The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-19

go easily break down 2You are conduct
ing a scientific paper, and are unpreju-
diced except in favor OF truth. II is
needless TO say, no medicsl journal OF
code" standing would admit these
facte, for very obvious reasons.
II. II, WARNER 4 Co..,
Projectors Of "WATner's Safe Cure"
Tba. we may emphasize and clearly
explain the relation the kidneys GUS
tain to the general health, and how
much is dependent upon them, we
propose, metaphorioally speaking, to
take one from the human body, place
1t lin the wash bowl before uR, aud ex-
anime II for the public benefit.
You will imagine that we have be-
fore us q body shaped like q bean,
smooth and glistening, about four
inches in length, two in width and
one in thickness. 1t ordinarily weighs
in the adult male, about five ounces,
but is somewhat bighter in the female.
A small organ? you say. But under
stand, the body Of the average size
man contains about ten quarts Of blood,
Of tUhish every drop passes through these
filters or SeDers, as they may be called,
many times a day, as often as through
the neart, making a complete revolu-
ton in three minutes. From the blood
they separate the waste material,
working away steadily, night and day,
sleeping or waking, tireless as the
heart itself, and folly Of as much vital
importance; removing impurities
from 10 gallons of blood each hour, or
about 40 barrels each day, or 9l25
hogsheads a year! What q wonder
that the kidneys can last any length
OF time under this prodigious strain,
treated and neglected as they are
We slice this delicats organ open
lengthwise with our knife, aud will
roughly describe its interior.
We find it to be OF reddish-brown
color, soft and easily torn; filled with
hundreds OF little tubes, short and
thread like, starting from the arteries,
ending in q little tuft about midway
from the outside opening into a cav
ity OF considerable size, which is called
the pelvis or, roughly speaking, q sac,
which Is for the purpose OF holding
the water to further undergo purifica-
ton before 1t passes down from here
into the ureters, and no on to the out
side OF the body. These little tubes
are the filters which do their work
automatically, and right here is where
the disedse ofhe kidney first begins.
Doing the vast amount Of work
which they are obliged to, from the
slightest irregularity in our hsbite,
from cold, from high living, from
stimulants 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
stoppage of the current OF blood in
the small blood vessels surrounding
them, which become blocked; these
delicate membranes are irritated; in
fammation is set up, then pus is
formed, which collects in the pelvis CT
sac; the tubes are at first partially,
and soon are totally, unable to do their
work. The pelvic sac goes on dis
tending with this corruption, pressing
upon the blood vessels. All this time,
remember, the blood which is enter
ing the kidneys TO be filtered, is pass
ing through his terrible, disgusting pIS,
for it cannot take any other route
Stop and think Of it for a moment.
Do you realize the importance, nay,
the vital necessity, Of having the kid.
neys in order2 Can you expect when
they are diseased or obstrucled, no
matter how little, that you can have
pure blood and escape diseased 1t would
be just as reasonable 10 expect, II a
pest-house were set across Broadway
and countless thousands were COM
PEELED to 90 through its pestilential
doors, an escape from contagion and
disease, as for one 10 expect the blood
to escape pollution when constantly
running through diseased kidney.
Now, what is the result? Why,
that the blood takes up and deposits
this poison as it sweeps along into
every organ, into every inch Of mus
Gle, tissue, flesh and bone, from your
head to your feet. And whenever,
from hereditary influence or other
wise, come part of the body is weaker
than another, a countless train oil
diseases is established such as con-
sumption, in weak lungs; dyspepsia,
where there is a delicate stomach ;
nervousness, insanity, paralysis OF
heart disease in those who have weak
nerves.
The heart must soon fssI The effects o.
ne poison, az Il requires pure blood Il
Keep Il in right action. 1t increases It'd
stroke in number and force to com
pensate for the natural stimulus want
ing. in Its endeavor to crowd the i'm
pure blood through this obstruction
causing pain, palpitatlon, OF an out-of
breath feeling. Unnatural as thiI
forced labor ID. the heart must sooI
falter, becoming weaker and weake
until one day ID Mdded}g stops, ant
death from apparent "heart disease" 1
the verdict.
But the medical profession, Learned
and digni6ed, call these diseases b,
high-sounding names, treat then
alone, and patients die, for he Grteric
ara carrying SDOtD death b the Gfecie
part constantly adding fuel brough
from these suppurating, pus-laden kid
neys which here in our wash-bowl ar
very putrefaction itself, and whicl
should have been cured Guet.
But this is not all the kidneys hav
to do; for you must remember tbs
each adult takes about seven pound
q nourishment every twenty.tou
hours 10 supply the waste OF the bod
which Is constantly going on, q vast
equal to the quantity taken. This, to-
the kidneys have TO separate from th
blood with all other decomPosin
matter.
But you say, my kidneys are q
, right. / have no pain in the back
Mistaken mani People die Of Eidne
> diseases Of 80 bad q character that u
f; organs are rotten, and yet they hay
j ReVer thsys had a pain nor an dchst
. Whyt Because the disease begin
]. as we have shown, in the interior
, the kidney, where there are Jec nan
( Of felliAS to convey the sensation
/ pain. Why this Is 30 we may nov
s know.
/ When you consider their great wor
' the delicaey Of their structure, q
ease with which they are derange
can you wonder at the III health
our man and Womenr Health q