The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-04-10
Essehoe of DIsease.


The following Is from the pen Of Doc
tor Han, IN the February number Of Halt's
Journal Of Health b
The science Of medication, as far as II
has become science, Is beautifully simple,
and carries with it, 10 the thoughtful and
logical mind, a high degree Of interest,"
which the reader may plainly see R
An disease may be said 20 be founded
in an unequal distribution of the blood.
while its Equilibrium is essential to high
health and manly vigor.
Whileit Is true that too much blood at
particular partlof the body, causes 2
diseased condition Of that part, such as
headache, If in the head, the same amount
of blood may give two very different dis!
eases, or two very different symptoms or
manifestations, according to the set Of ,ves7
sells which contain that excess Of blood,
whether artery, OF vein,
Many know the difference between a
dull, heavy, depre sive headache which IN
yites repose, nddl1e sharp, piercing pain
which makes sleep an impossibility 9 be-
tween the burning feet in some forms Of
dyspepsia, which makes standing onSthe
! snow perfect luxury, and the cold, clam.
my sweat of cholera consumption. aee
4 The blood is distributed to the body
\ Ithr0ugh the veins and arteries, and WheFe
There is an artery there must be D vein
the blood hoWs through the veins like q
4 slow steady river but through the arte
II RES like The dash Of the leaping waters.
When there is too much blood il
; the veins It ia called congestion be-
cause it packs, II gorges, II dams up
n when there Isl too much lin thI
arteries It Is called contamination, "abe
cause II dres up the parts, makes then
A hot, red, hame-like
=. When the veins Of q part are too full
+ there is q dull pain, and the color is in
clined toa black red when the arteries
are too full there Is a fierce, quick, dartin
pain, and q fiery appearance,
Disease being q breaking up Of th
/, eduilibfitlm Of the blood, whatever ha
: q tendency to restore that equilibrium
! to withdraw the blood from the ,oYeI
} stocked part, promotes health 70 that el
i tent
Although the very last part TO di,
death, In q sense, begins at the heart, b
2 its not being able 10 relieve itself at a xii
!, en beat. Of an the blood that il in IL; Ii
Z next beat, and there is d greater surplu
Y and, with that, less power to distribute Il
1, vital iluid to the extremities Of finger
2 feet and skin then they begin 70 gro
clalnmy and cold, and death-like But
i almost In the article Of death, any gre
a physical on Inental ahock can be imparte
II bywhich the heart shah bound with as
!" perhuman throb and clear itself Of It's 8
10 Tire contents, life ID saved.
y ThedeV0ted and indeiati able missiona
r Duriee was dying Of low feVer, the cold {
tromities, the fixed eye, the labored breai
b, ing, al showed that the powers Of y
W Wers rapidly wasting away, although
q. loud voice would arouse hun to counselor
nl ness This sugeesled 10 the physici
y, that II the heart could be relieved Of
ID load of blood, Il the equilibrium OF
oifculatien could Be for a moment restorl
ST ne might he saved iie was placed
ii the foof, md buckets Of water were POI
aa Cd upon the body from she hight o
ad man. He seemed 70 wake up as IRON
4. heavy aleeD dr tftani the elfaelatignv y
on reestaniisAed, nalarai warmth feltOr
We the voice hecsme "a eloaF md the mind
y lacslYe ss ID health ha foadled biz YOU