Newspaper Page Text
KBSSSB fjwSB
j 7 THE OGDEN STANDARD EXAMINER uinuat muKiniinG, NOVEMBER 7, 1920.
5 . Ju
I Siran$e Discoveries A,.,: li Ourferfe'E ' : I
J-fSSA Science Finds That It Generates Three Distinct I
' yi!p' Currents, Which Record Exactly the I
I Rf 1 Organ's Troubles That Medicine I
I j ll Previuly Could Not Diagnose " I
I Vw l JIT ' ."Vt' ' '.. French Army Surgeon Testing by Means of a Galvanometer I
V: the Electric Currents Generated by the Heart
vVWrV'."' Diagram Shown, the Three M - J &L Ua-SR.- " , seriously In Its apparent poorness of qual-
gLvA Electric Current Generated by wMffl -i ' v "'' ' ' 1 Ity 1 that mauy persons with Irregular
I the Action of the Hearty A the HOp"' jjg&k 'V ? . f'''' PuUes pulses thftt miss beats, take U;
I HhSc Current Vcroi I wflllffifok . '"'SSS' -' ' . often shov m i I n f
I JvAA''A'A'vV' .'V.'.'.V.' Th.sr'Trticul.r Curre.rt lo A WMfe j 'V'--v ' " '"''T'""!!''" 'r-' ! H .1 1': ,n nf a v .V k r . Pf r JlnU y a l
I M?ng the AUSCo7,:heCUHetrt V ' ..i, f ' " I I are i,.t an Irregular pu!so! acrdYugU
W BBS J W RU hD'wCted VlVl" NV HP -7 ' j! 1 Short
fafil Snt,1 Prin!feaJ& f rom1 JhItT Scgement of t he Hert, t . Sw elllng of the foeL
HI Which 1. Detected t the Left Wri.t .ad Left Leg. The sUWK' Aftr years of sn.dy 0f the heart's ac-
I; Hi ' Drying U Adapted from Photographic Diagram, in Dr ! ;-; ion. Pr. Bishop says he has been greatly
mr& Loui. F.ugere. Bi.hop', Rem.-rhabl. Book. "Hert , '; ' Impressed by Its resemblance to the in.
II f. : . .rouble.: Their Prevention and Relief," Publi.hed by : ' " '" ' P LoMl.J " u Tv u '".f US0,d ln
ppjjffi ' ' Funh dc Wagnall. MMWMB ' w - ' 7 mobiles. Ho thinks that If people who own
I The Tracings of the Heart Cur
rents Which Show the Seven
Standardized Types of Heart
Affections.
vFnTTPS thr most Important r
discovers about the human heart la
A that It gonorates a lare amount of
electricity of Bs own
In fact there are three distinct electric
currents running from the heart. By mak
ing a record of these currents, called an
"electro - cardiopi am," 1t is possible to
know positively whether a heart Is
healthy or what form of -Irregularity af
fects it.
Most people know tLat the heart Is the
most essential organ and that it Is the
mo.-t overworked muscle of the body The
greatest cause of death Is heart disease.
Everybody fears heart trouble sooner or
later in hla life and becomes worried about
Its symptoms. Yet with all the anxiety
and thought on the subject thero is very
little definite knowledge as to what con
stitutes reriouv heart trouble. For in-t-tauce.
a strong or weak pulee does not,
as most people think, prove that you
ha 8 D strong or weak heart
The lack of general knowledge coneern
lni,' heart troubles Is not surprising, as
doctors until recently had no certainty in
reading the heart's action. All this has
br.ji changed by the discovery of the
hsarl l electric currents.
Dr. Louis Faugorcs Hi&hop, professor of
heart and circulatory diseases, ln Kordham
University, explains ln a new book the re
i, :irkable services which are performed by
the new electric recording Instruments In
diagnosing heart conditions and showing
ho., they should bo treated. Dr. Bishop's
book Is entitled "Heart Troubles: Their
Relief and Prevention" (Funk Be V'ng
nails).
The three electric currents from t
hi r are: a small current caused by the
contraction and working of the auricle,
vhleh receives the blood: a sharp, quick
current caused by the beating of the ven
trlele. which pumps the blood on. and a
ihini slueglsh wave caused by the con
traetlon of the ventricle.
