Show When BRAINS TURN BLUE HOUGH they are prObably probably blissfully unaware unI un- un THOUGH I aware of the fact there are many persons going about t today day with brains of a hue that thatis is distinctly blue Those who know anything at all aD about the general up make-up and appearance of their brains boast of the largo Jargo proportion of gray matter with which they are endowed endowed To the men or women women whom Nature has endowed endowed endowed en en- dowed with a blue brain however there is very little grayness left to boast about In a word brained blue-brained folk foIk have a rather pessimistic outlook outlook out out- 0 look look- everything in this world present and future appearing as blue as can be blue brain is The phrase used by a famous specialist of the heart and circulation to indicate a 0 condition f the blood circulation in the brain which amounts almost to stagnation It is a a malady to which no scientific name has yet been given but which is characterized by excessive sluggishness sluggishness- of the circulation at all those points points- which are farthest away from rom the heart such as the hands bandS feet nose ears and of course the brain There are many persons who have blue hands and feet and red or blue noses and ears They get chilblains a form of frost-bite frost easily Associated Associated As As- with such experiences as t. t these ese they gel get all sorts of sensations in their brains referable to similar conditions of the blood circulating S or rather failing to circulate circulate in in the gr great at organ of the mind This particular condition is really very common and there are grouped around it many other strange symptoms about which doctors at present say they know very little little little lit lit- tle that is definite te There is for example that peculiar and very rare malady generally affecting first the fingers and t toes es called after the first doctor who who- drew special attention to it disease This occurs chiefly in young YOtIng persons frequently show snow ing no other indications of disease disease- The parts usually affected besides the fingers and toes are the nose cheeks and ears These lose their natural natural natural nat nat- ural color becoming white and tingle or become positively painful This is due to sudden constriction of of the blood blood- vessels supplying the parts After this stage there follows one of intense redness or of purple and blue congestion of the affected locality This stage may then pass off but if it has been prolonged prolonged prolonged pro pro- longed and severe the parts do not recover their vitality and die These attacks recur again and again Blue brain is believed to be a mild form of Jf disease Physicians say that it ismore ismore is ismore more common in women than in mien men men Persons who have it are prone to attacks of bleeding at atthe atthe atthe the nose and periodical attacks of neuralgia of the head Or they may have all sorts of strange feelings in the head such as a sensation of cold coldor coldor or weight stupidity a lost and far-away far feeling a feeling of being two distinct persons depression depression depression depres depres- sion of spirits dreaminess giddiness deafness noises in the head and r recurring attacks of fainting fainting fainting faint faint- ing without any apparent rent cause the cause the heart being perfectly normal Sometimes the victims of this blue brain peculiarity peculiarity pe pe- are thought to be epileptics and are treated as such Others again are thought to tobe tobe tobe be victims of grave disease of the heart Yet t the e subsequent course of events show shows that no grave disease was present Doctors say that the best thing for a blue- blue brained person to do is to try to maintain the condition of the circulation and of the nervous system m by means of good nourishment and regular regular regular regu regu- lar and nd sufficient exercise 1 I It is is necessary that he should avoid extremes of temperature more especially of cold Tight gloves and footwear and high fitting close-fitting collars corsets tight belts I or garters must be scrupulously avoided |