The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-13
STOMACH sTuFFINe.
'"'' common Sense Reasons Why Won
Should Not Be Greedy.

should Not Be Greedy.
what special pleasure Is there. after all
IN oVerloadlng the stomachg II ccrtainly
- ho' sensible thing TO do, and vet the
o. vaiieu greedy people often form this
hapi. SIMPLY because they do not take the |
,roupie 10 reason out the certain results
We see almost daily reports of death M.
trlbuted to heart failure Did Won oyer
stop to think what il is that the heart fau.
TO dor '0'' ''''4'
The heart is said tn be the most ncrfec, |
organ of the animal economy and ono
Oliao never shirks its duty II is stomach
stunning, ana not heart failure" that
causes the trouble in many instances The
heart goes right on doing its duty through
OUT our lives without one seconds rest.
night or day, sometimes without the in
teriiilssion OF single pulsation for 100
years or more
AL every beat it propels two ounces of
blood through its structure At 75 pulsa-
lions per minute, 8 pounds of blood is
sucked In and pumped out; every hour
04O pounds; every day, IL, 900 pounds;
every year, 4,730, 100 pounds; every 100
| years 413,O4O, 600 pounds, and all perform
| ed without one moments rest; verify. a
| good record
Now the heart has the very meanest
neighbor that ever an organ had-namely,
the tomach-especially if il be the stom-
ach of greedy person. This organ is "a
drunkard, glutton, n trespasser AID al
most everything that is bad. 1t ought TO
be walled i'm and compelled to keep on it's
own grounds.
The stomach lies directly under the
heart, with only the diaphragm between
and when it fills with gas it is like a small
balloon and lifts up until it intericres di-
rectly with the hearts action The stom-
ach itself never generates gas, but when
filled with undigcstcd food fermentation
takes place and gas is formed, and the in
reference depends upon the amount OF
gas in the stomach
To overcome this obstruction the heart
has to exert itself in proportion to the in
reference, more blood is sent to the BRAIN
and the following symptoms are the re
suit A dizzy head, flushed face, los.
of sight, spots and blurs before the eyes
flashes of light. zigZag lines or chains
often followed by the most severe head
ache. These symptoms are usually reliev
cd when the gas is expelled from the stom
ach.
Now when this upward pressure upol
| the heart becomes excessive, there ar
more dangerous symptoms. A large
quantity of blood is sent to the brain, an
II blood clot in the brain result the pa
, tient dies of apoplexy When sick pei
son or an old one or one with weak d
gestion sleeps digestion is nearly or quit
suspended, but fermentation goes on /
| the overloaded stomach and gas is genel
: ated.
) A man is found dead In bed, and Tn
| medical attendant pronounces 1t the resu
: of heart failure, and such is the certificai
: of burial given. Now that man was OF
5 and partook of a late supper; ate roa
beef, turkey, lobster, oysters, mince pl
t plum pudding ice cream, cake, an orang
t nuts and raisins and drank three or io'
: cups of coffee, or perhaps several glass
= of beer or wine He went home at mi
f night. retired, and died of heart fallu
o before 9 the next morning What did I
/ heart fail to do?
: A more truthful verdict would ha
i becn. Death from habit of grcedin'
formed in youth, ending in an exaggerat
s case of stomach stufiing. -Philadepf
7, Times.