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HINTS ON CARDIAC DIsEasE-xo. q

HINTS ON CARDIAC DIsEAsE-NO. 2.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CIRCULATION or TIE BLOOD.
The Pulmonary Veins are four In number, two for
eschlung. They commence with the eapillaries Of
the lungs and converge till single trunk Is formed for
each lobe three trunks for the right lung and two
the right lung joins that from the upper lobe Of the
side and the four mouths discharge into the four
angles OF the Ieft aurfcie The PliI,a0Hdyy ATterN
which arises from the right venrice Of the heart and
is distributed 10 the lungs together with the pulmO
ton. The Portal Vein called because 10 enters the
Liuer by kind Of assure gateway upon its under
surface is short trunk about three inches in length
derived from the conveyance Of the veins Of the
ach spleen, pancreas and intestnes THIS passes INTO
the liver, where it divides and sUbdivides being dis
tributed through the organ. This blood. with that Of
the Hepdc artery Is returned % the general Crcula
ton by the hepatic veins. In henJrrhage of The
lungs the rupture is usually in the veins, ~ overis
tentiOn; the hers continues force the blood through
no power to rStarntb blood to e heart hence they
become more and more distcnded, until a rupture
takes place. To avoid hcuyrriHlEe, every facility
should be given to the circulation Of the blood by hot
footbaths friction on the ska, application OF bags Of
salt 70 the chest hlllng the siomdch Frequently Win
salt and water, keeping the hands ana Rect warm and
the head cool The IcrcardiuH, or heart-c2se, IS
composed OF Two layers, one hDruuS ana TIE other Sc
rous. The HbrOHs layer forms "A loose sac over the
heart, being connected only az the base from whichit
embraces tne several biuotNes7tls anu becomes con-
tnuOus with their external coats. The sfyOvs aver
closely invests the heart and also the great bnodyes-
sells at It's base from which q Is reflected 10 line the
hbrOus layer Of the pcrlCardun. The Eti0cffdiNH1,
or lining membrane Of the heart is thn translucent
meHOrahe' cuu,nuous win the inner coats OF nc
DlOOd-YeSsCls- 10 consists OF Al cptuel anu Pm eN-
layer, closely adhereut the general muscular struct
ure beneath Atthe opening between the auricles
of the pulmonary artery. the hbroestc tissue forms
four wings, sometimes called EbrOIss zones. Il also
hbers. Those az the openings Of the g1gtl and the
pulmonsry artery are utIcd, ilgm their shape seul-
number, and have triangular Arrangement about the
oriices Behind each ot these values Is a cavity or
nonch IN the arfer Cb-,i,. ps,-,e.fyfs or fniani-
nation Of the PericardIum, the heavy muscular cover
ing Of the heart proper Is common complaint. and
sudden
by repealed eruptOns, strains, colds, congestion and
various diseases in other parts Of t1r body striking
the heart: such other diseases badly treated. DR..
Heryey mentions case of sudden death OF laty OF
middle age who was troubled with scrUfgloUs disease
and running on the ankle for eleven years.
After striving in vain for relief, % c9ndaJH eEpel-
mental doctor succeeded in healing the the dis
at struck to the heart causing pain spasms
and violent death. II IS gbCgys dangerous % heal up
dp Old Sore The proper mode Of treatment Is 70 treat
tte cause of the complaints; this removed, the sore
viii gradually get we'll OF Itself case Of Pycardi-
ts from SAT- Ri ltHt on the hands very troublesome
for ten years, that much Of the time the hands were
useless. Warm becCes' blood was recommended as q
certain cure When applied the hands healed az once
the disease struck 70 the heart; death soon resulted
from acute pericarditls. Strains frequently cause
chronic percardltls rms complaint Il known 70 ex-
list by stitching pains heavy dull aching the heart.
tense, WHY puse uashes OF Het1 anu slEnt GnlIsI
etc. Diagnosis is favorable in the earlier stages
The treatment must be directed so far a. possible, To-
ward the cause; in fact, but little can be done In any
other direction 50 favorable to permanent cure as
up of the general health with antdotal remediess
"a
complaint If not cured, often results in drOpsy OF tho
heart. Observation 10 must be remembered that this
complaint, like Peursy. must be cured while they are
constantly motion, grating their rough surfaces to-
gether without rest Parts and organs In the human
structure that part Of tGe time much more
easily cured Between the aurCles and yentrcles
valves, also formed by f0ldngs Of the endocardun-
On the left side two. named H1itrdt valves They
form kind of curtain, from whose floating edge small
white cords (chOrdg teI,diHg) pass % some of the
feshy columns (c0l1BiHG CdTT, thus preventing the
edge from being carried into the aurice. On the right
side three valves, formed Of three folds Of MEM
brshe, called the triclpDif valves The muscular
structure OF the heart is based upon the four hbrOus
zones, which furnish point Of departure for most OF
the muscular hbers in the ventricles Those OF the
auces and of the ventrcles quite independent OF
eash other. The crossing hbers form networks, ar
ranged in three circular plates, the superficial, middle
and Internal. The superficial hbers commence at the
base and pursue spiral 10 the apex; those OF
the light side running from the right % the left those
Of the left side from the len 10 the right. These two
spiral encircC the apex and each other some
what ike that OF a snail-she forming remarkable
whOr Observation: 1t is computed that not less than
six tons Of blood traverse the blOOdvcsscs daily The
force required 10 eXpe0this amount 10 different and
extreme parts of the person often causes diseased the
heart and its valves. The heart may become enlarged
or its walls may be sOfteued or thInned. The valves
may become cartiaRnOus. Ossied. or even broken.
Whenever the heart becomes diseased the movements
of the person should be guarded. the skin kept clean
and protected by warm porous clothing and the food
and drink Unstimulating and taken in moderate guam
anes. DIR y. 5. DODGE.
fro BE CONTINUED