The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-01
Diseases Of the Heart.
BY DR.. PRICE.


BY DR. PRICE.
| The Heart is powerful muscular organ having
four apartments cavities its right and left aurclt
or bag and right and left venricle or cavi
| ty. 1t considered the centre of circulation. O.
its muscular power we may have some conception
when we consider, that in man the whole quantity
of blood is estimated at about Is pounds, and thai
at every pusation (which if regular is about rs per
minute, an ounce OF blood passes through it, Upor
this calculation, pounds ounces of blood pass
through the heart to the lungs every minute of oul
lives, [this assertion is, however, made on mere
conjecture 1t is very certain that all the blood in
the body passes through the heart and lungs at
east every ten minutes--six times in every hour
and, upon average, IA times every twenty foui
hours, from our earliest infancy to decripid and
childish old age
What mysterious, engmatcal and complicated
beings we are How inconceivable how intricate
now complex is the supernal machinery Of our or
ganization Well may the intelligent and reflect
ing mind look with establishment and veneratior
upon the sublimty power and wisdom Of the grea
Architectof Nature 4a
In every piece OF mechanical ingenuity, however
simple or complex may be its -trGCtuIv, we FIND as
.ndi pensabe to the whOle at least one great p'lnl
OF attraction or Iepuislon; so In he human frame
we designate the heart. in its sIInp Op raiOu9 To
be the vital organ, which, by its energy and action
giyes to every fibre OF tle frame principe peculiar
10 its immediate function. 1t Is the cons sanl sprin
or fountains which, emptying Itself into those thou.
sand little streams Of The body, traYerses the wnoie
system and imparts that Nigor and animation so
indubitable to the maintenance and support OF lie.
This central organ-thls sole power-whlch circus
ates the blood, is as liable TO disease as the other
organs of the body. There is no disease to which
the human frame is subject, more intense ana Yl0-
lent than functional affection of th heart and in
deed dreadful are some Of the sensations attend
ing it, that patient laborlng under lis influence,
described il as a dreadful sensation, approaching
TO a feeling of humiliation, far surprising any de-
gree Of pain. l am not able here to render a com
plete analysis of the symptoms IN attendanCa on
this complaint but will mention the more promin-
ent of Them that occur in the early stages OF the
disease.
An oppression and difficulty Of breathing often
amounting to sufocaiOn or feelings OF approaching
death. Sometime pain is felt over he region OF
the heart, POPULATIONS, rapid beating or futtering
motion. feeling of tightness across the chest or
distress with short breath which Is increased upon
exertion, especially when walking On an ascent or
going up a pair OF stairs, headache, cold feet and
hands pale face at times, at otler times nusheo,
giddiness ringing or buzzing in the ears, faint
ness, shvering, nose bleedings and numbness.-
The side over The region OF the heart sometimes
enlaroes pulse interrupted often stops beating for
some seconds, sleep confused and painful with I'M
pleasant dreams and sudden startings, bowels often
irregular urine high colored. The patient Is irrita-
BILE, restless iretful subject 10 fits OF passion easily
excited and when so often unable To speak; quickly
atigued, anxious, nervous and notlonal. Palpita-
ons OF the heart do not occur in any one case nor
all of the above symptoms, but more or less are pres
ent in every in the commencement of this dis
ease, becoming more and more dreadful as the dis
ease advances terminating often when the patient
Is feeling most well In sudden DEATH From the
great number of cases that daily encounter | am
fully convinced that diseases OF the heart are next
in frequency to diseases ofthe lungs,
The incessant play Of the passions, which are ex-
citable 10 high degree, are calculated to produce
many disarrangements in the healthy action of this
organ. 1t is justly remarked that local operations
have small degree OF weight III the formation uf
this disease for there is oinC in the human char
acter that cannot be swayed by circumstances. The
mind ever on the sire ch-the passions raised to a
high degree Of intensity, is prolific source, from
which this disease is especially to be expected. Tie
violent agtatons OF the body causing the blood to
course through the human frame with accelerated
force and the dstentiOn OF the heart with an 1nor
dinate quantity OF blood which, when impure. II it
be not overcome by some potent remedy but too
frequently forms into seated disease eventuatlng
in death. Whatever tends to overwork the heart
thereby producing Interruptions also dimlnution
of power will occasion this disease, as indulgence
in Intoxicating liquors, long continued use oil stm
ulants tobacco, unnatural drains upon the system,
rheumatism and other long standing ailments in
tense sduy, mental depression, application OF the
mind with little no bodily exercise great anxiety
to be rich. running in debt working, fretting trying
pay Interest. causing yexai1ons, trouble and dis
appon tments NC In the early period OF this 2ilec
tion remedial agents can DE used that will arrest
its progress Ii is the inability o the heart to cir
ganiZation of the animal economy requires, that is
the cause of diseases OF the heart And with this
view of the subject every means should be used for
the purpose OF facilitating the circulation OF the
blood" When the disease has been long neglected
and the health itself fXedy impicated,@ cure is sell
dom if ever attained, the disease most invariably
has sudden and fatal termination. The necessity
OF attending TO the first symp Oms OF disease so
sure in Its progress to destroy life, cannot but be
seen by all. l am pursuing system OF treatment
for the OF all chronic complaints that is of far
different character from that usually entertained
one which am satisfied cannot fail to recommend
itself to the common sense of every unprejudlced
and intelligent individual who will candidly exer
else reason and common sense. There are some in
dividuas so steTeotyped in their dogmatical preju
dice that they cannot believe that any discovery
Improvement in medicine can originate except
within ne precincts of their regular institutions
physician who is successful in curing lingering
diseases must be correct liberal mil ded man. anu
dare to treat disease according to what may re-
qure if It should deviate from the estab ished
rules of the dark ages. The light of science at the
present day, directs to the removal OF ana
70 the laboratory OF the Vegetaba Kingdom for the
constituents Of the rerarative process | hav" my
regular places of appoiu tments the most of which
have visited for the last eight years and which loI
years shall continue to visit treating exclusively
chronic diseases.
| shall be for consultation on my uc-t visit at
&enosha City Hotel, npon all chrori, diseas =
liver, heart, lungs, blood, &C. during saturda, til,
nth Of August. DR.. Y. CLARENCE PRICE.
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