Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-05-24
Something You Should Know.

MANY of our readers have often
asked what is Bright's Disease of
the Kidneys, about which we hear so
muchY" To answer their question we
have secured the following explana-
tory article, written by a competent
authority:
One of the worst physical scourges
of the world to-day-notably in Eng
land. Germany, America and Australia
is Kidney Disease. An alarmingly
large proportion of the population of
the countries named is afflicted with
it, i'm one form or another.
The symptoms of Bright's Disease
(Which is but an advanced form OF
kidney Diseased differ in different
individuals. but generally the patient
presents a fabby, bloodless look, is
drowsy and easily fatigued, has pain
i'm the back, vomiting and febrile dis
turbance. Dropsy, varying in degree
from slight puffiness of the face to an
accumulation of the fluid sufficient to
distend the whole body and TO occa-
sion serious embarrassment to resplr-
alton, is very common accompanl-
ment. The 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
microscope blood corpuscles and
casts are found. Very often dimness
of vision, due to morbid condition
of the retina of the eye, and also
hypertrophy of the heart, leading to
fatal apopleXy, are accomplishments
of the disease.
There are several forms of the NAL
adv, but their common prominent
characteristic is the presence of
albumen in the urine, and frequently
also the co-eXistence of dropsy.
These associated symptoms, in con-
nection with Kidney Disease, were
first described in 1897 by DR.. Richard
Bright, an English physician, who
first investigated them. Sometimes
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 sufficiently sep
arated from the blood. The flow of
the blood, when charged with this
urea, is retarded through the minute
vessels, congestion ensues, and exu-
dation Of albumen and tibrin is the
result. The disease is often accom-
panied by eruptions on the skin, as
boils, etc, and is frequently associa-
ted with enlargement Of the heart.
The causes of this terrible malady
are, indulgence in too much ice-water
as q beverage, strong drink, high liv-
ing, indigestion, exposure to wet and
cold, various kinds of fevers, malaria
pregnancy, and other bodily derange-
ments, such as complication of GER
tain acute diseases, like erysipelas
diphtheria, and especially scarlet
fever (of which it is one of the most
frequent and serious after effects,
diseases of bones and other scrofulous
affections. The kidneys being the
most important excretory organs of
the body, their arrangement may
speedily destroy life. Common-sense
treatment of Kidney Disease Of the
character referred to necessarily in
wolves removal of the causes, rectifi-
cation of blood-red corpuscles by the
administration of Warmers Safe Cure.
1t is a specific even in the advanced
stages, when the blood has poisoned
the nerve centres, restoring the Sc
erection of healthy fluids and relieving
the congestion of the brain. 1t
speedily arrests the intlammatory
action, which is marked by an in
creased amount of urine. The albu-
men gradually disappears, the dropsy
subsidies and the patient RECEIVERS.
There is no standstill in advanced
Kidney Disease; those who are afflicted
with it 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.