The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-12
Gall Stones

Most people will admit that
chiropractic may be good for ''ner-
vous" diseases and spinal trouoles'
but they can't see how it can benefit
Surgical cases
When n non-believer in the science
of chiropractic is confronted oS
natient who actually has recoNeieu
from a case of appendicitis or gan
stones under Chiropractie ADJUST
ments, it makes him sit up ana taAe
notice. Invariably he says HOW
vanderbilt Why, it can't be so
am amazed They then begin an
investigation of the merits OF the
twentieth Century science tChiro-
nractic), whose truth Is abundah'S
ahla to Withstand any investigation
which may be made.
The liver is the largest gland III
the body and is situated IN tne
INNER and right portion OF the an
aomen. called the right hypochoh-
ar;ac region. It's principal tnhc-
t,o,, or work is TO secrete or form
bile. fluid which is used in the IN
testinal digestion The gall oladuer
is the reservoir for the bile II Is
oonical. pear-shaped musculo
,embrane sac. lodged in fossa on
tho under surface of the right lode
- the liver. and connected to 1t by
connective tissue.
The liver is more or less contlh-
rally at work secreting this blle'
which. when 1t is not needed lor
digestive purposes, is stored away
in the reservoir (the gall biadder)'
ard very rarely is tire gall bladder
found to be empty. The bile Ike
all other fluids of the body con
tains small per cent OF mineral
matter In case there shouM be
chronic inflammation or excessive
heat in the gall bladder 1t will pro-
duce a capitalization of the MN
eraI elements of the bile so that
n takes the form of small, SOLID
hard particles, the same as the
mineral cake forms in the bottom
of the tea kettle has been USED
FOR a long time. These crYstallized
mineral particles collect in the
fundus of the gall bladder ana ad-
here to particles of bile pigment
,co1oring matter). BY the peris-
taltic motion of the bile these par
ticles are caused TO be. rolled
around within the bladder thus
colIeeting other particles, when in
time forms a calculus, or stone
stones formed in this way and in
this place are called gall stones
Can stones may remain in the
gall bladder for an indefinite time
and yet give rise to no symptoms
indicating their presence, but
should they leave the gall bladder
passing Through the crystic and
common bile ducts intense pain.
called .hepatic collie, is produced.
An attack of hepatic collie begins
suddenly with intense cutting
pains in the right side just below
the ribs and often radiates along
the ribs upward toward the right
shoulder, because this is the path
of the nerves leading from the
spine to the liver, There may or
may not be a chill and fever of 101 /
to 1913 degrees. During the attack
the liver becomes swollen, tender,
paIpable and there may be Yomit-
ing and drenching sweat In about
one-half of all cases jaundice, or
yellowishness of the skin. appears.
If iaundice is present the stools
may be clay-colorcd and the urine
very dark, as it contains bile pig-
x,,ant which has been absorbed
from the bile being damned UP in
the liver and gall bladder The
duration of the attack is variable.
lasting from few hours TO several
days with remissions and eXerba-
DIR. " *. DEAN