Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-08-09
An Open Letter.
SOME oUTsPOKEN STATEMENTS OF
GREAT VALUE FROM PARTIES
OF THE HIGHEST
STANDING.

come so thoroughly aroused, and on a
su bject of such serious importance as
the preservation of their lives and
health, It j. bui Lateral that the ones
" no have been largely Instrumental in
the origin of II is movement should
speak frankly and directly 10 the people
most interested. 1t is for this reason
that we thus come before the public
and make the following revelations.
Every careful observer who has
sought to keep pace with the march. of
events has noled the alarming increase
of certain peculiar physical troubles
within the past few years. These
troubles hsye come at unexpected mo-
ments aud in a most treacherous way.
They have manifested themselves IN
innumerable forms, but they have al
ways had the same cause. They have
not afflicted the minor parts OF the bo-
dy, but have gone direct to the strongr
holds of the system and their work has
usually been as prompt as it Is fatal.
Their treacherous and deceptive nature
has often prevented a careful analysis
or what causes them. and, as a result,
intense suffering and final disaster
have usually ensned. The real cause,
however, has been a derangemen ent Of
the kidneys and all of these troubles
are, in fact, the first symptoms of the
terrible Bright's disease. which has cast
its dark shadow over so many home,
10 the land and is increasing wonder.
fully aud continually. 1t is nov con-
ceded by the ablest physicians in every
land and by eminent scientists the
world ovor, that this disease is the re =
suit of blood poisoning. This poison
ing is brought about by wasted and un-
healthy kidneys that permit the poison
to remain in the blood, instead OF throw
ing it from the system. But it Is
equally evident 10 all who have studied
into the effects and have become con-
versant with the facts, that disor-
dered state Of the kidneys aud liver
produces most Of the common CON-
plants and pains whicn affl;ct the hu-
man race, and they can be traced to
this source just as certainly as can
Brigbt's disease. To purify a stream
we must 90 to its source, and to cure q
disease we must remore the cause. 1t
beng true, therefore that nne.tenths
of all human ailments are caused by
diseased kidneys or liver, the only GER
tain way TO cure these troubles is by
treating the organs which cause them.
How intimately the Kidneys are assO-
ciated with the entire system may De
understood from the fact that oyer 1000
ounces of blood pass through them
every hour, being more than 200 gallons,
or nearly one ton in the course oil
twenty-four hours. This vast mass Of
living fluid is sent to every part Of the
body, aud if the kidneys are diseased
the impurities that are 10 the blool are
not removed, and hence pass through h
the veins, carrying disease 10 some one
of its many terrible forms. The hor-
rors which accompany most of the dis
eases caused By disordered kidneys and
liver cannot be described IN print, while
the dangers surrounding them are even
greater than The agoEY. And yet a
person may be troubled for months
without kuoNng the cause OF the dis
eases that have attacked him. Some
of the symptoms Of the first stages,
any one Of which indicates disordered
kidneys or liver are these Pains In the
back and around the lons, severe
headaches, dizzlness. inaImed eyes, a
coated tongue and dry mouth, loss ol
appetite. chilly sensations, indigestion
(the stomach never is in order when
the kidneys or liver are deranged), @
dryness OF the skin, nervousness, night
sweats, muscular debility, despondency,
tired feeling especially at night, puR
ing or bloating under The eyes, etc. Il
any of the following things are noticed
about the fluids passed from the sys-
tenn. it shows that the kidneys and
| liver are out of order: A red deposit
scum upon the surface, an unusual
thickness or thnness, very dark or a
very light color, a burning sensation
in passing, an unusual Odor, reten
ton, or a frequent desire to VOID ant
inability 10 do 81.
The above are few of the hundred;
of symptoms which indicate the oegll
ming OF aggravated cases of kidney o
liver difficulties, and they require in
slant atte rtion. If these symptom
are no; checked at once, they are al
most certain to result IN some one o
the many terrible diseases ,f the Kid
neys. B, unpleasant as all the symp
toms and even these diseases may be,
they are as nothing compared to the
last stages of the complaints. In
kidneys waste away by degrees, ac
companied by intense pains; the hear
becomes uncomfortable; the lungs ar
oppressed; the eyeballs grow CLASSY
and the entire system is reduced and
deb,litated. For weeks before deatl
comes the sufferer look, for ward to 1t al
a blessed relief, and anything that C N
furnish even temporary lis gladl
hailed. Theu il is that bloaIlng begins
| the f,ce becomes puffy And pallld; The
Lrealh can only be caught in gasps
sncech is impossible aud muscular ac