The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-15

eles, the organs, the brain, and all
other structures Of the body.
When, in the course Of the func-
tioning Of these organs, some
waste products are formed, these
waste products are thrust back
into the blood and carried to the
kidneys and the lungs and the skin
for excretion.
Is it possible 10 examine the
blood by chemical means and rec
ognize some Of these substances by
their chemical reactions? 1t is an
old question. 1t attracted the at
tention of old Robert Boyle at
Oxford long ago - that Robert
Boyle whom my friend, DR.. John
F. Fulton Of Yale, says made more
important scientific discoveries
than any other man who ever
lived. Robert Boyle posed just that
question and considering the i'm
mature state Of chemistry in his
day, went q long way towards
solving il.
Chemical Examination
Today, chemistry has gone much
further and host of accumulated
researches have put US in position
10 make quite complete chemical
examination Of the blood.
A fundamental chemical in the
blood which we can detect down to
the minutest traces, is sugar or,
rather, glucose. This is the gaso-
line of cur engine 1T keeps US
going. 1t unites with oxygen and
spanked with insulin, it burns not
in the form Of fame, II Is true.
but burns nevertheless. II we feed
person certain measured
amount Of glucose, it appears in
the blood in a short time and in a
definite quantity. If we examine
the blood at hourly intervals we
get amounts Of glucose that when
charted show first a rise and then
gradual fall, corresponding to
the utilization Of our fuel, just as
the dial on your dashboard shows
the amount Of gasoline your en-
CINE is using.
The importance Of all this is
particularly valuable in detecting
diabetes in early stages. The dia-
bette has no sparker, or less than
normal, so he uses his glucose very
gradually and slowly. His glucose
tolerance curve shows this be-
cause the amounts in his blood
stay high, until they are removed
by the kidneys.
Detecting Kidney Trouble
So with many other products.
1t would be hard for doctor to
know how a patient with kidney
disease was getting along unless
he could examine the blood for
waste products that the healthy
kidney quickly casts off. These
naturally accumulate in the blood
and they can be- measured in the
most exact manner. When i'm
provement occurs it shows be-
cause the amount Of urea and
other heterogeneous substances go
down. When the kidneys get
clogged again, they do not throw
of the products and their amounts
in the blood rise.
100. And that doesn't count the
warm that pours in from the out
ikirts. There must be at least as
many of EN- as the Districts own
20, 900.
The mob's worrying local health
incidentally, and no
ooling. The situations that seri-
JUS. DR.. George c. Rutland, in
,harge Of District hospital facili-
les, has appointed a medical, dem
al and nursing committee, plus a
Red Cross representative, to deal
With the emergency
Thank heaven, live over in
on the Virginia side Of
he Potomac, opposite Washington,
and don't have to be in the District
If Columbia except during business
hours. At that. l have my troubles
getting in and out Of the latter
Try to dodge doing it just as the
iefense workers are getting onto
their jobs and quitting. There's a
little peace between times.