St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-03-28

THERE is a widespread and serious
prevalence of disorders of the kidneys;
and of various diseases caused by the im-
perfect operation of the kidneys and liver.
According to Roberts, Thompion, and
other recognized authorities, kidney dis
orders are very common, but the obscurity
OF their positive symptoms is so marked
that many people, i'll and out of sorts gem
orally, are really victims of kidney CONF
plant, and they and their phys: clans do
not realize it. Rheumatic pains. irregular
appetite, frequent headache, chills and
fever, "blues," hot and dry SKIN, sour
stomach, dyspo psia, irregular action of
the bowels, nervous irritability, muscular
soreness, cramps, languOr, impairm emit of
memory, loss of viriity, are among
the preliminary evidences of coming kid
ney and liver arrangements. As the dis
swelling ankles, pale face, scalding stnsa-
tons, the water sometimes being very
light and abundant, at others scarce,
dark-colored and frothy, and Astounding
IN sediment, and, under the microscope, III
albumen and tube casts. IL the deranged
Kidneys are not promptly attended to
there is danger of the terrible Bright'3
Dlsease-hitherto considered incurable,
which is a consumption or destruction OF
the kldneys-the near approach of which
alarming disorder should awaken the
HVelleSt concern, for it soon hurries ono
into the grave unless promptly checked.
Dlsordered kidneys have the unfortunate
effect also of weakening the vigor of tho
liver, as indicated if one has, besides the
above symptoms, yellow spotted skin, fat
covered eye-balls, frontal headache after
eating, burning and itching skin, cold ex-
tremities, hot head, bad circulation of
blood, sick-headache, nausea, light-coloreG
excavations, constipation, piles, variable
appetite and feelings, dizziness, blurred
eyesight, liver-cough, asue, chills, feverS,
wakefulness at night, drowsiness by day,
etc.
These are some Of the commoner symp-
toms as laid down by leading medical au-
thorities, and with them in view one ought
not to have much trouble in ascertaining II
he is suffering from disorders of these
great organs.
These observations have been called
forth 10y double column article which ap-
pears IN arother place in this paper. Skep-
teal Of some of the statements made there
in, an6 a, other times by the same persons,
we have been led to make a little study of
the ma ter ourselves, with the above re-
suit. These diseases prevail amongst
young and old everywhere, resulting in
terrible and untimely deaths; they take off
more leople than epidemics; physicians
report q cath as occurring from such dis
eases as apoplexy, paralysis, commissions,
heart disease, pneumonia, feyers, ETC.,
when in reality these diseases are often
secondary to Bright's disease and would
seldom occur We're the kidneys in healthy
working condition. Hence, from personal
knowledge, or from the trustworthy expe-
rience of other competent judges, we be-
1ieve tnere is no preparation equal to the
remedy that is SO prominently mentioned
elsewhere in this issue, for preventing and
curing the dangerous disorders of which
we have written. It has had an extraor-
binary sale, IS everywhere commended,
ISDP S{uS- ItoE
its manufacturers are reputed to be men Of
the highest standing. We hold, therefore,
THAT not to use it, if needed, would be
crime against ones supremest interests,
especially at this time when, threatened
by fearful epidemic, it is of the highest
Importance, according to DIR. Koch, the
celebrated German cholera specialist, that
we keep the kidneys. liver and digestive
organs in healthy action, if the scourge
would be escaped.