The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-11
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Natural Causes Of Death.
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From the commencement Of life TO the
moment of death there arc mechanical and
chemical changes constantly and unintsr.
ruptedly going on in our bodies. For ex.
ample, we eat and drink for the express
purpose Of providing materials for repair.
ing the waste Of matter resulting from
tho working Of the machinery. A soft,
oily fluid 10 poured into tie joints to pro-.
vent friction, just as oil is poured into an
axle-box Of car wheel to prevent 1t from
wearing away the metal. Our bones are
all frequently renewed as we'll Ms our acsh,
from infancy to age but not in day or
an hour. Nature acts pcrsistently, but
accomplisLcs nothing by spasmodis eff
forts.
As soon as particle Of limo which was
held in solution in food 10 placed in tho
stomach, il is carried to tho heart by up.
prQpriatc vessels, and from thence con.
veyed into the artery to be distributed to
q point where most needed in some bone.
There tho little particle is Deposited and
becomes incorporated with tho substance
Of tho hard structure where it Was left.
1t becomes vitalized iu its new connection.
An old particle, or as il wsre an old
brick is de'aching from tho wall to givo
place to new ono. 1t 10 carried out of
tho body % useless matter, US its vitality
had been expended. So particles arc
perpetually changing place. The new 60
in aud tho old 60 out. This is vigorous
life and health SO long at this vital pro.
cess Is regularly performed.
In the lapse Of time the vital artisans,
such as the liver spleen, kidneys, heart,
stomach, ETC., are weary by years Of in.
ccssant toll, and fail to act with that sys.
tcmatic activity characteristic Of younger
days. BY this relaxing new particles arc
not sent forward often enough, nor aro
the cfTec ones removed quickly, and con.
sequcutlv there is mechanical irregu-
larity aud chemical ono also. Thus.
wo wear away, and finally We die Of old
age. When disease sets 10 it is sudden
clog of tho wheels AZ it were. Ths vital
action by which life and conscioncs arc
maintained cannot be suspended but o
moment ut farthcst, without the hazard
of death. When man is drowned the
machine stops. IT, however, certain meas.
urcs ore quickly adopted, provided rcspi.
ration has boon suspended but few min.
utos, life may possibly 10 recalled. That
is, the heart may be urged into contraction
and tho lungs onco moro commence 6ll.
ing and collapsing.
When there aro no violations Of the
vital laws great longevity is attainable.
Few, however, arc 50 careful a. not to
tresspass upon themselves in some form,
the penalty Of which is sickness, suffering
and a permanent death.
Whales, sharks, and some few Of tho
land animals, whose food is invariably
easy Of digestion aud whose habits, rsgu-
lated by instinct, arc as Interchangeable as
Nature herself. live to immense long pc.
riods. 1t is the opinion Of somc natur.
alists that the balona or right whale Of
the Arctic regions may reach the patsi-
archial age Of ono thousand years. Sharks
whose skeletons are not hard bone but
flexible cartiilagiuous levers, are also sup.
posed to continue several centuries II not
destroyed by enemies.
| Notwithstanding the universal desire
for Tito, which is instructive, we thought.
lessly hasten the approach Of calamity
we SO much dread. With all tho light
Of modern science, in on ago too, renafk.
able fo' intelligence, We pursue practices
daily which we know is destructive to
life. Each thinks himself removed from
the dangers which threaten others aud
acting upon the idea that all others arc
mortal but ourselves, We At last fall, 40
generations have before rs, to be remsn-
bered no moro forever. .......,
Youth may reach thrsc.seors and ten
by simply conforming to those natural
laws which, give hoalth and happiness.
A deviation is perilous; hence II be-
hooves those who love life to shun every
influence which might interfere With <he
enjoyment Of tho most valuable Of al
blessings sound body and clear
mind.