New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-14
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DR.. HUNTBR on CONSUMPTION IN CHILDREN
LETTER KILL

LETTER Kill
To ne Editor Of The N. Y. Trbsas.
Sra: Ia this letter purpose point the frequency OF
Consumption childhood snd to describe the esuses which
produce IT, and the mptons BY which IL may be knsvn
Ii 10 prevailing opinion. but wholly incorrect, that
Consun ption between the Of 70 and So
spesk only Of this disease In the adult % in those
above years this correct but there period of human
life during which Consume prevalent fatal be-
the ages three and ts'r years Dr. Papoiue found
tbst occurring the public hospitals
children IN Paris, s-more than one haif-wers from Con
The commou belief that Consumption dissse derived
only from 'nr'i1nee Is sfos ere, IL ~ In 1ne e..es On.
ubres have been found In nfsns 6rt bus nsver unless
the mother SUFFERING from eondfued Conampon. WITH
her whole system and the blood BY which the infant nur
saturated by the ubercsous poiea ssnsrtsd 10 tbs
lungs to understand how this COMMISSION sh exist
between mother and child But that parent who mo- SUIT
lerns from Consumption In her person can CONVEX
convey without having that disease Children have
bern with their whole bodies studded with tue
of when the parent the disease since every
such the mother suffering from t. child born
operation Of esuses entirely independent OF pArsntAge
A. those hich produce Inflammation or fever.
Th. consideration OF what causes will produce
Consumption children. Among the poor, from
living alleys and 10 dark snd i'll ventilated apart
me Of eearness which stl further adds TO the i'm
purity of the srbaa food which prevents the full strength Of
the system being deyeloped-and a'9ce1e"i en9 which
exposes colds and ind In operaon
and here these are tbs four great causes whe
Instead Of spending half their time and
er,cse enevsted by confinement In hot nurser-s
they do not want food quality equally pernicious
In too mar in.snces they all the varieties of the
table and 10 addition psmpered with snd lux les
II they DO for clothing the custom OF dres'a
CHILDREN with bare nscks sod limbs them to sill
greater injury When the limbs cold and blue from want OF
ccuston the vital organs Of the body, the lungs heart
liver ana overloaded with blood and state OF
irntson Almost all eoid. groups aud uh.umstions are
caused by this of the extremetes Dre An altar
upon which the fond Djudcious daily Offers her
child sacrifice to the evil spirit Of tashion'
children Cousumpton does not manifest Itself by sstye
symptom there certain sns by which is destructive
Influence their health may bs knosn Wheneyer yoa Ind
child subject TO erSptior about the face, with psDy ara
oappsd lips and attended BY pdsfaS you may suspect tne
to be in the gs a TSf5s a .nd
bury the face ploS In other instances we ma pls-
ta about NE sSs' ~ sss Of and running
from the all OF which clearly pon u' to sn uansaisy
OF the general system which too often springs rem tho
Thoosh child be long subjected to bad air and nsn
ption there difference in the liasity to suaei
from these Influences Those most liable are remassoe to
lively minds Hsucs the truth Of the old adsss
that such CHILDREN TOO irehidren having pale
poy and those with large heads ssd small chests
very liable to suffer from dbease Of the lansa
ysry Mia there IL no .pisg Of blood or II 90 yer,
rarely The Cough In but DOT sufficient,
urse1t or dsre awaken suspicion OF s Tn,
up tho uess Ia invariably 'nao|ed snt
therefore eAess no alarm Instead Of we nod
The slight rer that exists too commot y sscrib-t %
xoyms" disorder of the stomscn There often
dayhsa but It's connection with the lunss Is entirely over
looked ard generally when asleep tns ceid observer
breathe quicker thsn nsur But the chisf sign OF tns dis
the srsdua rds,ng array OF the flesh and strength
change OF Of oiet stay the Wasting for few weeks
but the improvement 10 only e nporay Deatn soon foo"i
from dayrhed" or Jerer."
In the treatment di,e.se in children under four I've
years OF age we experience much difficulty from their vos
Inhaler but above this there's phsps no die
that yields promptly to freshmen have many lit
tie patients from years upward who sh 10 the OF
the Inhsins Under four five
years compelled TO medcI,s tie air Of The nnrsery and
thus by compelling the Chi 10 breathe only medcat-d air
powerfully the diseased surface OF the
Lung The changes In the Of the child are 30 rapid and
their vitality great that recovery much more speedy shin
In the adult
In my letter shall consider the remaining two forms Of
Consumption Your ooeclent servant .
BoBgRr HUNTER, N. D.,
Physician for Disease, OF the Lungs.
No 828 Broddrdy, Neic York, March IL, 1857