The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-30
SCIENTIFIC Truth
Regarding the Functions OF an import


Regarding the Functions OF an Important
Organ, Of which the Public Knows but
Littic-worthy Careful Consideration.
TO The Editor Of the Scientific Ansrieda
wa you permit US to make knopn 10 the pub
Nc the facts re haze learned during he past
years, concerning disorders Of TIE human KID
neys and ihe organs which deceased Kidneys 70
easily break dotcnf You are conducting a Sci
entUic paper, aud are unprejudicsd except IN
favor Of TRUTH. II is needless 10 say, no med
zeal Journal Of "Code" standing wouid admit
these facts, for very ot,iom reasons.
H. H. WARNER O. CO.,
Proprietors Of Warmers SaJe Cure"
That We may emphasize and clearly ex-
plain the rotation tho kidneys sustain to
the general health and how much Is de-
pendent upon them, we propose, meta
phorcally speaking, to take one from the
human body, place In the wash-bowl be-
fore us, and examine IL for tho public ben
You will imagine that we have before us
q body shaped like q bean smooth and
glistening, about four inches in length, two
in width, and one i'll thickness. 1t ordi-
narily weighs in the adult male about five
ounces, but is somewhat lighter in the fe-
derstand, the body Of the average size man
contains about ten quarts Of blood, Of phich
every drop passes through these filters or sepers,
as they may bs called, many times day, rs
often as through the heart making a COM
plote revolution in three minutes. From the
blood they separate the waste material,
working away steadily night and day,
sleeping or waking, tireless as the heart it
self, and fully Of as much vital Importance; I;
removing impurities from sixty five gallons
reis each day, or 9,l25 hogshesds year !!
What q wonder that the kidneys can last
any length Of time under this prodigious
strain, treated and neglected as they are Z
We slice this delicate organ open longth-
wise with our knife, and will roughly de-
We find 1t to be Of reddish brown
color, soft and easily torn; filed with
hundreds Of little tubes short and thread
like, starting from the arteries, ending in
little tuft about midway from the out
side opening into a cavity Of considerable
size which is called the pelvis, or, rough
ly-speaking, a sac, which is for the purpose
OF holding the water to further undergo
purification before it passes down from
here into the ureters; and SO on to the out
the filters, which do their work automat-
ically, and right here is Wi,ere the disease Of The
kidney first begins.
Doing the vast amount of work which
they are obliged to, from the slightest ir-
regularity in our habits, from cold, from
high living, from stimulants or thousand
and one other causes which occur every
day, they become somewhat weakened in
their nerve force.
What is the RESULT Congestion or stop
blood vessels surrounding tham which be-
como blocked; these delicate membranes
are irritatcd; inflammation is SGT up. then
pus is formed which collects in the pelvis
or sac; the tubes are at first partially, and
soon are totally, unable to do their work.
Tha nalvip 6igtafdiu0 with this
corruption, pressing upon the blood ves-
sells. All this time, remember, the blood,
which is entering the kidneys to be fl
tered. is passing through this terrible, disgust
ing piis, for it can nottake any other route
Stop and think Of it for a moment. Do
you realize the Importance, nay the vital
necessity, of having the kidneys in orderl
Can you expect when they are diseased or
obstructed, no matter how little, that you
can have pure blood and escape disease? 1t
would be just as reasonable to expect, il n
pest house were set across Broadway and
countless thousands were compelled to go
through its pestilential doors, an escape
from contagion and disease, rs for one to
expect the blood to escape pollution when
constantly running through a diseased
kidney.
Now, what is the RESULT Why, that the
blood takes up and deposits this poison as
1t sweeps along into every organ, into ev-
cry inch of muscle, tissue, flesh and bone,
ever. from hereditary influence or other
wise, some part Of tho body is weaker than
snother, countless train OF diseases is es-
tabiished, such as consumption in weak
lungs, dyspepsia, where there is a delicate
stomach; nervousness, insanity puralysi,
or heart disease in those who have weak
nerves.
The heart must soo,, feel the effects of the poi
sou, as Il requires pure tSod 10 Keep II IN right
action. 1t increases its stroke in number
fa~n To f.x. Il
stimulus wanting, in its endeavor to crowd
the impure blood through this obstruction.
causing pain, palpitation, or an out-of.
breath feeling. Unnatural as this forced
labor is, the heart must soon falter, becom-
ING weaker aud weaker until one day it
suddenly stops, and death from apparent
"hsart diseass' is the verdict.
But the medical profession, learned and
digpiEed. call these diseases by high-sound.
ing names, treat them alone, and patients
tss 9esekd part. constantly adding fuel
brought from those suppurating. pus-lader
kidneys which hare in our wash bowl are
very patrafaotion itself, and which should
have been cured first
But this IL not all the kidneys have to
do; for you must remember that each
adult takes about seven pounds Of nour-
ishmsnt every twsnty-four hours to supply
the waste Of the body which is constantly
going on, waste equal to the quantity
takSA lu 4ub&s Zoo, toe kjuheyS DuVe 10
separate from the blood, with all other de-
composing matter.
But you say: My kidneys are ell right
have no pain in the back" Mistaken
mani People die of kidney disease of 50
bad character that the organs are rotten
an and aiSs Xst they have "e'sr there had pal" nor
Whyl Because the disease begins, as we
have shown in the interior Of tho kidney,
whore there are Je,r nerves Of feeling to convey
tbs sensstion of pain. Why this is SO we
may never know.
Whom you consider their great work, the
delicacy Of their structure, the ease with
which they are deranged, can You wonder
HeaAh and long life can not be expected
when SO vital an organ is impaired. No
wonder sone writers say We are degener-
ating. Don't you see the great the ex-
troms Importance Of keeping this machin-
cry In working orderl Could the finest
engine do even fractional part of this
work, without attention from the engi.
psori Don't you see how dangerous this
hidden disease isl 1t is lurking about us
constantly, without giving any indication
The most slillful physicians can not de-
tsct it at times for The kidneys Themselves can
net b eramined by any means which we
have at our command. Even an analysis
Of the water, chemically and microscopic
ally, reveals nothing definite in many
cases, even when the kidneys are fairly
broken down.
Then look out for them, as disease, no
matter where situated, to 93 per cent, as
shown by after-death examinations, has
its origin in the breaking down Of these
secreting tubes in the interior Of the kid