New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-10

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pn 81 zen what we already have than 10 IecoNVI
-, lost How tO take care OF the heaIth W ~ Tbat
Nheh ios,, - disease, may be learned by an ihat
General ACQUAINTANCE Win lne d,,raelV
Oh tc Eid nossess is not only valuable 10 guaIult
S1inst injury but also to Improve .ts vaIloS Ivebe
aud capabilities II NE anu f mportance with that
h tescbcs how il is TO be prolonged ana Jus Fou'
capacities gTs OF pIsEAsEIn early ages II was
" tro IN explain all effects III nature by SuPposns
personalities like our own Siv ne sea we're peoplcd
ihe eartb the forest, the scams TiTcd ,o be AGENTS
Win ina iuary. being VINO were .,llc' 49, arissi an
10y Wc an tions NJ the living system we're thought 70
he d1e IN sprts which inhabited ~ ana us
the agency Of evil spills, sycb renIaced them
iDvoIved errors of kindred nature. Diseases WIZ V
longer considered as personal aseHces " S maj tbev
Inv eXorcisn but there is snll ~ serhg me lus a
D:ero tbnrs independent eXiscuces OF euulvs, WllpI
were i'm some mysterious way thrust INTO ilc V %,
expelled" from il by the acton Oh @ oo, ttn
Mullins OF this Kind still widely preNaI, ana gtea nun
beers regard diseases as things tht c3,o nr ~, al
arc sent by Divine Providence as Juusue'' VI PN'
Views Of iEs kind are nfayorable to hygenc Efforts,
We can easly understand that minds iuly poSesSSu ~
,bc, WI, tend 10 passive acquiestence III what Is lelJ
10 he unavoidable and the prOpiauOn 0 DI'iho in
nv fasting Illumination and prayers, VIII take the pace
- rtslIicnt vi0ant and Systematic measures Tor the
prevention OF disease. In past tines lnuoc., u i
tons have operated rs powerful IdeieSs w. AZ in
precautions. When quarantine regulations McIr ~ f
stuted 10 prevent the spread OF eOhI'tcon W sP 40
port TO port and when VacclhatGn "ae ed int"
reventiy We 10 smallpox religious IDEAS were foustu i.o
antagonlsm, and these benehcent measures were uc
n0unced impiousy contravenng the DIVINE utlSms
which employed plaques and scOurgos 20 punish me trans
gTessiOns of mankind. In tins WY iilst tnco.s ol tio
nature and of the disease acted as an oDsueon
To hygicnic Improvement
mis- TRuE iDEA OF HEALTH AND DISEASE Modern
nhvsoloGv has brought rs 10 better understanding of
The subject As stated in the first chapter and az Nus
trated throughout the work. phyaoOrS ~ the sttco VI
vital poWer Power Is the accOmpar ment OF material
change and the manifestations OF all animal functions
we have TO lie dependent upon vital translOmauos
Not only is the living body IN constant laDie
1.,,tg "a, mi ia
cessant meamOrphosisa rapid escape ana re eNai vi
the constituent atoms. and IT IS IN lhs tt ne
ly consists That active ana unnpeded mctdmofphufls
anu lV tn bigbesf and most vigorous life constitutes
HEALTH; while the obstruction, depression or perlef
sion of these vital changes constitutes DISEASE aus
escan from the cheyous error that naadios are for
eicn Observation-Disclosures eXiscncos which get nyst'
rious gucnt the living organism, ana bhd lht lucy
are sim5ly disturbed physiological actions disease
NAV consist IN the Of power 10 remove OF eXefete
normal hut injurious products or perverted tifIoIh
atoms may give rise TO wrong prOdlcs ahd these NAY
create still further disturbance, but la all cases inc a.
sence disease To be regarded as morbid dctIit 49,
e;o,d for example, Is a malady which pad habits
cryer the putriiive changes and originate morbid pro
ductt-its cmCf peculiarly beng the uepo9uoh ol
ntote of sod i'm and about lhe tonts In health there -
arcely trace OF this salt be found m the blood aud
ry en- this small proportion Is beng constantly thrown On
Certatn conditions OF living however, such the habit
nal use of wines or malt liquors and high feeding upon
annual substances, attended win hut niue eAer'st are
known IN preaty Increase It's quantity aud seriously To
interfere with its eGcrttOn. II Is theh depu,l'eu
a foreign or morbid Ingredient III INC loin us
Careful avoidance OF the causes when give i4eo
10 his condition Of the blood secures complete nee
dom from attack even IN those nhO may have Inherited
a strong predisposton 10 the diseasr NJ. h..
