Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-06-15
Something You Should Know.

Many OF our readers have often asked;
What is Bright's Disease of the Kidneys,
about which we hear so muchT To answer
their question we have secured the following
explanatory article, written by competent
authority:
One Of the worst physical scourges Of the
world to-day-notably In England, Germany,
America and Ahstralia-is Kidney Disease.
An alnrmingly large proportion OF the popu'
lation OF the countries named is afflicted with
it, in one form or another.
The symptoms Of Brights Disease (which is
but an advanced form of Kidney Disoasc)
differ in different individuals, but generally
the patient presents habby, bloodless look,
is drowsy and easily fatigued, has pain in the
back, vomiting and febrile disturbance.
DroI,sy, varying In degree from slight puff
ness OF the fncc to an accumulation of the
fluid sufficient to dlstSnd the whole body and
TO occasion serious embarrassment to respira-
ton Is Il very common accompaniment. The
urine is redticcd in quantity. is often OF dark,
smoky or bloody color, and exhibits to chcni-
cal reaction the presence of largo amount
Of a!bumen, while under tho microscope
blood corpuscles and casts are found Very
often dlluncss Of vision, due to morbid con-
dition Of the rCtina Of the eye, and also hyper
trophy of the heart, leading to fatal apo
plcxy, are Accomplishments of the disease.
There are several farms OF the malady, but
their common prominent characteristic is tho
presGnCr Of Rlbumcn i'll tho urine, and fro
quently also tho cU-existence of dropsy. These
associated symptoms i'll connection with
Kidney Disease were first described IN 1927
by DR.. Richard Bright, an English physician,
who first investigated them. Sometimes there
is degeneration of the tissues OF the kidney
into fat, thus impairng the cxcretinS powers
Of the organ so that tho urea is not srtfi-
GENTLY separated from the blood. Tho flow
of the blood, when charged with this urea, is
retarded through the minute vessels, con-
geStion ensues, and emulation of albumcn and
fbrn is the result. The disease is often &c
companied by eruptions on the skin, as boils
etc, and is frequently associated with en-
largement of the heart.
The causes of this terrible malady are in
diligence in too much ice water as bower
age, strong drink, high living, indigestion,
exposure to wet and cold, various kinds Of
fevcrs, malaria, pregnancy and other bodily
arrangements, such rs Il complication Of GER
tain acute diseases, like ery-ipelas diphthc-
ria, and especially scarlet fever tof which it
is one of the most frequent and serious after
effects, diseases of bones and other scrofu-
lous affections. The kidneys being the most
important eXcretory organs of the body, their
arrangement may speedily de ,troy life.
Common sense treatment of Kidney Dis
ease of the character referred to necessarily
involves removal of the causes, rectitication
of other SncrctonS, and increase Ill the num-
Der of blood red corpuscies by the admins
tration of Warmers Safe Cure. 1t is n spc-
ciic eycn III the advanced stages when the
blood has poisoned the nerve centres, reStor-
ing tho secretion Of healthy fluids and re-
Loving the congestion Of the brain. 1t speedily
arrests the inllanmatory action, which is
marked by an increased amount of urine.
The albumen gradually disappears, the dropsy
subsidies and the patient RECEIVERS. There is
no standstll in advanced Kidney Disease;
those who are afflicted with it arc other con-
stantly growing better or worse. How inn
portant, therefore, that this terrible disease
be taken i'll hand in time and treated with q
known specific