West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-02
WHAT SCIENCE SAYS.
Tho Fearful and Wonderful" Mechan-
ism OF the Human system Graphically
Portrayed.

lin the editorial columns OF the New York
dHdiWs', IT. Lassing. NJ ID, editor, writes the
following 6eapttul description OF the la9ora-
tories OF tho human system. We think we
have never read tiuer or more trustworthy
onc.l
"Man is the greatest OF all chemical lab
oratories. Magnify the smallest cell Of
the body and what a factory is spread be-
fore the eyes countless chambers in which
are globes of air, masses OF solid matter,
globules Of dying liquid; fash comes and
the whole Is consumed and needful heat is
carried into every part of the system.
Electrical forces also generate and are con-
veyed 10 the brain, tho muscles aud the va
rious nerve centers.
In another set of a million chambers we
see various gases and vapOrS BY chemic-
al action these are changed and purified
in the lungs aud the skin. The blood we
often say IS a great living river In its
current are masses which the air in the
lungs did not affect; blocks of chalk; slabs
OF tartar; pieces OF bOne-ash, strings or
aibumen; drops OF molasses, and lines of
alcohol. Low are these waste masses dis
posed off Begin whore you will in this
great stream you must come TO tho purify
ing places Of the system. Here is all ac-
tiyity aud an invisible force reaches out
into the stream, seizcs and carries this mass
of waste into vast trenches, thence into a
smaller reservoir, and finally into a larger
reservoir, which regularly discharges its
contents.
This separation OF lime, uric acid and
other waste material from the blood with
out robbing IL OF a particle of the life fluid,
passes human comprehension. In health
this blood-purityinS process ~ carried on
without our knowledge. Tho organs in
which it is done are faithful servants whose
work is silent as long as health remains.
people strangely waituntil pain strikes
n nerve before they will realize that they
have any trouble. They do not know that
pain concerns chiefly the exterior not the
interior of the body. A certain set of
nerves connect these b.ood-purifying
organs with the brain. They may not
Rnaw and bite rs does the tooth-ache or a
! scratch, but they regularly, silently report.
When these organs are failing these nerves
Indicate il by drawing the blood from the
face and check, leaving the lip and eye
! blanched, by sending uric acid poison into
the smallest veins, the skin then becoming
gray, yellow OF brown. They also prevent
the publication Of tho blood in the lungs
and cause pulmonary difficulties WEAKNESS
aud pain. Who enjoys perfect health, espe-
pocinlly I'm this land Whore we burn tho
candle in one mass! The athlete breaks
down in the race; the editor falls at his
desk; tho merchant succumbs in his count
ing room. These events should not have
been unexpected for nature long ago hupg
out her lanterns of alarm When the
accident finally comes, its fatal effect is
seen in hundred forms; either as conges-
ton, chronic weakness as wrong action,
os variable appetite, as head troubles, as
palpltation and Irregularities of the heart,
as premature decay, as dTyneSs and harsh
ness of the skin causing the hair to drop
out or turn gray, rs apopleNy, AZ pbraly sis,
as general debility, blood poisoning. etc.
Put no faith then in tue wiseacre who
says there Is no danger a. long as there is
no pain. Put no faith IN the ply stefan,
| whoever he may be, who says it is a mere
! cold or slight indisposition He knows
| little, il any, more than you do about it,
| lie can neither SOC nor examine these
| organs and depends entirely upon expert
! mental tests, that you can make as We'll as
! no.
"If the output e discolored or muddy, il
IL contains 2lbumcn, lymph, crystals sweet
or morbid matter, is red with escaped
| blood, or roily with gravel, mucus and
| froth, something is wrong and disease and
! death are not far away.
| "These organs which we have described
| thus at length, because they are really the
| most important ones in tho human sy stem,
| the ones in which large majority of hui
| man ailments originate and are sustained,
! are the kidneys. They have not been much
! discussed in public because it is conceded
| that the profession has little known power
| over them. WHAT'S wanted for such organs
! is simple medicine, which can do no
| harm TO the most delicate but must be of
| the greatest benefit to the afflicted. Such
| remedy, tried and proved by many thou
| sands oil over The world is Warmers safe
cure. With those in whom disease Is deep
| seated it Is the only specific For those in
| whom the seeds are sown and the begin
| ming OF illness started il is an unfailing reli-
! anCe. lt may be- recommended to the we'll
! TO prevent sickness and the sick to prevent
| death. With its aid the great filtering
| engines of the system keep on in their
/ silcnt work without interruption; without
| it they get out Of gear and then disease and
| death open the door and cross the thresh-
| old"
Such writing ought not only TO please
! but 10 carry conviction that what Editor
| LGssng, NJ D,-so high an authority
Egg- IL OF
| the attention and heed of all prudent, right
minded people.