Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-05-25
Disease OF the Kidneys.

THE frequency and fatality of diseases Q
the kidneys give an especial interest t
| the study and investigation of them, and elC
| vatc any discovery as to their esSentia
natures, or the means of curing them, to
very important place in the art and scicnc
| of medicine. When the fact is recalled tina
| til" kidneys are the great scavengers of TIN
human body, - their Office is to remove froE
the blood any and all impurities which ma
exist in it: that ii this office be entirel
shut up life cannot be long maintained
The products of usod-up and WORKOUT priI
cipcS of the human body, retained in tn
blood, so poison thu nervous system, that il
functions or duties will be arrested, the braii
will cease to take cognizance of surrounding
persons and objects, consciousness will b
Oblitcrated, the vital knot will become cor
gCstrd. the heart and lungs will cease to pei
form thcir part in the phenomena of life
th"y stop. Ere this, however, the most terribl
form of all human suffering is apt to tax
place, and gives an additional horror to til
hour of death. If the Offices of the Kidney
be 50 essential TO life, that it must ceas'
soon after they cease to act, the conclusion
is unavoidable that any deviation from tn
performance of these offices must be AT
tended with arrangement Of health. TIN
urnr is the depurating secretion eliminate,
from the broos2 Sy the kidneys, - the channe
by which morbihc agents are carried out o
served in healthy quantity and quality. |
it flls to do this. disease follows as ncccs
sary sequence. TO preserve health il is nrc"s
sary ~ preserve Il healthy condition of Ill
kidneys. This, of course, is attained 10y ten
prrtnnn in all the relations of lit"-dici
clothing, exercise, and residence. But dis
"as" AMI suffering are inevitable. They seer |
to b. a part Of the curse put upon man a
til" f'uifS of his disuhriicurr. " nil" 81 |
mas hrruI mt It's lunishlneutS. man sui ha |
the c'u>olaLton thrl God has placed withiI
his rna i, u balm Tor every i'll, and that, h |
Improving the opportunities thus given, II |
.uay be- relieved Of his suffering. live in tn
ntJoynrut of comparative comfort, and al
,ain gr""n old age
WNcn We recall the offices of the kidneys, -
'haC Ot """"ylng the w"rl.-out Ssucele
lu"nts from IN" hlorl, it is easy to under
sisnr, how they may become diseased. Acri'
and nrid conditions of til" blood are YER
lahn - b. att"n Ted with kidney disorders
Thr4n sources of irritation may lead t,
Nl'irr" forms of kidney naladieS. as dropsy
ErjGht's Disease, in which alhu
men. OF tine element Of our food which CORE
IrrI|S VITA the white OF an egg, is carried
IT IA II" urine, causing enEicIHtiou an'
Mt .u.H l. i nlh. We all know how in
r. ''lb.r these diseases are: that h"'"1otpr
hes alHr. in Il large per cent. Vt eases, prove,
ia; H. N"l'a science is very nuch at St;
Is ~ t.l"ir management. What We desire
, r'n" " r'It will give ton" to the kidneys
'ttll up III blood, destroy its arIid char
I't'", 4 nj ru"" the various mIlaiigs from
Ehr'h lh">" organs sntlrr. our attcntiGT ;
.Ns h""I r''"ully called by several physi
'lpl4 f. iIunl's lirnr.lv. kidney mrdicin,
l'rI ~ th"u in their practice. It seems t,
~ pnn uf III" very few combinations out o
il" multIuir thar has any dr"idcd valle, o
hut i. rHIuatrd t, benefit 'Ou ailments foI
, !trh II : designed. II is al active diurctic