The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-24

small during the chill, is shown to be
1iS per minute.
! All the tissues OF the body. and es-
pecially the muscles Of the back ane
neck are sore and tense.
When seen two or three days late,
! he lies flat in bed. most Of the time or
the affected side; the face is flushed
especially the checks: the breath is
short and hurried: the nose dliates
J with each inspiration: the eyes are
bright. the expression is anxious, the
cough is short, frequent. and very pain
full. The expectorations. which are
very tenacious, are streaked with
blood: the temperature stands at los
and the pulse at 120.
An examination of the lungs shows
that there is much congestion with
consolidation of the lung tissue. As
the disease progresses. and the con.
gestion and consolidation become more
extensive. the flow Of the blood through
: the lung becomes very slow. which
causes marked engagement and dis
tension of the veins. as Well as the
right SIDE of the heart. because the
venous blood from all parts of the body
is constantly flowing that way.
The poison in this venous blood be-
gins process of fermentation. which
irritates the heart and causes it to
beat more rapidly in its efforts to
force the blood through the congested
lungs.
The close observer will discover that
Notwithstanding the fact that the right
side of the heart. as Well as the veins.
are so distended with blood. the left
side of the heart has a very insuffi-
cient supply, which is proven by the
fact that although the heart beats
so rapidly. the pulse seems very small
and feeble compared with what it was
in the beginning. This failure Of the
lungs to purify the blood, by removing
the poison that should escape through
them. and to supply the oxygen to the
organism. that is essential to the sup
port Of life, results in what is common
ly known as suffocation.
1t must therefore be apparent to all
that what is needed in this case is to
clear the lungs so they can do their
work
Having thus briefly described the
conditions that exist in a case of preu-
monia. I wish now to consider for a
moment some Of the methods employed
by the drug doctors in their treatmen,
of this disease. In most cases opium
or some similar drug is given to deaden
| the sensibilities Of the patient. Stry
Ichnine. nitrogfNcefine, or some other
drug Of like action. is given to.-stlmu-
late the heart to greater activity. AT
the same time another drug, called a
| sedative. TO relieve the irritation of the
arteries may be given. Should other
complications arise they would be met
| by giving still other poisons. until in
many cases. enough poison is taken to
te. inmate the life of the patient.
Is it any wonder that they die?
What show OF logic is there in all of
these efforts that are directed at the
heart? 1t is not the seat of the
ftrouble: neither is the blood. that is so
rapidly accommodating at its door.
Why then. throw this conglomeyate
mass of poison into the blood stream
Ito add fuel to the fire which is already
Turning so fiercely.
No wonder that on an average one
out of every three who are attacked
with pneumonia. succumb to the inevi-
liable. for there is little room to doubt
ittat if we'll people were subjected to
THE same treatment. large percen-
sage would also shuttle off this mortal
Icoii.
: What rational ground is there for
lsupposins that these deadly poisons
I will cure sick people. when every sane
person knows that they will Kill We'll
fpeople.
| No intelligent rea son for such an I'M
scientific procedure can be given.
Neither would it be tolerated had not
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