Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-03
LIVER DISEASES.

ton Of the diseases mentioned at the head OF
tins article by saying that the truthfulness OF
the theories which he is about to advance bas
been confirmed by vast experience emorac-
ing the successful treatment Of thousands OF
cases, and he therefore promugates his views
without fear Of their being successfully con-
troverted. He holds that to conEested,
torpid and diseased liver can be traced many
diseases of diverse symptoms, ana affecting
various organs. Many OF these diseases are
usually treated as if primary affections. both
physical and patient being doomed to disap-
pointment by an utter lack of favorable re-
sults: for to treat q disease successfully we
must have clear conception of its true
nature.
The "HOusekeeper" of Health.
The liver IS the largest gland ia the human
hvstem. It is the great purifying organ Of the
system, and has very appropriately been
termed the "housekeeper" of Our health. The
Importance IF the liver as blSod purifying
and excretory organ cannot be overcstImated.
The foul and morbid matter absorbed from
the various tissues, and taken into the blood,
Is received therefTom by healthy liver and
converted into bile. When the liver becomes
torpid or eongested, 1t fails to eliminate this
vast amount OF nOxiOus substance, which,
therefore, remains to poison the blood and be
conveyed to every part of the system. Nature
tries to work of this poison through other
channels and organs-the lungs, skin, etc.
but these organs become overtaXed in per
forming this labor, in addition to their nat
ural functions, and cannot long withstand the
pressure, but become variously diseased.
Heart Disease.
The blood. surcharesd with daily accumu-
lated poison, as the result Of torpor of the
liver, unduly stimulates the nerves Of the
heart, and produces chronic irritation, palpi-
tatlon, or excitement of that organ, develop
ug forms of heart disease.
Dyspepsia and Costiveness.
The stomach and bowels cannot escape be-
JOINING affected, as a direct result of liver dis
ease, and costiveness, hemOrrhoids, dropsy.
dyspepsia or darrhea, and many other forms
of chronic disease, are among the natural re-
suits.
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plete Treatise on Disease Of the Liver and
Digestive Organs.
Sick Headache.
The brain is not properly refreshed and
stimulated by the unhealthy blood; hence
dizziness, dizziness, SICK neadaCno, DllouS
headache, sleepy or nervous feelings, gloomy
forebodings, and irritability of temper.
San Disease.
The blood poison, not being worked of by
Che liver, when that organ is diseased or slug
gish, accumulates. and altering through the
skin becomes 40 acrd as to produce blotches,
pimples, eruption, pustule5 scaly incrusta-
tions, Jumps, inflamed patches, acne. impe-
tigo. prurigo, psoriasis, salt-rheum, letter; or,
becoming still more virulent, the poison
breaks out in bois carbuncles. ulcers, or. old
sores, that are difficult to heal
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Diseases, illustrated with life-like colored
plates.
Scrofulous Diseases.
A long series of diseases, commouly; known
as scrofulous, is caused by torpor OF the liver
the want of proper excretion of the poison
GUS, fes cring matter circulating in the blood.
These cause swelltngs about the neck, en-
larged tonsls, scrofuous sore eyes, running
ulcers, discharges from the ears, catarrh or
oznna, fever sores. white dwellings, hip joint
disease, liberation OF bones, internal swell
ings, liberation Of the liver. kidneys, and
uterus, and other maladies too numerous to
mention.
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