Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-25
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The frequency and fatality Of diseases OF the
Kidneys give an especial interest TO the study
and Investigation Of them, and elevate any dis
coyery as to their essential natures or the means
81 cnr,ng them To n very important nlace in The
art and science Of medicine. When the fact is
recalled that the Kidneys are the great scaven-
move from the blood any and all impurities which
may exist IN II; that II this office be entirely
shut up life cannot be long maintained. The
products Of used-up and worn-out principles Of
the human body, retained in the blood so poison
the nervous system, that It's functions or duties
will be arrested, the brain will TO take cog
nlzance OF surrounding persons and objects, con-
seriousness will be obiterhed, the vital knot will
become congestcd the heart and lungs will cease
TO perform their part Ia the phenomena of life,--
they stop, Ere this, however the most terrible
form Of all human suffering IL apt to take place,
death. II the Offices Of the Kidneys be no essen
ta to life. that 1t must cease soon after they
cease to net, the conclusion Is unavoidable that
any deviation from the performance OF these
offices must be attended with arrangement of
health. The urine is the depurating secretion
eliminated from the blood by iheaiidncys, - the
channel by which morbihc agents carried out
Of the general circulation and the blood pre-
served In healthy quantity and quality. II 1t
fails TO do this, disease follows ms n necessary
sequence. To preserve health IL Is necessary TO
preserve healthy condition Of the Kidneys
This, Of course, Is attained by temperance in all
the relations Of life diet, clothing exercise and
residence. But disease and suffering are iney-
table. They seem TO be a part Of the curse
while sin has brought It's punshments, man still
has the consolation that God has placed within
his reach n balm for every Ill, and that, by I'M
proving the opportunities thus given, he may be
relieved Of his suffering live In the enjoyment Of
comparative comfort and attain a green old age.
When recall the offices Of the Kidneys,
that of removing the worn-out tissue-elen1ents
from the blood, 1T Is easy to understand how
they may become diseased. Acrid and acid con-
dtions Of the blood are very liable to be attended
with Kidney disorders. These sources of irrita-
ton may lead to various forms of Kidney mala-
dies. as Dropsy, Diabetes, Brghts Disease, In
which albumen, or the element Of our food which
corresponds with the white Of an egg, is carried
oil in the urine, causing cancellation and uti-
maiey death. We all know how intractable
these diseases are; that heretofore they have, In
n large per cent. of cases, proved fatal. Medical
science Is very much at sea as 10 their manage
ment. What we desire is n remedy that will give
tone to the Kidneys, build up the blood, destroy
its actd character, and cure the various maladies
from which these organs suffer. Our attention
has been recently called by several physicians to
Hunts Remedy, Kidney medicine used by
them In their practice II seems to be one Of the
very few combinations out OF the multitude that
has any decided value, or that Is calculated to
benefit the ailments for which It IL designed. II
Is active diuretic, exciting the secretions Of
the Kidneys to more intense action, and thus
cleansing the blood of impurities. Ii seems to
act promptly in those forms Of Dropsy which
depend upon Kidney troubles, and will rapidly
drain out the water from the limbs and abdomen.
In Diabetes Il is said TO lessen the amount OF
sugar, to increase the appetite, and otherwise
benefit the patient. - Neio York Medical and
Surgical Journal.