The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-07-14
Causes of Disease.

Causes of Disease.
DIR. PRICE.
Before proceeding describe the causes of disease
is necessary to give general description OF te SUP
ply and waste of the human body in health to ehaDie
a person to comprehend its diseased condltloh n hA
of 40 lbs weight receives annually into his lungs 9cO
lbs. OF ol gen. into his CHI 800 lbs OF wafer ana
500 lbs of solid food 5000 lbs. or Overcome ana nan
tons. This one and half tons Is discharged from 'he
body hro the intestinal canal kidneys, lungs SKIN ana
mucous membranes. During the passage OF water ana
food thro the intestinal canal the nourshng
absorbed by the laceals into the thoracic duct
is empted into the blood before it enters the lungs
The oxygen which enter the lungs at every aoh
is absorbed iutO the BLOOD and the carbon IN me ooou
is given of to the atmosphere at every eNprauoh
The blood then from the lungs to the et Vent
rcle laden with all the materials for supplying the us
sues and is distributed to every part Of the body
During the disposition this amount OF nourishnent
there has an equal amount of matter which foi med
part of body been decomposeJ, and carried IN the
blood the lungs kidneys, bowels SKID, for removal
youth, the supply is greater than the waseand the
body increases i'll weight In middle age, the supply
is about the In old the waste greater
the supply, with few exceptions. The perverted
action Of the waste ard supply Of the system IS It's ds
eased condition, and is the result The approximate
and remote causes of disease numerous, ana the
work man, and his Maker. In support Of this as
serton is only necessary to refer to NAL causes 10
establish the fact that pain, sickness and premature
death ends contemplated in the creation IS sup
position with all that elsewhere teaches Of the
oenevoence of the Creator, from the fact that wild an
imas and eptiles are almost or wholly exempt from
disease altho many ofther nhabit regions more hled
with miasms(?) than any of the abodes of men Tanner
animals, subjected more TO tie Influences OF men ioue
of life, liable to some few diseases;
Instance fowls and pet animals, as DEER rabbits, &c
The most highly domestcated subject to the most
numerous and fatal diseases TO somf even, that
contagious. instance, horses, CATTLE sheep, logs
&C. Aud the malades OF the human race are found e
sufpasS those of the brues IN number, complication
atality,to degree fully as great as thatn wnlch mans
are more artificial and unnatural than theirs. Still
farther, those among the human species who lead the
artificial life, the most subject to disease
There then, proof written sunbeams There We have
a regular series of resusstep by step departing from
the condition Of simple nature; and by the same steps,
departing from the highest strength and happiness and
sinking into atmosphere of pain. disease ard pre-
mature death Diseases then are not Chargeable on
t'chances or "nature, "Providence; they are the
results of unnauaral habits and conditions Of life
Man brings disease himself from inatention reck-
ignorance the part of himself or parents
God does willingly give his children PAIN therefore
disease comes not from Him. Of the most unnatural
habits and conditions, viii enumerate the most i'm |
portant.
Our taxation OF the body the mind, in the form OF
excessive bodily menta labor the anXetes, hurries
ard perpexities in business anger, excitemens of the
feelings deep emotions, excessive Indulgence Of the
passions. the last cause prosuces more in mpetency
for successful eXerton and leads to more diseases,
hundred fold than is ever dreamed Of by the mass
of community. The person who abuses the gifts God
has given him. INDUCES to excess, frequent in fits OF
passion, easily angered, without patience tails to con-
troll the temper perish prematurely. For all these
out, consume, aud subtract from the powers OF
life faster than by rest and nOurshment, We can add |
to, repair and :envgorate them. lndoence, or want
or gdns. TO oVertaX some parts, ana uLcertaN oth
time, is doubly invite the inroads OF
disease. Mechanical causes-Of these,by far the most
prolific Of evils is IN unnatral mode OF dress TINS may
iDjdre in numberess ways-by cramplng organs, COM
pressing limbs, OVerheating parts, exposing 9TH
theirs to cold dragging weaker parts, checking
respiration, and free motion, and forming
unnatural postures, narrowness of chest, and every
species of deormity. Hereditary predisposition, or
the transfer of diseased condition from pare Mt to CHILD
1t is thought this, in good degree, explains why all
along the pathway of infancy and childhood portion
of whole existence, naturally the brghtest,the full
est OF promise, our dear little ones are MADE 10 drop
suddenly from grasp and people our grave yards
before their time Consuming too much 100 /, over
eatng is another fruitful cause OF disease. Most peo
pie too much aud by it life is made DUrden tor
ture, living death. Some eat to 1--we, most live
Gluttony kills hundreds Bad air, useless exposures
heat and cold become the of deprecated and
fatal diseases My readers VIII that have barely
room for texts but they ampy these into sermons
by little reflection. is too late to learn how to
live. treat exclusively diseases of chronic nature
such as Throat Lung, Liver, Heart, Kidney, stoma Oh
and blood diseases.
And cure such diseases cureabe, wthcu medicines
Injurious to the constitution, the necessity OF abandon
ng business or involving great expense. Manyohject
10 call because travel and visit appoiDte p'a
,es, having been imposed upon so often by ravl ling
IuaCks. not of that class of preteuders as you
will perceive b. my writings. adhere strictly to the
principles honor and integrity. My visits have eae1
made regularly for Yeas, aud will be so continued-
claim 10 more knowledge than may be acquired by
my intelligent physician by the same experience time
md entire devotion to the treatment Of hs class Of
diseases The great difficulty is, patients wait until
hey have tried every before they call me-
heir constitU ions then run down, and it embar
asses cure, but Notwithstanding these retardng in
iuences my success is unpara lleled- {
My system of treating diseases harmonizes with ma
my first principle is to the cause having
lone this, the early stages of disease there is no
iiifculty in ef=cting The sick invited TO
;a; unbiased opinion invariably gyen. Consua>
ion free, and encouragement OF unless there
8 a known chance for recovery.
l shall be for CONSULTATION my next visit to Ke-
losha at the City Hotel Friday the 10Th Of July.
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