Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
ONE OF NATURES LAWS.
COMPENSATION ron THOSE WIG
SUFFER PHYSICAL IMPLEMENTS

pisease--one Lung May DO the wo,L
of Two for Many Yearv-Na,nr.,s
tiee.
nature mas Imposed upon the world of life
her storfns, earthquakes, etc. which are
oa'ied sublime manifestations of her sn
pienie power She has exposed her cnjdran
10 accinehts, which through no effort of their
own can they escape She has also fixed
penalties Tor voluntary transgression and
vocation or her laws. But, beyond tina, in
her ihhnlte mercy, she has established a Law
Oh compensation for all unfortunates who
suier, ana nowhere else is its auuIicattop
more clearly evident than in the victims NJ
physieai iHipairsneiits. She has provided
that, within certain limits, If any part of
the system or function Of man becomes de.
ranged or disabed-unabe to do its work
FToperly-other parts, through their reserve
POWER, snail do additional work, and so com.
pensate for the nfirmtty
rake, FOR instance, the heart When dis
eaSe, say OF the valves, first begins to show
teseli, at once other changes in that organ
commence To obyiate, in great measure. the
hhpcriection In using pump If the valves
are sound, less effort is required by Us than
II lhey are imperfect, and allow some of the
water 10 fali back into the we'll Inasn,,cb
Us tney are lnefficient just so much harder
we must WORK and take SO many more strd,es
81 the pump, II We would keep IN the same
no" OF water which we could raise If the
valves were in perfect condition. So il is
When the valves Of the heart do not closa
tlghtiy, out allow some Of the blood to re-
cede; 1t must labor all the harder. For such
condition as this nature has provided. She
causes the walls of the heart to grow thicker
and hence makes that organ more powerful
by thus conpensating for the vayular dis
case the general condition of the person NAV
Tor long time be but little changed He
may even enjoy comparatively good health
Tor years, and his infirmity only be- discoy.
cred by accident
This law of compensation il clearly owl
dent in what are called hunchbacks. As a
rule, they are so frail looking one wouId not
expect them to be able to fight severe dis
ease, and yet they have a resistant and reac.
i've power which is simply wonderful
Strong, robust children taken down with
disease often succumb when these deforrned
unfortunates, Frustrated with an attack Of
the same and OF equally severe type, recover.
Where there are two like organs in the
body, If one is injured the other takes on a
greater activity and strength, and assumes
additional burden. If one lung is crippled
by an accident, in time the other NAV be so
changed it will do very well the work de
signed for both. Gases are not infreouent
where one kidney has become absolutely USE
less, and has even been removed, and vet the
person suffered little or none, apparently.
from its loss. This law of compensation the
| physician and surgeon ''meets at every turn
as he labors for his patients 1t is one on
which he must rely much. We have said
| that perfection of health is purely ideal; that
1T never actually exists. The average man is
| far from the enjoyment of perfect health
| Were human bodies transparent, there would
/ be revealed abnormalities in all, and even in
some of those apparently fairly well there
would be found diseases which it would seem
must soon prove fatal, and yet the victims of
| them resist death for years.
| 1t is a popular belief that if the lungs once
| become even in slight degree affected, con-
| sumption is sure to result, and yet it is safe
to say that there is scarcely person living
who has perfectly healthy lungs. Nearly all,
| if not ALL have. some time or other during
| their lives suffered from trouble in those
important organs, which have healed and
/ pSNpAltC ESlACNAA! coui4Ai LC SALSLb
to which the liver may be diseased, and yet
the general health remain fairly good, is
something to marvel at For instance, cir
rhoss OF the liver, or, as it is sometimes
called, gin liver,n is degeuerative change
III that organ, which, if not arrested, which
is rarely possible, Ultimately destroys it and
life. The disease is usually very far ad-
vanced before the victim fully realizes that
/ FoiT ,,,h
The system do the livers work, and its par
tial loss is scarcely felt. Diseases of the
| stomach, as a rule, soon make themselves
| apparent, and yet some remain concealed, OF
their presence is merely suspected, for years
| Physicians who are employed as examiners
! for insurance companies, endowment socie
ties and the like will testify that diseases Of
She kidneys-as Bright's disease-are in very
| many cases first disclosed by their analysis
| and while the victims believe themselves t.
he in good health, never having had symp
tom which led them to even suspect tha
| dread complaint.
And so we might go on, calling attention
% each organ of the body separately, anC
telling how little evidence of even seriou
impairment is sometimes offered to the vic
tim Were this condition of things changed
did nature less faithfully observe her law o
conversation and conceal existing intirmi
ties, it might be better for some but certainl,
not for others. Where ignorance is bliss,
etc. 1t is sometimes well that wa should no
;now our weaknesses. If we were the victim
If an incurable disorder many of US woul'
prefer to live on in ignorance until the fac
dawned upon U.s.
There are but few diseases which, if recog
nized early and proper treatment IS applied
cannot be permanently arrested, II no
wholly cured None is more dreaded thai
consumption; yet that disease-popularl,
supposed TO be fatal-can positively be curet
if taken in time. Those who do die OF l
rarely consult physician until 100 late,
being kept back from doing so through fe;i
Of being told the worst" they prefer tn
condition of doubt to that of grave Ger
taintv. One who is deaf, and, still more SC
one blind excites intense pity IN all stu
specialists in diseases of the ear and eye WI
testify that in almost all their incurable case
The victims are long sufferers before the
seek relief Truly, "procrastlnation Is IN
thief of timen and when health is tnreatene
there are but few who do not give evldenc
that this grievous fault for once, at least,
theirs.
As we have said, the average man is CON
nelled TO travel through life in condition 9
health far below the perfect standard. In
,ieviations--the ailmeuts-are not only l
very many instances self inflicted, but the
can. in great measure, be overcome. III
one fault lies deep The knowledge OF ho'
to live. 10 husband our forces, and to kee
ourselves near the ideal state--pertectlon
, health-should be engrafted into our nature
> IN early youth; it should be among the hr