The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
Secret Of Youth Revealed by New
Blood Tests on Tired Teachers

or active. Disturb this mechanical
movement and al once there Is q lack
Of vieor due % imperfect circulation
Tho energy OF the c~ontractive i'm
pulse produces pressure. and this pres
sure car be measured by can Of .
band and gauge which arc strapped
the blood pressure and the pulse rate
rically termed the blood ptosis test
when carried out az I shall presently
describe. ptosis meaning fall.
Employing the blood ptosis test de-
v1sed by Champion. I carried out a
series Of vitality tests upon a num-
ber Of teachers In our schools here.
aiming to identity some body function
which would show rapidly and ac-
cu1ataiy. by it, variations. the bene-
fetal or Oppressive effect OF various
conditions supposed to AFFECT health.
I did this In the following manner:
The subject was placed in q horizontal
position and the syvtolic or contractive
pressure wa0 noted IN the big artery
Of the upper arm. The heart rate was
counted at the ame time.
"Next the subject was required 70
stand. and without removing the band
and gauge from the forearm. the blood
pressure md pulse ate were taken in
that position. The differences between
the two sets Of figures were then re-
ferred 70 . scale by which the W
motor OF blood vessel movement tone
could b gagged in percentage.
IT the subject be perfectly strong
and vigorous the vrsotone Of the
abdominal region will increase and the
blood pressure will rise about ten MILL.
meters Of mercury. but the heart rate
will remain unchanged on standing.
In the oase Of an individual who has
been weakened by dissipation. lack Of
| sleep. overwork or disease the blood
pressure will not tend to rise, but
instead will fail. while the heart rata
Will increase a. much - forty-four or
moro beats . minute.
why II this? Before I answer let
me explain . very beautiful part
played By the blood vessels. BY
reason Of the contractfve and dilative
power Of the blood vessels they sup
plement the pumping action Of the
heart. and in . healthy or functionally
balanced body the heart and the blood
vessels Join in team work. When a
person IL standing erect the added tax
| OF lifting the blood IL borne principally
By the vascular system. tho heart
keeping steadily on without change
Of rate. But when the blood vessels
lack in tone and tho constructive
movement IL impaired. then the heart
must take up tho added burden. and
II Il fail in this tho bodily state de-
pseciates or u lowered. Tho condition
10 somewhat like that Of . pump trying
to raise water through leaky hose.
"As We get older nj blood vessels
lose their vigor. they gradually harden
ana then II Il that the heart has to
work harder to preserve the vital bal
ance. We know what this normal diff
ference 10. and Of course any marked
variation Is a reasonably accurate In.
| dex Of something wrong.
"But II 10 not necessary TO wait for
gathering years to sound a warning.
Instead. We should heed from week TO
week or month to month any feeling
OF lassitude or want OF vim and rec
ognize that ~ must call . halt upon
some Of u activities or slacken up
In the concentration OF our efforts"
DIR. Goldberger does not express II
In Just these words. but the substance
Of his conclusions Is that people are
physically as old a their arteries. al