The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-21


| moss: hut at the same time 4 does not
equally affect the nerve cells of the
respiratory and cirrulatory cpnters.
| thus permitting those centers to re-
~r"n'' t" incoming impulses and allow
| ing the person to live.
Blood Disturbance 4 Factor
-" we see that a chemical disturb
ance In the blood may affect the flnc-
ti"nal activity If one or more centers
If the brain. making them either more
unstable. "r stable. This brings us to
consideration Of the effect If such
disturbances upon our actions.
perceptions and conceptions, form
"d IN tn" intellectual side Of the brain,
send impulses to the emotional side
II these impulses pass the threshold
"' functional activity in the emotional
"rnters. wave If feeling. or emotion.
results. II. through Il chemical dis
t:irhance Of the blood. the threshold nf
functional activity Of the cell groups
of the emotional ccnters has beer. So
'ectilely lowered. the wave Of feeling
may he so strong as to wipe out en-
'ir"ly all restraining influences coming
from tho intellectual side Of the brain,
ana make the emotional the mntivat-
ing impulse in the persons mental
makeup.
"!n persons Of normal emotional
nhkr-np unrea Sonnhie reactions mny
be prevented through inhibitionS COM
ing from the intellectual side Of the
brain. In persons Of unstable emo
'ional makeup. intellectual inhihitiOnS
may he felt. but II the wave OF feeling
! Is strong enough the person may not
even he conscious of the inhibition.
The wave If feeling simply wipes out
the mental attributes Of Judgment. Of
right. and Of thought of consequences
and precipitntes the impulsively in
srired action.
ut is apparent that. II through tests
we can find u chemical disturbance in
the blood Of persons Of obvious un-
| stable emotional makeup we can lay
| hands on the seat If the disturh,. nss.
in most cases and help them. In many
| ~ the eases examined ut the Post
! Graduate hospital chemical disturb
ancp was found. and IN more than half
of these cases the cause was traced
| Directly ,n certain Of the internal Sc
cretory glands.
"This has been accomplished
through only few blood tests which
/ have been evolved. New tests are be-
ing worked on constantly. and the hope
is to narrow the field until we can
!, lay finger on the seat Of all emo
tional disturbances.
1.-The large number Of cases exam
ine,l have given sufficient data to show
q connection between emotional types
and n disturbing Of definite glands.
ana the attempt now Is to establish
definite cause for each criminal type.
Unnecessarily the treatmen, varies In
every case. 1t consists in most cases
in raising the threshold Of functincal
activity by chemical substances which
prevent excessive stimulation Of the
interna, secretory glands and hy neu-
trn,izing the effects of certain excess
sive SpcretiOns by Introducing counter.
| balancing substances.
Key Has Been Found.
''rhe principles " the counterhal-
ancing substance are found In animal
glands. hut these for the most part
also remain to te determined with any
degree Of precision.
"Wherp the disturbance IL IT thy
r"id origin. methods have heen fairly
we'll worked out and there has hean
some success with snnrarenal unhal-
ances. hut the pituitary and o'he-
glands have not yet revealed their
secrets.
"t'as"d on the rarid strides made
since this rart'cnalr study was hecun
In 1912. there seems ~ he no limit ~
the possibilities which the research
~ the next few wears may onen The
kew mHy he safely said tn have heee
found and tho lock turned: II remains
to discover what lies hpvond In dcti.
mite methods Of diagnosis and treat.
ment.