CONTROL OVER THE CAUSES OF DlSLANi---Nt nav
seen how directly and vitality the great functions 90 t'
system dependent upon various conaLots' ,,',n a.
diet air water, clothing exercise, 10y when the helty
eianESs y, ~ i,srs of health. ant when altered
i'm their influence they become causes 81 disease. Inc
t Igyrsti,ns If f IN deficient In quantity de
teiiorated IN quality, specially produces b0dlb detahy,
ment: while Just Ia proportion 10 the importance" 81 l'-e
normal ,rto, il The rvil u their effects when perverted.
tho
diOus. has large contrl over lc ''u'u, ~ ul'
tirbes health Diseases may battle the physicians ptnc-
tratlon and defy his remedial ssll; bu Mhat - oI Id
more importance. ny gieuic knowledge 'hpes US t"""I'
tbc,n Inc efficiency Of prevention H. pruverbt and We
ne o, an,nrs ~ tlte value Of sanitary knowledge md
precautions Oh the most impressive s'air -,
'EXAUrLF- or THE Arr1ICNTION ur HNGifNlc fI "
CtptFs.-f hOerd may be- taken ~ an Illustration Ia
times, when sanitary pl,Hi"S VI" pu. l''s
understood the approach OF tins terIbl disease struck
terror the hearts OF the people. Who were powtes
the pestlencc swept away nulttndrs of TIE popua
ton Of the principal towns ~ cohiht Wa awaited
with horrible dread; ana when % appeared All efforts
were addressed 90 the RELIEF 81 iho-" ua'hcd and fi
cincs. though almost hnfo MY poWeis were
less almost the cole rrsourtc of th' ply cian But the
connection between tho disease ana certain conditions ~
NTH, bad AR, oVcrcro"ulh- anu I'Lu"tlr' ui
IN cities, began - length o" ir perceived ana
steps taken 10 remove he cans" Tho adrnhcy ~ the~
measures has been fuly 'bdlthfd ana WIN te hli'N
edge that - conditions are cohtfollbt l' lt'd-l'hS
alarms have ceased The ri'aErs" 81 thc epidemic nave
been greatly cHctInscih'd anu thcit D. l4 'uItt -
percucc to show that thorough yet smp', hra-u's 81
purincatiuu sufficient FOR its rOi prtc prevention
Another example b, furnished % ScnrH III, disease,
which until recently. been fnr fcourE of ihe sailor
y0nd the power oi ieih'hcs' AZ" .u's "'' =, ~,
preventahic There il more interesting idct lh me
history uf medicine than thai thN c"i"'"D "hch h"'
been looked upon ~ various !il'H ~ lId-" AZ a W!
tclious nniciou 81 Divine justice, against Wlnch man
could only strive IN VAIN or s di'ea insrpaDr rom
long voyages, should nave bte pl"'eu ~ ''"nVc "
most satisfactory character Go arise from causes ~ he
power OF man TO prevent ard to be cni"hr 10y means
which every hdbtable country dhoiu'. 4u-sAu ., III
curing into tho conditions OF IT. origin ana seeking
means Of prevention the mrdtd profession was lpr hul
reds Of years ehsatcd ln idis',hi- ll"., WI @
hope Of nndin. something mat might prove IN tscthl
remedy This sought DO vain uutl attention Was
turned u its cause, which wac found J." consist ia ck
OF vegetable food, Uud Oh" simple irrriuhon OF lh@h
inc ID has been the signal the almost total disappear
ancc Of the disease Many "ihrl Illustrations inEh' py
given OF the efficiency OF ystnr csOirtes 10 arrest ana
prevent The spread of dangerous hdlad's' mn thS are
REMEDIAL IvflrEvCEo T HNCtENic AGHNclrS Another
important consderu"n deserves 90 he slHttd ~ M
place: u ~ ihat hyt"n, n''''i.f, nay q l's, .
p.raut remedial value. u , ca@sc- or health, when
modified OF perverted. become causes Of disease To
whatever extent restorative inra'hr' may Dc dr'lT
able IL .taln tat the -t dictate or wisdom b. 10
rccufy these wrongly -a'ilhS cause NouI,Si tI'al
mout, thus has Do. h Eieu'' resources, ah WIN IN"
larc 81 rational experience iohe resources ar"
coming mo -rc1rr ANA greater p'Vmufhtt AZ VIM
have Watched NE progress 81 "" h'- Wy III -
tmc- IS ID. that among thu most enlightened prc-
tonors there las been steadily diminishing cOihdrhte
IN mcdlcatlun hud an increasing li''' ulU =, ,
ary influence Of nature. n - notorious that III proper
to To- people, ignorance of their constitutions and
the true causes 81 disease = thrr crcdhOus cudoncc
in pills, pOtOns, ana quckish absuriitics ana WINE lh,
Ignorance continues, there VIII ot cohrse be plenty "i
doctors Who VIII pandtr \" ~ ana hoi lhe east V ~
benefits which Will follow the better dHisOn or lh1 $40
the community from the nunberlcss imposturc- Of cha
atansm and better determination Of the qualifications
OF competent physlCabs.
HYGiENIc KSONLEDGE INEyIr,BL BESEfcItr--It is
often said To De unnecessary 10 increase aud dusr know
ledge the subject OF preserving health people VIII
moi that which they already have. 10 Is true mat
often they do not and this pant ~ sin larger truth
that only rarely does human action completely CONFORM
10 state OF intelligence That derugcment Of tho
organism winch constitutes form of insanity, IN which
the intellect what j. right, while the diseased I'M
pulses drive irfesisbly toward the wrong Is but nor
lid cNaggcratOn Of the experience Of mankind,
who see the right, but st the wrong pursue But
when due allowance made Tor the force OF habit which
nrgcs people on the old after they repro
bated by tho Judgment, there viii be- found stlll con
slant tendency Ia adjustment between thought AMI
action Character which il that gnnic stamp mold
ING of human nature by which usacuons are determined
adania itself hmt slowly % ldcn sntei SUI such ndan