Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-01-18

PLY MISUNDERSTANDING FACTS NOT
GE>ERALLY KNOWN. WHO CAN
DISCOVER REMEDY, &c?
Messrs. Editors
The subjoined facts are believed to be, in
a measure, novel to most persons out of the
medical profession. Their Importance is
thought to be sufficient apology for their
appearance and general publicity.
Instant death is one of the characteristics
of heart disease, and claims its victims in
the busy walks of life, while resting in a
chair, or while in bed at night, wholly un-
conscious that the dread disease is upon
them, believing themselves TO be affected
with kidney or liver troubles. indigestion,
asthma catarrh, dropsy Of the chest, or
weakness from overwo%.
DIR. Graves, an eminent physician of New
Hampshire, has recently given publicity to
the following facts relating to this dreaded
maadv. He saws Life rests upon a
thread. the breaking of which causes instant
death. In considering the diseases of the
heart, It becomes necessary for the reader to
form some idea of its structure and the du-
ties II performs. The heart, for instance,
is bundle OF muscles, put together to bear
the greatest possible amount of work. and
is Ike hollow ball with two openings, one
for the blood TO enter, and the other tor it
To depart. When full it contracts and forces
,ut tbr blood INTO tn. arteries This CON
trnrfi,u mechanically closes one Of the
oDrnlug, by a simpj, memh,an.ous valve
and opens The other Atter il has emnti.d
Itself The opcplng closes and III. one Of in
vrrs, opens and the heart again fills In
hi. way the h.ort emnties and fills ;tself
arain about se,eni,-f,r times IN 4 minnie.
II. functions of the heart denend wholly
un,n the. ,nntraction or rho baart whom fnlI
AMI th. .,rtrr iuteyri,y If tbc tun valves
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any way dlriup IN. conrr,ct,on or immedi-
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