Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-18
Something sou should Know.

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 Many of our readers have often asked "What is Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, about which we hear so much?' To answer their question we have secured the following explanatory article, written by a competent authority:
 One of the worst physical scourges of the world to-day-notably in England, derma- ny, America and Australia-is kidney dis ease. An alsrmingly large proportion of the population of the countries named is afiict- ed with it in one form or another.
 The symptoms of Bright's disease (which is but an advanced form of kidney disease)- differ in different individuals, but generally the patient presents fisbby, bloodless look, is drowsy and easily fatigued, has pain in the back, vomiting and febrile disturbance. Dropsy, varying in degree from slight puff ness Of the face to an accumulation or the fluid sufficient to distend the whole body and to occasion serious embarrassment to respira- ton, Is very common accompaniment. Ine urine is reduced in quantity, is often of dark, smoky or bloody color, and exhibits to chemical reaction the presence of large amount of albumen, while under the mloro~ scope blood corpuscles and casts are found. Very often dimness of vision, due to mor- | bid condition of the retina of the eye, and also hypertrophy of the heart, leading to fa- l tai apoplexy, are accompaniments of the disease.
 There are several forms of the malady | but their common prominent characteristics | Is the presence of albumen in the urine, and ! frequently also the co-existence of dropsy. ! These associated symptoms in connection | with kidney disease were first described in | 1927 by Dr. Richard Bright, an English phy- ! sician, who first investigated them. Some times there is degeneration of the tissues \ of the kidney into fat, thus impairing the excreting powers of the organ so that the ! urea is not sufh heiently separated from the
 blood. The How of the blood, when charged | with this urea, is retarded through the mi mute vessels, congestion ensues and exuda- tion of albumen and fbrin is the result. \ The disease is often accompanied by erup- ! tions on the skin, as boils, etc., and is ire quently associated with enlargement of the ! heart.
 The causes of this terrible mslady are in- { dulgence in too much ice water as bever- I age, strong drink, high living, indigestion, ! exposure to wet and cold, various kinds ot ! levers, malaria, pregnancy and other bodily ! Arrangements, such as a complication of cer- ! tain acute diseases, like erysipelas, diphthe- ria, and especially scarlet fever (of which it ! is one of the most frequent and serious after I effeets) diseases of bones and other scrofu- lous affections. The kidneys being the most { important excretory organs of the body,
 their Arrangement may speedily destroy life. Common sense treatment of kidney dis
 ease of the character referred to necessarily ! involves removal of the causes, recti6cation ! of other secretions and increase in the num-
 Der of blood red corpusoles by the admins.
 tration of Warmers Safe Cure. It is a spe- cifc even in the advanced stages, when the l blood has poisoned the nerve centres, restor
 ing the secretion of healthy fluids and re- lieving the congestion of the brain. Ii speedily arrests the infammatory action
 which is marked by an increased amount oi
 urine. The albumen gradually disappears
 the dropsy subsidies and the patient recov.
 ers There is no standstill in advanced kid ! ney disease; those who are afflicted with il
 are either constantly growing better or worse
 How important, therefore, that this terrible
 disease be taken in hand in time and treated ! with known specific.