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| Keywords: TheFamilyDoctorNov9 1889page170.png PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF MIDNIGHT -If it be a fact that murderous deeds are done in cold hlood the proper time for Fuch Bins is betwefn eleven at night and one in the morning; for it is in this interval t hat the temperature of the human falls to its minimum From some research 偓5 lately communif'ated to the ROYfll Societ ~ it appear8 that healthy heings go regularly through a daily cycle of variable warmth The mflximurIl hp-at is rfached at 9 a m ~ when in persons under tw 偓ntv-five the temperature of flesh st;inds at 990 Fuh and this is maintained till 6 pm when it slowly and steadily falls till an hour before midnight the amount of decrease by this time is something over two degrees At about 3 a m the upward turn is taken and the heat increa~es tin 9 o'clock It is curious that this extent of change only occurs in youngo bodies; old folks preserve a nearly fqual degree of warmth all the twenty four hours through Other notable facts are that feeding has nothin~ to do with the variations and that hot and cold baths do not fLppear to interfere with the regulal ity of the su 'cessi ve cbanf e~ THJ~KING -Thinking is an important prepar ation for 8peaking; but in the heat of an argu颅ment there is not alwavs time for it A friend of ours gets over the difficulty to some extl-nt by arming himself 1 Ol a knotty di8cu~sion with a cigar be 8ays that a long draw and a protracted puff give him a few moments to look around the point at istue and to frame a safe reply-the opposite pal ty attribufing the delay to the rf'quire颅ments of the weed But thiDkin~ before writin~ is still more important Do you know how L' rd Palmerston kept his pen waiting for hjs brain He wrote standing' and had his desk at one end of the room and his inkstand at the other Every dip involved a walk and a brief cogitation that prevented rash expression 110reover the body was kept in healthy exercise and the blood in constant circulation RECENT PATENTS Tki list u peciallll compiled for th8 FAMIL~ DOCTOR by Messrs Rayner and JasseU Patet~t Agents 37 Ohancery-lane W C jrom whom all information concerning Patent may be obtained gratuitously _ 16 211 Improvements in or relating to infanta' feeding appliances A J BOULT J ~an l\larie Gabriel Alphonze Pan颅netier 16 224 Digestive medical compound and process of prep'irin~ such compound JOHN CARNRICK 16 225 Prepared milk food for infants and invalids JOHX CARNRICK 16 226 Effervescing medical conlpound JOHN CAR~RICK SPEOIFICATIONS PUBLISHED 9 932 Smith and ~Iu1ford Pills 0 1889 Sd 2 858 Daniels Antiseptic compound 1889 路id 12 303 Garbutt Shower bath 1889 Bd The above specifications may be had from Messrs Rayner and Caasell Patent Agents 37 Chancery-lane at the prices quoted CORRESPONDENCE -- o -- 颅CORSET DISCIPLINE TO THE EDITOR OF THE FAMILY DOCTOR SIR --I have before me the letter of Carl in your impression of the 28th September describing the mode he adopted of imparting a good carriage to his daughters in reply to Old Fashioned I cannot agree with him as to such strict discipline for he does not mention that his daughters suffered from spinal weakness so as to be obliged to take such steps to relieve the hack I remember feeing some years ago several persons male and female wearing a steel apparatus bent over their heads and fastened to the back by a plate of iron or steel covered with leather in the centre of which there was a sort of catch wherewith the bars of steel I think tour in number could be raised or lowered To these rods over the head were fixed a leather band covered with velvet passed under the chin to keep the head up and could be raised or lowered by another person and not by the wearer This instrument was obtained from a medical man residing at Henley-in-颅Arden Warwickshire who treated patients suffering from spinal complaint When a schoolboy I had a weak back caused by standing too long in class and obliged to have recourse to a medical man who treated me My parents were advised to obtain the steel instrument for me to wear but my father handed me over to a drill sergeant who obliged me to wear a high stiff leather stock the same as was worn in the army This I always had on at a hearding school by day; it did me good for afterwards I got stronger and very upright and went into the army a commission and wore a leather stock which I don't consider a discomfort in the least I may remark that the feet stocks were formerly used at the dancing academy for girls to learn to turn their feet in a proper direction for dancing --- Yours truly MILES EAR AND NOSERINGS TO THE EDITOR OF THE FAMILY DOCTOR SIR -I have waited to f ee if any of YOllr c' rres路 pondent~ answered to the query asked hy 'l' H on piercing two holes