Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-09
Essence OF Disease.

The following is from the pen of Doc
tor Hall, in the February number Of HalPS
Journal Of Health:
The science of medication, as far as it
has become science, is beautifully simple,
and carries with 1t, to the thoughtful and
logical mind, high degree of interest,
which the reader may plainly see.
All disease may be said TO be founded
in an unequal distribution of the blood,
while its equilibrium is essential to high
health and manly vigor.
While 1t Is true that too much blood at
a particular part of the body, causes q
diseased condition OF that part, such as
headache, if in the head, the same amount
Of blood may give two very different dis
cases, or two very different symptoms or
manifestations, according to the set of yes
sells which contain that excess Of blood,
whether artery or vein.
Many know the difference between q
dull, heavy, deprossive headache which in
vites repose, and the sharp, piercing pain
which makes sleep an impossibility be-
tween the burning feet in some forms OF
dyspepsia, which makes standing on the
snow q perfect luxury, and the cold, clam
my sweat Of cholera consumption
The blood il distributed to the body
there Is an artery there must be vein
The blood hows through the veins like a
slow steady river but through the arte-
rles like the dash of the leaping waters
When there is too much blood in
the veins, 1t is called congestion" be-
cause it packs, it gorges, IL dams up (;
when there is too much in the
arteries it is called inflammation" be-
cause 1t hres up the parts makes them
hot, red, fame-liko.
When the veins Of part are too full,
there is dull pain, and the color is in
clined to black red when the arteries
are too full there is fierce, quick, darting
pain, and fiery appearance.
Disease being a breaking up of the
equilibrium Of the blood, whatever has
a tendency to restore that equilibrium,
to withdraw the blood from the over
stocked part, promotes health to that ex-
tent
Although the very last part to die,
death, In a sense, begins at the heart, by
its not being able to relieve itself at a Civ
en- beat, Of all the blood that is in it; the
next beat, and there is greater surplus,
and, with that, less power TO distribute the
vital nuid TO the eItremities Of fingers,
feet and skin then they begin to grow
clammy and cold, and death-like But II,
almost In the article of death, any great
physical or mental shock can be impaired,
by which the heart shall bound with su-
perhuman throb and clsar itself Of Its en-
tire contents, life is saved.
The devoted and dindefstigable missionary
Durtee was dying Of low fever, the cold ex-
tremities, the hxed eye, the labored breath
ing, all showed that the powers Of life
were rapidly wasting away, although a
loud voice would arouse him TO conscious
ness. This suggested TO the physician
that If the heart could be relieved Of its
load of blood, Il the equilibrium of the
circulation could be for moment restored,
he might be saved. He was placed ON
the floor, and buckets OF water were pour
ed upon the body from the hight Of
man. He seemed 10 wake up as from a
heavy sleep or dream the circulation was
re-eItablished, natural warmth restored,
the voice became as clear and the mind as
sctiYe as in health he fOndled his young