The color of healthy urine is that of am-
ber. It should be clear when passed, and
should have very little settling at the bottom,
even after standing for some hours. Yet
some change in color, lighter or darker, or
variations in quantity, and even deposit of
sediment, may take place while the person
continues in health. Such alterations often
show the successful relief of the system, by
excretion, of what, if not carried off, might
have caused disease. Great and continued
alterations in the urine, however, are impor-
tant signs of something being wTong ; and,
under skilful examination, the nature of the
disease may thus be found out. For this
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kind of inquiry the skill of the physician,
trained in the use of chemical tests and the
microscope, will be required.
GraveIv is the term applied to small
stony particles which are formed in the kid-
neys from disease, and pass, first along the
nreters to the bladder, and thence out
through the urethra with the flow of urine.
Pain, sometimes very severe, may attend
both of these short journeys of particles, if
they be large. Often, they are more like
sand than gravel, and escape without giv-
ing pain, except that both the kidneys and
bladder are apt to be in a state of irritation
at the time of an " attack of gravel.' '
Stonk in the bladder is of the same na-
ture, only the particles accumulate into one
or more masses, which may become very
large, and cause great suffering ; not seldom,
unless removed by an operation, shortening
life.
GaIvIv-Stonks are formed by thickening
of bile in the gall bladder, which lies under
the liver, on the rightside, near the middle of
the body. Although the gall-duct, through
which such stones pass to the small intes-
tine, is short, a large gall-stone (biliary cal-
culus) sometimes gives extreme pain in its
passage. Complete relief comes when it
enters the small intestine {duodemcni) ; as is
the case likewise when a gravel-sto7ie escapes
from the ureter into the bladder.
Perspiration.
Besides deficieiicy and excess in this im-
portant secretion of the skin, it is a familiar
fact that it has, in some persons, a very
unpleasant odor, especially in the arm-
pits and about the feet. Perhaps this is
somewhat most manifest in the African and
other tropical races, but much depends on
individual constitution and cleanliness. A
few persons, with all possible care of their
skins, still have a considerable odor, at least
in warm weather. For such it is important
to bathe frequently, applying good soap and
water daily to their armpits and feet ; and
also to keep their bowels regularly and suf-
ficiently open.
In small-pox, typhus fever, and some
other diseases, an odor peculiar to each is
given off (in some cases at least) from the
body.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
The color of healthy urine is that of amber. It should be clear when passed, and should have very little settling at the bottom, even after standing for some hours. Yet some change in color, lighter or darker, or variations in quantity, and even deposit of sediment, may take place while the person continues in health. Such alterations often show the successful relief of the system, by excretion, of what, if not carried off, might have caused disease. Great and continued alterations in the urine, however, are important signs of something being wrong ; and, under skilful examination, the nature of the disease may thus be found out. For this
kind of inquiry the skill of the physician, trained in the use of chemical tests and the microscope, will be required.
Gravel is the term applied to small stony particles which are formed in the kidneys from disease, and pass, first along the ureters to the bladder, and thence out through the urethra with the flow of urine. Pain, sometimes very severe, may attend both of these short journeys of particles, if they be large. Often, they are more like sand than gravel, and escape without giving pain, except that both the kidneys and bladder are apt to be in a state of irritation at the time of an " attack of gravel.' '
Stone in the bladder is of the same nature, only the particles accumulate into one or more masses, which may become very large, and cause great suffering ; not seldom, unless removed by an operation, shortening life.
Gall-Stones are formed by thickening of bile in the gall bladder, which lies under the liver, on the rightside, near the middle of the body. Although the gall-duct, through which such stones pass to the small intestine, is short, a large gall-stone (biliary calculus) sometimes gives extreme pain in its passage. Complete relief comes when it enters the small intestine {duodenum) ; as is the case likewise when a gravel-stone escapes from the ureter into the bladder.
Perspiration.
Besides deficiency and excess in this important secretion of the skin, it is a familiar fact that it has, in some persons, a very unpleasant odor, especially in the armpits and about the feet. Perhaps this is somewhat most manifest in the African and other tropical races, but much depends on individual constitution and cleanliness. A few persons, with all possible care of their skins, still have a considerable odor, at least in warm weather. For such it is important to bathe frequently, applying good soap and water daily to their armpits and feet ; and also to keep their bowels regularly and sufficiently open.
In small-pox, typhus fever, and some other diseases, an odor peculiar to each is given off (in some cases at least) from the body.
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