Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-11-18
SCIENTIFIC TRUTH
Regarding the Functions q an Impoxtsnt
Organ. of which the Public Knows Nat


Organ. Of which the Public Knows nut
Little--worthy Careful Censideratisa.
TO The Editor Of ne Scientific A,neieap:
WI you permit xs TO psaAs knop. 10 TIE pwb-
Nc ths facfs ~ haze savssd dsrisa tie Past .
sears concerning disorders Of The human I'D
seys and the organs which diseased Ksd~svs 70
sasiiy break doscnf You are conducting Sci
sHttfe paper, AND ays Snpraudieed Except sn
favor Of TRUTH. II Is needless to soy, no med
tedl Journal Of "Coden standing Sossd admit
these facts, for very Obvious redsons
H. IT. WARNER d CO.,
Proprietors of Warmers Safe Cure"
That we may emphasize and clearly ex-
plain the relation the kidneys sustain to
the general health, and how much Is do
pendent upon them We propose, meta
phorically speaking, to take one from the
human body, place in tho wash-bowl be-
fore u.s. and examine it for the public BEN
eft.
You will imagine that we have before us
body shaped like q bean, smooth and
glistening, about four inches In length, two
In width, and one in thickness 1t ordi-
narily weighs In the adult male, aboutfive
ounces, but is somewhat lighter In the fe-
male. small organl you say. But I'M
derstand, the body of the average size man
NOHtutno uOOub kH qhuftS ~ WOVu, " WhtCH
every drop passes through these filters or secers,
as they may be called, many times day, as
often as through the heart making q COM
plete revolution in three minutes. From the
blood they separate the waste ma terial
working away steadily night and day,
sleeping or waking, tireless as the heart IT.
self, and fully ofas much vital Importance;
removing impurities from sixty-fve gallons
Of blood each hoGr, or about forty -nine bar
rels each day, or ,125 hogsheads year.
What a wonder that the kidneys can last
any length of time under this prodigious
strain, treated and neglected as they arel
We slice this delicate organ open longth-
wise with our knife, and will roughly de-
scribe its interior.
We find it to DO of reddish brown
color, soft and easily torn; filled with
hundreds Of little tubes, short and thread
like, starting from the arteries, ending in
a little tuft about midway from the out
side opening into cavity Of considerable
size. which is called the pelvis or, rough
iy-speaking, a sac, which is for the purpose
OF holding the water to further undergo
publication before it passes down from
here into the ureters. and SO on to the out
side OF the body. These little tubes are
the filters, which do their work automat-
ically, and right here is where the disease Of TIC
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 stimulauts or a thousand
and one other causes which occur every
day, they become somewhat weakened in
| their nerve force
| What is the RESULT Congestion or stop
| page OF the current Of blood in the small
blood vessels surrounding them, which be-
como blocked; these delicate membranes
are irritated; Inflammation is set 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.
The pelvic sac goes on distending with this
corruption, pressing upon the blood yes.
| ees All this time, remember, the blood,
which is entering the kidneys to be fl
tered, Is passing through this terrible, disgust
ing pas, for it can nottake any other routei
s Stop aud think OF it for q moment Do
| you realize the importance, nay the vital
necessity, of having the kidneys in orderi
Can you expect when they are diseased or
obstructed, no matter how little, that you
can have pare blood and escape diseassf 1t
would be just as reasonable to expect, IL q
pest house were set across Broadway and
countless thousands were compelled to 20
| through its pestilential doors, an escape
| from contagion and disease, as for one to
expect the blood to escape pollution when
constantly running through a diseased
kidney.
Now what is the results Why, that the
hood takes up and deposits this poison as
it sweeps along into every organ, into ev-
cry inch of muscle, tissue, flesh and bone,
| from your head to your feet. And when
ever, from hereditary influence or other
wise, come part Of tho body is weaker than
another, countless train OF diseases is es-
tablished. such as consumption in weak
lungs, dyspepsia, where there is a delicate
stomach; nervousness, insanity, paralysis
or heart disease in those who have weak
nerves.
The heart must soon feel TIE effects of TIE not.
son, as IL requires pure blood TO keep II IN right
action. 1t increases its stroke in number
and force to compensate for the natural
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 and weaker until one day il
suddeniy stops, and death from apparent
"heart disease is the verdict.
But the medical profession, learned and
dignifiod, call these diseases by high-sound.
ing names, treat them alone, and patients
die, for the arteries are carrying slog death TO
The affected part, constantly adding fuel
brought from these suppurating pus-laden
kidneys which here in our washbowl are
very putrefaction itself, and which should
have been cured first.
But this is not all the kidneys have to
do; for you must remember that each
adult takes about seven pounds Of nour'
ishment every twenty-fo hours to supply
the waste Of the body which Is constantly
going on, waste equal to the quantity
taken in. This, too, the kidneys have to
separate from the blood, with all other do
composing matter.
But you say: my kidneys are all right
have no pain in the back Mistaken
mani People die of kidney disease Of so
bad character that the organs are rotten,
and yet they have aerer there had pain nor
an ache!
Whyl Because the disease begins, as we
have shown, in the interior Of the kidney,
the sensation Of pain. Why this is so We
may never know.
When you consider their great work, the
delicacy of their structure, the ease with
which they are deTaBgsd, can you wohde,
at the ill-health of our men and womenl
Health and long life can not be expected
when so vital an organ is impaired. Nc
| wonder some writer's say We are degener
ating. Don't you see the great, the ex
treme importance of keeping this machin
cry in working orderl Could the finest
engine do even fractional part Of tbi:
work, without attention from the engi
necrl Don't you see how dangerous thi,
hidden disease isl II is lurking about vi
constantly, without giving any indication
Of its presence.
The most skillful physicians can not de-
tect it at times for The kidneys uen:selres ca,
not be Examined by any means which we
have at our command. Even an analyst,
of the water chemically and microscopic
ally, reveals nothing definite in many
cases, even when the kidneys are fairly
broken down. la
Then look out for them, as disease, pt
matter where situated, to 90 per cent, a
shown by after-death examinations h'
its origin in the breaking down Of thes,
secreting tubes in the interior Of the kid
new.
AS you value health, as you desire lont
life free from sickness and suffering, Civ
these organs some attention. Keep then
in good condition and thus prevent las !
easily donel all disease. ..,.,
Warmers Safe Ours, as it becomes yea
after year better known for its wonderful
cures and its power over the kidneys, ha
| done and is doing more To increase tn