The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-08
HEALTH.
BY DIR. PRICE.

81 BY DIR. PRICE.
The Importance of health cannot be too much
appreciated. There are thousands who consider
it Of but little consequence. until, by some un~
expected, or unforeseen event, a violent attack
of disease takes place 1t is then that the neces-
sites of the case call forth their utmost en-
erges; but having heretofore, or while in the en-
oyment of health, given it but little reflection,
all that regards their restoration appears to be
involved in impenetra BILE darkness. They fly TO
those means which their imagination suggests
might be useful, or which they may hear of as
being beneficial to another, or that which may
be recommended by friends, without the possible
lily of even being able to judge whetherthe ap.
plication may prove beneficial OF injurious. At
may prove successful, or 1t may not: II not r
must produc injury. Simple medicine by inlu
dicious administration is often calculated TO
prove injurious, for, ifno other effect il produce
3D. time is lost, and the disease by delay. allows
d TO become more firmly fastened ppon the Or
gan or part implicated. In no Instance should
oany person be allowed TO prescribe or suggest
the use of any article however simple for any
disease unless capable Of fully understanding the
character of the disease and the remedy necessa-
y to- re1aove itgThere is 10 doubt but that thou-
sands are yearly, through ignorant and unsyste-
matte practice, hurled into eternity. The design
Of medicine is to remove disease and if Of the
right description will remove it ifjudiciously ap-
piled. The uncertainty of ts action is not SO
much the fault of the medicine as it istAe ignorr
ance OF the person prescribing it. But how do
medicines act? 4 Il medicines qualified for the re,
mova1 Of disease. if too freely administered,
must produce more or lessdebility Disease in no
instance should be thrown from the system faster
than though the agency of the stomach. By
means of food, the loss sustained by throwing off
his iseased matter is re>supplied, This circu M
stance cannot but be apparent to ALL yet how
generally is the opposite result experienced. The
use of stinnlants is generally much in use,
scarcely do we here of a case of debility but that
bark wine and other stimulants have be IN resor>
ted to. The use of stimulants upon general prin-
cipes we oppose. What are their action? can any
thing be more plainly exempliied than reject
ing uPon lie tren- of ardent spirits en- that
Individual; W no by habit is a con filmed drunk
ard.-He rises in the morning, his nervous system
much impaired every limb trembling and sha-
ness until he shall have taken few glasses of
i4uor, as he says to quiet his nerves Their action
is here obviuos. His nervous system, previously
strong by the use OF stimulus which excited them
to action beyond their ability, becomes soon e4~
hsnsted their energies partially paralyzed, and
ii now requires the aGmea stimulus to keep up
eyeu natui al state Of; exeitabilty. The ner-
vous system soon wears out under this unduly
excited nervous irritability.
w III this fact before us who upon reflection can
justif She Of stimulants to those alteady las
boring. under nervous excitement Such persons
the longer they resort to them, although ke the
drunkard for a short while they may feel what
they termed strengthened) yet will the powers
of the nervous system be gradually wasting unr
der it. Like other parts or organs fine body, NO
de biity can take place in them unless 1t arises
from the impoverishment or deficiency OF the flu
i'd destined to circuiate in them. Therefore, in
rder to cure it, we must attack the original
cause. The various organs are all supported by
he flu ids which circulate ii them. and according
to the healthy or unhealthy property, sutficiency
or insufficiency of tits health. strength and be-
biliiy. Food sthe only natural stimulus, and
that is sufficient 1.-THE stomach or digestive or
gans are incapable ofpr efornilng duly their part
they require repairing If the blood is thick and
viscid, it requires alternating in order that the
nerves may be capable OF absorbing that nutri>
ment from it req uisite for their support Could 1t
be otherwise expected that the nervous system
should be weak, if the blood was so thick and
viscid that the nerves could not ABSORB fhe nef
Yous fluid from 1t HeW soon Woulo spear OF
grass dwindle and die II deprived from moisture
How soon does burning lamp Dessne eStih'
guislIed when The c"mbustbIe material, lhat sup
port it are exhausted or Instructions prevent the
combustion. and can we De SURPRISED tlaG "heh
such lmpedlments nom me Nlsclu S{ate o. me
blood takes place, mat me nerves 4iYalentSi
muscles and carriages cannon pe shppheu nom
the blood WIN that ule necessary iol t1eii 81
port that they shoatd become WeaA' o1id . e t;
GUS, deoihtaed stale OF Inc WHO'S HIseii o2.is,
The simple view OF rtbe eXi5llhg 1aet beioFe u
Woule mSfiest 70 oa l'th0 Ct .~e a. ts,i,'I
to adopt Choef Such circumstances t va 800
must De attenUateq, feuaereu iHote Iulo' 'iia'
the absorbing vessels winch axe pienliuIiJ us
trioutaG Throughout me |iio!s systeiii tioJ os
enabled - exercise duly tnelr once Disedseu
matter must beremoved Iroin the Dlood, out N
order to do thus we must ne aole :" oe
what the chaI acRer 9i lue otlu lia'tei 'in
the blood IS IT WIZ not answer 70 guess a. ~ %
thousands OF npostoLs diie ~ s''n ~
| bIood' ghey say that the blood ia not good but
utterly unable TO tell why it is not, ana what it
is charged with TO renhef ~ - tey o;,,-
nor ten mS,at - tba saact remedy capable of
purifying IL! Inc aecepIIoh Pi a0tlceu "Po 1: I
unforsohale' ny dEailo.'1s ~ - ~ 4 ;