Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1883 — A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. [ARTICLE]

A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.

A H«W mad Most Important Theory oa One of too Most Vital Qmrtiou of tho Day. If any one had informed Queen Elizabeth In her palmiest days that she could have been seated in her palaoa in London and conversed with Sir Walter Baleigh In his North Carolina home, receiving a reply from him within an hour’s time, she would have declared it to he a miracle. And yet, had they lived in the present day, this apparent miracle would moat readily have been witnessed and not seem at all strange or unnatural. The truth is, new principles are coming Into existence, and the operation of many laws unknown in the past is being folly understood in the present, In no way does this fact come more forcibly to the mind than in the oare and treatment of the human body. Millions of people have died in past ages from some insignificant or easilycontrolled came which is thoroughly understood now and readily handled. Consumption during the entire past has been considered an Incurable disease. And yet it {s demonstrated that it has been and can he cured, even after it has had a long run. Dr. Felix OswAd has just contributed a notable article on this subject to the Popular Science Monthly. He regards consumption as pulmonary scrofula The Impurities of ths blood produce a constant irritation In the lungs, thus destroying their delicate tissues and causing death. His theory shows conclusively that consumption .is a blood disease It has Its origin primarily In a deranged condition of the kidneys or liver, the only two organs of the body, aside from the lungs, that purify the blood. When the kidneys or liver are diseased they are In a sore or lacerated state, which communicates poison through every ounce of blood that passes through them. This poisonous blood circulates through the system and comes to the lungs, where the poison is deposited, causing decomposition in the finely-formed cells of the longs. Any diseased part of the body has contaminating power, and yet the blood, which Is the Jile of the system, is brought Into direct contact with these poisoned organs, thus carrying contagion to allparta of the body. Bishop Jesse T. Peok, D. D., LL. D., whose death has been so recently regretted, Is reported to have died of pneumonia, which medloal authorities affirm indicates a diseased condition of the Ijldneya It Is well known, moreover, that for Several years he has been the victim of severe kidney trouble, and the pneumonia whiob finally terminated his life was only the last result of the previous blood-poisoning. The deadly matte* which is left in the lungs by the Impure blood clogs np and finally onokes the patient When this is accomplished rapidly it is called pneumonia, or quick consumption; when slowly, consumption, but in any event it is the result of Impure blood, caused by diseased kidneys and liver. These are facts of scienoe, and vouched for by all the leading physicians of the day. They show the desirability—nay, the necessity, of keeping these most Important ofgans In perfect condition, not only to Insure health but also to escape death. It has been fully shown, to the satisfaction or nearly every unprejudiced mind, that Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is the only known remedy that can cure and keep in health the great blood-purifying organs of the body. It acts direofly upon these members, healing all ulcers which may have formed in them and placing them in a condition to purify and not poison the blood. This is no.ldle statement nor false theory. Mr. W. 0. Beach, foreman of the Buffalo (N. Y.) Rubber Type Foundry, was given up to die by both physicians and friends. For four years he had a terrible cough, accompanied by night sweats, chills and all the well-known symptoms. He spent a season South and found no relief. He says: “I finally concluded to try Warner’s Safe Cure and in thfee months I gained twenty pounds, reoovered my lost energy and my health was fully restored. ” The list could be prolonged Indefinitely, but enough has been said to prove to every sufferer from pulmonic troubles, that there Is no reason to be discouraged in the least, and that health can be restored.

An object of interest to those historically inclined is the hull of the old ship Osage, which was burned by the British in the War of 1812. It lies sunk near Essex, not far from the month of the Connecticut river, and can be seen at low water. Many keepsakes have been made from the wood of the wreck.