The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-02


heal, OF tube ces IN % sbso bed chroai IL a
DsiioD Of 'be sir uo@s G. sabsids. IL vll ssen< n.
ef the tys'e u, improve rhe appetite and Increase
every vial 10 bu. the air Of the cm4tty o,n.
rams o dy Tor consumption. Wat IL oses do
70 10 place the syss-m 10 tue mo-t favorable ndi-
lion Tor toe seton OF meOi laes; asd II these are
applied by iJhalaSlOa directly 70 ths deceased SOC
face Of The iu g., and keotup during cue whole
scloofD IN tbe coupsrg, ma VINO 60 forth 10
oheste, ~ib tyus return IN heath. There ;s no
season 30 tav0 aoIe for treatm mt as the cum ner
moi The, sn1 DO circumstances no favorable 20 sue
ctss, a. the qoies erjoy meDrs OF country lie.
have hem tbDs EXPLOIT because | know, sud
paDtu " feel amost daiy, how U eslDg ia the wsat
81 pr0o<r INF rDa'iOp on II subject F0, the las
s'x weebs scNce dss has passrd that have not
been applied 10 for advice By persona returning
IN m tine B, nth. MACY Of tbese c0nsu ted me lass
autumr, but we're 80 confident OF regA;ntog their
heanb by Charge u climate alone, that t,ey could
Dot be persuaded 10 place shem elves under trsa:-
melt. mo said they, ''our II We d. DO; get be-
tef, we v II do 20 ID the spripg" Alas many
were oocmsd never again 10 sitas 81 the return OF
spring Many are now returning Ia q dying stare
who cou'i have been ssvs1 hsa they placed them
selves oder tfeasnent last fail Add % tho present
lbave LOT en- one OF N,ose who ca le1 on me on
their vsy Snutb ~bO 10 not IN much ~ofss coadi
ton than when h. lets IL the fss IN which th are
10 slight impruv' Dent III th,,r general health III 3
dis sso in the lungs. ahen tr'ftpg, b,s bsc seat
al and co, hrDeo. Seva,al ave died IN this 81 y
during the tast seek, having been unable to reach
their hi mes.
Nov, The m s'orsnues OF these poor sufferers
might bave been ghtened In su, aud in m,st In
stances averteo altogether, by simply cpnoini1g
optr teatmt ut 70 sTest tie pu modary disease
With t genial Influence Of sous ,era eli nsta. Aad
yet the Ban suicidal course is nov daily beiug re-
ptated by invaiids who Ego TO tbs country hoDtog
To be restored 70 heath with ut treatment. They
lose the most favorable season for 9ure, and allow
their fease 10 become firmly seated before they
atttmps 20 asresti.
There is another point on which l mus; giva q
Qrh nj anri atn ar al in ma al
ma ter do not real re the Citfarencs b,tween t1e
cure of hronic Diseases, which come on so sly aud
become firmly Established 10 The sysrem before thsy
are eased ~ all, and the cure of an ordinary dis
ease, 81 rs fever or infsO nation Of only few
Gays ktsD diDg-aD are he. ce apt to expect from
inhalation results emit ely beycno the roach of at
tau meDt. They shiLk because the cure OF CON
sumption is possible. that IL ought to take place
with incredible rapidits-in tact, that thew should
beRio to feel that they are getting we'll from the
day Of comm eBciog trt aimeDt. One or Two months
they think should be time ample enough to break
up disease whi has been establishing itse I in
the 8, nem for years, and which hss already linked
together all the organs OF the body in chain of
complications 81 ~ Dpatbies, many OF which are
actually int sctaDe than the original disease.
This disposition to expect rapid cure is the extreme
OF folly, and can Oh lead toOse who indulge ia it
to modification and disap ,ontmsnt. Caronic dis
eases cannot be b0ken up IN this summs m amer.
SHAKESPEARE of the wisest and most observing Of
men, thus encourages the impatient spirit =
What wound did ever heal but by degrees2
Thou bnow'st We WORK by means and not by magic,
And means depend on d1atory time.
