Worcester daily spy., 1858-02-25

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der total msapprehenson regards the true Of
the Disease will in my advertisement of this week,
give what conceive to b correct view Of the
view am aware, that is opposed by the great OF
the profession but which is srenuously advocated by
few, and 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 beaten
track as laid down in the books and led to embrace y
present belief With view making the matter intelli-
gi5e TO the general reader (Which is very difficult
thing to do) shall endeavor to simplify the matter
much as possible in the hope that may be followed
without difficulty.
Constipation is Of two kinds or perhaps ought rather
to say that it arises from aud entirely dissimar
states OF the system, viz in those that lean and
spare habit and in those Of robust and healthy appear
auce We will first take into consideration the formers
and the hrst question to be propounded aud Eered is
Why are the bowels irregular regards theiT action
why do they not move with regularity and fre
queney-Thy the deayin the focal matter being eject
ed?
For the very good reason that the natural stimulus to
action the cOntracons Of the pariees of the bowels
upon their conteuts is absen-hey do ac because
that which sets them 10 mo'on-that which stimulates
them to contraction, and the expeng their
contents is not present to excite bring about this
ton or contraction.
What is this natural stimulus or EXETER OF the action
of the bowels?
Their contents-the focal matter and which must be
Of certain bulk, some or in weight before
cAn become EXETER Of the contraction of the bowels
The reason then, why evacuation takes place-why
the bowels Irregular is because there focal mat
ter there to be expelled of course If there is moth
ing to be expelled, nothing be expelled Focal mat
ter cannot be out of the bowels because it is not in
them; is not because the bowels unable to dis
charge their contents but because hy have contents
to discharge
said there nothing no ceoal ma tel there; there
may be small quantity, and but small quantity. not
enough at any rate, from its bulk weight to excite
contraction, but some or ouuces are pres
ent n the bowels their muscular will Just SO Ger
ainy by the weight Of their contentsbe stimulated and
forced into contraction and the eXpelng of their
tents, the womb WILL at the end of months from
the weight of its centents expe the etus or as the
bladder will expe its contents wheu certain qusntity
shall have been secreed there 1t is law of the
my and until there is sufficient weight bulk within the
ntestnes sufficient to stimulate them to contract there
will be no evacuation, and of course evacuation is
needed.
AT this point, will take occasion to remark that un-
der this view of the Of rregularity of the bowels
one can readily see how perfectly ridiculous and
sensca and how entirely useless is the administration
of purgave medicines in Constipation. You take pur-
gative and laxative medicines and fol- wha!-why to ex-
pelfrom the bowels that which thereto force them
to contract and expel, when there is nothing expe
Purgatve medicines in Constipation not only useless
but very injurious shall see their administra
tonds the height Of empyricism Let the bowels
until the proper time arrives for their evacuation,
til they need to be evacuated and assured that they
will perform their functions without the help any drugs
Let them aloue and when the shall have accumulat
ed to the amount Of some ounces, they will most
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 more frequency deposited
to become EXETER to contraction the bowels and
the consequent expulsion of their contentsf
For the reason, that as the eces true secretion
rom 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 thneet, jres and quality, it is very
easy to imagine that there will be much secrcton
is an impossibilty that there should be much for the
blood not there out Of which the eca secreons can be
manufactured; the mAnuacturers aie ready to do the
wOrk-they ready to aeture the fecal natter
but they short of maria they have nothing work
with no material to work into ecal matter Like the
ton factory, where everything ready to do the work
all the hands employed, all the machinery good order
and ready for action, but the spun thread is wantingt
is MT to be had and cannot be go and the
is no homespun is made, there is nothing make it
out Of 20 it is with the colon recuu the lower bow
els they ready to manufacture and deposte the e-
cal secretion, but good rich blood, and plenty Of it,
ing wanting, they are left without any material work
with, and of COURSE not having this all Important mate
ral-the blood, they manufacture the secreton
Now am aware that this doctrine of feci cation is at
variance with large mass of the profession and not
only the profession but those out of it, and the latter as
well as large majority of e former regard the feces as
the residuam OF the food that portion Of the food
which M not taken up by the circulation and not needed
for the purposes of nourishDg the body the refuse
