Macon beacon., 1905-09-16
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Home Health
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\ BY DAVID II. REEDER. Ph. D.. MD.
La Porte, Ind.
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JAUNDICE.

Jaundicc is known TO physicians
under the technical name of Icterus
and to all of the rest of mankind by
the extreme yelowness Of the skin
No matter what name II may be
called, the general appearance Of It's
victim is usually about the same in
all cases. In fact, any disease which
causes an obstruction TO the prop
er flow Of the bile through the
duets or suppresses the secretion of
the bile 50 that it passes into the
stomach or circulation, may be the
cause of jaundicc. Atrophy, or con
gestlon of the liver, malaria, tumors,
cancers, some forms of intestinal dis
eases and various other maladies may
be the predisposing cause of the diff
ficulty.
As rule, the first notice one will
make is yellowness of the skin
about the ears and in the whites of
the eyes The tongue is also yellow
and digestion Is disturbed There Is
bitter taste in the mouth. constipa-
tion is usually severe and the pas.
sages are nearly always clay-colored.
In some cases diarrhoea may occur
for a short time. The pulse rate Is
soon diminished and the volume of
blood through the arteries is also re
duced The mind becomes meIan-
choly Both the perspiration and
urine may be tinged yellow and a
slight eruption appear on the skin
In severe cases Of long duration,
which have terminated fatally there
has been noted severe hemorrhages
from the nose, stomach or bowels,
while in other eases there was dark,
bloody urine, delrum, commissions or
stupOr
In the home treatment of jaundice
there is a simple and practical method
Of cure which is absolutely safe and
harmless and at the same time IS
nearly always enlectual and it is e5-
sentially the same as that which was
given in my lecture upon Cleansing
the Skin" and pure Blood and Clear
Skin both of which should be care
fully studied and followed If a com
pIete and permanent cure IS desired
as we'll as to observe carefully the
proper rules of diet Coffee, tea and
all kinds of alcoholic drinks must be
absolutely forbidden, Exposure TO eX-
tremes of either heat or cold must be
avoided as well as all eXcesscs of any
kind An abundance of stewed prunes,
juicy fruits OF nearly all kinds ex-
cept pears, may be eaten freely. Lem
onadc as well as the juice of oranges
and unfermented grape juice is excel
lent while water should be taken fire.
quently and in abundance. In fact,
the trouble iu frequently caused by II
lack Of sufficient water and by its free
use, according TO the method descrb-
ed in the lectures referred to, a cure
Is brought about Frequent bathing in
warm water containing soda should be
practced, while the bowels should be
kept open by the use Of very thorough
onemas, although in some eases, SIENNA
tea must be used. The following old
fashioned herb remedy will be found
very good, One teaspOOnful to be
taken each night Fluid extracts of
bitter root and cascara, each one.half
ounce, in syrup of ginger, seven
ounces. Before each meal an infnsion
of goIdon-seal and peach leaves is ad-
visahle, In chronic cases small
amount of nuid extract Of juniper
may be added TO the compound geneti-
an syrup, to be taken three times a
day,