Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-30
HINTS ON CARDIAC DIsEAsE--NO. q.

Congestion is also prolific cause of heartdropsy.
charge OF one OF the London city hospitals, in his re-
port for June and july 1854 gives twentywo eases 0i
six months causing dropsy OF the heart in most cases.
81 the 1Is S eSSaGn sn at y T dsR
fatal it leaves impression behind which leads to iail
to hemorrhage and consumption, and In many cases
as g aTS e arc Ro5 ana Re death W
Pericadits is often cause of dropsy OF the heart
and IN chronic and acute form is not uncomoli II
from excessive heat and persprnion, followed by ts
In the heart sense of fsmothering and suiocaoh and
no permanent relief the heart becomes dropsicAl and
the patient dies. strain will often produce pcrica-
own d down Sas SpSn y ySqRs s by in sn
sharp pain passed through his heart as though nerve
had snapped or slight muscle given way. lcellng
OF lantncss followed and ater that weakness and oc-
he yisibly Ieclined and weakene During the follow.
ing summer he experienced the peculiar symptoms
sations about the heart shortnese of breath etc. and
one day he suddenly died Pos % m9r'Sm sAaPns PeTi
eardis can be cured In its earlier stages and Dy the
Thick or impure blood ia cause OF heart disease!
The heart is designed TO do certain amount Of work
unfayorabe, the same amount OF work capnot be done
thick more power iust be exerted TO force il TO the
eNtrcmties OF the SYSTEM This extra enOrt results IN
the demand made upon g. and the consequences is that
the blood lows IN small end sluggish stream, dePos-
| which form tuinors, tubcrcles eruptions, ulcers,
forms forms of Jsiseig s0cdied local disease. These
| are often treated locally, and when dslodged
| treatment is generally wrong In these cases. The
cause should be sought out aud removed and then the
| effects would naturally The remedies and
treatment should be directed of the cir
and peS eean m ou 1s e way of 's ea
plan Of treatment the disease is cured on proper and
y Of cibcnnat states in hs Reform PTactice Of Med
t b eS SfG st @ & sSS Sp as sSSeT % 70 cSs
cancer ey cutting Lentand OF faris' says ,hat % tn9
will generally dIsSppont the patient and practioneT:
Prof. Parker, Of New York, opposed the use OF tho
ruled BY council and the life Of me patient sacT
feed When too late 1t admitted that IL she had
been let alone she would have survived many years
Rcpeed eryspelas Is often cause OF heart disease
surface OS IL Eaures eort get rid Of internal de-
rangcmenis The usual practice is 10 canterize the
but to scatter and smother 1t under the skin case
occurred in Buffalo where slight attack OF erysip-
elias with cauerzatiOn to that extent that
nearly the whole surface of the body was gone over
| and his early demise expected. AMER year had
passed my attention was attracted 10 his case by acGl
dent directed my course OF treatment 80 as 10 AID
throw the disease upon the surface again and
drew largely upon my patience ultimately succeeded
am now satisfied that II the proper course had been
might have been wrought where only failure mas az oeen
ali he recupefatye forces OF nature are encouraged
and come TO the physicians aid a favorable result
| pursued Here Is case IN point: 4 man wealthy and
| influential was lying In monentary expectation OF
eral years inthe last stages consumption, One
night there appeared tumQr under the claNlcle As
II Increased in size it pressed hard upon the Wndppe
until there great Likelihood that he would suHo-
During this time the patients lungs worked aud
painted violently. Finally the tumOr all at once began
to subsldc and the patient sank into state,
| from which the attending physician said he would
never emerge. In four or hYe days he began 20 re-
yiys, had less fever, ess cough gradually improved,
and in a few weeks became comparatively well man.
The physician soon after had another of he
| redltary consumption. After careful examination
he told the patient that he had passed into the third
stage Of consumption and that MS malady was inGnra
be but also gave the history Of the above related
and It's satisfactory termination. After consulting the
former patient he returned to the hospital and allowed
| the physician TO try an experiment SILVER
band with an ivory ball attached was passed
| around his neck and drawn tightly, and after
| the patient had become accustomed to y me
ivory ball pressed down harder and the
band drawn more closely until the person nearly
sunOcated The lungs by this experiment were vio-
leutly exercised. Finally the ulcers in the lungs were
broken ami ~eat quantity Of matter was discharged:
The pressure relieved and increased nom DAY %
day until the luI q greatly enlarged and the ul
GERS broken up. The patient finally recovered; lhe
physician treated the Of the disease ana sue.
cceded Tie experiment enlarged the lungs ana
cured the consumption.
To be continued by n. s. Dodge, NJ. D.