Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
STARTLING STAT!STICs.
Tho Shadow Hanging, Over New. York City
and tho Entire COuntry-.-A VTibuno

Tho sfaaSw E HaTnE6 SSSs New YaEh S
Opinion.
The nation he's been Mortified at the burn
ing ~ Milwaukee hotel, whereby over sew
enty lives wore lost. This event carried ter
ror, because it was sudden and appalling; but
had the same disastrous results to life and
hab come silently they would bave been ia
noticed, not only by the people of the land
but also ~ the very community In which
they occurred. Fatal events of far worse
nature huye takon place in this very city, but
they hive QttrartGdno attention, nor would
,hoy now did not the Bureau Of Vital Stats
tics bring thom to our notice. "Figures do
not lie,p whatever else may be uncertain, and
therepOrt on the d,utilS Of this city is a start
ling comment on its life. During the past
year the enormous increase of certain mala.
dies is simply appalling While the total mum.
Der Of deaths has diminisl |, end the death
rate on most diseases has decreased, still it is
far greater in ono or two more serious disor-
ders than WI s ever known before More peo-
pie died in the city of New Yo.k in 1882
from Btights disease Of the kidneys, than
from diphtheria, smallpox and typhoid fever
all combined. This scarcely seems possible,
but it is true, and when it is remembered that
less than one-third the actual deaths from
Brights disease are really reported as such,
the ravages of the malady can be partially
understood.
The immediate query which every reader
will make upon such a revelation of facts,
is: What causes this increase? This Is a diff
ticult question TO answer. The nature of the
climate, the habits of life, the aduleration
of foods and liquors, all undoubtedly con-
tribute; but no immediate cause can be GER
tainly assigned, Often before the victim
knows it the disease has begun. Its APP
breaches are SO stealthy and its symptoms
so obscure that they cannot be definitely
fore5een, and are only known by their eff
fects Any kidn BY disorder, however slight,
is the first stage of Brights disease. But it
is seldom that kidney disorders can be de-
tected. They do not have any certain symp-
toms. Mysterious wearnes'; an unusual
appetite; periodical headaches; occasional
nausea; uncertain pains: loss of yigor lack
of nerve power: irregalarity OF the heart;
disordered daily habits; imperfect digestion
all these and many other symptoms are
the indications of kidney disorder, even
though there may be no pain in the region
of the kidneys or III that portion of the body
The serious nature of these troubles may be
understood from the fact that Bright's dis.
easel as certain to follow diseased kidneys
as decomposition follows d3ath.
II is high time the Doctors in this land
who have been unable TO control kidney
troubles should be aoueel and compelled
to find some remedy, or acknowledge one
already found The suffering ubic needs
help and clnnot await the turdy action of
any ha.r-spliuing code Of iNc )sreCt y formu.
lated theories. Ii The medical world has no
certain remedy for this terrible disease let
them acknowledge itand seek for one outside
hn la off H. I,t l "a
cry OF this remedy and for its application to
this diselsc, the people Of this city, the peo-
PIE of the whole lard, not only those who az
suffering but those who have friends in dam
ger, are earnestly and longingly looking.
The above quotation from the New York
Tribune is causing considerable conmoticn,
as it seems to lift the cover from subject
that has bee lme Of national importance
Tie alarming increase of kidney diseases:
their insidioaj beginnings and fri .htful
ending, and Inc aollDwiolged inability of
physicians 10 successfully cope with them.
may vel awaken the Z: attest dread of every
one who las the slightest symptoms.
1t is fortunate, however, that the
surest relief is often found where,
possibly, least expected, and that there is
specific for the evils above described we have
come to fully believe. Within the past two
years We have frequently seen statements of
parties claiming to have been cured of seri-
Gus kidney troubles even after hope had been
tLandonedi but III common with most peo-
pie we have discredited them. Quite recently,
however, number of prominent and well
known men have come out voluntarily and