DISEASES FROM MINERAL IMPURITIES IN WATER.

Purifying Ingredients.-since all rivers, spring- and well-waters contain a certain amount of dissolved matters, taken up from the soil through and over which they pass, it becomes a very important consideration to determine what these ingredients are in any particular sample of water, and also the kind and degree of such impurity which will not prove injurious to health. Dr. Letheby, from investigations made in 65 English and Scotch towns, arrived at the conclusion that from 5 to 20 grains to the gallon of the compounds of line and magnesia are necessary to render drinking water in the highest degree wholesome.

It does point I want to remark on something that is seen within the last two or three sections. The book is making references to several different doctors, apparently doctors from England, and the book doesn't necessarily mention the doctors first names. It doesn't mention where the doctors work, what they're employed at or why they have the credentials to be referenced in this particular book. I'm assuming that since this is a medical book and these are doctors that these doctors have medical degrees.  That said, for all I know these could be philosophers, or professors of natural philosophy, for paella pan handlers for all I know.

Regardless, I do find it interesting, and it do appreciate the way that we source insight articles and texts and people as sources today. Having gone through law school, I never thought I would say those words before. :-)

Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:

• The Veins
  
  

  The Veins.–The venal arteries are derived direct from the aorta; and the large veins terminate in the ascending large vein. On the right kidney is seeing the super-renal capsule; whilst the left is cut vertically into showing the uriniferous tubes, much convoluted and inosculating with each other.  The ureter is seen arising from the pelvis of the kidney, descending in an oblique manner to the bladder.  These wonderful little organs appear to act as filters, and thus assist to keep the vital stream of life and as pure and as healthy a condition as possible.

  The Bladder.–The bladder is a thin, membranous bag, which serves as he receiver of the year and secreted by the kidneys, and which remains there until voided by your nation through the urethra.

  Bone Sections.– the sections of the bones show their cancellated appearance, which combines lightness with strength.

   

  As I was putting together the section and transcribing it from the book, the translation software had quit the difficulty with several of the words in this section.  Uriniferous actually stood out as eight extra troubling word.

• Modern Science Gives us Vision
  
  

  One of the things that the Great Workman (see my last post) do not give us as people is universal good vision.  When I was in fifth grade my vision went south and I had start wearing glasses.  A few years later when I went in the eighth grade I tried wearing contacts.  They were hard contacts and I remember walking out of the doctors office being amazed that I could see the leaves on the trees. 

  Since they were hard contacts I stopped wearing them within about two weeks.

  A few years later disposable contacts came out and I bought my first box of disposable contact lenses for about $100 a box, that included about six contacts in each box and I needed two boxes one for each eye.

  The work contact lenses for the next 10 years and the prices really went down and I started to purchase my contact lenses online.  I haven’t worn any contact lenses since 2001 I have LASIK surgery.

  I was amazed today to see just how cheap contact lenses have become.  I was looking through a contact lenses site and noticed the prices of the contacts I used to purchase were now down to about $10 a box.

  

  Notice the price of the Acuvue 2 lenses!

  When I decided to have LASIK, I partially made my decision based on how much it would cost to keep buying contacts and  glasses over the next 10 years.Prices of drop dramatically and my choice probably would’ve been different if I had made that decision today.

• Body Lice – Crab Lice
  
  

  Body Lice.—The Body Lice are larger than the head lice and are commonly found upon the body. This type has bands across the back.

  Crab Lice.—They usually develop in the seams of clothing, however, the eggs have been found upon the hairs on the body’s surface. They live in concealed portions of the clothing where the skin is most conveniently reached, where the various bites are to be found most often, as around the neck, across the shoulders, the upper part of the back, around the waist and outer side of the thighs.

  TREATMENT. All clothing worn should be boiled and gone over with a hot iron to destroy them. A hot bath should be taken by the person annoyed by the parasites. Bathing suits should be carefully boiled as they often become infested with the eggs and body lice from a person who may have worn the suit and had them, upon his or her clothing or person.

  In some ways that treatment has changed substantially.  Some of the medicines and shampoos have definitely improved.  But who knows maybe in another 100 years they’ll have diet pills that include a treatment for lice and crabs.