Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-23
sPNEUMONIA."
Why Not Call It BY Its Right Manner

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Many strong wellbuilt man leaves home to-day
before night he will have chill, and In few hours b,
VIII be dead This 10 the way the dreaded pneumonis
takes people of The list Of notable men who are It:
victims Is appalling!
Dr. Damrosch, the famous musician, Il seized by
chill while conducting rehearsal next day his ply
sicians tell rs he Is DOING WELL Next day he i
dead!
The Rev. J. E Latimer. DID,, STD, dean Of Boston
University Theological School. prea ches eloquent.
one morning, has . slight chi1ne8 thereafter, feel
unweu for few days, and Unexpectedly dies! gen
teman In Albany goes to his physician one morning
stating that he feels strangely uncomfortable, s exam
ined advised at once to settle up his affairs, does
and dies before night,
Everyone breads this prevalent disorder. Its com
ing is sudden, Its termination usually speedy.
what causes the terrible scourge?
IL Is not lin the air."-infectous or CONTAGIOUS.
results rom exposure, changes Of weather, prevai
more among men than women, more among the ap
parently healthy than among the feeble.
Pneumonia, we are told is invited by q certain con
diton of the SYSTEM indicated II one has occasona
chs and fevers tendency to colds in the throat
lungs rheumatic and neuralgia pains, extreme tired
Ieehngs short breath and pleuritic stitches in thu
side loss Of appetite backache nervous unrest scald
Ing sensations, scant and discolored fluids heart
nuttertngs sour stomach distressed look puffy eye
sacs hot and dry skim loss Of strength and vriliy
These indications may not appear together they may
come. disappear and reappear for years, the person
ing calamity.
In other words II pneumonia does not claim as
vlctlm the persons having such symptoms, some
less pronounced but more fatal malady certainly
will.
celebrated New York physician told the Tribune
year ago that pneumonia a secondary disorder,
the exposure and cold being simply the agent viii h
develops the disease already dormant in the system
because the kidneys have been but partially doing
their duty In short, pneumonia is but early in
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paired action may exist for years without the patient
suspecting It, because pain will be felt In the kid
neys or their vicinity. and often It be detected
only by chemical and microscopfcal examinations.
Nearly 100 OF the TAO deaths in New York city the
first week in March and in six weeks 78l deaths
were caused by pneumonia!
Inc disease Is very obstinate, and If the accom-
panying kidney disorder is very far advanced, re-
covery is impossible, for the kidneys give out entirely
and the patient Is literally suffocatod by water
The only safeguard against pneumonia is to main.
tain vigorous condition Of the system, and thus pre-
vent Its attacks by using whatever will radically and
efectuay restore full vitality to the kidneys for If
they are not sound, pneumonia cannot be prevented.
For this purpose there is nothing equal to Wa rners
safe cure. remedy known to millions used probably
by hundreds Of thousands and commended as q
standard specific wherever known and used It does
not pretend to cure an attack of pneumonia but It
does and can remove the cause Of and prevent that
disease II taken In time. No reasonable man can
doubt this If he regards the personal experience of
thousands of honorable men worthy his ravor
When physician says his patient has either
Brights disease pneumonia he confesses his ina
bility to cure, and in measure he considers his re-
sponsibility ended. In many instances. indeed, per-
sons are reported $ dying of pneumonia heart
disease, apoplexy AID commissions. when the real
cause of death and known by the physician Is this
kidney consumption Thousands of people have it
without knowing It and perish Of it because their
physicians will not tell them the facts The same fate
awaits every one who will not exercise his Judgment
In such matter and be true to himself his family and
to society. 1t