The Dolores star., 1915-02-05
sCopyrisht 1914. BY A. s. Crsys
OuCTlESS GLANDS.

"pS'ou'e secreGons tney govern tbo
metabolism In the body Second.
these same secretions build up and
maintain the body's resistance to dis
ease by cleansing the blood OF the
different poisons which II accumu.
lates In Its current from time 10 time
II Is believed that the internal gland
secretions whet the appetite Of the
white blood corpuscies. or leucocytes.
the bodys germ destroyer. as a step
In this protective plan.
The biochemic salts involved In the
breaking down tkatabolicl and the
building up tanabolicI processes OF
the body: the I6. and perhaps more.
mineral elments existing In organic
or living form in the universe and re-
CURED TO maintain the metabolism Of
all the cells OF the human body. are
governed, regulated and controlled by
the ductless glands This, Of couse.
is reciprocal reaction. because
obviously there must be something to
govern II the glands are to function,
and II Is equally obvious that the
&tauus tuihot tuH0tton III thC upsVhSC
OF these elements or minerals There
being no ducts leading into these
glands. II is very clear that nothing
can get either into or out Of them
except by means OF the blood stream
Hence, the profound physical and men
tai disturbance following any disar.
rangement In the natural or physiolog.
ical food supply.
The largest OF tho ductless glands 10
the thyroid. situated In the fore part
OF the neck. midway between the
Adams apple" Thyroid cartilage)
and the top Of the breastbone tstern.
UNI, a point just behind where the
average man wears his collar button.
The gland comprises two sections. or
lobes. one lying on either side Of
the windpipe tlarynxj, connected by
neck. or isthmus. the whole forming
a fiat, oval body about three inches
long
Because the general shape suggests
a long. oval. shield. the name thy.
roid" was taken from the Greek Ian.
guage-it means. literally. shieidlike.
The thyroid gland Is reddish. brown
In color and has vascular structure
that 10 to say. the interior Ia honey.
eombed with minute sacs Ike the In.
terror Of an orange. each tiny bladder
Of which under normal conditions II
filed with q yellow gluelike compound
known rs "colloid." q substance DIT.
fusins not ut all or very slowly.
through animal membranes. Access.
sorry thyroids. varying In size and Nm.
Der. may be found along the lower
windpipe uracheaD from the larynx
as fa- down as the heart These &C
cessories possess the same vascular
structure and are supposed to have
a function similar to that OF the thy.
roid body
There are several nightly significant
facts In connection with the general
structure and composition Of the thy.
roid body that II In advisable to keep
constantly In mind while considerins
this subject Throughout the whole
range OF animal and vegetable life the
w uTe
constantly busy. They are vitality
and fundamentally concerned with life
In all its phases. so much 30 that phys.
iology Is rapidly resolving itself into
q branch OF catalysis.
No other gland. large or small. re
eeiyes proportionally 80 great and d.
rect q supply Of blood as the thyroid
All these facts considered together
are sufficient to warrant Us In accept
ing the thyroid a. . most important
organ and should also prepare Us TO
expect very grave physical results
from any disturbance Of Its functions
snusly tucked away behind the thy.
roid, two of them on either side of
the laryax and often actually imbed
ded In the tissue Of that gland. are
four small bodies known NJ the par.
athyroids."
The adrenai glands take their name
from the kidney: -ad" meaning add.
ton. or proximity 10. and renal be.
Ing another name for kidney These
two additional kidney glands are nat.
lima bean shaped bodies. each ab0u,
one and onehaif inches long. and they
lie In intimate relation with and q the
top Of each kidney. II 10 believed
both the inner tmedullafyD and the
outer tcorticaD parts Of the adrepal
sinnds make contributions 10 The
blood stream. The absence Of this
meduilary secretion produces 9 fail
10 blood pressure which h fatal
Suspended By short stalk tron the
under surface OF the brain hangs a..
other Of thcss peaiiks bodies. ~ baby
glands The early students os physt
oiosy believed this gland prsparsl
phlsgm or mucus for The molsasaiss
Of he nsmbsass d the nose. aal thsy
therefore called n The 'pltuttasy.~
which means The phlssa former. Ths
pituitary body thypophysisD eoaslses
u swe pasts. . large asteeies leos
d 11stines glaa1ulas ussue - .
nssA Smaller pesesrios lebs q assv.