The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-09
RAILROAD HIRES
GLAND EXPERT
AS HEALTH AID
SeCretionS' Effect on Body
Studied in Effort to
Boost Efficiency.
BY WOLF LARSON
United Pres. STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, april 9.-What a gland
expert can do for a great corpora
ton vas told today by DR.. James H.
sutton, who has been hired by the
Illinois Central railroad as consult
fng endocrinologist for its $4,000 en-
ployes.
He got the job-the first Of its
kind II the wOrld-because a fire.
man developed a nervous aument
hat cost the railroad a lot OF
money before a gland expert cor
-ected the trouble.
DR.. G. G. DOWdaH. chief surgeon
Of the Illinois Central medical staff
then obtained the services Of DR..
Hutton.
Extensive investigation has been
conducted Of late with reference to
II health among industrial workers
resulting from disturbances Of the
glands Of internal secretion" Dow
dali explained.
Restored to Normally
1T IS felt that treatment Of these
conditions viii restore individuals.
who might be disqualified because
of an abnormal glandular condition,
TO the status Of useful workers"
Just what these important glands
are and how they affect a person,
was described by the railroads new
endocrinologist. He said.
1.-THE endocrine or ductless glands
are so-called because they have no
duct or tube through which their
secretions are delivered to the blood.
They are roughly twelve in number,
four OF which are essential to life.
The others are necessary to pro-
pagation of the race or to differ
entiate us from negotiating organ
isms.
THE pituitary gland is located in
the head just between the temples
and back of the root of the nose.
Tt really is two glands. The front
part of it influences the growth and
proper development of the bones,
the voluntary muscles and the sex
nal apparatus.
Controls Height
Failure Of this part to function
properly during youth leads to a
lack of height and to a poorly de-
veloped muscular system. If it func-
tons Over-actively an overgrOwn
person results.
1.-THE back part of the pituitary, or
the pOsterior lobe, has to do with
the handling of starch. sugar and
water in the body. It it fails to do
its work in the right way the person
so afflicted takes on fat.
THE thyroid is located in the
neck. GOiter is an enlargement of
the thyroid
This toxic thyroidism in the adult
causes dry skin, dry and brittle hair,
lack Of pep and endurance, a slow
ing down of mental processes and
physical performance.
The parathyroids, four in num-
Der, are about the size of a grain of
wheat and are located in the neck
Just below and behino the thyroid.
Helps in Emergency
The adrenals are two in number
and like the pituitary each is really
two glands The medulla or inner
part is believed to be inactive dur
ing ordinary life, but when some
emergency arises. the adrena medul-
"a sends an extra amount of its Sc
erection into the blood. This causes
a Encouragement of our fighting
forces so that We are better able to
overcome our enemies.
THE vortex is the part Of the
gland that is being experimental
with in connection with cancer.
Disturbances of certain other
glands lead to a great deal of abb
senteeism among women employees.
The greatest usefulness of this
service probably viii be at the first
With these disturbances in women"