Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-27
Medicated vapors in Consumption


To tie Lditor Of the Troy m1p Times: ~
SIR: The following happy results from the initial
alton OF medicated yspors in my own person felt il
my duty to make known tn the public for The benefit
Of those who. like Ee. hare roughtir vain throug h
months and years. ftr relief II ON hat most fatal
and distressing disease, CONSUMPTION. l have not
only experienced in my person the grpate-t re-
lief front Inhalation, but have witnessed equally
good effects in OF hers. 1 am Of d cSisilmp tiye
family-my mother and sister having died OF col
sumption and for the past five years have suffered
almost constantly from a hacking cough and short
ness Of breath the cough hung about lie, and
'hough was forever taking mixtures, ! could not
get rid of IL.
In December last was taken with bleeding at the
lungs, and within few DAYS hati three severe
attacks The loss of blood as very grrat and Law
for number of weeks unable 10 rise, even for
nOurishment. l suffered from soreness and tight
ness through the chest; l raised from the lungs
henvy bloody mater more than half pint a lay for
twenty days, ut tm"S GIcenish d. rk and yellow
colortd matter, aud of bad smcll. ] suffered
drradfully from want Of breath, had nightsweats.
and hectic fever; my hands and iest were cc.d, my
nervous system irritable and bad lost from twenty
tn thirty pounds in weight. This was my state for
more than month before commenced using med.
| icatetl vapOrs under the direction Of Er. Hunter
which ! WAS iLduced to by tn. i,ice of by physi
| eian. Dr. Hunter having examined my lungs. pro
nounced them to be- uiceratrd, with cavity i'm the
right lung hic agreed with the previous opinion OF
my physician, and with my convictions FIR !
f"u"t rattlt IN site. IL - no"
about seven weeks since commenced, and the i'm
proSem"nt in my health is SO great that could moi
longer remain silent, believing AS DO that by the
| same means many who now given OYER t. dia
may be restored to health
In the first week Of treatment the discharges
ceased one-hSif. have gained flesh and stcmgt h
go out daily and ramhle through the city without,
much fatigue. and am in every respect new man
l have Il gNd appetite, aud my appearance is +,
much improved that my friends vino saw me ON INV
bed, IA they thought dying man, would scarc.l,
recognise me in the street. But my ntidanc- in
the use Of meicsted vapors is not alone fror. tn,
happy effects in my for have gr,a beneii
derived by Others in this city from their use i'm
! hale In two ways-warm from inhaiipg instrn
ment, g and cold by filling chamber With vapor
into which go three or four times day. msiuis,
from five to ten minutes ut time, according to tn
! strength Of the vapor"
Before my Severe attack in December, ] wss unie
| the care OF several physcians--took cod liver oil
cough mixturs, and pills, without lasting benefit
used abdominal supporters and braces and, in fact
did everything that man could do to acquire health
yet. all sten lily growing worse
| One thing has surprised me mere than any thin
aise, and that IL the many different opinions hay
| received in regard to the state Of my lungs fren
During the f-sttwoyears 1 vas told that my dis
ease was slight, end would soon pass Of as In
weather became wsrm Some that one lung wa
slightly affected, others that my disease was in tn
| liver After time, the difference in opinion II
regard to there being disease Of the lungs ceased
but In its stead they disagreed ss to its Ratureon