The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-10

Yesterday gave you something about
tho anatomy OF the Kidneys. Today |
want to tell you something OF their IN
Innate structure.
It would require the descriptive pow
ers OF a Scott or a Dumas TO do them
Justice, for they really arc the most
beautiful organs in the body. Long lanes
Of unirerious tubules lined with spark
ling ep!thelium cells are closely accom-
panied by trellis work OF blood YES
sells and nerves reaching over and under
them. Suddenly the straight lanes are
changed 10 many beautiful curves and
finally, they end by dividing into two
closed ends surrounding and closely EN-
bracing a rich grove OF tiny blood
vessels.
Tho kidneys are undoubtedly the most
exquisltely constructed organs IN the
body. Besides being so beautiful, they
are the most Industrious organs In the
body. A combination OF beauty and IN
tegrity that Is wonderful.
The moro ono studies and knows Of
ths kidneys the more respect one has
for them. Mature has placed them very
close to tho main blood vessels OF the
body, and has given them larger artery
and vein In proportion to their size
than any other organ, because she wants
to form q short shunt to convey to them
their working materials. the blood.
All Of the blood Of the body has TO
pass through the kidney factories every
few minutes There is no organ that
works so necessarily as the kidneys do.
The heart has little rest between beats
and the secretory organs rest some until
kidneys keeps on their job every min
ute. They are always busy.
Their work consists Of altering all Of
the blood and taking out the waste pro-
duots with which II IL moro or less
loaded. Tho cells lining the tuhulcs
show an uncanny intelligence. In one
norton they permit the hlteraton
through them Of tn excess water and the
waste products and IN another portion
the cells reaSsorh any OF the products
Of the blood which have passed LhrouSh
but are still needed by the blood
1t is just as II some OF the coils were
sort OF overscers that closely guard the
work Of the cells which permit the nj
teration so that nothing vital Is lost
from the blood and only the waste pro
ducts and the excess water are allowed
to get by in tho form We know as the
urine. In this way they maintain the
tho normal composition Of the blood
and body fluids.
II ono kidney has to DC removed for
any reason. the remaining one gallanny
enlargcs and does the work OF the two.
YOu can see from this description that
we should treat tho Kidneys with pro
found rcspcct. They are patient and
long suffering hut II VIC permit our
blood TO get loaded with too much waste
material or puiSOns OF any Kind event
uaIly they suffer and can not carry ON.
If It should happen that they suffer
from ovCrwork or acute or Ch"nic pots
on,ng and cannot perform their func-
lions satisfactorily. some OF the mn
terIal that the blood actually needs VIII
ESCAPE and many OF the waste products
which should be filtered cut cannot be
filtered and are retained 10y TIA" blood.
This causes all sorts Of arrangements
not only to the kidneys themselves but
10 all Of che other organs
The kidney cells can be injured by
hacteriul puisons and the bacteria them
selves which get Into the blood from
infected spota anywhere in the body
such As infected ionsiis and teeth, muse
cinusss and other portions OF tne body.
and from tho acute infectious diSra as
such ~ scarlet tshsr, pneumonia. d'rh-
thnrIa, etc.
The kidAsys caa also b injured By