The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-20
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.

The frequency and fatality Of diseases Of the
Kidneys give IN especial Interest 10 the study aud
Investigation Of them, and elevate any discovery
10 tneir essential natures or tie means Of curing
them. to very important place IN the ART AMI
science Of medicine. When tie hct Is recalled
that the Kidneys are the great So avengers OF The
humln bOdy--thcir Office b. 10 remove from the
blood any aud all impurities which III iy exist In
70 hat If this Office BE- entirely smut up TIE cannot
be long maintained. The products OF uscd-up and
WornOEt principles OF the human body retained IN
the lo0d 80 poison tie nervous system that ~
functions or duie- viii be arrested the brain VIII
cease TO take cOgniztncc Of surrounding persons
and objects. consciousness VIII be ODitelated, the
vital Knot will become cOugcsted. the heart and
lungs will cease 10 perform their part IN the phe-
uomena Of nie-they stop. IRE this, however the
most terrible form of all human suffering Is apt TO
take place. and gives an additional horror 10 the
hour Of DEATH II the Offices of The kidneys be SO
essential u lie that II must cease soon AFTER they
cease to act the conclusion IS incScapahlc that any
deviation from the performance OF the-c Offices
must be attended with aeransemen, OF hedth;
The urine Is the dcpuraling secretion eliminated
from the blood by he hidncys-the channel by
which mOrhiic agents are carried out or the gene
raj circulation, and the blood preserved Ia healthy
quantity and quality. IT IL tails - do this' disease
follows ~ Il necessary sequence. To preserve
health IL Is necessary 10 preserve healthy cpndi-
tiou OF The kidneys. This. Of course, II attained
clothing, exercise. and residence. Bu disease ana
suffering are unacceptable. They seem 70 ~ a part
Of tie curse put upon man rs The fruits OF his hi-
obedience While sin has brought ~ punlsh-
'ments, man sill has the cons lItOn that God has
placpd within his reach balm for every ~. and
that bv improving the opportunities thus gwen he
may ne relieved of his suicrihg, live In the enjoy
ment Of comparative comfort, ana attain green
old age.
When we recall the Offices Of the kidneys-that
Of removing the wornOut tissue-e emcnts from
the blO0d-ft is easy 10 understand how they may
become diseased. Acrid and acld conditions OF
the blood are very liable 10 be attended with kfd
uey disorders. These sources Of irritation my
lad 10 various forms Of Kidney malades, rs
nrousy Diabetes. Brights Disease, I'm which alhu-
mon. ar the element of our food which c0rrc-
sDonds with the white Of an egg, is carried OF I'm
the url.c. causing emaciatiOn and ultimately
death. Ne all know how mtraciable these dis
etses are: that heretofore tlRy have in large per
cent. of eases proved fatal. Medical science Is
very much al sea ~ 10 their management. what
we desire f. a remedy that VIII give TO G 10 the
Kidneys, build up the blood. destroy its acrid
character and cure the various maadics tfom
which these organs suffer. Our attention has been
recently called by several physicians 10 hunt :
Remedy Il kidney medicine used 10y them IN thcir
nrirfice, II seems TO be one Of the very few com
hinatons ont of the multitude that has any de-
cided value or that IS calculated 10 benefit the all
m.nt, for which 10 ~ de lgued. IL l. an active
dluretic exciting the secretiOns of 'he Kidneys T.
more Intense action, and thus cleansing the blood
az imnuritipg II seems TO act promptly in those
FORM. Of Dropsy which depend upon Kidney
troubles and win rapidly drain out the wa er from
the limbs and abdomen. In Diabetes II u SAID TO
lessen lhe amount Of sugar, 10 increase the appe-
lite. aud otherwise bcneh' tie patlent.-Neio foTk
Medical aud Surgical Journal.