Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-10

protuberance there giving evidence that there was
Quantity of matter lodged there; but on the conlrar!
instead Of there being any prolnberance there. con
stpated persons always have exceedingly a bellies
and moreover, II there was quantity 0l mailer ouget
there the patient would weigh more hut he does no
weigh one half ounce more than he did at the las
movement of his bowels.
AS an argument against this doctrine, it may be
said that particles Of food seeds, skins of dried fruit
cherry stones, &c., are NInd in the stools. This
however, is no argument against it, for they found
ere either because they escape the action 81 the
gastric juice or it was impossible for the gastric juice
10 dissolve them. a man swallow Il cannon ball,
for one, would not expect i, TO be dissolved by the
gastric juice prepared by the stomach for lis recep
on into the circulation. fa person swallow penny
or cherry stone, it is bound to 60 through them,
for the gastric juice will not dissolve them.
Now, what conceive 10 he about the right view oi
this whole matter is this The food and the whoie Of
it, is by the muscular action and the juices OF the
stomach converted into soft homogeneous mass and
then passed along into the upper bowels called the
duoduum, on the sides Of which are great number
of little orces which are months of small vessels or
tubes called lacteals whose office it is to take up this
fool now called chile, and carry along and discharge
it into large ven and by which it is carried 10 The
beart from The heart i, forced into the lungs, when
by coming in contact with the atmosphere is converted
into good healthy red blood, and now fiji (bn not pre-
yiousiy) for the purpose of nutrition 1t now being
made into good red blood is brought back by large
veins to the heart again, from whence it Is again pro-
need into the large arteries and distributed to every
horizon Of the system The blood passing through
these arteries are received into another set of vessels
oc the yery smallest calibre called capillary vessels,
and whichaNe in every tissue OF The body, and so
numerous that the point Of small needle cannot enter
the skin without piercing them.
Now in these minute vessels the great functions of
nutrition and secretion are carried on or, in other
words, the deposiling Of all the Solids such as bone
sinew muscle nails &C. this is nutrition, while the
depositins of the liquids, such as bile gastric juice
saliva tears &C.. is called secretion Every particle
of The solids and liquids Of the body separated and
deposited from The blood by these small vessels, but
bear m mind that the deposits made only for short
i;me As almust every one is aware, there is con.
slant change going in the systemod solids are be-
ing broken down and taken away, and new deposited
in their place. We have already seen how new mat
fer is deposited Now old matter, after it has become
the worse for wear, becomes broken down worn out,
useless, and it must in some way be revivlied, en-.
livened made new again. The commencement OF
this work is accomplished by vessels that called
absorbent ressels BY these is old matter, after it is
broken down and reliquifed taken up and passed
along into the veins, and by which it is carried to the
heart and from the heart it is thrown into the lungs,
and thus by its contact with the atmosphere it be-
comes rid Of its carbonic acid receives fresh supply
of oxygen, is reviviied, made new again, and is
brought back 10 the heart, and is now ready to be
throughout
again Thus it will be SEEM that bone, muscle, snew,
mucus, bile, saliva, &C., is deposited, recirculated
and re.deposi,ed again and again. This Is true Of a
good portion of each but not a for there is portion
Of EACH after it has been taken up by the absorbent
vessels, that cannot be revlylhed-that cannot oe
enlivened or made into good blood again; and now
what is done with this that is Of farther use for the
system, 1t is carried out ofthe system by set of
secreting uessels made for tie purpose. And how!
By three different channels, viz through the kidneys,
81. tLa ac1-,n tha
form of insenshle perspiration and raugh the tower
boucis, by the secretion Of fecal mailer.
