Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-01

There is not, among the whole CATALOGUE Of Chronic
Diseases, concerning which often written to
and consulted from every section Of the United State ard
called prescribe for as Constipation Of the Bowels
most other Chronic Diseases, fni has been treated
DER total Misrepresentation regards tie true Of
the Disease. will in my advertisement Of this week.
give what conceive to be- correct view Of the
view am that is opposed bv the great mass Of
the profession but which is strenuousy advocated by
rev, ana those few from their research and close study
stand at the head Of his profession, and from whom
indebted to having been converted from the cid aten
track as laid down in the books, and led to embrace y
present belief With view to making the matter iute-
gible to the general reader, (Which is very difficult
thing to do shall eudeavor to simplify the matter as
much as possible in the hope that L may be followed
ih-ut iai,uy.
Constipation Of two kinds or perhaps ought rather
to say that it arises from two and entirely dssimar
states OF the system viz: in those that are lean and
spare habit and in those of robust and healthy appear
auce We will first take into consideration the former;
and the first question to he prOpOunded and
way are the bowels irregular regards Their action
why DO they not move with more regularity and FIRE
qneucy-Thy the delay in the focal matter being eject
ed?
For the very good reason that the natural stimulus to
action or the contractions of the particles of the
upon their c0nteuts is absent-they not ac because
that which sets them in moon-that which stimulates
them to contraction and the consequent expeng OF their
contents is not present TO excite bring about this
tion or contraction.
What this natural stimulus or EXETER OF the action
of the bowels!
Their contents-the focal matter, and which must be
OF certain bulk, in weight, before
It can become an EXETER of the contraction of the bowels
The reason then, why evacuation takes place-why
the bowels are Irregular is because there foe cal
ter there to be expelled and of if there is moth
ing to be expelled nothing be expelled Foe mat
ter cannotbe sent OUT of the bowels because it is not in
themi it is not because the bowels unable to dis
charge their contents but because thy have contents
to discharge
said there was nothing no focal ma tel there; there
msy be a small quantity and but small quantity not
enough at-any rat, from its bulk or weight, to excite
contraction, but as some or pres
ent IN the bowels, their muscular coats will just
aiDy by the weight Of their conteu stimulated and
forced into contraction aud the expellng Of their
tents, the womb WILL at the END Of months from
the weight Of its contents expe the elus, the
BLADDER will expel its wheu cert in quantity
snail have been secreted there 1t is Law Of the econo
my, and until there is sufficient weight bulk within the
ntestnes sufficient to stimulate them to contract there
needed.
AT this point will take occasion to remark that un-
der this view Of the Of rregularity of the bowels
one can readily how perfectly ridiculous and nom
sensea and how entirely useless is the administration
OF purgave medicines in Constipation. You take pur.
gatve and laxative medicines and fof whatwhy to ex
pefrom the bowels that which is thereto force them
70 contract and expel when there is nothing expel
Purgative medicines in Constipation only useless
Dut very injurious shall see, and their adminstra
ton the height of empyricism. Let the bowels alone
until the proper time arrives for their evacuation or IN,
I'll they need to be evacuated and that thsy
will perform their functions without the help any drugs
Let them alone and when the fces shall have accumuat
Gu 10 cunt OF some or they Will
certainly contract upon and eXpel their contents.
The next question in order is
Why is not fecal matter present. why has it not been
Whmore regularity and with frequency deposited so
to become an EXETER to contraction OF the bowels and
the consequent expulsion Of their contentl
For The reason, That as the feoes secretion
from The blood and the patient, from his lean ank Ian
tern aWed appearance shows very plainly that he has
but very little blood inside of him. and what there is
Of the thineei, rest and quality it is very
easy to imagine that there will not be much secrcton it
IS an 1mpOESlDlitV that there ehOuli The
blood is not there of which eca secreons can be
manuiacturedj the m tnuacluters ready to do the
work they are ready to the fecal matter
but they are short Of material they have nothngto crk
with material to work into fecal matter Like tie cot
ton factory, where everything is ready do the work.
