The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
THE sUPRARENAL GLANDS.


all goosefesh, with those peculiar ting
ling thrills OF fear running up and
down your spine and all over your
body, and you are conscious that your
heart is pounding like steam trip
hammer, do, not say you are "nerV.
GUS and place all the blame on your
nerves" For as a matter OF TACT
the condition is quite the reverse and
you are suffering from lack of cerebral
nerve action, rather than too much.
The brain is essentially an inhibitory,
a restraining and controlling organ.
And exactly in proportion as the brain
is developed and intelligently directed
and controlled so is fear eliminated
and banished. Permitting the brain
to run wild and around circle tends
to derange the entire economy, as We
shall see But returning to the fear
mentioned above. Possibly some nerve
impulse beginning in subconscious
mental or dream action Travelled from
the brain down the pneumogastrio,
nerve, touched of and started into
action the primordial nerve organiza-
ton: but the actual active MANIFESTO
lions OF fear are now known to be- dua'
solely to excitation Of the sympathetic
nervous system. And 1t is conclusive
ly demonstrated that excitation ohthe
sympathetic nervous system results
from substance manufactured inTLhe
medulla, tthis is to say, in the interior
OF the adrenal glands. This substance
is known as adrenalin.
There are three organs in our bodies
which have the epithelial structure OF
glands, but are without ducts-the
suprarenal capsules, the thyroid gland
and the pituitary body, 1t is assumed
that these organs obtain from the
blood certain substances which under
90 alteration in their epithelial cells.
the product of such conversions being,
again returned to- the blood.
Since 1891. when Jacob deschbedf
nerves branching fromthe splanchnics'
(yisceral nerves. and Bid and Dryer
subsequently demonstrated that cleo
trio stimulation of the splanchnics Do
low the diaphragm produced In the adj
renal blood an increased amount OF
the substance increasing arterial bioodl
pressure, more and more attentionhlas
been given to the investigation ohfhe
function OF the suprarenais.
It,has been demonstrated that there
Is present in normal blood a substance
which is constantly secreted by the
adrenal bodies andwhich has marked
stimulating effect upon the tone OF
the blood vessels and upon the heart
and perhaps upon thu skeletal muscles.
It Is; assumed that this internal, secre-
ton is essential toothe full activity OF
the sympathetic selfgoverning nervous
system, and it's sfailure or elimination
will be- follpweddbV impairmentlof the
functional activity of the tissues thus
enervatedd Thisssubstance, epinsphyr'
in, (adrenaunAy has been isolated and
, inieoted into animals, the cata for In
stance anddissfound to inducenai the
nrineipal emDAions characteristic OF
discharges. along the symparneuc
nerve ,pathss that is to say, tho pupils
dilate thscstomaeh and intestines are
, inhibitedj the heart beats rapidly, the
/, hairs of the hack and the etaih stand
|, erect--inshOr6 the cat is frightened,
Il, more than, the normal quantity Oh
AdrenaI is introduced intoo the blood
stream ALSO, Id has been demonstrated
that, wtveuu adrenalin Is injected into
Tia, blood, ii causes a marhedi disturb
= Ancea In, the carbohydrates mssabolism
y Of the body and sugar appears In the
urine, FolInwing these lines II mas
= been, demonstrated by 0annon ana
y others. THAI fright anda rage increase
: adrenalin secretion anah that sugar
deyelopa Stth prom9tpess Directly
= related To the emotional state OF tne
: cat, In, otassr words, the, more excitaole
= tbe animal the quicaerr thu sugar, anV
n pears.
I'll Great grief. prolonged anxiety angss
:, md frazht then bse0nna important
nhysis,ogical factors I'm sympathetic
dist,noances and have the power %
: aanaree carbohydrate npstabolism ~
= prod,,ee sugar ia the sntne OF an ani
Is Is mai Adrenalin, Is found to possess
a tha power to produce results ~ ex
: ossd6ngly smaAi quantities; Haskini
!. saows muscular ooukractions In sou
"a tion of a strength Of one to less thai
., 5eaOO0,00O pats
to- The principal arty OF the adreha
"a bodies appears. to be to keep the Gil
" culatory systematic heart and bloo'
n vessels-ih proper elastic tone, In thi
!. wav enabling. the blood to be pumpe'
through the bedy In an easy and eve
In. manner.
The adrenals are also demonstrate
,.t 70 have the power a Heutralizin
~. IN some way the poisonous product
ar resulting nom muscular work ID
nj. active substance, adreRalin, extracts
IOs tram thu medullary part Of the sugr'
lat renal ssands has fcand many uses
Ms she hands of the medical professor
he Among these chiefly is its use
he checking nosebeed and hemogrhage
r. in minor operations. and in ssrinHn
.lv ,ha tissues OF the nose In hay feVe
We I,s action in this latter disease ope'
INF. The question of a relationship betSee
:, ,ho 5uc,less glad secrogions. hype