The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-26
Something You Should Know.


Many OF our readers have often asked
"What Il Briehrs disease Of the Kidneys.
about which we hear 50 mucht' To answer
thcir question we have secured the follow
Ing explanatory article, written by a comps
tent authority:
One Of the worst physical scourgcs OF the
world to-day-notab,y in England. Ger
many, America and Australia Kidney
Disease. An alarmingly large proportion Of
the population OF the countries named Is
afflicted with H. in one form or another.
The symptoms OF Brights Disease (Which
is butan advanced form OF Kidney Discasc)
diner In different individuals, but generally
the patient presents habby. bloodiess look,
Is lrowsy and easily faiigucd, has pain In
the back, vomiting and fcbrilc disturbance.
Dropsy, varying in degree from slight pufii-
ness ofthe face 10 an accumulation OF the
fluid sufficient 10 distcnd the wnole body
and 70 occasion serious embarrassment 20
respiration, Is a very common accompani-
mcnt The urine is reduced in quantity, is
often OF dark, smoky or bloody color, and
exhibits to chemical reaction the presence
OF q large amount OF albumen, while under
the microscope blood corpusclcs and casts are
found Very often dimncss Of vision, due
TO a morbid condition OF the rctina OF the
eve, and also hypcrtrophy Of the heart, lead
ing TO fatal apoplexy, arc Accomplishments
OF the disease.
There are several forms OF the malady.
but their common prominent characteristic
Is the presence Of albumen in the urine, and
frequently also the co-existcnce OF dropsy.
These associated symptoms, in connection
with Kidney Disease were first described In
1871 By DIR. Richard Bright, an English
physician. who first Investigated them.
Sometimes there is degeneration OF the
tissues Of the kidneys into fat, thus impair
ing the cxcreting powers OF the organ so
that The urea Is not sufficiently separated
from tho blood. The flow OF the blood.
when charged with this urea, Is retarded
through the minute vessels, con gcstion en-
sues. and cxudation OF alDumen and fiDrin
Is the result The disease Is often accom-
panied by cruptions on the skin, as boiis,
etc, and is frequently associated with en-
largemcA Of the heart.
The causes OF this terrible malady are, In
diligence intoo much icc-water as bever-
age. strong drink, high living. indigestion,
exposure 10 wet and cold, various kinds OF
fcyers, malaria, pregnancy. and other bod
ilv deran gemcnts, such as q complication OF
certain acute diseases. like crysipelas, diph-
iberia, and especially scarlet fever(o
1t is one 81 the mos. frequent and serious
after effects. diseases Of bones and other
scrofulous affections The kidneys being
the most important excrctory organs OF the
body, their arrangement may speedily de-
stroy life.
\ Common-sensc treatment Of Kidney Dis
ease OF the character referred TO nccessa-
rily involves removal Of the causes, rectifi-
cation Of other sccretions and increase In
the number OF blood-red corpuscles,by the
administration Of Warmers Safe Cure. 1t i
specific even in the advanced stages
when the blood has poisoned the nerve cen
tiers. restoring the secretion OF healthy
fluids and relieving the congestion OF the
brain. II speedily arrests the inflammato
nv action, which is marked by an Increased
amount OF urine. The albumen gradually
disappears, the dropsy subsidies and the pa
tient rccovcrs. There is no standstill II
advanced Kidney Disease; those who are
afflicted with 1t are either constantly grow
ing bctteror worse. How important. there
fore, that this terrible disease be taken II
hand in time and treated with know
spccific