The electric currents are collected by
wires attached to the hands and feet of
DiAjr.m Shou-in, the Three
Electric Current. Generated by V V
the Action of the Heart. A the V
Henrt in Circle 1 I. Shown the V
Source of One Current Acro. V
the Upper Part of the Heart, j
This Particular Current Is De- A
tocted in the Pulee at Bo'.h ( ' X
Wriats. Circle 2 Showa the
Source of the Secoud Current Sk
Along the At!, of the Heart V;
Which 1. Detected in the Pul.e
of the Right Wri.t and Left Leg r
Circle 3 Show, the Third Cur- "
rent, Principally from the Left Scgement of the Heart,
Which 1. Detected at the Left Wri.t and Left Le,. The
Drawing I. Adapted from Photographic Diagram, in Dr
Loui. Faugere. Bi.hopi Remarkable Book, "Heart
Trouble.: Their Prevention and Relief," Published by
Funic l Wagnall.
the person undergoinK examination Tho
heart beat comprises a three fold oper.i
tion, each part of which produces a sep
arate current The auricle has out one
ihase a slow contraction pushing the
ilood Into the ventricle. The action of
Ihe ventricle is divided into two phase
The first phase is a sharp contraction
upon the contained blood, and the second
phase is a firm, -dow continuation of the
primary phase, or sharp contraction, push
ing the blood out of the heart
The first current is called the P current,
which represents the contraction of the
auricles. The second enrrent Is called the
R current and represents tho contraction
of the ventricles The third current pro
duces the T wave, representative of the
work of the ventricles
The wonderful Instrument called the
electro-cardiograph, shows which part of
the heart acts first, and which part acts
later during all the various combinations
that arise ns impulses are generated In
oiu' part of the heart or another.
If the ventricle acts before the auricle
wo see in the record the high, sharp cur
rent ln the form of a church steeple com
ing before the little, high mound that Is
characteristic of the current from the
auricle.
If the Impulse stops at the top of the
ventricle and moves to the apex of tho
heart, we are the current molng In one
direction and the church steeple poinMn
upward. If. on the other hand the im
pulse starts at the apex of the ventricle
and Journeys toward its base, we have
the current travelling ln the opposite di
rection and tho church steeple pointing
downward These constitute common dl
ordr of tho heart and can only be clear
; .evealed by the electro-cardiograph.
If the heart doos not produce sufficient '
electric force, normally, either It or somo
other important organ Is not rleht, and
this Ingenious Instrument quickly reveals
tho presence of trouble
It Is naturally the clearest Indicator of
the condition of the heart Itself. If the
physician finds that the curves P and T
are very low, ho knows at once that the
person's heart is weak If R. Instead of
rising above the horizontal lines', falls be
low them, he Is sure that the patient Is
suffering from neurosis of tho heart If T
falls below the horizontal linos, then it is
Testing the Intensity of the Electric
Flow from the Heart Uncier the In
fluence of Shock in This case the Dis
charge of a Pistol.
a certain indication of prtorlo-sclerosis, or
hardening of the arteries.
There are seven varieties of Irregular
heart beats that form the basis of func
tional heart trouble These aro called (1)
Sinus arrhythmi? 2i heart block, (3)
premature contractions. (4) simple
paroxysmal tachycardia, (6) auricular Mut
ter, (6) auricular fibrillation, and (7) al
ternation of the pulso
A record by the electro cardiograph will
show Immediately which of these lrregu
larities affects a patient's heart
hat makes the heart beat? This Is
another Important matter concerning
which science Is making new discoveries
Tho question seems so simple that the
answer ought to be found by turning over
the pages of any book on physiology, but
'intll recently It has been unanswered.
There have been two great classes of thore
who have tried to solve this question. One
:ot of men bellevpd that the origin of the
heart beat Is ln the nerves, and later on
another, set believed that It was ln the
muscle It seenm row that neither of
them was ripht. but that tho cause of tho
heart beat Is really found ln tho chemistry
of the heart,
"The hest explanation of modem times,"
isya Dr Bishop, "Is that there is some
substance, the nature of which we do not
entirely understand, that Is constantly be
inp: formed la certain part of the heart,
and when this substance accumulates ln
a ceriain amount It generates the beat of
the heart. When the heart beats this sub
stance Is used up, and another beat docs
not happen until enough of It is formed
again In that way we have a continu
ously acting cause producing an Intermit
tent action " t
Now, there Is one spot In the heart
where the beat ought to start and spread
(O) 1020, IntcrnaticasJ Feature 9rrIco. lat
over the whole organ,
but sometimes this
chemical activity acts
In other places and
we have the heart
heat frenerattnt; some
times in one part of
the heart and some
times In another .Nat
urally this results ln
great disorders, and
the study of these
disorders constitutes
an interesting i h tptsr
in what we know
about the heart.
Nearly all the muscles of the body are
balanced against each other, so that one
group of museles pulls against "the other
and keeps everything steady aid In shape.
If a muscle become paralyzed Its oppos
ing muscle draws the limb out of shape.
So, whtn a child has Infantile paralysis
and some of the muscles are paralyzed,
great care Is necessary to prevent ever
Im re-ulug deformity.
