Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-04-13
Diseases Of the Liver. By z. Price.


The number OF people labnring u;dcr affections
o. the Liver. Kidneys and Ihn-s. ;rc inciedi5!e;
ani by Tar the greatest M. rirv of them scarcely
have I suspicion tia; such Il ullcuiy KISS IN the
slightest d, gree. Although they seldom feel well
they are 10th to believe that ANYTHING serious may
ar,e from Il. Diseases OF III liver produce "A
great variety Of symptoms, and those svmf toms
all considered seperIte and Distinct diseases
and tire tied as such bv doctors, because Ignorant
Noso!o.is,s have done - bef re them. THIS
treatin. symptoms ola di>e:ise is productive OF
great evil the pain distress is by these means
transferred from o. c II see 10 anoth'r Tor some
length of time, thus dcc,iving The patient ami in
uucing him believe thit le iS better, whilst the
really diseased organs which i the cause Oi all
these local difficulties. remins undistur5cd until
il becomes a mlss of irfccovcrAbe obstruction -
The situation AM ui!ee of the Liver render IT
more expo,rd - the action of disease, AMI more
liable 20 become - dian any other organ 81 the
humIn body. The symptoms chlrec;erznr Il
disc lSed liver arc numerous. sensation oil iul-
ness across the chest. in consequence ot wise d
blood scc1m Hating in the liver cAu-inC II - en-
arg' o. Swell. which would rress upcu the dia-
phra.m hus les.eaing the ctD tcity OF the che Il.
TINT the lnngs would MT have room 20 cx1and, nd
difficulty ufbrettms. or slIDr ness of breath w'rd
tJ.inw. giving rss ~ pltlii>c o. i>thm alter
upper uriacc of the liver becomes ti>et "a -.
tends iis influence 10 the luns~, duc;Igc nSarp
ton, which doubtless i one OF the most cqn 'nt
causes in this climate for producing thIs dseas -
When the blood Is retained too long in ia liver il
becomes acld ~ creates in'iim tiOn, and ulcer
,tion of he LIVER in time wuu'd take place. The
vi-cid of the bOud often prJluccs thick and
vscid state Of tie bile, giving ris; - thc form
ton Of bililry clc Ii, gall stones, grirel, &c..
producing great distress a. they pass th.ou IN the
bile duet. Tbs lcrid bile VIII produce fever, in
him ton. &, scn,cry, anl when conveyed into the
small int s;incs, will irrtite an iriii them
and the patjcnt viii feel f,inting indes@rib-
able weakness Just below the pit of the stom Ich.
attended with h'tulence. acidity. and often a
burning sensation, vomiting. spitting up the blood.
or spasm, whicl hy medical men IL usually teraed
Dyspepsia: f,od w0nld distress them so much ss
Ia cause them To live very spare Dict the d.
gestivc organs wou,d become much deranced,
that both digestion and assimilation would be i'm
perfectly performed, and much EN- iciation of the
body would 10 lOw; Others would say ''thit they
could eat anything, nothing hurts them:" and al
though they eat much, il is not attented with an
increase OF flesh; they still remain poor, showing
that the digestive and as>mitng organs have
become so impaired as to render them incapable
of performing their office. The bile, when thin
and acrid is capable OF being absorbed into the
whole systeri, giving rise to yeowness, yellow
jlundicr. and da,k or sallcw spots on parts of the
body of many individuals. Tie acrd bile being
absorbed into the blood, renders it likewise acrid.
and diseases il; and hence eruplions. humors and
even ulcers nuke their appearance. Piles are pro-
duccd from an acril condition of the bile In
consequence of the absorption of bile into the
blood the viscidity of The blood is increased-the
blood which thick before is thus rendered
thicker STILL The Office oil the heart is TO prooel
the blood through the system; when therefore th G
Blood becomes thick the labor of the heart is in
creascd--wlich weakens its powcrs--renders it
incap,b'e of thrJwii. the III 'ol to the extcmi-
ties-hence deficient circulation cold hands, feet.
/ chillncSs. and palpitatOns and pains over the
gon OF the heart, and which in many instances, if
allowed to continue diseisc of the heart will he the
result. Rheum ltism, palsy or paralysis, numb
ness Of the limbs, aches and ptins of one deScrp-
ton or another, are frequently complained Of
from whence do they arise hat from this viscid
state Of the blood and debility Of the heartl Ner
vousneSs, debility &c. are all produced bv the de
ficient support which the nerves receive from the
blood. Even arrangements of the humln intel
lect are produced in this way. Pain, dizziness Of
the head ringing OF the ears. iulneSs of the head
great heat in the top Of the head sometimes COLI
an other distresses OF the head are often ex-
per:enced. Why is it sol The blood being thick
and viscid, its motion through the veins is slow,
the heart throws the blood through the arteries to
the head faster than il returns by the veins ok
again to the heart, hence accumnito1s of blood
take place in the head. press up,n the brain and
produce all the difficulties above named; even
falling fits and apoplexy are proinced in this way.
When the upper surfIce of the Liver becomes
diseased, it frequently extends its influence to the
kidneys. and pains experienced the al
of the back. producing much distress by disca ing
ncighborng organs. 1t is under such circumstan
that dronsies diabetes. diseases Of the urinary
organs bladder. &C., difficulty, PUN. and often a
smarting sensation in the passage Of urine, which
is milky or high colored, with cloudy or brick
like sediment. Tie patient will frequently teel Il
disposition to pass urine, but th Gu nifty will be
small, sometimes merely pass by drops, at other
times it will pass in large quantities at once. Fe-
males particularly subject to these affections
with much distress and weakness-fuor aIbus, or
whites, falling OF the won't, and bearing down
pains.
Often an affection of the Liver extends It's in1u.
ence to the spleen, causing enlargement of that
organ--impaired condition of the bowels, either
obstinate costiveness, or lasting and exhausting
darrhea, as witnessed in those soldiers or persons
subject to a southern cmate-pain in the shoulder
between the shoulders, under the shoulder blade,
in the breast. &c. The patient often irritable,
fretful. drowsy or sleepy eyes, become inflamed,
sight impaired Illustrations of diseases Of the
liver might be far more extended. Ii is doubtful
whether any disease Of chronic caraeter exists in
which the liver does not perform prominent pa rt,