Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-12-22
SCIENTIFIC TRuTn
Regarding the Functions Of
an Impeodrtant Organ.
OF WhteA the Public Kpsws hat
Ltttle..Worxhy Careful Con.
sideraticn-

th public tbs facts I've haze iearaCa
during the pass s yeors, ooncermpo
dnordsrs IF the, human Sidpew ard
the oreant ,sh;eh diseased kidneys SO
early break do,rns roa a,s conducting
scientific PAPER and org Anprejuaiccd
srcept IN .sdrof Of Truth. Iris pseiess
" say no medicc} Journal ef,TtCojs1
standing woald admit these facts 'v'
very obySoss reasons. y,
III. e. ;HARNEk,f CO.,
Hopr*scrs,sf." Warmers SCI, Curs."
Thskwe1aay emphasize apd clearly
explain the relstion tle kidneys spS,
tain to thu sehetsl health, and hew
much is dependent upon them, We
propose, metaphorically speaking, to
take, one from, the human, body, place
In the washrbowl beforejis, and ex-
anime III for the public, benefit.
You will imagine that, We have be.
fore us a body shaped like bean,
smooth andn glistening., about four
inches in aeng,h, two in width and
one in thickness. II ordinarily weighs
in ties adult male about five ounces,
but is, eomewhat lighterin tlre fsmale.
a small organ2 you say, But under
stand ,ythe., body OF the average size
man coptains abont, ten quarts of
bloody o. .tehtch Srery drop passes
through these fiters,or seHers, as they
may bes called. .muny times a ddp
as often as the heart, making, "A cohls
plete revolution in three nfnutss,
From the blood they separate the
waste material, working away steadily
night and day, sleeping or waking,
tireless MS the heart itself, andofuis
Of as much importance; removing
Impurities from sixty-five gallons loi
blood each hour, or about foriN;ni,e
barrels each day, or 90, l25r hogs
heads d yeara What a. wonder that
the,kidhsys can last any length ~
time under this prodigious astrain
treated and neglected ~ they,ArS2e
We 6lits this delicate organ open
lengtlvise with our knife and will
roughly describe its interior: rs.
We, and il to be Of = reddish
btowk color, soft and easily torn.
filled with hundreds Of little tubes,
short and thread-like, starting from.
the arteries, ending in s ittlo tniI
about miaxay, from tlja oGtside open-
ing af a cavity of contdenalsle size,
whichis called the pelvis. or, roughly
speaking, al,sac. which 10 for the
purpose Of holding tie water TO
furthar undergo publication before il
passss dowM,ironi here ,,ihto the
ureters, and 50. on, to the outside ID
the body, l. These little stpbes ard
the filters Which do their work au'W
matically and right here is u,kftt ~
disease VI the kidney first begins. }. Is
Doing the rNast amount 81 worf
which they are Obliged to, from the
slightest irregularity in leur habiG.l
from cold, from high living, froia
other causes which occur every dav.
they betome somewhat Weakened ii
What is the RESULT Congestion !
stoppage Of tho ,ctlrrent Of blood in
the small blood vessels sulroundi,,p
them, which become blocked ther'
delicate membranes \, ate l,irritatnd:
inflammation IS set slp, then piis l.
formed, which collects in the pelyit oi
aac; the tubes are at first partial,
and soon are totally unable. to $40
their wpfk. .Tltc pelvic sec goes u
distehdihg With this corruption, pre-.
sing upon the, blood, vessels :s,A
this time, remember, the bltod,
t:hich is entering the. kidneys to he
filtered, js passing through this terrible
dissaitspg piisj for it cannot take an.
other route! !. ai s.rsr y
|. Stop and think Of Il fof 4 no.
rneht. Do YOU realize the Importance.
nay the vital NECESSITY, Of having TIL
Kidneys in crders Can yoG. exps,
shen they are diseased or obstiuctsu
no. matter how little, that you cain
i,awe pure blood and escape disedsS,
1t would be just as reasonable to e4
petti Y past heuss wore get acru.s
broadway and coSntless THOUSAND,
4ere compelled to go through, It's
presidential dooss. and escape from
aoplagion and disease, as. for ono
to expect the blood to escape pollution
when Constantly running through
disease ed kidney. ;. !.
Nov; what is, the result? Why,
THAT tho blood takes up and deposits
this poison as it. sweeps along into
everx organ, intoswery inch Of muscle.
tissue. flesh And bone, froti vout
head. to your ,ieet. And whenever,
IRON hereditary Influence or othewi se,
ttme part o. the body is weaker
than another. 3 countless train OF dig
eases is established, such as coy
aqmption in weak lungs, dyspelsias
@here there is a, delicate stomach
nervousness. insanity, paralysis q
ileart disease in those who have TeaR
nerves. "a mp. -.
The, heart must soon feel the efecH o.
fhe,poSon, asat requires pure blood 10
KEEP il in right action, 1t increases i,s
foke, in numb her aid force to coin
ensate for the natural stimulus wan,-
'tg,ssin iitse endeavor to crowd thp
impure blood through this obstruc-
!ion. causing pain, palpitation, or an
btit-ofrbreath, feeling. Unnatural aS
this forced labor is, the heart mus.
soon ,ialter, becoming weaker and
weaker, until one day it suddenly
stops, and, death from apparent
heart disease is the verdict.
But the medical profession, learned
and dignifed, call these diseases by
hi~h soupdiuc pamss, tfkGt fL>S,,