Philadelphia, in which
1T is contended that the enlargement
Of the heart---the ''athletic heart - =;
may@be4reduced by simply tapping the
spine with a hammer.
The tapping should be done, says
Prot. solis-Cohen, ION the: spinous pro >
cess of&the seventh cervical .vertebra,"
in the spine. at the bottom Of the
neck; a little above the shoulder blade
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To protect the spine from the zd1-
rect shock or the blows Prof. solis-
,Cohen has usually used . a: rubber
eraser ora piece of soft rubber or
linoleum. Putting this deadner
against the spine at the point .indl-
Gated he: gives series Of sharp and
vigorous blows with an. ordinary ham
mer that has a rubber tip or with
Jewellers hammer. In AN emergency
he lays his fingers on the spine and.
then beats the fingers with, his fist.
.l..::..s Action on the Heart.
This exercise on the spine is usually
followed, he says, by a contraction
of the heart and Of the aorta, which.
latter is the big artery that comes
out Of the top of the heart and sup
plies the entire body with blood, r.,
II have: been exciting this reflex"
he says, lin many cases Of 9dilated
heart and aorta in both private t:and
hospital practice. In most cases the
response was >marked-a lateral con-
traction Of over an inch being usual
and over two inches being not uncom-
mon.": OF the cases treated and used
as examples OF the success OF the
method, eleven are male and five fe-
male. One was under ten years of
age and four were under twenty. Six
were over fifty; ono being seventy.
One had a neurutic heart due to
tobacco. ~ r. u 7s- -
In each patient the heart contract
ed when, the spine was hammered ir-
termittently for three or: five minutes.
The Transverse diameter Of the heart,
was decreased by q, distance ranging
according to the patient from half an
inch to. three inches and a, quarter,
Tho right and left boundaries Of the
heart each were moved from halt an
inch to two inches back toward norm
al position. The duration Of the con-.
traction was at least. two days on two
occasions. three days on o..e.occaajon,
four days on one, sever days on two.
eight days on en1, ana & leaNt.twsntys.
two days on one occasion. 1. s5ls5..:. i!
I. II Effect On Patients. .,
In Ave instances the heart was
smaller several days after the haln-
mering than It was immed diately fol-=
lowing the hammering. The cons.
fractions Of the aorta WI scarcely
less marked than those Of the heart
itself. The dullness Of the aorta CONF
pletely disappeared on one occasion.
Several OF the patients. said the hams
rnering made them feel better apd
sleep better. s.5s' Ss 's5!.3. 5s5.. 1
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When the above mentioned article
waa referred to Dr.. Alexander GEaf
ham, the well known local ehiropract-s
or with offices Ia the Columbia build
Ing. Id appeared very much interested
and declared that he was nleayed to-
Observe that the medical profession
was gradually, recog gnizinE the merits
Sof chlropr4ctic treatment.
There II nothing newato 4ae a the
discovery of FRO. ksolis- ohen B. de-
Iclared Or. Graham. nor is It new g.
the members Of the chtropracttc
school Chiropractora have known
is years that the adjustment Of
the seventh ceryical yertebra II 4
specitic Tor stimulating the actien of
the heart II my personal expertshcs
have treated, any numh q $780,
In witch aimost Inst Isltp 1sse