Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-06
HINTS ON CARDIAC pIsEAsE---NO. ..

HINTS IN SAhDIAS DlsEhsEs---Nos a.
Congestion IL also prolific cause of heartdropsy.
charge OF one OF the London city hospitals in his re-
port for June ana july 1851 gives twenty two eases Of
congestion OF the heart which resulted fatally within
ak months causing dropsy OF te lsart u mSs1 dsa
gerous and frequently fatal, When not lhmediGcy
fatal leaves anlhpfe,son p"n.nH w t it' y. s
10 hemorrhage aud consumption, and in many cares
heart receives The shock and the Issue Is deptG
Percadts is oitena eause ot dropsy OF ,ne hssr,,
u caused sometimes rom constant oNeF.eSe,llon.
from excessive heat and perspirution followed by us
N the hsa ssass and H
short and difficult respiration Treatnsnt rssn's N
The patient dies strain Will often produce perlca
ditis In one case young man whe sNstahS n was
sharp pain passed through his heart though nerve
sd nsppd and g after Ea and oe
casonal pains; From hearty aud robust {, ndinon
,s Ys,Dy h M na aS narnii"s syn1toms
heretofore noted -dzzness cold feet suioeattng reD,
Sations about the heart shorness OF breath ttt ana
day he suddenly died. A post mortem csalntna-
ton showed the heart surrounded with water lerl-
Thick or impure blood is a cause OF heart disease.
under favorable conditions Now tbs condia onaare
unfavorable, the same amount work cannN gdono
thick more power must be eAcrtcd 20 force 70 the
extremities of the system THIS extra effort refua IN
fatal disease. In time the heart becomes unequal 10
the demand made upon T. aud the consequence II that
the blood nows In small and snRSisn stream, afRos
which form tuinors, tnbercles, eTuptlnhs uiefra
ors Of gg sSca osa d iseso
are often treated locally and when d1flJdGcd
| treatment IL generally wrong In these cases Tho
should be sought out aud removed, aud lien ihs
treatment should be directed the Increase Of the cir
culaion, and In this way remove the impure loaH-
plan Of the disease Is cured on proper aud
philosophical principles pr Mm. hp,{r !, Ma
icine that might a. soon expect 10 XII tdnada
thistle BY cutting OF the top as 70 permanently cure
of the knife FOR the cure Of tumors and cancer
% 15S ors e PoSpoasd ina hd SSs o c
knife In removing an 2yaan i9 ,s R Was WAS
need When TOO late il was admitted that If she had
been let alone she would have survived many years
This i a blood colnpIant and maiIetis ITSELF ON the
surface. Ia natufes effort y Ret rig OF Internal &c
skin which tends not 10 remove and the trouble,
bat 10 scatter and smother II under the skin case
elias wss treated Min cauerratiGn 70 that extent that
nearly the whole surface of the body was gone over
and 6s early demise was expected. Alter year had
passed my attention was attracted % his case hy asci
dent directed my course Of treatment 80 as to aid
% throw the dsease upon the surface agan and
relieve the heart Although twas work OF time and
ft a n asI ssSd t he proper had been
taken 10 many extreme sses OF enf9s ss
the result By treating the seat or cause OF disease
4 all the FrCupcratye FORCES OF
and come 81 the physirians aid A favorable result
would hardly be pected where the opposite course "
| pursued Here Il case IN points man wealthy and
| Influential lying In mqmentary expectation OF
| dying In Of the wards Of London hospital sew
cra years ago, nhe last stages OF consumption. one
night there appeared tunidr under the claFlee, Az
II Increased IN size preeAed hard upon the Eindppe
until there great likelihood that he would SUMO.
cate. During this time the paients iungs H9rkea ana
painted violently Finally the tunor all az cnce began
~ bubEidc, and the patient sank nto eJnatJte state
4 from which the attending physician said he would
never emerge In four or I'VE days he began W re-
yivc had less fever, lees cough gradually improved,
and ln few weeks became comparatively well man.
Tho same plyaclan after had another case OF ne
Teditary consumption. After careful examination
he told the patient that he had passed Into Tic third
Eta2e consumption, and that his malay was ineufa.
be hat also gave history Of the case above rced
and ia satisfactory termination After consul
f0ricr patient he returned 20 the hospital ana allowed
| the physician 10 try an experlnlsht SILVER
| band with an ivory ball attached was paired
| around his neck and drawn tightly, and aiter
| the patient had become accustomed 10 " me
/ ivory ball was pressed down harder ana The
band drawn closely until the person was nearly
suifOcHtcd. The lungs by this experiment. we're yio-
lenty exercised Finally the ulcers In the lungs were
broken and great quantity of matter WIS disctarRed-
The prsSBnre relieved and increased nom dny 70
day until the lungs greatly enlarged and the nI
| GERS broken up. The patient finally recovered Inc
physician treated the cause Of the disease, and sue
| ceedcd. Tho experiment enlarged the lungs ana
1 cured the ronEuIn ption, :. -
! To be continued BY N. y. Dodge, N. u.