all The hauds employed, all the achnery in good order
and ready for action, but the span thread is wautingt
is MT to be had and be got and the cnsequ nee
is no homtspun is made, as thers nothing it
out o. 20 1t is with the colon and ecum the lover
esj they ready to manufacture and depose the fe
cal secretion, but good, rich blood and peuy of it, be
ing wanting, they are left without any material
with and of courses not having this all important
rlalhe blood they cannot manufacture the secretion
Now am aware that this do trine of iecif alton is at
variance with large of the profession and not
only the profession but those of it, the latter as
well as large majority of IL former regard the eces as
the residuum of thSfood that portion of the food
which s not taken up by the crcuaion and got needed
for the purposes Of nourishing the body the refuse
OF tue food after all the nutritious part Of it has been
extracted; but this is entirely idea the feces
are as true secret from the mucus brane of the
Colon the gastric juice from the mucus membrane
OF the stomach, the saliva from the mueus me brane
of the glands OF tn mouth, the tears the
membrane Of the lachryma glands; and the II
secretion from either depends upon the quantity and
quality Of blood distributed them; anu 81 If the colon
the amount Of secretion from its membrane that
S the quantity of eees that is deposited in the bowels
depends upon the quantity of blood distributed to that
membrane. The hooks, am awure teach yery differ
ent docTne but because Dr. this one, Dr.. that
says his book Is reason Of It's being true Other
Doctors in their books say differently ard when Doctors
disagree, who SHAH deede! The books say and it is
generally received opinion among the profession that
after the fool passes the stomach is by The mus
cu6r action OF the stomach rolled tubed aeout Till
it becomes soft, homogeneous mass and then il ia
pressed forward into the upper portion Of the bowels
called the duodenum Where portion or paYt is ex-
raced separated for purposes of nutritun called
Ctte, ami which is taken up by the small tubular vessels
caed idcteais and carried into the circulation for the
purposes OF nourshng the body The other portion
becoming useless, after the chile extracted from it, ii
is sent forward through the bowels and expelled Now
instead part only Of this mas hng prepared and
taken into the circulation the lOhofe Of it in heath
taken up. Now let us about thset us see if part
only is taken and carried into the circulation. How
much in weight does person in health at a meal?
Say two pouDds--three meals day, would make six
pounds that he has taken into his stomach Now, &C.
cording to the books partof this say one,hal is taken
up and carried into the circulation; the other half then
according calculation would be one pound left in
the bowels after each meal thIes pounds day TO be
carried forward and expelled at the PORTION Of The
bowels Now bear in mind that is each day three
pounds Of dross or residuum of the food that is
needed for the nutrition OF the body and is carried on
through the bowels to be expelled Now suppose this
man happened TO be troubled with c0nstipat on OF the
bowels and should have discharge from the bowels
for week, very frequent occurrence with dyspeptcs
and others troubled with Constipation. L have known
pereons to go three weeks without having any operation
Of the bowels, and there on record where pa
tients have gone six and twelve months without having
had stool. Now at the end Of week, this cons-
pated gaent would, &C .ording calculation, be
carrying about him. in his bowels, 81 pounds Of eca
MATERIAL the end Of two weeks he would carry about
with him AZ pounds-at the OF three weeks 90 pound
land in the case Of those have alluded 10 as going six
and twelve months Without stool, would carry $40
pounds, and the other 1909 peunds. What an absurd
idea that person should carry about with him thou.
sand pounds the haif it, OF iecal matter or even S.
AZ the q pounds Suppose The PATENT at the end
Of the first week. who Is supposed have 81 pounds in
store is weighed how much will he actually weigh?
will he weigh Il morel No. VIII no weigh the half of
il. OF pounds, pound! No; not oae half ounce
more ami the great probability is that he will not even
weigh as much as he did a week previous. What has
become OF the q pounds Of refuse matterl That's
question much easier asked than answered if we stick to
the old doctrine as laid down in the books I'll tell you
what has become oft; the whole Of the food was taken
up and carried into the circulation, good portion
has passed through the bladder In the form Of urine and
through the pores OF the skin in the form insensbe
Precipitation.
1t has under the observation Of almost every one
that patient laboring under aeote disease where no
solid food has been taken for weeks yet the stools are as
well formed and copous ever; and in fact this same
patient may have, at the commencement q his diseae
taken strong and pusgative medicine which expelled
every particle Of Iecal matter, and before taking
any nourishment, with the exception perhaps of 1.-THE
es he has had other stools almost as ropos and Of AZ
much consisence as the first This Of course could Rot
have been the residuum Of the food for the patient had
taken none. Patients with lOckaw where II was an inn
possibility for them 10 take anything for dava and
weeks In the shape Of nounshment except liquid, ard
that OF the thinnest kind, yet daily evacuation
Of the usual consstence. Patients suffering from cancer
In the MOUTH that preluded the possibility OF taking anv
kind Of nogrshment by the mouth have been nourshed
less c0nsistence. Where could this fecal oatta COM,