Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-28

II is my intention TO explain the
various causes of heart disease, TO
point out the way TO avoid it, and
especially to indicate the various by.
gienic rules to which IL is necessary
to submit ones self. II affected by
heart trouble, in order TO alternate
its unfortunate results
The usual causes Of heart trouble
are old age, alcoholism, rheumatism
and govt
The heart Of an elderly person is
almost always deteriorated from hav-
ing worked, often TO excess. for so
many years, during which period IL
has been fastened on by morbid germs
\ that viii multiply or by disor iers
that will become more marked. Old
age Is In fact the period when obesi-
~ acquires pathological proportions,
when the arteries harden and govt is
most dangerous, IL is then that the
heart muscle. Aabby. soft and dis
tended, with little power OF resist
ance. may be stopped in its action or
ruptured by any too violent shock.
The disorders produced ia the
heart by slow and natural process
OF wear and tear In the course OF
years may be brought on prematurely
BY the alcoholic habit by q process
Of rapid and artificial 0veruse. Al
coholism is at the bottom nothing
but anticipated old age. with its
trembling aud general deterioration
of the organism Old age and alec.
holism produce these changes by a
chronic process, but rheumatism may
bring them on in an acute form. II
Is in tho form OF an inhamed state OF
its membranes that the heart pays
It's tribute TO this diathesis. As a
usual thing the joints are seized be-
fore the heart. but IL sometimes hap
pens that they are affected stimuli
taneonsly, while in the case OF a few
persons the heart symptoms are the
lirst 70 appear, and that with such
intensity that they absorb all the al.
teniion In the course of the rheu-
matte attack.
Govt also engenders heart disease.
but with much less frequency than
rhematism. In many instances
equity patient only suffers from tho
heart during an attack through being
predisposed thereto b. some old dis
order. tho attack OF gou; only acting
10 such cases rs a predlsposing
agent
In order 10 be complete on the
question Il should be mentioned IN at
shorea aud infectious fevers may also
give rise 10 cardiac disorders.
Nothing. unfortunately. can pre-.
vent the deterioration Of our tissues
caused By advancing years. To grow
old Is disease In itself. Since. now
sver, there Is no panacea that can
give us everlasting youth. let us bow
before this memorable law. but en-
icayor 10 prepare for ourselves
green old age by avoiding every
other source Of organic deterioration.
Sobriety and temperance will pre-
serve us from that great enemy, the
alcohol habit.
Violent exercise IN walking or in
long runs may give rise 10 some dis
orders Of the heart This IL also the
case with some forms Of clothing.
which, through being too tight az
the neck, prevent the circulation,
press on the chest and hinder It's
proper expansion. In this connection
10 may be veil 70 mention the dis
astrous effect OF corset that Is too
tightly laced.
A person afflicted with lesion OF
the heart is not necessarily an invalid
In the rigorous sense OF the word
These persons come and go. take part
in ordinary life. and in some In.
stances occupy high position In So
ciety. But although they are not i'll.
they are through the fact of their
lesion continually exposed to serious
trouble, Over fatigue or a sudden
emotion may bring on disorders that
are always serious and sometimes
rapidly fatal. The hygiene OF such a
person can be summed up In the fol-
lowing formula: To avoid everything
that may over-eXcite the heart, TO
follow a healthy course OF diet, TO
avoid all causes OF an@mia and to
keep UP the strength.
In the case of the child it is neces-
sary TO forbid games that are too en-
ergetie--running, jumping. dancing.
gymnastics, riding, swimming, cold
baths, In which,there is q temptation
to remain too long, aud sea bathing
In general 1t Is best TO recommend
moderate exercise, a daily cold
sponge bath or short sea bath. with
prolonged exposure TO the sun ON the
beach while avoiding any damp or
cold atmosphere. The path OF life
TO be ultimately chosen for the child
should be one that entails neither a
sedentary nor u too active existence,
nor one too full OF responsibility.
II the heart trouble is acquired |
later in life in person who has
already adopted career, the part OF
the medical adviser becomes much |
more difficult. II the patient is a
political man and insists on continu-
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