The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-02

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terence in degrees of temperature in thu
Two localities. Water, alIuvial soil, etc.
oeing poor conductors of beat, reflect the
rays OF the sun, thus causing a higher
degree oil temperature through the day
ana rs soon as the heat Of the sun il
Withdrawn, these soils being colder, chill
the surrounding atmosphere, causing a
greater reduction of temperature q,
night; but in localities where the face OF
tue country is more elevated or undula.
ling, the air is dryer, and more or less in
+ circulation. keeping the temperature
more UNIFORM and lower during the day,
and the soils. being generally argilIace.
GUS, and good conductors Of heat, absorb
considerable portion Of it, which, by
raoiation after night fall. favors higher
degree OF temperature near swamps and
water courses during the day, for any
'engtl OF time, the skin becomes unduly
stimulated and from sympathetic relation
existing between it and the liver, the
latter becomes unduly stimulated also.
thus .predlsposing the liver to be easily
and inJuriously affected by external influ-
e,nce. particularly slight or sudden re-.
auction OF temperature. This sympathet.
&c relation between the functions of the
skin. liver, stomach and lungs, is uniycr-
sally admitted, but the exact relation,
hIwever; still remains a question Of dis.
pute. Watson's Practice, page 4S, says,
lanu Delleve most writers corroborate
this statement):
1T appears that high, .ut not ex-
IRENE. atmospheric temperature has a
stimulating effect upon the organic func-
tions of the body" Thus it is easy to
understand why the diseases resulting
from such exposure, under like crcum.
stances, should be arrangement of the
hepatic functions, spleen, stomach and
bowels, with copious discharge of viii
ated and acrld bile, and often infamma.
ton OF the liver itself. The liver and
lungs are the great decarbonizing organs
OF the body, the activity of one acting
inverseiy to the activity of the other,
hence there is more demand on the lungs
ana less on the liver in cold weather, and
rice tcrsa in the heat of summer.
In the lungs carbon undergoes slow
combustion, accompanied by disengage-
ment of heat for keeping up the animal
temperature, and is thrown cfi' rs car
6onic acid. In the liver it unites with
hydrogen and small portions Of oxygen
and nitrogen, and forms bile"
o "'u'OSPHCtc, Ou account Of It's
rarity, contains less oxygen, in the same
volume, IN summer than in winter, hence
there will be more labor thrown on the
liver, For the performance OF this, in
accordance with the general law of secre.
tions, increased activity of the circulation
through The portal system will be re-
CURED. Or this activity, all the radicles
OF the large veins that unite to form the
~
From the enlarged spleen, produced
oy or often seen in, intermittents of long
standing, we have reason to infer that in
slight congestions, the splenetic vein is
the one chiefly involved, and "whatever
gorges the splenic vein, must also gorge
its tributary-the inferior mesentery
which carries the blood from The rectum
and descending colon"
mucous membrane inflammation is easily
lighted up from exposure, or slight re.
duction OF temperature, and we have a
case OF dysentery.
The skin, by its fold action, respi-
ratory and sccretory, moderates the tenn
perature of the body, and assists tho
liver in accomplishing its increased la.
Dor. Now, from an exhausted condition
of the skin, and stimulated condition
of the li:er, from continued high tenn.
| peraturc, let us see what will be the effect
of reduction of temperature. particu.
larly when accompanied by moisture. or
during rest and sleep.
| Having been exposed to this high tenn.
perature during the day, we generally go
to sleep, having very little or no covering
to protect us from the humid and cool
night air. The skin, from its recent ac.
tivity during the day, is rendered pecu-
liarly sensitive to this slight reduction OF
temperature, and more especially when
accompanied with humidity; the result
is, the pores of the skin are closed, the
surface becomes more or less cool, the
blood recedes from the circumference and
finds its way to some of the internal or.
gans, and as the liver has been rendered
the most susceptible, great portion Of
it will be invited TO that organ, p,oduc
ing temporary congestion.
1t the excitement and reaction have
been slight no i'll result may follow, as
the tonicity of the system will be re.
gained by rest and sleep. The liver
however, may not be sufficiently restored
to expel the congesting fluid entirely
and parts Of twill remain in q state OF
partial congestion. This, according te
the degree to which it exists, may or may
not interfere perceptibly with the func
tions of the organ. But if the exposure
be sufficiently great, aud often repeated
the patient may have All attack OF acute
bilious fever. Every exposure increase.
the hepatic arrangement and weaken,
the tonicity of the organ, until at last
during one of these periodic determine
tions OF blood to the part above ex
planned, it gives way, and the circulatin,
hnid "receding from the surface, collects
in the liver, spleen and portal vessels, il
abnormal Quantities, and VIC have tn,
phenomenon of chill. The blood her
soon acts as an irritant, reaction take
place, tonicity returns with excitement
and we have fever" If the congestion
be not sufficiently intense to excite in
iammati0n, the fever after while passe
off, and the patient has an intermittent
But if inflammation has been excited, O
the irritation caused by the congestion
continue, the fever only abates after
period OF excitement, and the patient la
remittent; and owing 10 the sympa
thetic relation existing between the live
and other organs of the body, the stom
ach, spleen, and large and small intes
tines, We understand how easily any @
them may be involved in course of tn
disease, the various degrees of malig
nancy depending on the modification Q
the cause.
When / was student of medicine i
Charleston thirty years ago, the citizen
advised and instructed, that if the
should go into the country and sleep 70
one night on the rice plantations. or an
part of that low fiat country, they woul