Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-06-09
"PNEUfaONIA..
Why not Call this Terrible scourre bv
= its Rightfui Names
(Neac York Teleoram.N

(Ne,c York Telegrum)
Many strong, well built man leaves
nome to-day; before night he will have
cnl!l and In few hours will be dead !!
This is the way the dreaded pneumonia
takes people off.
The list of notable men who are its vic
tins is appalling.
1t sweeps over the land like scourge
aud destroys poor and rich alike.
Everyone breads it. Its coming ia spd-
den, its termination usually speedy.
What causes it?
Pneumonia, we are told, 70 invited bv
. certain condition of the system. in
dicated If one has occasional chills and
levers, tendency tocold in the throat
ana lungs, rheumatic and neuralgia
pains, extreme tired feelings, short
breath and pleuritic stitches in the side.
loss OF appetite, backache, nervous un-
rest, scalding sensations, or scant and
d!scolored fluids, heart futterings, sour
stomach, distressed look, puffy eve sacs.
not and dry skin, loss of strength and
virilty. '''
These indications may not appear to-
gether, they may come, disappear and
reappcar for years, the person not realiz.
ting that they are natures warning of n
coming calamity.
In other words, ii pneumonia does not
claim as victim the persons HAVING
such symptoms some less sudden but
quite as fatal malady certainly will.
A celebrated New York physician told
the Tribune that pneumonia was secon.
Diary disorder, the exposure and cold
being simply the agent which deyelops
the oisease, already dormant in the sys-
TEN, because the kidneys have been but
partially doing their duty. In short,
pneumonia is but an early indication OF
3 brlYht's diseased condition. This i'm
paired action may exist for years with.
out the patient suspecting it because no
pain will be felt in the kidneys or their
vicinity and often it can be detected only
Dy chemical and microscopical observa-
tons.
Nearly $50 OF the 74O deaths in New
YORK City the first week in April land
in six weeks ISL deaths, were caused by
pneumonia!
The disease is very obstinate, and if
the accompanying kidney disorder is
very far advanced, recovery is impos-
slble, for the kidneys give out entirely.
and the patient is literally suffocated by
water.
The only safeguard against pneumonia
Is to maintain a vigorous condition of
the system, and thus preven, its attacks,
by using whatever will radically and
ettectually restore full vitality to the
kidneys, for if they are not sound, pncu.
naonio cannot he prevented. For this pur-
pose there is nothing equal to Warmers
safe cure, a remedy known to millions,
used probably by hundreds of thousands
and com mended as q standard specific
wherever known and used. 1t does not
pretend to cure an attack OF pneumonia,
but 1t does remore the cause of and preren,
that disease If taken IN time. No reason
able man can doubt this if he regards
the personal experience OF thousands OF
honorable men.
When a physician says his patient has
either brights disease or pneumonia he
confesses his inability to cure, and in a
measure lie considers his responsibility
ended. In many instances, indeed, per.
sons are reported as dying Of pneumonia.
heart disease, apoplexy and commissions
when the real cause of death and SO
known by the physician is this kidney
consumption. Thousands of people have
it without knowing it and perish of il
because their physicians will not tell
them the facts The same fate awaits
every one who will not exercise his judp.
me ut in such matter.