The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-27
CONSUMPTION.
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The letters which aeeemgany the ably written essay on the
upon pot Of The durability Of consumption; and in he
treatment Dr. Fitch there this terrible scourge
our readers viii thank us for placing the OF the
how and its treatment The true uses and benefits
TO THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT
and al We 70
durability any regard the
men which has proved sieeas It's cure must be matter
sary requesting your give wide pub
The prominent TACT brought out in this correspondence H
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the patients restored to health. and living wnesse
The high respectfully the authors Of these letters should
be n Of the entire q their state
ncurabe and fortified 80 strongly Is tits con
a%1ns
would establish o. any fact
mraceis vcry likely dsbeeved by an
Of arriving ruth subject reversed With
such the fact hat has been cured does not es
possibility shall shoWS before the fact Sc admitted This
demand Should as far possible be
may be Inappropriate therefore present here
causes and nan Of the character Of the mis-
meeting srresing the disease and the most
ecie mode employing and admnist these In
OF The plan OF treatment which has been attended with
The happy results Disclosed in the correspondence which
his shall encounter the dsapprobaton those
who hold the fanced claims of professional etiquette para
mount TO considerations OF humanity will nevertheless
and skill having positive value only 50 as they are made
to the alienation and of the ills which flesh
II should be specially remarked that here proposed
pastime specnaons enough upon subject
@ ssy are out rom pacs The pre-
practice and study q more than twenty five exclusive
treatment than thirty consumption
such an Opportunity o. studying disease in all its possible
practitioner the value remedies and he best means OF ap
ass and he raonai Conclusion, drawn from hem 9 msy
be properly Gained should both arrest attention and
Isl. THE TKUn CAUSES NATURE rCoSsuxrrroS-Upon
medical Some Of these theories have been entirely
O. sna sss as Of Ss
upon IT, The prac founded upon theories having sub
proonndnsss Of The minds the Of these
causes has been tn, erope among the more dark
they as quite unworthy Of notice, certain very obvious dis
tmps and conditions Of the sysem in which alone they
The Immediate q consumption is invariably to be
nor Or as an mperiecon BY Which is meant an absence Of
some one or more Of rs healthy This poison AID
and possess various characestis It may be hereditary
scIofos ae or il may resu, from Imperfect and
% % sep q the The ne Kid
ious contagious or maarai disease Or from simple cold
back upon blood upon lungs from breathing
ho he S nrG e ANY,
mine upon he lungs and produce consumption y eats into
confusion Tie healthy crcuaons secreons and thus oc
e. @ g ans mater ss ne S
branss ar passages or cells as in onchs works
Consumption is not then its origin local disease. In
rs origin ii is CONSTITUTIONAL IN its deveopemen is ofcourse
lei refer obvious and familiar facts in corrobo
Consumption often results from cold Blu. what cold'
e IN health go9 ~ e q Se rs
oa, matter q The system being Constantly expelled N the
pores Evidently preSsn,he expulsion This waste
into he crcIaton But This waste matter Is 70 the healthy
q the rankest Of poisons i Is ie asmos nst
sion called sneezng What causes This sneezng. Il no.
not produce sneezng It's the poison thrown back from the
SKIN. The bod and Is through the system
osop, expelled liable determine upon
membranes OF the but unless arrested,
Again, person has poison ? the blood known salt
harmless but disappears from ,hs hands and The lungs are
a. onGe % m s aa nn r ca e.
tumors some form OF skin disease, which tor while
nRSsr' on INC surface and then rees and re'peas on the
Again. Consumption is said 10 be hereditary. But wha,
urgsi Certainly not But il vscous poisoned con ion
the blood may eapsc before the lungs
by H.
msni for The cure d partly in stating
rs and nature II the poison which originates the dis
healed s plain consumption may be cured A:
be employed or cannot be met o neutraze this poison
remedies truly anidoal mus, be used By sending into he
towels and the Kidneys are gently stimulated 70 the work Of
should o. course be used to heal The mischief already done
In nearly all possible cases constitutional and antdos
hne life into T. and 10 build up the whole systems TO
proSs he dises,ion cure alleviate costly
rest darhaa night weas place the Kidneys skin and
suae i heat % that the blood may dow evenly and equally
SrSSns I om s lungs or he cpnseson ISs s an
healthy circulation becomes established perfect
ing cure mechanical remedies the case may
much debility c a. The p, Of tie stomach and distress in
~. RrsrIr-iseories and practice in medicine are good
for nothing unless they result In benefit TO the patient IL
my treaimen appeal with conadcnce 10 the testimony OF
those who have received 's benefits some q VIII be found
received and those relating where The patients have
cured those OF mildsr type certainly be Indeed
can with truth, that do not recoec 70 have lost
pen, e consumption where was the rs physician applied
toms OF illness are doubt whsher they really
seed o. being far Idysaeed IN disease are
given all my consultations free making charge Tor cyamn
ns such remedies as mink best whether sppeaon Is made
usss ST any amy ali sSss
ready to wait upon the sick or their friends
CASE 40. L.
PougHEEErSIE, ". ". Nov. -, 1854
nr. g. g FrCH.-rrAH SIR-As consumption univer.
sally held 70 be lncuabe is durability much doubted
10 long delay and hesitation in applying
the proper for help aud feel duty and
pleasure to state TO the public the OF
s and are T. Ss, g give y a pas
,racie very bad cold which settled my lungs pro.
ducing seated cough, expecOraon pain in side &C.
This continued some months bad physicians used col liver
OIL long and faithfully but nothing helped checked
nd L
spent the unavaing Of these remedies
advised make a Europe but
baed than Tn the lyih December, 1851 applied 70
truly deplorahe sateboh lungs badly liberated,
my chest shrunk 10 about half ts natural de.
by night scarcely able 10 walk hope
II recovery. Your remedies wrought most happy
change in few months was perfectly cured. and perna
nentiy have returned 10 usual business well In all
cough expectoration, pain debility,
and NV chest enlarged than its usual size
then merchant IN New York city and continued there until
fully recovered now live IN this place in the active dis
charge az m duties You refer any this
place brother m New brunswick, ~ j.. or 10
fiier his place residence No VI Beach New
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