The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-14
Disease of the Kidneys.

The frequency and fatality of diseases of the
Kidneys give an especial interest to the study
and Investigation OF them, and elevate any dis
cOvery as to their essential natures, or the means
of curing them, to 3 very important place in the
art and science of medicine. When the fact is
recalled that the Kidneys are the great scaven
gers of the human body-their Office Is to remove
from the blood any and all impurities which may
exist in it-that if this office be entirely shut mp.
life cannot long be maintained. The products of
used-up and ~orn-out principles OF the human
body, retained in the blood SO poison the nerv-
Gus system tnat its functions or duties win be
arrested. rhe brain will cease 10 take cognizanee
of surrounding peFs1Ds and ob.jsets onRseions
ness will be oOliterated, the vital knot viii be
come congested the heart and lungs will
cease to perform their part in the phenomena OF
life-they stop Ere this, however, the most ter
rihle form of all human suffering is apt TO take
place, and gives an additional horror to the hour
of death. If the offices Of the Kidneys be SO
essential to life that 1t must cease soon after
they cease to act, the conclusion is unacceptable
thar any deviation from the performance of these
offices must be attended with derangement of
health The urine is the depuratlng secretion
eliminated from the blood by the Kldneys-the
channel by which mOrbltic agents are carried out
of the general circulation, and the blood pre-
served in healthy quantity and quality. If it
fails to do this, disease follows as a necessary
quenee. To preserve health it is necessary to
preserve healthy condition of the Kidneys.
This, of course, is attained by temperance in all
the relations OF life, dier clothing, exercise and
residence But disease and suffering are inescapa-
BILE. They seem to be a part of the curse put
upon man as the fruits of Il sObedlence. While
sin has brought its punishment, man still has the
consolation that God has placed within his reach
a balm for every ill, and that by improving the
opportunities thus given he may be relieved of
his suffering, live in the enjoyment of compare
tive comfort, and attain green old age.
When we recall the offices of the Kidneys
that OF removing the wOrn-OuJ tiseue-elements
from the blood-it is easy to understand how they
may become diseased. Acrid and acid conditions
of the blood are very liable TO he attended with
Kidney disorders. These sources of irritation
NAV lead 10 various forms of Kidney maladies,
as DropSy, Diabetes Bright's Disease, in which
abumen, or the element of our food which cor
responds with the white of an egg, is carried off
in the urine, causing cancellation and ultimately
death. We all know how intracta5le these dis
eases are; that heretofore they have, in large
per cent. of cases, proved fatal. Medical science
is very much at sea as 10 their management.
What we desire is a remedy that will give tone
to the Kidneys, build up the blood, destroy its
acrid character, and cure the various malades
from which these organs suffer- Our attention
has been recently called by several physicians to
Hunts Remedy, 4 Kidney medicine used by them
in their practice. 1t seems to be one of the very
few combinations out of the multitude that has
any decided value, that is calculated TO benefit
the ailments for which it is designed. II is an
active diuretic, exciting the secretlons of the
Kidneys to more intense action, and thus cleans
ing the blood OF impurities. 1t seems to act
promptly i'll those forms OF DrOpsy which depend
upon Kidney troubles, and will rapidly drain out
the water from the limbs and abdomen. In Dia-
betes it is said to lesseu the amount of sugar. to
increase the appetite, and otherwise benefit the
patient.-New York Medical and Surgical Jour
nal