Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-11-21
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On the Cure Of Consumption by Nedi-
Gated Inhalation.
LETTER no :.
To Tie Editors Of tie Chronicle:

uestS-he VINO "Oulu oppose us pOlen
career-who would obstruct its triumph
ant march-who would dethrone It's i'm.
perial majesty, must shipwreck upon tn
hidden shoals ef his own blind conscrva.
t'sm. The history Of medicine, from tht
days of Ii ppocrates. the father of The
science, has presented a continued sue.
ceSsloR OF revolutionary changes; and the
mass of medical men have been toe
prone 10 render implicit ODE Hence to the
great actors in such revolutionary dra.
mas, rather than think for themselves,
Proving all things. and holding fast tC
that which is good" The introduction
OF inhalation, in It's present state of per.
%fectlon, as a remedy in the treatment Of
diseases OF the lungs; Is one of those bril-.
liant discoveries so characteristic of the
age, and which must shed a halo of uu.
fading glory around its perfector. Like
every other great discovery, 1t ob.rudes
slowly upon the attention Of the probes.
sion, particularly when its adoption dis.
cards dognIas, made venerable by the
misty ages of the irretfievable past
sanctioned by the time honored dlctum
OF authontlve heroes, whose scepter has
been authority to a mighty host of fol-
lowers I; who, in an infatuated zeal "a
serve and worship a great name have
shut their eyes to the light Of truth and
science, and thus enshrOuded themselves
in the obliyious shades Of bigotry and
~dogmaisn.
In the course of my remarks, it will
be imperative to make frequent a~llusinn
to the usual practice Of the profession, ia
the treatment Of lung affections, and
draw comparison between it and the
treatment by inhalation and in so doing
while l speak fearleSsly and without
reservation upon points OF diiference-ir
Is hoped that no offence will be given t.
my professional brethren /; and | can
further assure them, that it will be in nc
spirit OF unk ndneSS toward them, or nv
Alma Mater but should rather be con.
sldered the offspring of "A burning desire
to impress the truth, and dispense sound
information to the people, upon matter,
OF life and health, SO intimately connect
ed with their temporal welfare.
Let the veteran MUSICIAN, venerabIy
baptised by the ample vIcissitudes which
checker a life Of three score and ten,
look back upon the great field of his Ia
bOrS and number the many pallid forms
he has seen wrapped in The shroud o.
death and ask himself, if there is any
more 70 be expected in consumption,
from the same way, TO the countless myr-
lads now upon the great highway to The
grave. Mol fearfully goes on the de-
yastating train of death in the m DIST of
u%nnumbered medicaltheorieS from which
1t Is proclaimed blacklist heresy 10 depart.
The administration of medicines by the
stomach alone, which is the usual prac:
tice of the profession, has, by its unsuc-
cessful results, annihilated all confidence
amongst the people in the cure of CON
sumption. They are in the utmost con
sternation, looking everywhere for aid,
whilst the disease, with mournful, but
sure pace, marches on in It's desolating
caIeer Of death. 1t would perhaps be
we'll TO remark here, that l do not discard
ALL treatment by the stomach. Ii is not
objectional as a means of pallialion in
some cases /; and in cases much debili-
tated, it proves very efficient IN building
up e constitution, by iu'partingstrength
and stamina to Ii. This is lis chiel eff
cacy in lung affections. II is only by a
direct application Of medicines, by inha-
lation TO the SEAT OF DISEASE, that any
permanentgOod, or radical cure ian be eff
fected.
A principle Of paramount importance,
in the treatment Of all human m~aladies,
Is TO so administer medicines, that they
will reach the disease in a direct manner.
just as We carry into execution this great
principle in treating disease, Just to that
extent will our practice prove successful.
II our patient have dyspepsia. direct the
medicine TO the stomach for in so doing
you are assured it reaches the disease
Ii a disease of the skin, direct an appli-
cation to The Skin. Ii the bowels are
diseased, direct medicine 10 them. If
the lungs are diseased, apply medicine
by Inhalation 10 the lungs. Chronic dis
eases Of the brain and heart, because
they cannot be directly medicated, prove
always fatal and this remark applies,
to 4 certain extent, to chronic affections
Of the liver, spleen and kidneys. Not
that affections of these latter or a are
incurable (; but there is a great difficulty
in their treatment and speedy cure (; be-
cause medicines cannot reach them only
indirectly.
By medicating the blood for the cure
Of a local disease in the lungs, we must
in many instances, do more or less harm
to other important organs. BY such
treatment, the whole mass OF circulating
fluids is impregnated with the medicinal
substance /; and whilst it is producing its
impression upon the diseased organ, it
also subjects EVERY PART OF THE SOUND
10 an impression, calculated To
disturb the natural order of things, and
morbid arrangements. This is a
of the "Heroic Treatment" by the
stomach. Quite an opposite effect is the
result of medicines used by INHALANTs ;
" AlCus lhOu3u dOSoi OCu lutO TIC CliCu-
produce nj disturbance in the
economy.
Consumption is a disease of the lungs;
and we usually find more or less consJi-
tuJional disturbance; co-exisiing. Now.
let me show you how Il local application
to the lungs by inhalation may not only
directly change the character Of The dis
lung, but also indirectly aid in
the work Of restoring constitutional vigor.
Take an instance in which there is great
accumulation OF of matter in the air cells
and bronchial tubes, that mol only pro-
duces great irritation and cough, bul al
so obstructs respiration and the proper
aerialion of the blood. To such a case,
direct an expectoIant inhalation, by
this matter is speedily ~dislodged,
producing the greatest amount OF relief
The lungs thus disgorged OF irritating
ard matter. IesDIFdUOn is I'M