The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Ing found In the appendix. This Will
be more fully realized when one has
In mind that the interior Of the appen.
iiI IL big enough TO admit only a me.
diminished darning needle. It's great
liability 10 disease Ia due entirely 10
lta low order OF vital resistance. That
IL. Il IL an organ which appears TO have
no actual use in the present machinery
Of man. but in the earlier stages OF
mans development Il Ia believed 20
have been a large pouch that played
an important part ln.the digestive oper-
aiions OF the human system. BY ages
Of disuse Il has gradually Shrunk 10
he present dimensions. and IL known
10 science az a vestigial organ. one
which Is only a remnant Of lie former
self, and possessing but a vestige Of he
original functions.
This becomes more clear n some 9TH
CT parts Of the body which now seem
TO have no use are employed. The ton
Iils are In this class. and also the wis
dom teeth. and both are peculiarly sub
Jet 70 disease.
The wisdom teeth decay early In the
average man. and the tousils are a con.
slant source OF trouble In some per-
SOFAS. These disorders are due 10 the
low vital resistance Of the parts. They
are airophied from disuse. and there
fore unable 20 throw on their enemies
A. DO the stomach and lungs. the heart
and the intestineS, the blood vessels
and the nerves, which are In constant
and active working order
The tonsils and the appendix are
composed OF what IL called limphold
tissue, which Ia loves, In the scale OF
material In the body. The tonsils are
so situated that they can be treated or
removed without serious dlfheulty. But
the appendix ls In one Of the most deli.
cate and vital parts Of the body. In the
peritoneal cavity. usually to the right
Of the center Of the abdomen
But In rare instances Il has been
found on the left side. and sull more
rarely otherwise displaced. This dis
,overy. made very recently. has caused
The surgeons TO be extremely careful 10
locate the trouble before using the
knife.
Until a comparatively recent period
the frequent and fatal part played BY
the vermiform appendix In peritoneal
disorders. and especially In septic peri
tonitis. had not been understood BY
The medical profession. That was the
reason that septic peritonitls was gen
orally succeeded by the death OF the
sufferer soon after the symptoms were
well established.
But science never stands siill. Ital.
ways pushes lts Investigations beyond
mere appearances and out OF the mys-
teries Of nature develops facts which
give Il power and might. when &, was
once proved that the poison which pro.
duced septic peritonitis came from the
breaking down or decay OF the appen-
dix the very root Of one OF mans wors,
physical foes was laid bare. Further
practice established beyond a doubt
that. In large majority Of cases. the
appendix could be removed by a simple
surgical operation and the patient re-
stored 10 vigorous health. II the disease
was discovered In time and correctly
diagnosed.
The surgeons now regard the opera.
ton itself a. one OF the most simple
but 10 obtain the best results Il should
take place within a few hours after the
patient begins 10 suffer from the dis
ease. In fact. the sooner the operation
ls had the better are the chances Of re-
eoyery. while n the knife IL not resort
Cd to death surely enSues very prompt
~. or after lingering miseries from the
deadly poison perambulAting through
the system and coming to the surface
In Assesses
The symptoms are 30 plain ans IN.
mistakable TO the surgeon OF today tina,
any sufferer may know them for him.
self:
Il. The attack IL always sudden. II
comes on when the person IL. apparent.
". In the best Of health. and without
the slightes, warning.
"2, A sharp pain Il felt In the very
center OF the abdomen. This Is ALWAYS
the case. whether the appendix be in
It's correct place on the right side. or
displaced TO the left.
"a. A sore and tender spot. very pain
iul 10 the touch. IL located exactly
where the ineision must be made TO ind
the appendix"
These are the three plain symptoms
which have been found In thousands Of
cases with scarcely variation.
Thus Il q that many sudden deaths
occur TO persons In robust health. They
are thought TO have a collie. or YER
tigo, when the truth is. that miserable
and useless little organ. the appendix.
has met with some Kind Of an accident
and clogs the whole machine PERHAPS
Il has only become wrapped IN the tiny
web that gives Il its small blood sup
ply. but this IL sufficient to stiae Il: II
is wanting In the power OF vital resls.
lance and withers away. emitting the
poison Of death into the most delicate
part OF the system.
While all this Is a familiar az the A
u c to the medical profession. little or
nothing has been done TO populari1e
this knowledge. Even some OF the less
advanced practitioners are either too
ignorant or too lazy and Indifferent to
get at the true facts and the result Is
that many are suffering and stlll more
dying from something that might be
cured.
Appendicitis usually occurs between
the agss Of 10 and 80 years. II is sE-