The Marshall republican., 1906-08-10
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Home Health
| Club
D. DAVID q. FEEDER. Ph. D.. ND.
La Porte, Ind.
DRorsY.

| herewith give the subject attention
The fact Of the matter is that what 4;
commonly termed dropsy is not often
If ever. a distinct disease, but is
rather q symptom. or after effect
which occurs as the result CT othe;
diseased conditions. AS SUCH 1t has
been discussed in several foregoing
articles; still, | have no objection to
giving a lecture under the title itself.
In considering those things wnicl
may rightly be olassed under this title
IT must be remembered that there Is
waste continually occurring in the hui
man system. No movement Of the
body, no matter whether great or
small, voluntary or involuntary, takes
! place without q certain amount Of the
substance Of the body being changed
into what is termed wasta-that H.,
matter from all vitality has been o
sumed. For example, a deep breath OF
good, pure air is inhaled and comes in
contact with the lungs, WALKING tae
bIood. The air is then exhaled. Quite
a change has occurred since IL was
Nuhfu INV ANf lNuEEs Inv lAt U NAah
part has been retained. and entire y
another substance is substituted. ard
in this new state is expelled. The car
bonic acid, as Il is called. 10 eliminated.
the oxygen being the part which has
been retained. But the Cartonic acid
gas is only one form In which the inn
pufities CT the body ere removed. and
passed into the surrounding aimos>
phere.
When this used-up material is
thrown on In large quantities the vital
process is continuing strongly; ba;
when Il is removed only In small
quantities that process is correspond.
ingly diminished.
There IS a great deal Of moisture
eliminated from the system by eshala-
ton. Waste or used-up material is
naturally Of this character US can be
proved By breathing on the cold sur
face Of a window pane, when the
watery substance is condensed, and
t~ricJiles down In tiny streams.
Where the vital process Is being car.
rled on vigorously this watery yapor IL
abundant; II, however, that process Is
rather sluggish. the vapor Is present
In smaller quantity. That a.. In the
one instance waste is carried on rap
idly, while In the other Il Il eliminated
but slowly.
II Is probably best to first take up
cases In which the amount breathed In
Is very small. Substance requiring 70
be removed, in such caseB. Is allowed
TO accumulate. which cannot be n
health Ia TO be maintained. Thus far
the subject OF dropsy has been son.
sidered only in connection with the
lungs.
II the air inhaled is damp and Insult
hciently oxygenated the quantity OF
worthless matter Is naturally very
large; and even from this source that
waste Is likely TO accumulate. Then,
al the same time, the amount expelled
by exhalation is very small; therefore
IL will be the unavoidable consequence
that waste will accumulate Ia the sys-
tenn. This, however, Is not the most
prevalent form OF dropsy.
The first Thing TO be considered Is
lungs and to ascertain whether
most important factor, the breath,
Is being dealt with fairly. Is the air
dry and fresh or is II damp
and largely deoxygenated? Perhaps
excessive moisture is taken In, and a
smaller quantity OF waste than should
be expelled. This waste and moisture
IL undoubtedly retained, and when IL
Ii, lodges. as Is certain to be the case
somewhere. and II not eliminated by
other organs than the lungs, II viii
certainly produce dropsy In some form.
That which Is OF next Importance In
on this disease is the insensi-
Die perspiration. There IL a much
mount OF efrete matter elm
mated from the body when every mart
q In good health than would be
imagined.
But supposing IL does O pass on
through the lungs. as breath, or by
respiration. sensible or insensibleY
Then IL seeks the only remaining put
ct, the kidneys, In a condensed state.
these organs to be overloaded
as a consequence. injured. In
where the lungs fail to carry on
he waste matter as they should, IL Is
frequently thrown on by profuse night
which are very weakening I'm
heir effect.
In cases where there are no sweat !
ngs or other adequate outlet for the
material that should pass OF
n insensible perspira..on and exhala-
Ion, that waste condenses and at !
eppts to discover an avenue of es-
ape In the form of water. 1t is the
line when the kidneys demand atten- :
lon, II they have been given wise !
consideration. however. It Immediately 4
to their relief by promoting ac- ]
WITTY In the lungs and increasing ell 1
nination oy the skin.
II frequently happens that some
practitioner working on :
he effect OF n dronaical cosa r.L. G.-l