Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-06-30
THE BLOOD.
Wonderful Composition of the Fluid
That Feeds All Life.

Wonderful Composition of the Fluid
That Feeds All Life.
We may reasonably infer that the in
spired writer, when he said, THE
blood is the life" had correct idea of
the wonders of that vital fluid, and that
the writer of the statement, "We are
fearfully and wonderfully made" was
equally intelligent, both taught by in
finite wisdom. 1t is remarkable that
fluid can be made like the blood, uni
form in its constituents and its color
from such wide range of foods, and
that so simple a fluid in its appearance
will sustain the body, furnishing the
materials from which every organ,
every tissue, every fiber of the system
can be elaborated from such a fluid,
these parts and tissues being so various
in their structure and general appear.
ance.
1t is equally wonderful that it has
the power of self-puf1fcation, receiving
into the general mass, as it does, the
refuse of the everything body, particle
by particle, carrying all such impuri-
ties to the lungs for publication, where
portions are actually burned, the ashes,
so to speak, escaping by each expired
breath. This very important vital con-
stituent is produced from the food taken
each day, about the same quantity bes
ing titus produced as is rendered useless
by exercise and thrown off as more or
less poisonous, in the same time, the
quality, the purity of such blood de-
pending very largely on the purity OF
the food, the purest of which is mainly
found among the grains and fruits, IN
which.-unlike that of the animals
there are no decaying particles.
) This blood, which has been regarded
as "liquid flesh" does even more than
, sustain the flesh as it forces its way
into every part of the body save the GU
ticle, hair and nails, as strange as Il
may seem, is really colorless fluid
: with innumerable red disks, giving il
its color, in human beings, etc. These
S red disks are really air-cells, carrying
. to every possible nook of the system th'
7 vitalizing oxygen by which every change
' in the system is effected, the growth
7 repairs, etc. These are so numerous
that it is estimated that twenty million
r will die at every breath, while a sinii
S arnumber must be created in the saint
, time These, then, are the laborers
e the producers, ever active in promoting
4 our health as well as in tn,
/. eradication Of disease, doing NOR
n than any other practitioner pos
, sibly can, since these faithful serv
a ants are ever busy, doing just the RICH
d thing, making no mistakes, though mo-
4 always successful in removing the man.
!, obstacles so often thrown in their way
r Beside these there are white disks
one to some three hundred or four hun
bred of the red ories-different in thei
appearance and mission. 1t Is nov
e supposed that they are produced by tn
IS tonsils, the use of which was not for
Is merly known, as they have no outlet
/, like the salivary glands, liver, etc
IL their duty being that of destroying tn
l. disease germs, thus cooperating wit
: the red disks. While many pass int
&c the blood for general purpose
e still Others remain where the
l. are produced, at the entranc
IS of the tube leading to tn
lungs and stomach, apparently for tn
d purpose of destroying the disease germ
y that they may not attack these two in
!. portant organs, effectually protectin
l. the system, since but few germs con
e, paratively are effectual in their attack
id AS all of the blood vessels are col
ID nected it may be asked why when or
A. is punctured, does not all of the bloc
e. pass out of the body. Besides the irol
n lime, magnesia, albumen, etc, in Il
SIS blood, it has fibrin, coagulating whe
exposed to the air, forming clot, whiC
lie prevents the flow of blood, encouragir
Of the healing, thus mercifully preventir
st fatal results from what we might ca
trifiing accidents.-Dr. j. II. Hannafor
a in Boston Traveller