The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-26

hiE proper funcADnlng OF the
4 kidneys, ms vital organs. r. Is,
sential 10 the maintenance Of nor
mhlity IN tho body, This il be-
cause the kidneys are concerned
with keeping the calculations Of
the body normal 70 FAR as the
quality Of fluid which they con.
tain N concerned. There are. in
tho human body. three great cir.
culations which supply and drain
every organ and tissue. They arc
tho circulation OF the blood. the
circulation of lymph. and the cir
ctIiation 81 serum. II Is necessary
that the blood should be OF normal
consistency in order that II may
perform Sta function normally. II
IL a well known fact that the little
red calls Of the blood are the car
ricrH OF RyRcn-thnt when this
oxygen is taken into the lungs. II
Ia taken up by these tiny cells,
whose function Il Is 10 neutrailza
the effects Of polsons ia the body.
Beside these thero II much fluid
which Is continually receiving
from tho foods ia the intestines
those materials which viii be OF
value in building up tho bodily
mechanism
As IL is true that tho blood Is
continually receiving new red
cells, ncw white cells and now
serum. Il Is equally true that 81
must continually discharge the
old. WORKOUT particles which are
no longer OF value. This Il does
very largely through tho medium
Of the Kidneys As the kidneys
arc important In discharging tho
broken down elements Of blood. so
they arc important in discharging
the broken down elements OF the
other two calculations, both OF
which arc concerned in supplying
nutritlye materials 10 tho bodily
tissue and carrying away broken
down materials. Thus II can read
ny be seen that tho kidneys play
an important part In casting off
from the body fluids which are no
longer Of use and may be even
detrimental 10 normal function.
This process Is accomplished
through the agency Of minute
cells in the kidney which take
from the fluid those materials
which should be expelled and pass
them onward toward the bladder
These cells, however. are in
themselves merely material things.
or their own accord they should
not conceive and consummate an
intelligent and coordinate act.
They must be under the control
OF an intelligence which can and
does direct their action. II has
been scientifically proved that tho
only intelligence resident within
the body Is that which is derived
thru the brain. II the intelligence
is derived from within the brain
and II II is expressed In the cells
OF the kidney. then there must be
some means OF communication
between these two organs in
order that the ono may convey
30 tho other the necessary men.
tai energy to control its function.
Scientists agree that this is done
through the mechanism Of the
nervous system. The spinal cord
ia given off from the brain and
this cord In turn gives off num-
erous nerve trunks. These trunks
then divide and subdivide until
very minute nerve filaments are
formed, These filaments perme-
ato every part OF the body and
supply every cell with the ncccs.
sary mental energy,
In this respect the Kidneys are
no different than are other or
gans. Their cells receive mental
energy from the brain through
tho nervous tissue and it Is be-
cause OF this fact that they are
ahla 10 carry on properly tho
function which is assigned TO
them
II is also true that the cells OF
the kidney must be supplied with
this mental energy in order 20
maintain life. keep healthy and
thus be IN q condition TO properly
function. Thus we see that not
only is the condition Of tho kid.
ney cells dependent upon the
nerve supply which reaches them,
but upon this nerve supply is
also dependent the impulse which
lmpels them TO take from the
circulation the dlslntcgrntcd Gle.
ments.
Let us consider for moment
the fnr.roaching effect that alb
normal functioning of the Kidneys
viii produce, First, such n cond-
ton dams back tho waste prod.
ucts which should DO cxcreted.
These products are worse than
useless, They arc an actual poi.
son Ia tho tissues. Remaining as
they do IN the circulation, they
AFRO passed time after tmo
through all parts OF the body.
Being poisonous, they naturally
affect first those organs which
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