Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24

Jack London virile man, strong and glorynG
in his physical power. like his heroes He had
endurance. He had lived the toughest kind of life
Yet he couldn't stand the pace John Barleycorn got
him. even when the brilliant author thought he had
beaten John Barleycorn at his game II big
husky like London wasn't strong enough to fight
drink and wn how soft little sissy engaged
in office or clerical work hope to get away with it?
What fool young fellow is. what he looks
staggering into cafe for drink and smiling patron
zingly upon what lie likes to call the molycoddle who
is wise enough to be teetotaer
Urema is of the reasons why every efficient
individual. or every Individual who pretends to be
eniclent should have complete physical examination
at least once year. including urinaIyss whether seek
ing life insurance just assurance OF health One
may" may feel only "a little out Of condition." "a tribe
sort Of nervous, and never suspect that uremia is
the true explanation.
The blood pressure. too may begin to follow level
several points too high for healthy individual of
given age and only by actual test the fact be
brought home to the individual in positive way which
Will make him modify the habits that may be injurinr
Diet walking, clothing, ventilation-how little the
l-health forces him to find interest in them
definite factor OF kidney disease which has been
and not sufficiently emphasized even in these DAYS az
simple therapy is the great OF harm done by
the a taking Of cnhartics
ZION OF the delicate secreting structure of the kidneys.
II this irritation is daily is not at all
remarkable that Brights disease destroys more tina
hundred thousand lives each in the United State.
as shown by the mortality statistics.
An army every year! You have heard of horses
eating their heads Off Well those who feature in the
mortality statistics Of Brghts disease may be said to
eat their Way DEATH
One of the helpful tests now available is the determ.
nation of the degree of acidoss that is the measure
ment OF the relative amount of carbon dioxide and
other acid products of metabolism retained in the
blood " -
Another is the determination OF the functional W.
mcty of the kidneys by the hypodermic injection Of
gwen quantity OF test element and then obserya
ton Of the excretion of the element by the kidneys
The expectation of life for the early stages OF
Brghts disease is from two thirty years dependnr
upon the kind Of life lives. Scientific medical
advice regularly sought and ntellgently followed in
If doctor had nothing drugs TO offer victims Of
bad hygiene 1t surely would be waste of time and
enort consulting him, for drugs are of small value
But nowadays only the fshwives harbor that notion
and men OF good business judgment learning that
II pays to seek medical skill and obtain advice on
how to keep we'll.
the very earliest symptoms and signs of Brights
disease are not those brought by uremia. Rather
they are the signs of arteria change.
An accumulation Of superhuous flesh. particularly
under tho diaphragm--a high stomach" A constant
bad taste in the mouth obviously caused by local
conditions Shortness Of breath induced by slight
efforts peculiar palior appearing In Of previous
good color. Dyspepsia developing after the age OF
thirty Anemia for which direct cause can be
assigned
Suggestive signs but by no means diagnostic, which
The physician ccs high blood pressure pulse rate
remaining rapid than three minutes after twenty
deep knee feXons. accentuatJ Of the sound Of the
closing OF the aortic valve. few hyane casts under
the microscope. a low specific gravity and perhaps
faint trace of albumen chemical analysis.
A man who might fear the development OF typhoid
fever would lose time in seeking expert
advice Ones chances of having Brght's disease are
SO much greater that the annual physical test aeemsf
to be the only first aid measure Of defence.