The daily gazette., 1882-04-05
A HUMAN BAROMETER.
THE RELATION BETWEEN THE HUMAN
BODY AND THE WEATHER scIENTI-
FICALLY EXPLAINED.

THE RELATION BETWEEN THE HUMAN
BODY AND THE WEATHER scIENTI-
FICALLY EXPLAINED.
Scientific American.
One Of tie most valuable develop
ments ofAmodern science along the line
OF human necessity Is the National
Weather Bureau at Washington. Ex-
perience has shown that eighty six per
cent. Of the predictions IF the signal sell
vice are accurate; and these predictions
are unquestionably Cf the greatest ad-
vantage to the seaman, the agriculturist
and the entire commercial world. The
service has proven its necessity by It's
usefulness, for in past lime the faciilties
for foretelling atmospheric changes were
meAgre indeed. The only indications
our fathers bad Of coming changes in the
weather were aching limbs, twinging
JOINTS or painful corns. These "indica-
tions," thought crude, were usually cor
rect, and hence naturally suggest the
eIquiry as to the relation between the
human system aud the weather. The
body is unquestlonably an excellent
barometer. II foretells changes IN the
atmosphere long before they occur, and
this fact has been taken advantage of by
physicians who, when all other agencies
fail, prescribe change of air, thus hop
ing the body may find an atmcspher c
condition better suited to its needs. And
yet the real relation between the hui
man body and the weather has never
been fully understood, nor has there
ever been, until now, q correct expiana-
tion CT what rheumatism (Which ssen s
In league with the atmcspheIe) really is.
1t was originally thought by many to be
trouble in the joints, and as such was
treated in the most strange, not 10 say
ridiculous manner. This theory be .
came dispelled when the same trouble
attacked the muscles, and the feeling
then prevailed that 1t was purely a mus
cular disorder. But this Idea was found
TO be too narrow, and now 1t is univer-
sally conceded that rheumatism is a
blood disease. And what terrible dis
ease II is. IL often comes without W arm
Ing and prostrates the system with
agony.
Again it's beginning is gradual, and
Its growth slow. In its acute form it
mauifssts itself in every conceivable
shape and always accompanied by
intense pain. At one time it is in
fiammatory, at another neuralgia.
Sometimes 1t assumes tho form of
gout, and again that of pleurisy or
lumbago but in whatever manner it
appears it is terribly painful and al
ways to be dreaded. The pain and
annoyance of rheumatism are Increased
by its great danger for it is liable to
attack the brain or heart at any mo-
ment, thereby causing instant death.
Indeed, nearly every case OF heart
disease with all its dreadful sudden
ness which has ever occurred, can be
traced more or less directly to rheu-
matte causes. In its chronic form it
stiffens the jointe, contracts the
muscles, undermines the health and
ruins the life. 1t frequently attacks
men and women who are apparently
in perfect health. Indeed, it is as
greatly to be dreaded as any possible
form of physical woe.
But, however severe it's effects may
be, the exact cause of this blood trou-
BILE has been an undecided question,
and it is only within the past year
that any dcclsIon upon the subject has
been reached. In order to fully deter
mine what the cause of rheumatic
disorders really was, certain authori-
ties sent letters Of inquiry from Wash.
ington to the leading praoticinQ
physicians of the land, and these in.
quiries were responded to quite gene
rally, thus furnishing data of great
value to science and manklnd, The
views held by the doctors are of q
varied nature, but go overwhelming q
proportion hold to one belief as to
leave but little doubt that it Is the
correct one. This belief, briefly
stated, is that uric acid 10 the blood
causes rheumatism, and that it is only
by removing this poisonous acid that
rheumatic or neuralgia troubles in all
their terrible forma can be CURED,
This being true, the important ques.
tion arises Chow does this poisonous
uric acid get into the blood, and how
can 1t best be removed ?"
Uric acid is waste material of the
body which the kidneys should carry
out, but because they are weakened
they cannot throw it from the system,
Restore the kidneys and you restore
the power that will force the uric acid
from the system and thus hapish the
rheumatic agonies which it causes,
This is Feasoni it 10 science, No one
whose kidneys are IN a perfect con.
ditlon was ever troubled with rheums,
tism, and no rheumatic sufferer, how.
ever slight the pain may be, has per-
feot kidneys. The conclusion of thil
truth is inevitable; perfect kidneys
mean freedom from rheumatism.
When rheumatism has manifesto cd
itselfln any special part of tn body
attempts haVS usually been made t.
treat hat part of the body. AS a re-
salt, the pain has departed, but the
disease has remained, lying subj,
concealed and ready TO break on. al
some unexpected moment. Checking
the pain in any single locality onlJ
scatters the disease through the 81 9