The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
Claim Is Made BY the
Doctor of Osteopathy
CITES CASE AS PROOF
This Man Now Really Has
Seven Senses According To
Dr.. Moore
IAssociated Press Dispatch

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
Cleveland, o., July 26.-Deaf mutes
can be cured. This was announced
today at the National Osteopathic con-
vention by DE-. Curtis H. Muncie, of
Brooklyn.
"A boy three years old was brought
to me-" he said, deaf from birth and
therefore speechless. Examination OF
the eustachian tubes showed that they
they had never fully developed, and in
their undeveloped state were closed
tracted. The boy was operated upon,
the tubes reconstructed to the bony
canal. On his return home there was
a band of music playing. The boy
looked in the direction Of the music,
put his hands to his ears and laughed,
and gave other signs that he could
hear Following this demonstration,
his mother put him through many
other tests which proved his hearing
present. From this point on there
was a gradual Improvement in his
in six months time his hearing was
normal, and speech improving fast.
This little patient was always falling
before his operation. due to the ef-
feet of his deafness upon his equilib-
rum. After the operation his balance
became normal Immediately.
"If osteopathic operative construc-
tive finger surgery were limited only
to the cure Of these little sufferers, who
without 1t are destined to go through
life shut in from the world, it's value
to humanity would be measurable,
but when we consider its possibilities
of also restoring hearing to those who
have been deaf for years, we can
rightly feel proud of this technique
and show our enthusiasm because of
its results"
Man Has Seven Senses
The traditional five senses" are
really has seven senses, according to
Or. Glenn S. Moore of Chicago, who
told of the discovery of two new
senses, in technical paper which he
read today in the eye, ear, nose and
and throat section of the national
osteopathic convention in this city,
DR.. Moore said:
For centuries men has been cred
tied with only five senses. Only re-
recognized as that of muscle and
clint sense by means Of which the
individual Is able to perform coor-
dinate acts automatically and uncon-
sciously Recent studies of the in
ternal ear have revealed the fact that
the semicircular canal constitutes a
seventh sense, which has been termed
the 'kinetic static sense.
Really there are seven special
Senses sight, hearing, taste, smell.
touch, muscle sense. kinetic static
sense. Perfect equilibrium is main
tanned by these special senses work
ing in unison. A war time utilization
of varieties of tests was adopted by
the board Of examiners for the air
service departments in order to test
the eouilibrative powers Of prospec-
tive aViators and their adaptability TO-
flying.
What Tests Consist o.
1.-THE tests consist in stimulating
the semi circular canals. This is &C
complished hv means Of turning the
person in a chair especially prepared
for the purpose or by douching the
car with water, either hot or cold.
Such stimulation produces defnit .
phenoma such as dizziness know as
vertigo.
Because of this vertigo a patient
will fall in a definite direction and
will be unable with his eyes closed to
find an object which he was previous
ly touched with his fingers or foot,
but 'pastpoints' to the right left.
- above or below the object, depending
upon the direction of the vertigo
The phenomena OF falling and past
pointing are always present in nor
NAL individuals and follow certain
definite laws For example, if the
head is in the upright position, be-
cause. it stimulates the vertical can
ais. douching the right ear with cold
water causes a rotary eye jerking to
the left and a sensation of falling to
the left, although actually falling to
the right and 'pastpointing' to the
right Hot water causes exactly the
opposite reaction"