in hiS no~e as he ask;; if it is pos~ible to put two in He may put as many a ;; he wishes in thp following way without notice -Pierce the nose pull down the centre at same tinle RO as to Iniss t he gristle and insert a 'Piece uf short wire and bend it upwards say about three-quarters of an inch long; let it stop in about two days and night~ then take it out and bathe it and thel let it stop in one night Ba1 jhe again then put a sewing needle through head first occasionally till quite healed then you may wear a ~leepf'r or allY other earring4 as you think proper When I go in a ~trange place I often wear a sleeper ~ ~ well ag in my ears When T H has put the one in hi~ nose he will like it quite as well as in the ear I have two in ea' h ear hut whpn I put one in my no e I only have one in f ach If English people especially ladies took to it they would like it; it h~ nly the thought of boring the no~e When HT H pierc~s his nose the quicker he gets the piercer through the less pain he will get T S P S -Let me know how you go on with it EAR-PIERCING TO THE EDITOR OF THE FAMILY DOCTOR SIR -I have just read the inte e~tin~ l~t ter written hy your practi'~al corrARpondent Aunt Nettle As I think ~he looks at the que路tioll fronl an intpll'gent standpoint I think she might furtber inform me whether she h~8 derived any t herapeutic heoefit from having her ears pierced This I opine to he the main qlH'stion at is me and I feel sure your readers gener ally will be interested in any practical tedtimony to that effect I ~hould likwise feel gratified if your corresp'lndent would supply some details of the ear路 piercer menti med in her letter and whether it is on the same principle as the German artide mentioned hyanother corre ;路 pondent Lead earrings ha ve also been lnent ioned in your columns and it is worthy of notice th ~t they are useful for in ertion immediatelv the ear-lobe;; are pierced I feel interested in knowing what metal the ear-piercer mentioned by Aunt Nettie was IDHde of In Germany it is m'lode of steel and j u~t hefl re 1 he operation is heated to a red heat and so is p8ioleS8 in its effect I read the di~cugsi' n in VOUt columns With much interest Awaiting further iofonnatioll I am Sir you'S dIc P JOHNSON London N \V HYPNOTIS\tI TO rI'HE EDITOR OF THE FAMILY DOCTOR SIR -In anSWfr to your correspondent Arthur J oinson I think like hiIn we want more light on this important subject He a;;k~ for more light and I will endeavour to give what little I know about it to your readers with your kind p~rmis;sion In the first pla~e the name of mesmerism is derivpd from the faet t hat Dr Mesmer in the year 1776 brought the subject hypnoti8m b~fore the public and from that time it has been ca lled mesmerism But there are undoubted pro路Jfd that Dr M es'-Uer was not the di o coverer of this ~cience This influence or force was known to a select few most probably from the earliest ages in the history of the world Scientific men have discovered that this force was known and made praf'tkal u~e of by the Ancient Romans the Hreeks thti Persians and otber nations The ancient Egyptians were well acquainted with the seerets of this science as on SOln of their monuments dating back sorne hundreds of years are to be found representations of the Inanipulations known as mesmeric pa ses-thi~ kno \vledge was then ia the hands of the high prie~ t who practised it in their temples It a1;;; has been practised in India by the priests and f lkit s from time immemor al bat its lawd have been shrouded in Iny~tery and even at the present time VEry few persons know anything definite about the matter The name of animal ruagneti'lm is a far better one than that of meslnerism as m agnetisrn is constantly generated by the chemic ll changes that are g in~ on in the human systenl It i3 als' known by the names of vital magnetisnl human electri~ity psychology and electra-bIOlogy I will now proceed tJ explain some of the mysteries of animal magnetism In the first place if a number of friends go to see a person that is sic k the presence of the friends is felt by the patient by him Ieeling much better for their vbit Let nle explain this further ~la5netism is thrown off from our bodies and is absol'beet by those persons in contact who are weaker than ourselves for lllagneti nn 1S like water it must find its leveL and therefore must be equal with the stron~ and the weak corning in contact路 with each other Now if several frIends go to see a sick person and they join hands allowing the bail of each thumb to come in contact and form a circle of themselves and let the two end persons get hold of the sick person they would infuse magnetism into the weak ; nd so stren~hten them and would assist Nature to Tightlacing The Family Doctor 1889 PD-Art Artworks missing infobox template Animal magnetism's news | ||||
