St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
Newspaper Critjcism.

II u . privilege every newspaper 70.
serves TO itself to criticise, adversely II
needs 30, for the public's benefit, anything
In which the public is deeply interested.
tits the custom Of H. II. Warner & Co.,
proprtetors Of tho renowned Kidney and
Liver Cure, better known rs 'Warner's
Safe Cure. to food the country, and espe-
cially the post-cfficcs, with medical pam
phlets. The writer has taken the liberty to
examine one Of these marvellous little
books, and finds food for criticism, but &c
fore indulging in 1t, will give our readers
some quotations therefrom, from tho high.
est medical authorities, which we believe
worthy OF consideration. Under the head
of"No Distinctive symptoms Apparent"
we find:
country BY chronic kidney disease than by
any other one malady except consumption.
Thompson.
Second-Dcaths from such diseases are
increasing at the rate of 80 per cent. q
decade. Edwards.
Third-Bright'a Disease has no symptoms
OF its own, and may long exist without the
knowledge OF the patient or practitioner, as
no pain will be felt IN tho kidneys or their
vicInity.-Robcrts.
Four.S-In tho fatal cases-and most
cases have hitherto been fatal-the symp-
toms OF diseased kidneys will first appear
In extremely different organs Of tho body
a. stated above.-Thompson.
Fifth Only when the disease has reached
its final and fatal stages may the usual
symptoms OF albumen end tube casts ap-
pear in the water, and will great pain rack
the diseased organs Thompson.
Sixth-Bright's Disease, which usually
has three stages Of development, is q uni
versai disease in England and America
Roberts and Edwards.
Thompson is authority for saying that
moro adults are carried OF in this country
BY kidney disease than any other malady
except consumption. Under Warmers
''Safe Cure" article on Consumption, we
dnd paragraph claiming to be u quotation
from publication issued by Brompton Hos
pital Tor Consumptives, London, England,
which states tina. 81 per cent. of the patients
Of that institution have unsuspected kidney
disorder. DR.. Herman Brehmer, an emf
nent German authority also says that Con-
sumption Is always due TO detic nutri-
ton OF the lungs, because Of bad blood.
Medical science can no longer dispute the
TACT that the kidneys are the principal blood
purifying organs OF the human system, and
- sssCy ot0 uAocAScO olu tuuS ldAl 70 eXpci
the uric acid poison or the waste matter Of
tue blood, as the blood passes through these
two great organs, the ''Safe Cure claim 10
correct, and the reasoning Of its proprietor
holds good
There IL no doubt but that In too many in
atances the medical fraternity doctor for
symptoms, instead Of striking Mt tho root
of the disease, and that under this form Of
treatment mAnv rsaflenfs die
We cannot, however, see the necessity Of
flooding the country with these
medical books, when their story
once well told IS enough for the time being |
People As . rule. now a-days. go to their |
newspaper for information. and we believe |
such truths a. we have instanced could be |
proclaimed the ,ein more advantageously TO
the public and iiuch more benedcislly to the
PROPRIETOR. j