Thus il will be seen that the ecal matter, instead,
of being the esduum of the luod is the dross or bro
ken down matter, which being no longer OF any use
10 the system, is sent ont OF The system throughout
The secretiug vessels Of the mucus membrane OF the
lower bowels This is one Of The channels by which
The blood is rid Of these matters, the retention of
which would moi only leave no room for the admis-
sion of new blood made from chile which is constant
y being formed but would vitiate the blood and clpg
lie wheels of life. So essential is the eliminating Of
these matters no longer Of any use for the purposes of
nourishpc the body that when of these channels
from any cause ceases secrete, does 50 irnper
pctiy one or the other channels, or both, will perform
double duty For instance, when The lower bowels
do not secree their propUrohate share IN The form OF
.cal matter, there is always much larger flow Of
urine and with greater disposition 10 perspiralion
In cold weather, as every one knows, the flow of
urine is always greater than in warm, and 1t is he
cause the skin becomes shrunk and shrvelled up from
The cold, which closes the capillary vessels of the
skin; and there cases on record where The mucus
membrane of the colon failing 10 secrete the eces
the skin has been made the point VI elimination 10
most disgusting extent.
Now from what has been said, think the reader
will discover that the feces are true secretion
from the blood as is The saliva, bile gastric juice, &c.,
and it should be borne in mind that the amount Of
secretion of feces depends upon The amour, Of blood
sent 10 The mucus membrane Of the lower bowels; il
there is but little blood there very little secretion
can take place from it, bu, if the patient be in good
health and POSSESS good supply of rich red blood,
he will about every 2l hours, have secreed some or
ounces of lrca matter and this quantity hcing pres
enl will excite the bowels 10 contract and discharge
As good. wholesome and substantial food makes
good rich buod and plenty vi it Tor every secretion
in the body to carry its functions and as We also
known that almost every c"nstpaled person Las not
only craving and ravenous appetite, but graies it,
the next queslorNand the last one is
as The teceS are true secretion from Tie blood, and
as the amount of secretion depends upon the quantity
af blood distributed to The mucus membrane Of The
colon aad as there is lack Of appetite, or uthhod
,qg Of good and Substantial fool, rhich makes blood
!, abundance, uhy is The patient almost dOodieSS, and
for hiS REASON CORSflPatcd
Because OF congestion Of the stomach or upDcr
boucls which units lhuse organs from taking mp the
food and preparing il in proper manner for the cir
u.
bowels prevents lle taking n of The tood and prepar-
ing i, for the circulation, shall explain i'll my next
and which will be for the benefit OF
the ladies' C. pecally the young ladies'. who regard
fine figure and form Of any considerall"n) Thus we
see That the cause and the only cause Of the bowels
lies in disease Of the stomach and upper bowels
Now instead of constipation always occurring in
those who are thin in flesh, and having but little
blnod inside of them, it sometimes occurs in those OF
!, full and plethorc ha!,l. The cause of the const
ic he nj Of pOnub
the system, but from its unequal distribution through
the Eody-some organs are overloaded and gorged
with blood which Of course takes II from other or
cans and leaves them almost in hloodless state
When constipation occurs those of full and plelho.
ric habit it is from congestion uf the stomach The
stomach has an undue quantity of bloua shut TO it,
and for which reason the mucus membrane OF the
culon is left in the same boodess state though
there was want Of blood through the entire system
FruIn the abuve, it is no very hard matter TO dis
cover that The exhibition Of purgailves or even laxa
tive medicines in constipation, IS most absurd and
entirely useless nor is this ALL for their exhibition is
posi,ivey injurious, and very much so-ur by their
exhibition premature discharge from The bowels Is
caused, and forced secretion OF the blood, which
must TO certainty, still farther reduce an already
weakened and dcbated system. We readily can see
that there is not particle of blood to spare, yet the
exhibition of purgatves not only send the blood 10 the
lower bowels and, by so doing, draws 1t d,rny from
the more vital organs Of nutrition, and which must
have all the blood there is for the purposes OF ntrl-
ton or nuurishing the system; and 1t not only does
this bu, after forcing it to the bowels the bloo6 is
caused 10 .ecree more less Of mucus or fecal mat;
ter, aud by so doing, is still farther Impoverished, and
by this loss from the blood, the organs Of nutrition are
deprived sill more Of e precious liquid for nourlsh-
ing the body, and the SYSTEM from the lack OF ihe
material by which it is nourshed becomes still farther
reduced and debililatrd. Now, from this premature
discharge from The howels-lron this still farther
taking from, reducing and impovershing the blood