The heart is a muscle and its size de
ponds upon the tone of tho muscle of
Which it Is made up The tone of tho
muscle of the heart and of tho muscles
which surround all the brood vessels Is
r)ocely associated with the tone of the
muscles that we use to move our limbs
and bodies. For this reason a great re
source lu regulating and controlling the
condition of the heart and blood vessels
ln health and disease Is found In exercise
and those things which affect the volun
tary musclet
Blorid pressure Is really pressure on the
blood by the contraction of the walls of
the hollow places In which it Is contained
Juat as If you held something lightly ln
your hand and then closed your hand
:. Orrat Britain Rirhtf Bccrvea.
French Army Surgeons Testing by Means of a Galvanometef I
the Electric Currents Generated by the Heart
Analytical Diagram Showing the Electric Flow of the Throe
Currents o Recorded by the Mechanism. P 1. the Current
Representing the Contraction f the Auricle.. R 1. the
Wave Which "cprtjcntj the Ventricle.. The ThirJ Cur
rent Produce, the T Wave, R i?pre.ontative of tho Work of
the Ventricle, a. the Blood Passe. Through Them and
Flows Out into the Circulation.
firmly upon it, or Just as when rou squeeze
tho bulb of a syringe you Increase the
pressure Inside of It In the same way,
low blood pressure exists when there is a
corresponding; relaxation. Dr. Bl6hop ex
plains that high and low blood pressure
are not necessarily dangerous, and that high
pressure ln particular Is a condition which
often arises to correct some other bodily
defect such as weak kidneys and we
should be glad we have it.
Tho nature of the pulse la another point
coneernlng which many wrong Ideas pre
vail. Per. ons r.f experience learn to tell
certain things by feeling the pulse such
as whether It Is nearly natural, whether
it Is extremely weak or very strong. While
many people believe they can tell a good
deal bv feeling the pulse, the fact Is that
the meaning of the pulse Is difficult to
determine, and even thoe who have spent
tholr lives ln studying It at times are mis
led Tho beat of the pulse is simply a
wave that comes from the movement of
the heart and has nothing to do with the
actual flow of the blood
Another fact that shows that the con
dition of thS pube must not be takeu too
seriously In its apparent poorness of qual
ity 1 thet manj persons with Irregular
pul.tes pulses that miss beats, take ur V3I
wrong beats and have beats of all sizes
often show no evidence of poor circulation,
while some of the worst cases of failure of
circulation that we see aro frequently ac
companied by a strong and regular pulse.
The must reliable figns of henrt trouble
are DOt an Irregular pulse, according to
Dr Hishop. hut these three thing.-:
1 Shortness of breath.
2. Tenderness over the liver.
1 Swelling of the foeL
After years of study of the heart's ac
tion, Dr Hishop says he has been greatly
Impressed by Its resemblance to the irt
ternal combustion engines used in auto
mobiles. Ho thinks that if people who own
automobiles understand this It will lead
them to take care of their hearts.
So many people have been compelled to
born about gasoline enginos that It ij
hardly necessary to explain that the in
ternal combustion engine Is made to go
by the explosion of gasoline In tho cylln - I
dors while a steam engine Is made to go
by passing steam Into the cylinders and
the steam pushes the piston back ami
forth Thr! heart muscle corresponds to
the cylinder of tho gasoline engine and
gets its energy from the combustion of
fond products.
When a gasoline engine has had a single
explosion In the cylinders nothing moro
can happen until sufficient time has
elapsed for more gasolne to be taken in.
In the meantime, there being no gasolln"
present nothing happens. In the same
way a stroko of tho heart is followed by a
period during which, no matter how much
it Is stimulated, it will not work. In oh"r
words, with each stroke of the heart all
Its available energy Is used up. and more
must be produced before It can beat again
The boating of the heart, therefore, con
sists of a succession of explosions of en
ergy just as each throb of the automobile
engine represents an explosion of gasoline
In its cylinders.
To get good results for an engine wo
need pure gasoline, a proper mixture of
air. regular ignition and a constant load.
If you throw out your clutch suddenly
when your engine Is speeding up It raecs'
If you overload It It pounds The same
thing is true with your heart. To get the ' K
best results we must have a proper supply
of the right kind of food products, ueitner
too much nor too little. We must havo
also the kindB that buru up and leave no
residue.
The Impulse generator of the heart Ilea
normally in the auricle and acts much like
the commutator of the engine, which
should send an average of seventy Im
pulses a minute, and these impulses should
spread quickly over the heart, causing it
to contract and do Its work.
The blood pressure, llko the load on the
engine, must not be too low. because that
makes the hart palpitate, nr race, and It
must not be too high, became that makes
the heart labor or knock MsJ
If you want to find out whether a par- fljfff
tlculnr food Is good to produce energy in
the heart burn It up and see how much
heat ymi ran get out of It If It produces
little heat and a bad smell It is not good HErl
food to make the heart do Its work well jflg
Just as heavy crude oil Is not good to use
ui an automobile.
. , a t - myK y
saaaaaaaaaaal
