The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-03
A FATAL NEGLECT.
How Careless Oversight Brought About
the Most Serious Results, and How
1t Might Have Been Avoided.
The Importance Of Attention to the Details
Of Life.

principles. Thousands Uf dollars hal
Deen expended in the drainage, plumb
ing and ventilation. The surrounding
we're healthful, the air was pure, ant
yet an epidemic of diphtherla sweep
away a family of young beautiful chlld
rem. 1t was the theory OF the physician
that the house was filed with malaria
which always invites diphtheria, and
skeptical as the father was, he instltut
ed "A rigid examination. Every closet
pipe and Iran was found to be perfect
and they were about to give up, bafhed
when by accident they examined tn
furnace fresh air box, and a few Zee
from Its opening, in a neighbor's lot
they discovered a mass OF putre1ylnt
garbagel The mystery was explained
The malaria had found an entrance
through the "fresh'' air iue, and thres
loved ones persisted because SOMEBODY
had blunderedln The same result WA
seen at Princeton college seven students
losing their lives by the faulty drainage
of the college grounds. 'These occur
rences were not''dispensations OF
dence,n they were the result OF plain
carelessness.
Life is a constant struggle for exist.
ence, and as the ittest always survives,
IL is tue duty of every man TO acqualnI
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 10 nc
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. Whlle
most of the characteristics OF thls
dreadful malady have been known, yet
one of its NEST peculiar features Is Oh
recent discovery, i. e., That 1t produces
general arrangement of h tissues, aDd
involves other organs OF the BODY long De-
fore the kidneys themselves seem " be
affected. There is no pain in the Kid
neys nor IN their vicinity. The water
may not be albuminous; there may be
no casts, and yet Bright's disease may
exist and disorder the entire system.
Prof. VIM. Ii. Thompson, M. d., of
the chair of Materia Medica, in the
university of the city of New YORK, In
a recent lecture before the students OF
Bellevue college hospital, says "Bright's
Disease has no symptoms OF It's own,
but has the symptoms of every other
disease you can think Of" Albumen
and casts may Oh may not be present;
nor Is sne speelnc ga 1'nomnsons Avs
and infallibie test. Dr. Ihonpsons ays
kidney disease is probably the common
est cause Of death In this climate among
adults, more so even than consumption,
but it is a very deceptive disease Ii a
mar breaks a limb he will expect pain
III .ne inJuleu hn Eli OF iaast suffer
co ih.o .ne pouy ny - h,,t IN dis.
pam IN tne Wouhueu panS s. LET
eases oi.ne huune,o - Theoa
IN Ihe other oieahsoi eus ,ha aanse
sunerihgs are ohiy .s9 -, oannat be
ls oeniha suelh, any la 81 The do.
remoYea .neIe can a;imsnts
lects. oomeo VI 'ue ILL sunnntnms Of
OF humanity are sn9 Suao 'yha Iidn.vs
DrlBn.'s uiseaso. "ne aa.,,;n 80
nave peen a,seaseu io a;sorders in the
.here WIN occui o..aus VIC
neau, ~ namar Thas.
ION, Il menloly loeee ~ Pc ~ pr,aht,s
are sy"p'
disease. o.,
Again, the lungs are a iaVorite neiu
OF operations, ana diseased kluheys Plo-
duce pleurlsy, bronchltls,( Win OF VIII,
out cough, great paleness, SUDDEN anu
strange attacks OF asthma, anu spitting
of blood These are elects vi
Bright's Disease.
The heart, III the ehortto force piooo
into the diseased organs, winch are
swollen by reason OF kidney disease, DC
comes exhausted, hardened OF enlarged,
or valyular disease follows, Win great
distress under the breast bone. lhese
are secondary symptoms OF brlghtH
Disease.
DR.. George johnson, agreatauthority,
over 20 years ago pointed OUT That what
ever disease affects the kldneys produce
the same effect III the hver, n the
purging of blood, nausea, vomiting OF
bile and food, indigestion, constipation
piles, dizziness, persistent diarrhea
coming on suddenly TO a person VINO
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 II can
destroy, then b disease returns 10 the
kidneys; the back aches intoieraoiy' tht
urine is dark, full of brickdust and
ropy; casts appear, albumen Is abund'
ant; then come great muscular relax
alton and nervous prostration; great
puffs appear under the eyes, the count
enance is pale and wears an appearance
Of fright, convulslons ensue, the fata.
diarrh1a or pneumonia sets In, ano
death is the end. These declaration
are the warnings OF men OF high auth
GRITTY in medical science, whom we can
not dispute if we would. we expect
when our physician visits u oedcham
Der, he will come with the possibility o
healing, but there Is no disease winch
he approaches with the ertaint OF
failure like Bright's Disease. is there