. The eclectic guide to health; or, Physiology and hygiene ... Fig. 46. Kidneys and their Vessels.—1. Left kidney. 2. Ascendingvein. 3. Aorta. 4. Left 108 PHYSIOLOGY. The lungs excrete much carbonic acid and watery vapor,with scarcely a trace of urea. The skin excretes much water andsalts, with very little carbonic acid. The kidneys excrete a great deal ofwater and salts, with but little carbonicacid. 110. Hygiene of Excretion.—Theactivity of all the excretory organs isabsolutely necessary to health; to arrestsection op i any one of them is fatal. The principal Bod
. The eclectic guide to health; or, Physiology and hygiene ... Fig. 46. Kidneys and their Vessels.—1. Left kidney. 2. Ascendingvein. 3. Aorta. 4. Left 108 PHYSIOLOGY. The lungs excrete much carbonic acid and watery vapor,with scarcely a trace of urea. The skin excretes much water andsalts, with very little carbonic acid. The kidneys excrete a great deal ofwater and salts, with but little carbonicacid. 110. Hygiene of Excretion.—Theactivity of all the excretory organs isabsolutely necessary to health; to arrestsection op i any one of them is fatal. The principal Body of Kidney. 2. Internal J x x ,leadi,,gto ways of preserving their healthy actionare to breathe freely of pure air, to keepthe skin warm and clean, and to take sufficient exerciseto keep the blood in proper circulation. The effects of im-perfect excretion are languor, headache, loss of appetite,and inclination to fever. If the blood is not purified, thesystem becomes clogged, and the blood itself becomes loadedwith the poisonous substances from the system. Diseasesof the kidneys are of the most serious character. Beer, wine, and whisky tend to in
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