The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-15
A HUMAN .BARoNt E :.
The Real .,ela;ion between iiis ka .aa
Body aud the Weetior -'e.sA-
tifical.y Ex;'ainrd.
Scientific Amer CRY

Scientific Amer CRY
One OF the " ost valuable developments 9
Of modern science along the Ir~ o Wv
m an necessity is tn. NJ tiord Neata.1
Bureau at Washington. f'xlal:r e !es
shown that eighty six aer cent. of th>
predictions of't'r sig IA! s-rv. o,...re ~ccn
ret,; a"d these pr,dicsions are unane-
tcinahiy + . the seimor, fEc ng, Gu t.; ;
raj md the .n.ire eonauercioi world The
SER &c has r:roetn its necessity lly i,s
us-fnllnuss, fir in rn't times tie fscii,
were n.eao,e in6etd. T. e only indica.
tions ,ur htheys bad If ,am;ng Changes
Of tie weather. W re sc ing limbs. TVS
ny jaints,or painful! eorns. Thes, indica
tions tough crude wer. generally correct
and hence nqturaliy saggAst the inouiry
as to the relation between the hun n
system has been ful y TIL ierstocd expis
nation q. wi. a. r'iea N stspl, which s.e,ss
In leaa ue with the Atmosphere r-aliy
is. II was ripinaily thought by many to
te troub le in the jeis.;s and as sucii
Mas treated in the most strange not 10 SAY
the most Ridiculous DaGnsr. The tie,
DRY became dspriled wien the same
trovble attacked the muscles and thu
feeling then prevailed tlisi il w purely
muscular d.sorker. But his i,ies was
found TO be too narrow and now it is nni-
yersaily conceded that rheamatism WIS q
blood disease. Ind what n T.. rible dis
ease il is. 1t often comes without warn.
ing aud prostrates the system with agonv.
A gain lis beginning i, ,gradual and its
growth slow. In it's acute term il mani
tests itself in every ccbceiable shape ard
alwa accompanied by intense pain. Al
une time IL is infiammatory at another il
il neuralg;c. Sometimes II assumes the
form of geut and again that of pleuricy
or l0mbago cut whatever manner it ap-
ears ii is terribly painfui and always 10
be dreaded. The psi and annoyanco y
rheumatism. are increased by its great
danger for it is liz BILE at any moment 10
attack the brain or heart at any mo
ment thereby causing instant death. In
deed every case Of heart disease with
all lis dreadful snddenness which has
evet occurred can be traced more or lyss
TO rheumatic causes. in its chronic
form it riffrns the joints cnD;rs.,,- -
muscles uulcrBlDcS tne near u ailtI fufs..s
th* lie. II frequently attacks inen aud
women who are apparently in perfect
health. Indeed it 10 as much TO be
dreaded IS any possible torm Of physical
woe.
But however severe its effecs may be
the exact cause Of this biook trouble has
has been an undecided question and 1t 10
ouiy within the past year that any de
cisior upon the snbject has been reached
In order to fully determine whas the
caase oi tiecause of. riienmatis disorder
really was. certain authorities cent ls.ters
of inquiry 30 Washington TO the leading
pTacticilsing pisy-icians of the Ian nj
these inquiries were srtspend-d T., quite
g.neraliy thus furnishing data of great
yaue 10 silence nd mankind The yisw
held by doctors are Of Varied ard
but So overwhelming a proporloni hold
to one belief as to leave bat little ubl
that il is tbs correct one. This belief
is that uric acid in th- blood causes rl.esi
mhtIc or ueuraigic Ia ali tlIsir trrribl.
forms can be cutrd. How does tllis poi
sosous uric acid get into The blood and