The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09

That we may emphasize and clearly eX-
plain the relation the kidneys sustain to
the general health, and how much is de
pendent upon them, We propose, meta
phorically speaking, TO take one from the
human body, place i IN the wash bowl be
fore us, aud examine it for the public
benefit.
You will imagine that we have before
us body shaped like bean, smooth
aud glistening, about four inches iE
length, two in with, and one in thick>
ness. 1t ordinarily weighs in the adult
male five ounces, but is somewhat light,
er in the female. A small organ? you
say But understand, the body of the
average size man contains about ten
quarts Of blood of which every drop pass
rs through these filters or sewers. rs they
may be called, many times n day. as often
| as through he heart making complete
revolution in three minutes. From The
blood they separate the waste material.
working away steadily night and day,
sleeping or waking. tire less as the heart
itself and fully OF rs much vital impol~
lance; removing impurities from 65 gai =
Ions of blood each hour, or about 40 bar>
rcls each day, or 9. l25 h0gsheads year,
What wonder that the kidneys can last
any length of time under this pr0digious
strain, treutei and neglected AS they arel
We slice this delicate organ open length
wise with our knife, aud will roughly de,
scribe its interior.
We find it to be OF IL rcddishsbrowu
color. soft band easily torn; filled with
hundreds of little tubes, short and thread
like, starting from the arteries, ending in
little tulG about midway from the out
side opening into II cavity of considers
able size hich is called the pelvis or,
roughly speaking, - sac, which is for the
purpose ot holding the water to further
uud ergo publication before it passes
down from here into the ureters and SO
on TO the outside of the body. These
| little tubes are the filters which do their
work automatically. and right here is
where the disease of the kidney first
begins.
Doing the vast amount of work which
they are obliged to, from the slightest ir'
regularity in onr habits, from cold, from
high living, from stimulants or II thOus
and and one other causes which occur
every day. they become somewhat weak>
ened in their nerve force.
What is the RESULT Congestion Of
stoppage of the current of blood in the
small blood vessels surrounding them,
which become blocked: these delicate
membranes are irritated; inflammation is
set up, then pus is formed, which collects
in the pelyis or sac; the tubes are at first
partially, and soon are totally, unable to
do their work. The pelvic sac goes on
distendng with this corruption, pressing
upon the blood vessels. All this time,
remember, the blood, which is entering
the kidneys to be filtered. is passing
through this terrible, disgusting pus
for it cannot take any other route
Stop aud think OF it for u moment, d.
You realize the importance. nay the vita
necessity, of having the kindeys in order
Can you expect when they are diseased
or obstructed. no matter how little, that
you can have pure blood and escape dis
ease? II would be just as reasonable t,
expect, if pest-house were set acros.
DioauWay anu countless 'iiouaan"1 "ti'
compelled 10 90 ihfohgh us peStliehtia
doors, an escape from contagi0n and dis
ease. as for one to expect the blood 10
escape pollution when constantly run
ming through diseased kidney
Now, Wha' Is the result? why ina
inc Dioou taxes up ana aeposi's 'his pois
on as u sweeps along mo every organ
INTO every men OF muscle tissue Hest
ana pone' from your head 10 your feel
Ana whenever from hciecHar! lhuuehc'
or olher"ise' some part "l inc bouy
weakef IMAM announcer ac"hhucss Tram d
diseases Is cstaoIished' such us c'h7ulhp
tloh, IN weak lungs dyspepsia "hei'
there Is heilcate stomach; nervousness
insanity, pAraiyals or heari disease II
those who have weak nerves.
The heart must soon feel the effects o
the poison, US 1t requires pure blood Il
keep 1t in right action. 1t increases 1t
troke in number and force to compens-
ate Tor the natural stimulus wanting, II
lis endeavor to crowd the impure blooi
through this obstruction, causing pain
pslpitation, or an ont-of-breath feeling
Unnatural as this forced labor is, tn
heart must soon falter, becoming weake
and weaker until one day 1t suddenl,
stops. and death from apparent hear
disease Is the verdict!
But the medical profession, learned
ana dlgnlned, call these diseases by hlgh