The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-12-18
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1t is C1simed that Certain Dis
eases Pro1ong Human Life.

1t ls C1sined that Certain Dis
eases Pro1ong Human Life.
: Pearson's Weekly.
LII is remarkable fact-one of ma
lures peculiar compensation that
people who have suffered from small
{ poX generally live longer than people
who have not. Why this should be
the case, there is only an improved
theory to explain; and the theory is
mat the microbes which go to small, :.
pox, being very powerful and pugna-
clous, swallow up The microbes of MANY
other diseases which they find in the
systems Of persons they attack. Hence,
by contracting smallpox severely, you
stand good chance of eliminating
from your system other diseases which
would seize upon you at some time or
olher, and, likewi-e enough, prove
fatal.
at the same time, 1T must be adj
mltted that smallpox is not scheduled
as preventive medicines; and the
number OF persons it either kills,
mains or infllcts with mental incapa-
cities is probably greater than the
number OF persons whose lives is pro-
longs.
AT The same time 1T is a fact that
the disease, though one of the most
terrible known to medical science, does
you great deal of good if you are
capable of throwing it off without suf-
terlng aitcr-effeCts of more serious
character than being pitted with the
| queer little marks it almost invariably
leaves behind TO distinguish It's past.
time victims.
Numbers of elderly persons, in more
or less feeble health, are kept alive by
coughs, such, for instance, as bron-
chltis. Chronic coughs are peculiarly
common to old people, and hundreds
who complain of the distress caused
them by such affections ale really in
debted to their coughs for their length
OF life. The reason of this is that most
elderly persons suffer with weak heart
and feeble calculations of the blood,
and weak hearts become weaker and
weaker merely as result of their
weakness. A constant cough corrccts
this, keeps the heart beating more
strongly than it otherwise would, and
the strong heart beat keeps the blood
|SeHculating more quickly; and the vital
organs are thus kept in Il state of ac-
tivity which could only he maintained
artificial means, and for limited
time, but for the troublesome cough.
Moreover, the constant reminder
given by the cough deter the sufferers
from rnnning lisks of catching colds.
In other words, they have to study
IA M. tf.att I,l,
their coughs, and choosing the former,
they benefit accordingly.
Gout and rheumatism are exceeding
ly painful diseases, and, of course, in
some cases prove fatal, but they con-
fer many blessing upon mankind;
and rheumatism, particularly, ID well
known to doctors as a preventive of
many other diseases. 1t is notorious
fact that gouty subjects generally live
to a ripe age, and albeit they suffer
severely at times, they generally enjoy
excellent general health, the very
causes OF The govt keeping their blood
in good condition, and making it unen-
durable to many kinds of microbes.
Cases have occurred of whole house,
holds except one member, being
stricken with infectious diseases, and
the lucky exception has been suf-
fercr from rheumatism or gout, which
alone have prevented him from con-
tracing the diseases which have run
through the house. Such sufferers do
not run half the risk Of catching the
common illnesses that non-sufferers
run, and large proportion of tho peo-
pie who reach ages over four-scOre
years are people who, for years, have
suffered from gout or rheumatism, to
which fact they undoubtedly owe many
OF the years they have lived over the
allotted span.
Take half dozen persons over the
age of 70 who suffer frcm rheumatism
or gout, and half dozen others who
suffer from neither, and you will find
that, except for their rheumatism or
gout, they enjoy very much better
health than the non-sufferers and stand
a splendid chance of OUTLYING the
latter. Moreover, gout and rheuma-
tism greatly enhance sufferers
chances of retaining his mental facu-
ties until the end; large percentage
of Centenarians who die with all their
wits about them, and with excellent
memories of the days of their youth,
have suffered for many years from
rheumatism, and been particularly freq
from other diseases. =
The loss of a leg or an arm is az
said to do you good in the long ~
Perhaps that is an awkward phraa Is
apply to the loss of leg, but
stand. 1t certainly seems that VIII
man is deprived of leg or an
the vitality and vigor of the los.
Der remain with him to incJ q 81:
vitality of the remainder. ~ =
Ichas been declared by
authority that when me !
cut off, he being in suflic TT
health not to collapse from
ton, adds TWO or three, Ex ~ q
more, years on to his latter d