Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-22


arteries bet their coats are much thinner Many OF
centshsped valves, usually arranged In pairs and op-
posite each other They formed BY the doublinsn
Ing abro elastic tissue Behind each valve there l.
dation Of the vein, forming little pouch The veins
seated; the former lie immediately under the skin, pos
ssssns no nd, Arteries the
same name. The largest arteries have one yenous
e me ws o The scs veins are
NTH putrye yssssls and nsryss The s OF
permanent ETC. OF the person from which u a taken
ioc parts as calculated from the analysisof yenous
blood by Lecann; Corpnscles.Water: gt; Ha,matln,
Isl Is. salts, ic; fsrin, :; Xlbpmen Piasma-wstsr,
4si las Fat s6 Extractiyc Matter, y. Salts 25
According To this estimate Blood contains about per
charged With gsses~oxysen, Nitrogen and carbonic
Blood il exposed 70 the air the Fbrin contained in
coaguates and carries down with It mechanically the
serum, In which the solid part or elot floats.
DR.. Newman, of London, regards the use OF arsenic
common cause OF the prevalence Of heart disease.
THESE tend 70 diminish the pulse and reduce The vol
Parker, Of New York, regards extreme medication az
prolific cause Of hser,dropsy With l,s attendant an,
sense OF surocation. Prof Chapman, OF philadelphia
s Sase a ~ HOOD tends 10 cause Which
induces general dropsy ana Parsy.s ~ m"nn ~
diseases because OF their tendency 90 STRIKE 20 the
heart and thus produce sudden death DR., NJ Bichart
of kariA, reports nineteen cases OF heart disease re-
sutng from the of this and similar agents Tor the
cure OF abscehscs ulcers, cancers seroila ehn ,ns
Affected the heart That fercardtis. Dropsy and sud
| den death resulted.
largcment congestion, Inflammation and dropsy and
| of These the most common symptoms are = rush o
blood % the heart, cold Iect general Ncakncs fiort
ness OF breath dizziness and sense Of sttoeaon 10
the region OF the heart Many rasss are On fee ,,
| nightmare, died almost in an Instant,
water around the heart II dangerous form OF Car
dac disease and arises nom variety OF causes IL
10 earlier stages i Yields . proper realmeat but
has become entirely surrounded with The fuid. tn,
Tissues are wa, tner sY depeh a
quantity OF oxygen aud nurltive matter suppedths
"crvo mgscIar systei nld 10 the chemical conbns
tlonr, without which there could be renewal Of tbs
~ s ess and ID tae the
sity ola pneumatic apparatus 20 provide a constant
the prepared nuriInen 10 every part OF the body ana
| remove the worn-Ont particles The Former " pro
blood Vessels ne two ss aye work
ing BY means Of the double circulation, create the ne
II often happens that disease attacks side OF the
heart without involving the other The right and lef
rest" and works. on Rom the day of brR until death
and hence none Of the organs In the human eceBom,
ease. Remedies should be chosen with great care
administered With skill and judgment by physicians oil
sagaciy and experience. There appears al the pref
ent day, spirit OF recklersness among physicians Ia
the administration OF powerful remedies By way Of
experimental practice, which should be diseonnte
naiced. IL IL unqueationaby true that o large per
cenage Of discaae aud consequent mortality result
| directly from this cause
From the left yentrcle the blood b forced into the
ssTy 81 s the Il C
turned by the veins through peHa caDd 70 the right
aurcle which delivers II 70 the right ventrclc. 1,
completes the avstemtc circulation. From the right
yentricle II is thrown into the pulmonary artery and
through It's branches 10 the pulmonary capilfaries
thusce returned by the pulmonary veins, which co
alesce and finally enter the left anrice, which p0urs
into the left yentricle, thus plotting the pHis0n
circulation. The two constitute complete circuit
Of the double circulation Both carried stimuli
taneously The anrices contract and dilate, and tf
contraction and dilatlon IL followed Immediately b
like action Of the yentrcles BY the latter pure blood
IL thrown into this body and impure into the lungs and
almost simultaneously the auricies receive IMPURE
| blood from the body and pure from the lungs
To be continued BY N. 8. Dodge, NJ D., who may be
consulted at the Palmer House Chcsgo timely notice
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