The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

AND alb OlSEASES OF IHE LUNGo
A nd THOATT are positively curable by in
"A haalion, which conveys The remedies 10
the cavities in the lungs through The air pas.
cages, and coming in direct contact with The
disease, neutralzes the lubercnlar matter,
allays the cough, causes free and easy ex-
pecto'otion, heals the lungs, pur:fies the blood,
imparts renewed vitality TO the nervous sys.
lem, giving that tone and energy so ind:s-
pensable for The restoration Of health. To be
able TO state confidently that Consumption is
chrable by Inhalation, is TO me source of
uhalloyed pleasure. Ii is az much under the
control of medical treatment as atty other
formidable disease; ninety out Of every hum
dred cases can be cured in the first stages,
anc fifty per cent? in the second; but in the
third stage il is impossible 10 save more Than
five per cent, for The lungs are so cut up BY
skill. Even, however, in the last stages, in.
halaton affords extraordinary relief 10 the
suffering attending this fearful scourge, which
annually destroys ninety five thousand per-
sons in the United States alone; and correct
calculation shows that out of the present pop
ulation of the earth, eighty millions are des-
tined 10 fill the consumpuve's grave.
Truly the qniver of death has no arrow so
fatal as Consumption. In all ages it has been
the great enemy OF life, for il spares nei'her
age nor sex, bu, sweeps off alike the brave,
the beautiful, the graceful, and The gifted
By the help of that Supreme Being, from
whom comelh every good and perfect gih,
uun enabled TO ofsr to the afflicted perna-
nent ard speedy cure in Consumption. The
first cause of iubercles is from impure
blood. and The immediate effect, produced
by their deposition in the lungs, is 10 prevent
the free admission of air into The air cells,
which causes a weakened vitality through
the entire system. Then surely il is more
rational TO expect greater good from medis
cines entering The cavities of the lungs than
from those administered through the slom-
ach; the patient will always find the lungs
free aud The breathing easy after inhaling
remedies. Thus, inhalation is local
remedy, nevertheless il acts consliiuhonally,
and with more power and certainty than rem
edes administered by The stomach. To prove
| the powerful and direct influence OF this
mode of administration, chloroform inhaled
will entirely destroy sensibiity in few min.
ules, paralyzing the entire nervous system, SO
that limb may be amputaled without the
slightest pain inhaling the ordinary burning
gas will destroy life in few hours.
The inhalation of ammonia will rouse the
| system when fainting or apparently dead
The odor of many Of the medicines is per-
cepibls in the skin a few minutes after being
inhaled, and may be Immediately detected
in The blood. A convincing proof of the
constitutional effects OF inhalation, is The fact
that sickness is always produced by breath.
| ing foul air. Is not this positive evidence
halproper remedies, carefully prepared and
judiciously administered through The lungs,
should produce the most happy resulls2 Du-
ring eighteen years practice, many ibous-
! ands, suffering from diseases of the lungs
and throat, have been under my care, and |
have affected many remarkable cures, even
after the sufferers had been pronounced in
the last stages, which fully satisfies me that
consumption is no longer fatal disease
My treatment of consumption ~ original, and
founded on long experience and thorough
investigation. My perfect acquaintance with
the nature OF lnbercles, &C., enables me 10
Distinguish readily the various forms of dis.
ease that simulate consumption, and apply
the proper remedies rarely being mistaken
even In single case. This Familiarity Ia
connection with certaie Psychological and mi
croscopic discoveries, enables me 10 relieve
the lungs from the effects of contracted chests;
10 enlarge the chest, purify the blood, impari
10 ii renewed vitality, giving energy and tone
10 The entire system.
Medicines with full directions sent 10 any
part of the United States and Canadas by
patients communicating their symptoms by
letter. But the cure would be more certain
if the patient should pay me visit, which
would give me an opportunity 10 examine
the lungs and enable me 10 prescribe with
greater certainty, and then the cure could be
effected without my seeing the patient again
G. w. GRAHAM, M. d.
Office 1871 Filbsn Street, (old No. 1897
- below twelfth, Philadelphia, Pa
Sept 90, 1857.