Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-08-05
SPINOLOGY
BY JOHN II. ALBERT d. c.
POST OFFICE BLDG.
CharlevOix, Mich.

i Z hO1D Il Elm yphoiu iC-
yer is also known as enteric fever, alb
dominal fever, abdominal typhus, and
atumnal fever 1t is an acute febrile
disease characterized by a general fe-
yer and localized Lucrative inflamma-
ton of Peyers patches Of the small in
testines. During the initial stage there
is a swelling of the mucous membrane
of the small intestine, and especially OF
the solitary glands. Peyer's patches
become enlarged, whitened and raised
above the surface of the mucous men,
brane of the intestine. The blood
vessels of the intestinal mucosa are
congested and an exudation soon fol-
lows. This becomes purulent in
character because of the necrosis that
rapidly ensues. During this stage the
glands slough off, leaving deep ulcers
at their former sites. During the stage
of cicatrization, the connective tissue
cells in the floor of the ulcers begin to
proliferate, thus forming scar tissue,
which contracts, thus obliterating the
former ulcer.
Typhoid fever begins slowly, with
prodromal symptoms OF headache,
malaise, anorexia, nausea, and vomit-
ing, cough, epistaxis and chilliness but
no real rigours; there is pain and
aching in the region of the spine,
especially over the kidneys, and usual
ly constipation early in the disease,
which may turn to diarrhoae later.
The fever rises gradually until the
seventh or eighth day the temperature
has reached lO4 to los degrees. From
the sixth to the twelfth day there is a
rash over the region of the abdomen.
There are other symptoms Of less i'm
portance but the foregoing is the main
manifestation of the disease when al
lowed to run its usual time OF from %
days which consists of the so called
regular course to Sc days in rare cases.
What does chiropractor do in a case
of typhoid? = The specific adjustment
is the center place or fifth dorsal, kid
ney place or eleventh dorsal and the
upper lumbar, usually the second lum-
bar vertebra. The adjusting of fine
fifth dorsal vertebra affects the Their
magnetic subsidiary centers and
especially those OF the liver, thus de-
creasing the amount of heat production.
The adjustment of the eleventh dorsal
vertebra affects the thermolytic SUBJ
siduary centers, thus increasing heat
dissipation via the skin and kidneys,
while the adjustment OF the second
lumbar vertebra affects the local path
illogical condition of the small intestine
restoring normal function to its parts,
which affects its restoration to normal.
Under adjustments the disease does
not run its usual course of % days, and
in fact If adjustments are given in
time recovery is so rapid that often
the affection would not be recognized
as typhoid "a hours after the first ad-
adjustment has been given. Under
chiropractic adjustments there is sell
dom complications or sequeale, while
under ordinary treatment and nursing
there is usually both.
Typhoid fever is claimed to be a
germ disease caused by the bacillus of
Eberth which is microscopic organism
formerly classed as among the infusoria
but now regarded as belonging to the
vegetable kingdom. In one sense it is
germ disease but like other so called
germ diseases is not capable OF a sue
cessful attact until there is diminish
ed nerve supply and in the case of
typhoid fever in a diminished supply
to the small intestines. Kidneys that
are functioning abnormally help to in
crease the chances of the bacillus of
Eberth making successful attact.
This explains why two persons drink
ing the same infected water one will
have an attack Of typhoid and the
other will not. A perfect spine allow
ing normal nerve supply to all organs
is the surest health insurance. Adver-
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