With the relief of nerve tension--consciously or unconsciously exerted--there necessarily follows a relief in either the constricted or the congested condition of the lymphatic glands or ducts, the thyroid and other ductless glands, and also of the vasomotor nerves, which control the flow of blood through the blood vessels. This action, no doubt, accounts for the marvelous results which zone therapy has produced in the treatment of glandular and circulatory diseases--whether due to nervous, or physical causes. In the famous “globus hystericus”--that big lump comes up in the throat of an hysteric--there is no speedier or more effective treatment than zone therapy. Merely take the hands of the hysterical individual, squeeze them as hard as she can bear the pressure, and maintain this pressure for several minutes. Almost immediate relaxation of all the zones will follow, and with this relaxation a disappearance of the great lump in the throat. The combs or the wire hair brush may be used, if preferred. Or, if none of these are available, merely scratch the back of the hands with the finger nails. It will help materially, of course, if suggestion be employed, using the voice in a soothing manner. But the results are quite as effective--although not as rapid--if the patient has no idea concerning what is being attempted. CHAPTER 15. DR. WHITE’S EXPERIENCE. One of the most thoro and able diagnosticians in America, if not in the world, is George Starr White, M. D., of Los Angeles, Cal., discoverer of the bio-dynamic method of diagnosis. I reproduce a small portion of his experiences in zone therapy and zone anesthesia--as detailed in his Lecture Course. “A few years ago, while experimenting on the anesthetic effect of the Tesla current, I observed that by giving a current that produced a severe shock to the fingers, I was able to pierce them with needles and not feel pain. I did not realize why these results were obtained. But experiments on animals gave me a hint. For one of my horses backed into a window, and got a large piece of glass into the sacral region (near the tail). We tried, without success, to put her into a narrow stall and tie her legs so we could operate, as a large incision had to be made to extract the foreign body. Finally one of our men suggested that we tie a slipper-noose, which he called a ‘twitch’, around the horse’s nose. He made this ‘twitch’ out of a piece of thin rope, put it on the horse’s nose, and we started to operate. The result was a collision between the horse’s hind legs and my abdomen. I told the man to put the ‘twitch’ on again, tie it tightly, and hold it for two or three minutes. Then, altho I made a deep incision to take out the glass, the horse did not flinch.