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Show The Tliront's Independent Ilruiil. ' 'Did you ever know" said a well known specialist, as he deftly inserted a looking-glass into the roof of the sufferer's mouth, "that tho throat has rt brain of its own? No? I suppose few of the laity do know it, but it's a fact. There is a small ganglia which exercises exer-cises direct control over the muscles of the throat and nets as its brain. Of course, it is subservient to the genuine brain, but at tho same time doos a good deal of independent thinking for itself, it is very timid and suspicious at any strange objocts that come near the throat. For this reason it is very difficult for a physician to operate on the throat. Before any t.iing can be done in this direction it is neeossitry for tho operator to guin the confidence of the little brain that dominates it. It frequently takes weeks before this confidence can be secured, and until it is secured it is impossible to operate. When the littlo.brain is finally made to understand that no harm is intended it, but that the physician is actuated by friendly motives, it will submit to almost any treatment, however painful. Hut woe be to the man who attempt rough treatment to tho throat before gaining the little brain's confidence, and in spite of its protests. His operation will be resented with violent paroxysms first of the throat, then of the diaphragm and, if tho operator still persists, tho patient will bo thrown Into convulsions. Still more curious is the fact that this little brain has a memory, and if once frightened in this way, it is almost impossible to ever gain its confidence no matter how gentle the operator may be. "I don't know whether its distrust would extend to other operators than the one who frightened it or not I think I will try the experiment some timo of seeing whether it can remember faces." Philadelphia Press. |
