The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-09
A FATAL NEGLECT.
How Cariess Oversight Brough. About The
Host Serious Results, and How tt
Might Have Been Avoided.
The Importance Of AtIeHtiO TO the Details
of Life.

of Life.
Early last spring the elegant mansion
of one oil New YOrk's wealLhest CAPT
%tallstS, situated on a beautiful hill IN
New jersey, was turned into u house OF
mourning. II had been Constructed on
the most approved sauitaryaud scientific
principles. Thousands OF dollars had
been expended III the drainage, plumb
ing and ventilation. The surroundings
were healtntul, the air vas pure, auu
yet an epidemic of diphtheria swept
away a family OF young beautiful child
rem. IL WAS tile theory of The physicians
that the house was hlled with malaria,
which always invites d~iphtherIa, and,
skeptical as The father was, he institute
ed "a rigid examination. Every closet,
pipe aud dram WAS found to be perfect,
and they were about 10 give up, batfied,
WHEN by accident they examined the
furnace fresh air box, aud d lew feet
trUm It's opening, in "A nelghbOr's lot,
Luey discovered a mass OF putrefylUg
~garbagel The mystery was explained.
Inc malaria "A Uuud an entrance
through the "fresh' air flue, and three
loved ones persisted because somebody
nad blunderediD The same result was
seen at Princeton college, seven students
losing their lives by the faulty drainage
of the college grounds. These occur
rences were ot'dispensations of ProvI-
dence,' they we've the result of plain
carelessness.
Life is a constant struggle for exist
ence, and as the tittest always survives,
II is the duty of every mau to acqualnt
himself with the methods of prevention
and cure of influences which would
hurry him to the grave. There is much
doubt nowadays as to what, for in
stance, causes malaria, but there is no
doubt that it is the basis of the most
obstinate chronic disorders. Not many
years ago a celebrated physician of Lon
don discovered what is known as
Bright's disease of the kidneys. While
most of the characteristics OF this
dreadful malady have been known, yet
one of its most peculiar features IS OF
recent discovery, i. e., that II Produces
general arrangement of tue tissues, and
involves other organs OF the body long be-
fore the kidneys themselves seem To be
affected. There is NJ pain in the kid
ueys nor IN their vicinity. The water
may not be albuminous; there may be
no casts, and yet BIight's disease may
exist and disorder the entire system.
Prof. VIM. IL. Thompson, M. d., OF
the chair of Materia Medica, in the
university of the city of New York, III
a recent lecture before the students OF
Bellevue college hospital, says ''Brlght's
Disease has no symptoms of it's own,
out has the symptoms of every Other
disease you can think IT," Albumen
and casts may or may not be present:
nor is the specific gravity an absolute
and infallible test. DR.. Thompson says
kidney disease is probably the common
est cause of death IN this climate among
adults. more SO even than consumption,
but IL is a very deceptive disease. If d
man breaks "a limb he will expect pain
in the injured member; if a bullet crash
es into the body he will at least suffer
pain in the wounded part, but in dis
eases of the kidneys he will suffer most
III the other organs of the body. Ihese
sufferings are only the effects, the caust
is behind them, and if that cannot De
removed there can be no cure of the de
(ects. Some of the commonest ailments
of humanity are the sure symptoms Of
Bright's disease. When the kidneys
nave been diseased for a certain time
there will occur strange disorders in thu
head, throbbIug disturbed headaches, Wis
ion; the memory loses its power. THESE
are secondary symptoms OF Bright
Disease.
Again, the lungs are a favOrite felt
Of operations, and diseased kidneys pro
duce pleurisy, bronchitis with or with
out cough, great paleness, sudden ant
strange attacks of asthma, and splttIns
nj blood. These are secondary effects o.
Bright's Disease.
The heart, III the effort to force BLOOD
INTO the diseased organs, which ar,
swollen by reason of kidney disease, be
comes exhausted, hardened or enlarged
or v~alvular disease follows, with greal
distress under the breast bone. Theo,
are secondary symptoms of Bright,
Disease.
DR.. George johnson, agreatauthOrity
over 20 years ago pointed out that what
ever disease affects the kidneys produces
the same effect in the liver, and the
purging of blood, nausea, vomiting Of
bile and food, indigestion, constipation,
piles, dizziness, persistent diarrh9a
coming on suddenly to a person who
has always been robust are certain sec
ondary symptoms of Bright's Disease.
Having made a tour of the body and
finding no other organs which it cau
destroy, then the disease returns to the
kidneys; the back aches intolerably, the
urine is dark, full of brickdust and
ropy; casts appear, albumen is abund.
ant; then come great muscular relax
alton and nervous prostitution; great
puffs appear under the eyes, the count
enance is pale and wears IN appearance
of fright, commissions ensue, the fataI
diarrhea or pneumonia sets in, and
death is the end. These declarations
are the warnings of men of high auth
ority in medical science, whom We can.
not dispute if we would. We expect
when our physician visits our bedcham.
Der, he will come with the possibility of
healing, but there is no disease which
he approaches with the certainty of
failure like Bright's Disease. Is there
no hore of curep Must this great ma.
lady increase the number of its victims
at the rate of 70 per cent. a year, and
we be powerless to prevent? DIR. Hol-
and says all medical practice is expert,
mental, and that any remedy that cures
is entitled to the confidence and patron.
age of the people. The only criterion
of excellence is success, and, he says,
this is the basis of popular Judgment.
The doctors admit they can do nothing
for a person in the tolls of Bright's Dis
ease; but happily, the oftimes wiser
school of independent investigators has
not so failed. A few years ago a well
known medical practitioner found the
vegetable elements which diseased kid