The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-12
DROPPED DEAD

aDROPPED DEAD"
The Fate that Overcame Little
Mac" and five other Governors.
Apropos Of the sudden death Of
Gen, Geo. B. McClellen, We note
that the New York Sun, points out
the singular fact that Governor De
Witt Clinton, Governor Silas
Wright, Governor William u Marcy,
Governor and Chief Justice Sanford
E. Church, and Governor r. T..
Fenton, all Of New York State, drop
ped dead or heart disease, and under
quite identical circumstances-each
Of them dying while reading letter
except Marcy, who was perusing
Cowper's poems!
Hold your hand against the ribs
on your left side, front,-the regular,
steady beating Of the great "force
pump" Of the system, run by an
unknown and mysterious Engineer,
Is awful In its impressivenes5!
Few persons like to count their
own pulse beats, and fewer persons
still enjoy marking the "thub-thub''
Of their own heart.
What II It should skip . beatw =
As q matter Of fact the heart Is
the least susceptible to primary
disease Of any Of our vital organs.
It is, however, very much injured by
certain long-continued congestions
Of the vital organs, like the kidneys,
liver and stomach. Moreover, blood
filled with uric acid produces q rheu-
matte tendency, and Is very injur-
ious to healthiul heart action,-it
often proves fatal, and, Of course,
the uric acid comes from impaired
kidney action.
Roberts, the great English author.
ity, says that heart disease Is chief
II secondary to some more fatal
malady In the blood or other vital
organs. That is, it is not the origi-
nal source Of the fatal malady.
The work Of the heart is to force
blood into every part OF the system.
II the organs are sound 1t is an easy
task. II they are at all diseased, II
il q very, very hard task. Take as
an illustration; The kidneys are
very subject to congestion and yet
being deficient In the nerves OF sen.
sation, this congested condition IL
not indicated by pain. It may exist
for years, unknown to physicians
and II It does not result in complete
destruction Ut the kidneys, the extra
work which is forced upon the
heart weakness It every year, and
q mysterious" sudden death claims
another victiml
This Is the true history Of "hearl
disease" so called. which in reality /.
chiefly q secondary effect Of Bright's
Of the kidneys, and indicates thu
universal need Of that renowned
specific Warmers safe cure.
B. F. Larrabee, Esq, Of Boston
who was by 1t SO wonderfully curet
OF Bright's disease, In 1879, says tina
with It's disappearance went thu
distressing heart disorder, which be
then discovered was only secondary
to the renal trouble.
There IL q general impression that
the medical profession Is not q
fault II It frankly admits that heart
disease is the cause Of death. IL
other words, cure for heart dis
ease Is not expected Of them!
| There may be no help for
broken down, worn out, apoplec
tic heart, but there IL q help for the
kidney disorder which In most case
IL responsible for the heart trouble
land IL It's use put money and fam
Into the treasury Of tho profession
Instead Of into the hands Of al
independent investigator, ever.
lgraduate doctor In the world woul'
exclaim Of 1t, a. one, nobler AMI
less preiudiced than his fellows
once exclaimed: ut Is q aod-sent
to humanity"
j What therefore must be the pub
lie estimate OF that bigotry aud wan
of fraukness which forbids In sue
cases because for'sooth It is q pro
prietary article). the use Of the on
effective remedial agency Of TIL
age? 49,, ,,., M,
not call such things by their RICH
names?
i Why not?
dead without moments warn
Ing" This likewise Is an untruth
Warnings are given by the thou
sand. Physicians are mot surprie
ed" They "expect in!" They kno,
what the end will be, but the Victim
.I-"oh no, he mustn't be told, 20
know, It would Ouiy brighten hiu
for there IL no help, you know to
litv
Il The fate that attended "Littl
Mac" and the five governors Is nc
q royal and exclusive one-it threat
J ems every one who fails to heed tn
warnings Of nature as set fort
above.