Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-22
HINTS ON CARDIAC DIsEaSE---yo.

The VEINS are constructed. in general, like the
the larger veins, particularly the limbs have cres
centshaped valves, usually arranged in pairs and OPP
OF the lining membrane, strengthened with interview
ing hbroelastic tissue. Behind each valve there is
dllatlon OF the yein forming little pouch The veins
are arranged in two SETS the superficial and the deep
seated the former lie Immediately under the skin pos
sesslng no corresponding arteries the deep-seated
veins directly attend the arteries and usually take
trunk the medium sized have Two, called Ve, COM
ltes The walls of the arteries and veins furnished
Blood by different chemists give different results due
chiefly to the varying conditions of health age, tenn
The following from Lehman gives the composition OF
1000 parts calculated from the analysis of venous
sS5; Globulin. a. III; Fat 1885, Extractive Matter
IS; Salts, 400; Fibrin, :; Albumen. Plasma-Water,
According TO this estimate Blood contains about
cent Of water waite and 20 per cent solid matter; Blood
Acidhas saline taste'and alkaline qualities When
Blood is exposed to the air the Fbrn contained in it
corpuscle, which leaves ambercOlOred fluid called
Serum, in which the solid part clot floats
DR.. Newman, of London, regards the use of arsenic
and other pOisons in everyday medical practice q
common cause of the prevalence G" heart disease.
qme of blood in the heart arteries aud veins. Prof
symptoms Of general debkty s6ortness OF breath and
declares that any of medication which reduces
the volume of blood tends to heartdropsy which
poses the Extreme On the skin in eTDpte
diseases because Of their tendency to strike to the
of Paris, reports nineteen heart disease
sultng from the use oi this and similar agents for the
cure of Assesses ulcers. cancers, sCrofua. and the
like, all of which disappeared from the surface, but
den death resulted.
The prevalent forms ofCardiac complaints are en-
largement, congestion, Inflammation and GrOpsy and
u Ll9se me Iost common symptoms are rush or
blood TO the heart cold feet general weakness snort
the region of the heart. Many cases are on record
where persons apparently free from disease have after
nightmare, died almost in an Instant
Water around the heart is dangerous form of Car
dIac disease, and arises from variety of causes In
its earlier stages yields to proper treatment but
have never known instance OF after the heart
mas become entirely surrounded with the fluid. The
tissues are so constructed that their vitality depends
upon their activity which in turn dependent the
former being necessary 10 the healthy stimulus of the
o-muscular system and to the chemical combipl
tons, without which there could be nc renewal of it's
sue particles, and the latter 70 supply the waste caused
sity of pneumatic apparatus to provide constant
supply OF oxygen and hydraulic apparatus to convey
the prepared nutrment every part OF the body and
remove the WORKOUT particles The former is pro-
ylded Dy the lungs and the latter by the heart and
ing by of the double ciTcutQt1 create the ne
cessity of the double heart.
heart without involving the other The right and lett
sides act alternately and independently. 1t has 70
rest and works on from the day of birth until death
and hence none of the organs in the human economy
require more skifu treatment when attacked by dis
ease: Remedies should be chosen with great careand
administered with skill and judgment by physiciansof
sag1clty ana experience. 1hcre appears pres
ent day, spirit of recklessness among physicians in
the administration of powerful remedies by way of
experimental practice, which should be dscounte-
nanced 1t is unquestionably true that large per-
centage of disease ard consequent mortality results
directly from this cause.
From the left Ventrice the blood is forced into the
aora to be thence dused through the arteries to the
capares in every part of the body. Ii is thence re-
turned by the veins through the the right
aurcle which delivers it 10 the right ventrcle This
yentrcle it is thrown into the pulmonary artery and
through its branches TO the pulmonary capillaries:
thence returned by the pulmonary veins. which co,
aesce and finally enter the left aurice, which pours it
into the left yentrice, thus completing the puknOnic
circuLdtto The two constitute complete circuit
OF the double circulation. Both carried stimuli
taneousy. The aurices contract and dilate. and
contraction and dilation is followed Immediately by
like action of the yentrcles BY the latter pure blood
is thrown into the body and impure lungs and
almost simultaneously the aurices receive impure
blood from the body and pure from the lungs.
TO be continued by N S. Dodge NJ. D.. VINO may be
consulted at the Palmer House. Chicago timely notice
visit will 1arr >,