Washington telegraph., 1851-08-20
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.

| They are taken from the New York Ad-
vertiser. Ed. Weekly Messenger
The late lamentad death of Dr.. Rush,
| from that form of consumption known as
chronic bronchitis, painfully reminds >ine
of duty the subscriber owes to his pro-
| fession and to the society, Of making
known simple form Of treatment thai
haas lcTer faitsd LIN. iii curhg this form,
Of consumption. 50 destructive to the
clerical and literary professions; this
| treatment is Of nearly equal efficacy in
carhal phthisis, and is a valuable remedy
for consumption in all its forms when in
its chronic stages and free from any in
ilamatory symptoms. This treatment is
based on the pathology of consumption,
as the generic name for disease.
Under the name Of consumption are
included that variety Of disease Of the
| lungs attended with eXpectoraiion of
/ purulent matter from the breathing sur
face Of the lungs, connected with ena-
clation, hectic fever, and as concomit-
ants, night sweats co!!iquative diarrhGa
etc. Ali the forms of consumption act
on the general health from one common
cause.-The presence of matter acting on
absorbing surfaces, and thus producing
those symptoms of consumption, that
PROSTATE the patient, until it more or less
! slowly ENDS in death. II is the conse-
quence of this hectic fever and not the
| immediate disease of the lungs causing it,
that term the source Of fatality from con-
sumption.
The treatment | now with reluctant
| dlffidence submit, / have successfully used
! Tor more than twelve years, and during
! that period OF medical practice, [ am not
aware OF having lost more than four or
! five patients from all the various forms oi
| consumption, aud these were mostly pass
| ed TO that stage of disease where the
/ structure Of the lungs had become SO ex-
teusively diseased as to preclude the use
of more than palliative treatment
| Cases of chronic bronchitis were in every
instance cured by it, even when the puru-
lent eXpectoratiou amounted to pints da-
| !y, with hectic fever, darrhGa, and en-
! IRE physical prostratior.
The treatment is the administration of
= sulphate Of copper, uauscatiug doses,
1 combined gumamonac, given so as to
, nauseate, bat not ordinarily to produce
full vomiting; the usual dose for this pur-
pose is about half grain and five grains
of the respective ingredients, in tea
spoonful of water, TO be taken at first
! twice, and liz, the convalseCent stages
once day.
In cases Of chronic bronchitis, gargle
! Of ;he snlphate Of copper alone is super
added. In this latter form of consumu.
ton, tins treatment almost invariably
suSpends the hectic symptoms in few
days. and the disease rapidly advances to
its final cure.
! IN cases Of the more proper forms Of
consumption, the treatment must be IN
termitted frequently and again returned
10; aud whenever soreness of the chest,
or other symptoms OF iullamatory action
] exists the treatment should be suspended,
! as 1t is III the chronic state alone that
The remedy as Indicated is useful; that
state in which the general system Is
alphabetically involved, becomes the
more prominent system, ard the success
of the treatment depends chiefly on the
breaking up this sympathetic action Of
the diseased lung, or the more healthy
tone of the stomach, and increasing its
digestive powers, and likewise causing
during nauseatlng action, a more active
and healthy circulation of blood through
the lungs Its curative powers are more
1 Immediately attributable to these effects
OF It's action. But theory apart, the treat
ment is based on more than ten years ex-
perience Of its curative advantages, in
the proper treatment of mucopurelent
ard purulent eXpectoration.
! Having left profession that more
nearly than any other approaches the
pure dulies OF humanity. but which has
nearly ceased in this country to be honor
bic or profitable, | have little motive in
J exposing myself to that certain ridicule
that follows the annunciaton that con-
sumption may be cured, bnt the assurance
of practical experience, and the desire OF
making public means of saving life in
one of lis most frequent and unwelcome
exits. ED. e. COOPER, NJ. ID.
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