Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-16
sHgRIDAN'S CASE
.,,.nsutary Facts in Physiology
tbe General Reader.
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and other organs circulation
-''. 49, he roughly compared to q
~ N which the compression of
9'.l- an sends current through
l.'' - eide while its expansion
.b current through the tube
side Thus the muscular con-
o-. ~ heart sends the blood
through the arteries which
rsry part of the body, to re-
,b,auyh She veins to the heart.
20 AS IT. comes back TO the
m 20 be sent out again until
rprified byoontact with the
l,oys. and therefore the heart
instrument to carry Un this
..7'ation, its two halves having
rs connection
s,,t returning through the veins
-,-o the right auricle or upper
..e.,ba heart, whence it passes
.-.ree leaved valve, called tri-
m, the right ventricle, or princi-
m.-- When tho heart contracts
I,-r5.s. and the blood is forced
y. ,5e pulmonary artery into the
The arteries ramify infinitely all
Do air cells Of the lungs, which are
ry Ike a sponge, and tAIs ex
o,be air purifes the blood. It
..rgnyh the small veins which
mite into one large vein, and
| N IN, the fresh blood enters the
..,ls of the heart. From this it
4,.a the left vsntriole, the passage
,7srdsd by a large valve called the
,4e4use is form resemble a bis
gl;qre, and the next pulsation
through the sorta, the main
AL the arteries, out into the
ri circulation.
mouth of each Of the large vessels
or leaving the heart is also
5bv a valve, but the two great
ne the tricuspid and the mitral.
h valves, their Office is to allow free
,,sin one direction only. 1t will
,sr understood thai if any of these
| be out of order, the heart will do
,rk imperfectly and the circulation
eome ire yular The valves are
DHrac,ural change. Sometimes a
20. viii form upon one of them by
sgu.atiOn OF fibrine from the blood
iay flowing past, aud in other
they may become so affected that
IGher obstruct the circulation or
prevent backward flow. Sup
ia; the mitral valve does not shut
ghen the heart contracts. Instead
&, current of blood flowing evenly
arteries, part of it will be
back into the auricle or vestibuie
heart checking the flow of fresh
rom the lungs and causing a con
Of those organs. This is what
1sjiu General Sheridsu's case.
Course any such fault in the valves
zoe action OF the heart irregular;
,1ar strength is impaired and
IFS walls become dilated and
nd thus the irregularity of action
.asai and the heart even is liable
ili,- action altogether. General
Dan vas subject to these attacks Of
| failure, the results Of the enfeebled
ton %. the organ itself. But it
confined 10 the heart alone. If il
70, work evenly the whole circula
becomes derauged. The congestion
.l1ss causes backing up so to
o. the blood in the veins, and the
pest Internal Orga which, in add
i1e lungs, are concerned in the
Eaton Of the olood-the liver and
ilsys-wlll also become congested
sss2seJ.
also plain that the converse of
would be true and that a disturbance
-'a' aud kidneys, impeding the
usage Of the blood, will likewise
tls general circulation and by
sectional effort upon the heart
o. Increase the disease of that or
A's matter of fact, disease of the
tld disease of the kidneys are
"oeyery closely associated, so that
4leiines questionable which is
'''l' and which consequent. This
% need not detgin us now. In Gen
'aiaan's case the kidneys are
'0 have been very seriously dis
alc D, j. probable that his liver
= 10 state that made the portal
'a0n irregular sud increased the
ls' of the heart.
"a ne circulation is impeded from
.-7's cases, aud the blood damned
we're IN the oapillRries, the
taf ot the blood often exudes
Issues, producing edeme, or
VII, be understood from what
said that dropsY may result
-+'tse Of the heart or disease OF
--s! o. both. General Sheridan
7-m ~ have suffered much from
l,2p-y, though some swelling
.'.'-m,'lss was reported, bat on
.'- one occasion there was severe
I'aeiaags.
slerdan's condition was so
~ -'7t recognized his own dan
A"1e- of his actual recovery
s-l great, though it was al
70 hope that his life might
~, .g extreme care and watch
az ndsiniye time. This was
|- % nope, but it vas one 10
ll'y Of his physicians to
-a .aey never ceased 70 regard
h.aent danger. Even had
summer and advanced a
l general strengthe he still
.4 con .autiy in the pres
al1 tits almost certain
+.er death would have
same sudden way.
uug. in Morocco.
discoveries have shown that
a-- found ingreat numbers