of the food after all the nutritious part Of it has been
extractedj but this is entirely idea for the feces
are as true secret on from the mucus membrane of the
coon as is the gastrieuice from the membrane
of the stomach, the Saliva from the mucus ne nbrane
of the glands OF th mouth, the tears FROM the mucus
membrane of the lachryma glands; and the amount u
secretion from either, depends upon the quantity and
quality Of blood distributed to tem of the colon
is the quantity of eces that is deposited in the bowels
depends upon the quantity Of blood distributed to that
membrane. The books, awure, teach very differ
ent doctrine, but because Dr. this one Dr. that one
says so in his book Is of its being true Other
Doctors IN their books say differently, wheu Doctors
disagree, who shall decide! The books say and
generally received opinion among the profession that
after the ool passes into the stomach it by the mus
cusr action Of the stomach rolled umbled aeout ill
it becomes soft, homogeneous mass, and then it is
pressed forward into the upper portion Of the bowels
called ahe duodenum, where a portion part is ex-
tracted separated for purposes of nntriuon called
chile, anil which taken up by the Ill tubular vessels
caed iGcteas and carried into the circulation for tue
purposes Of nourshng the body; the other portion
becoming useless, after the chile extracted from IL
is Gent forward through the bowels and expelled Now
instead OF part only Of this mass ing prepared and
taken into the circulation the lOhOle OF il is in heath
taken up. Now let us about this-et If part
only is taken and carried into the circulation. how
much in weight does person in health eat at q meal!
Say two pounds-hree meals a day, would make six
pounds that he has taken into his stomach. Now ac
cording to the books, part this say taken
up and carried into the circulation; the other half them
according to calculation would be pound left in
the bowels after each meal or three pounds day, be
carried forward and expelled at the lover portion of The
bowels. Now bear in mind that there is day three
pounds Of dross resduum of the food that is not
needed for the nutrition OF the body, and carried on
through the bowels to be expelled. Now suppose this
happened to be troubled with cOastpat on Of the
bowels, and should have discharge from the bowels
or oae week, very frequent with dyspeptcs
and others troubled with Constipation. have known
TO three weeks without having any operation
Of the bowels and there cases on record where pa
tents have gone six and twelve months without having
had stool. Nov, at the end of one week. this consti
pated gatiens would, ording our calculation be
carrying about him, in his bowels 2 pounds of ecai
MATERIAL the end of two weeks he would carry about
with him AZ poundsat the end three weeks 63 poundA
and in the OF those have alluded TO as going six
and twelve months without STOOL one would carry $40
pounds, and the other 1902 pounds. What an absurd
idea that person should carry about with'hm thou
sand pounds OF the half il, Of ecal matter or even 63
A. the q pounds. Suppose the patient at the end
of the first week, who supposed to have q pounds in
store Is weighed how much more will he actually weight
will hs weigh II morel No. Win no weigh the half Of
IL, Of pounds or l poundl MOI not oae half ounce
morej ami the great probability is that he will even
Weigh as much as he did week previous What has
become OF the II pounds Of refuse matterl That's q
question much easter asked than answered if we stick 10
the old doctrine as laid down in the books III tell you
what has become oft The whole Of the food was taken
up and carried into the circulation and good portion
has passed through the bladder in the Of urne and
through the pores Of the skin in the form insensble
pfespiration.
1t has under the observation OF almost every one
that patient aborng under disease. where no
solid food has been taken for weeks, yet the sops
well formed and copioua ever; and fact, this same
patient may have at the Commencement Cf his disease
taken strong and purgaiye medicine, which expelled
every pal ticle Of eoal matter, and before taking
any nourishment with the exception perhaps Of little
tea he has had other stools almost copous aud Of as
much consistence the hrs This OF course could not
have been the resduum Of the food for the patient had
taken Patienta with ock-aw, where Il was an i'm
possibility for them to take anything for days and
weeks, In the shape OF nourlshment except liquid aud
that Of the thnnes kind, yet have daily evacuation
OF the usual conaisence. Patients suffering from cancer
In the mouth, that preuded the possibility OF taking any
kind Of nourshment by the mouth have been nourshed
and kept alive by enemas, yet they have stools Of more
Or less eonssence Where could this fecal matter
from--certanly not from the foodl
Again, persons subject to Constipation generally have
good, and sometimes en1rmous appetts aud eat large
quantities, yet haIe movement Of the bowels very sell
DOM aud then very small 10 quantity. II Il be retained
Ia the b0wel1, Of there would be pronberance