Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-03-06
SCIENTIFIC TRUTH!
REGARDING THE FUNCTIONS OF
AN IMPORTANT ORGAN,

AN IMPORTANT ORGAN,
Of Which the Public Knows but Little,
Worthy Careful Consideration.
To the Editot of the Scientific Ameri-
can:
WI you permit as to make k1ao'cn
to the public the. facts 'Oe hare learned
during the past $ gears, concerning dis
orders of the human Kidneys and the
organs ,Ohich diseased Kidneys so east
ly break DOM? You are conducting a
Scientific paper, and are appropriated
except IN faUor of TRUTH. 10 is need-
lesSto sag, no medical journal Of" Code"
standing acOuJd admit these facts, for
Uery o6CiouS reasons.
II. III. WILMER G. CO.,
PrOprietorS of" Warmers Safe Cure"
That we may emphasize and clearly
explain the relation the kidneys sus-
tain to the general health, and how
much is dependent upon them, we
propose, metaphorically speaking, to
take one from the human body, place
in the wash-bowl before us and eX-
anime it for the public benefit.
You will imagine that we have be-
fore us body shaped like a bean,
smooth and glistening, about four
inches in length, two in width, and
one in thinckness. 1t ordinarily
weighs in the adult male, about five
ounces, but is somewhat lighter in the
female. A small organ? you say. But
understand, the body of the average
size man contains about ten quarts o.
blood, Of Which ecery drop passes
through these filters or Se,CerS, as they
may be called, many times a day, as
often as through the heart, making a
complete revolution in three minutes,
From the blood they separate the
waste material, working away steadi-
ly, night and day, sleeping or waking,
tireless as the heart itself, and fully
of as much vital Importance; remov.
ing impurities from IS gallons Of blood
each hour, or about 40 barrels each
day; or 9,125 hogsheads year
What wonder that the kidneys car
last any length of time under thi,
prodigiouss train, treated and neglect
ed as they are!
We slice this delicate organ open
lengthwise with our knife, and will
roughly describe its interior.
We find it to be of a reddish-browr
color, soft and easily torn; filled with
hundreds of little tubes, short anG
thread-like, starting from the arteries
ending in a little turf about midway
from the outside opening into {
cavity of considerable size, which il
called the pelvis or, roughly speak
ing, a sac, which is for the purpose o
holding the water to further undergo
publication before it passes dowr
from here into the ureters, and so OF
to the outside of the body. These lit
tie tubes are the filters which do thei
work automatically, and right here i
Uhere the disease Of the kianey first be
gins.
Doing the vast amount of worl
which they are obliged to, which thu
slightest irregularity in our habits
from the cold, from high living, from
stimulants or a thousand and ont
other causes which occur every day
they become somewhat weakened il
their nerve force.
What is the result? Congestion o
stoppage OF the current OF blood il
the small blood vessels surrounding
them, which become blocked; thes
delicate membranes are irritated
inflammation is set up, then pus i
formed, which collects in the pelvi
sac; the tubes are at first partially, an,
soon are totally, unable to do thei
work. The pelvic sac goes on dis
tending with this corruption, pressing
upon the blood vessels. All thi
time, remember, the blood, which j
entering the kidneys to be filtered,
passing through this terrible, diSgustin
p,S, for it cannot take any othe
} route!
Stop and think of it for moment
Do you realize the importance, ma
the vital necessity, of having tn
kidneys in order? Can you eXpeC
) when they are diseased or obstructeC
no matter how little, that you ca
: have pwe blood and escape disease
1t would be just as reasonable to eN