The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-06
Diseases of the Liver.
BY DIR. PRICE

The number Of people aboring under affections of the
Liver Kidneys and Lungs, is incredbe and by far the
greater majority of them scarcely hsye'a suspicion
that such difficulty exists in the slightest degree. Al
though they seldom eelwel they 10th TO believe
that anything serious may arise from it, Diseases ofthe
liver produce greater variety Of symptoms and all
considered as separate and distinct diseases and treat
ed such by doctors because ignorant Nosologists
have done before them. This treating symptoms of
disease productive of great evil the pain or di
tress by this transferred from one place to
other for length OF time thus deceivng the ma
tient and inducing him to believe that he is better
whilst really diseased organ which is the cause Of
all these local difficulties remains undisturbed until
it becomes mass of rrecoverable obstruction The
stu alton and office of the liver render il more nosd
the action Of disease and liable to become an
toms characterlzing diseased liver are numerous
sensation OF fulness across the chest consequence
to enlarge or SWELL which would press upon the all
phragh thus essening the capacity the chest that
the lungs would have room TO expand and d1fcn
ty OIL breathing, or shornesS of breath would follow
surface of the liver becomes diseased extends It's NH
ehce 10 IIe lungs producing consnmpton,which doubt
for producing this disease. When the blood is
haIpmaton, liberation OF the liver in time wonId
take place. The viscid state of the blood often pfS
the formation OF hillary calcu gall stones gravel etc
producing great distress they pass through the bile
duct. This acrld bile VIII produce fever dysentery
and when conveyed into the small intesines viii ~
flame and irriate them, and the patient viii feel q
fainting, an indscrbabe weakness inst beovS ~
pit OF The STOMACH, attended with hatnIence aciditv
ana often burning sensation vomiting, splitting IN
the food spasm, which by medical men Is nsa n
termed dyspepsia; food would distress them SO mUci
as TO cause Them TO live very spare diet the di.
gestlNe organs would become much deranged thar
Doth dlgeSGlSu ana assimilation would be imperfectv
peEIoThea anu lnncn emaclation OF the body would
follow; others would say mat they eat anything
nothing hurts them; and although they eat much II
Is not attended Witn an increase OF esh they still re-
mann poor, moving ina. the digestive and assimla-
ting organs have become impaired as render them
incapable OF performing their office The bile When
thin aCrid capable OF being absorbpd into tLn
whole system, giving to yellOWness yellow lam.
dice, and dark SalloW spots on Da rts oi me how NJ
many individuals. The acrid bile being absorbed mo
the blood renders IL likewise acrld ana diseases If nj
hence eruptions humOrs and even ulcers maze their
appearance Piles are produced from acrid condi-
ion of the bile In conseq uence OF The ABSORPTION OF
bile into the blood visibility of the blood il fncrpa
edthe blood which thick before is thus rendered
thicker still. The office OF the heart to propel the
Dlood through the syStem when therefore the blood
becomes thick the labor of the heart is increased
which wea6enS its poWers-renders il Incapable of
throwing the blood the observation-disclosures dn6cant
circulation, cold hands, chilliness and
ny instances if allowed to continue disease Of the
heart itself will be the Jesuit. Rheumatism naIsv or
paralysis numbness OF the limbs, aches and pains oil one
QeScriOtiOd another cnniI,iaiood -
From whence no they arise but from the yi!cd ri
the blood and debility the heart NervOUsneSs de-
bty, etc. all produced by the deficient snnport
which the receive from the blood Even der
ments of the human intellect are nroduced n tLa -,
Pain dizziness OF the head ringing of The ars oaS
81 head great heat in the top OF the hea
GOODNESS and other dstresses of the head are exDerienc
ed Why is 1t so? The blood being thick and Z{s1d IT,
5iota94 1e VEINS Is SLOW the hea5 throws the
turns by the veins back again to the 6earf Gen mean
mutations OF blood in The head, press upon the
i 1 S4H P5oguGg an oe above named ever
When the upper surface OF the Liver iiao cor