LII my previous Letters have eX p) aimed and welt
upon the Importance Of early eatment, and that il
should be pertevered in long the least vesrige
Of disease reGsinf. In some Cases the improve
nent commences with foe date OF commencing
and prog steadily unit, tbs CAGE is
complete; but in meet instances the patient expe-
tiences pi ompt and very great relief from tue 10
balations, nad this goes on with every promise of
Asr1vA fUe1 be- 81
come TO stand. The reason for this they cannot
com prehend, aud Ies it 10 very simple. TIE luogs
are irrtated ard toe air tuDes blocked no by acc1-
mutations ct phiegm or mucous or pus-such ~ the
patient expectoraIss No the first effects of in
hslation are to soothe the lungs and them to
expe this matter whion obstructs their action.
These objects sle generally attained Within tns frat
few weeks. and as consequence the chest feels
greatly relieved, but the influence OF inhalation In
simply relieving tae luogs ha, nov reached iS
highest point, and tie process Of cure goes
on silently and without any ex:srnsl indication
OF what changes are taking place. II patients will
bear in Dino the cause OF the r5lief shey viii not
be surprised b cause tueir progress does not appear
to be So rapio after as duri1g the fret fe weeks,
and viii save themselves from a common sou ,cs Of
ar xiety.
During the past year have Illustrated thu prac
tical success OF inhalation by publisnin ore than
100 cases OF cure OF consumption, bronze atis and
asthma. In the proceeding letter, No. IL, aided
the opinions Of pbysicsaas from every part Of the
OulOu, suJWluB nOW uAkuly NY pthCblCb IL 8ppFe.
cisted by the profession. Many of the writer's OF
the letters referred to distinguished equally for
their erudition and their great professional expo
r.erc II these combined teatimonias do not
awaken prpfound serse o! the cruelty and mockery
Of treating diseases OF the lungs by administering
medicines through the sto mach, fear nothing will
FELL know how many influences surround tae In
valid and prevent the free, full and proper exercise
OF his OWE Judgment. 1t 10 disagreeab.e thing to
ssy to the family physician that you shave deser-
mined TO seek other advice" Especially Is this the
case when the physician has been the medical I'D.
viser Of the family f,r years. and has taken desp
and sincere interest In the invads case.
But in matters Of health feelings snould have no
place. Your duty to yourself aud 70 those who are
dependent upon you for hsponess or support is
superior to all mir or COMBINATIONS. You canu0t
afford TO offer your life sacrifice to false decacy
for ire feelings of others, aud blind perseverance,
In course OF treatment which promises no psrms-
nent good. Another Influence calculated to unset
tie the mind Ii the i0judcjous suggestions of friends
One advises "a few months in ths coun ry;' ano
tier "a delightful excursion to Eurooe;" and
third scme quack compound, which "has cured
fiiend." The country is very inviting-.he trip
across the Atlantic combines both excitement and
pleasure, and the new medicine will not cost much,
an It is ssd to he 50 harmless that cit won't do
any injury, If IL don't do aDv good"
These are the seductive influences which may be
said TO surround every invalid. VINO can wonder il
they often draw him from the dictates OF his better
Judgment But IL useless to Disguise the fact that
sucn means have no power to cure disease OF the
lungs, and that those who are induced to rely uDoa
them wi bitterly regre. it wren perhaps too late to
cave them.
win say word on the proper time for treatment.
Unfortunately, the largest pro poron Of those
which have hitherto come under my care have been
in the last stages OF confirmed consumpton-cases
In which part OF the lung was not only broken down
into ucerous cavities but the strength OF the con-
fttution exhausted by the progress Of the disease
and by the different kinds OF treatment to which
they bad been subjected by all kinds Of practition
ere. i need hardly say that such cases are no pro-
per test II the efficacy of system of treatment.
inonced ne TO receive them patients at ALL since
many were in an utterly hopeless state, and could
but be made comfortable by the highest skill with
In the lower Of man Yet, Notwithstanding all
these Disadvantages aud dscouragemen,s, larger
proportion Of reooveries have taken place among
thus class through the instrume Of inhalation,
than has ever heretofore been possbcto attain from
any and every other means Of treatment, when en-