The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-21
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The Fate that Ovsrcame Little Mac" and
five other Governors.

Apropos of the sudden death of Gen,
Geo. B. Mcclellan, we note that the
New York Sun, points cut the slngu-
lar fact that Governor Dewitt Clinton,
Governor Siias Wright, Governor VII.
liam L. Marcy. Governor and Chief
Justice Sanford E. Church, and Cover
nor r. e. Fenton, all OF New YORK
State. dropped dead Of heart disease, and
under quite identical circumstdnces-each
of them dying whfle reading a letter &C.
cspt Marcy, who was perusing Cowper's
poemsl
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 un-
known and mysterious Engineer, Is aw-
full IN its impressiveness
Few persons like to count their W
pulse beats, and fewer persons still en-
Joy marking the "thub-thub' of their
own heart.
Whet If it should skip a beatl"
As a matter of fact the heart is the
least susceptible to primary disease or
any of our vital organs. IL is, how
ever, very much injured by certain
lopg-contlnued~ COMPOSITIONS of the vital
organs, ike the kidneys, liver and
stomach. Moreover, blood filed with
uric acid produces a rheumatic tendeTi-
cy, and is very Injurious to healthful
heart action,-it often proves fatal, n
of course, the uric acid comes from I'M
paired kidney action,
Roberts, the great English authority,
saws that heart disease is chiefly sec
ondary to some more fatal malady In
the blood or other vital organs. That
is, it is not the aoriginal 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 it Is an easy
task, II they are at all diseased, 1t Is a
very, very hard task. Take as an Illus
tration: The kidneys are very subject
to congestion and yet, being deficient
in the nerves of sensation, this conges-
ted condition is not. indicated By pain.
1t may exist for years, unknown even
to physicians. and if 1t does not result
in complete destruction of the kidneys.
the extra work which Is forced upon
the heart weakens it every year, and-a
mysterious" sudden death claims an
other victiml
This isthe true history of "heart dis
ease, 80 called, which in reality is
chiefly a secondary effect of Bright's
disease of the kidneys, and indicates
the universal need Of that renowned
specific Warmers safe cure.
b. F. Larrabee, Esq, of Boston, who
was by 1t SO wonderfully cured of
Pright's disease, in 1879, says that with
its disappearance went the distressing
heart disorder, which he then discover
ed was only secondary to the renal
trouble.
There is a general impression that
the medical profession is not at fault II
it frankly admits that heart disease is
the cause of death. In other words,
a cure of heart disease is not expected
of themt
There may be no help for a broken
down. worn out, apoplectic heart. but
there is a help for the kidney disorder
which In most cases is responsible for
the heart trouble, and if its use put
money and fame into the treasury or
the profession instead of into the hands
of an independent investigator, every
graduated doctor in the world would
exclaim of it, as one, nobler and less
prejudiced than his fellows. once ex-
claimed at IS a God-send to human
ity !"
What therefore must be the public
estimate of that blgotry and want OF
frankness which forbids In such cases
because forsooth it is a proprietary ar
ticle,) the use of the n effective rem
edlal agency of the age ?"
"Heart disease" indeed Why not
call such things by their right names !?
Why mott
dead without a moments warn
ing" This likewise is an untruth
Warnings are given by the thousand.
Physicians are not surprised" They
expected it ~ They know what the
end will be, but the victim 20 no,
he mustn't be told. you know, it would
only frighten him, for there Is no help,
you know, foritl" .
The fate that attended Little Mac''
and the 1--WE governors is not a royal
and exclusive one-it threatens every
enc who falls to heed the warnings Of
nature as set forth above.