The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-08
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AND ALL DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
IA aud THUoAT ase positively curabis by
inhalation, which, eonseys The remedies 10
the cas- ;ses In the lungs through The air pas i
sssgss, aud. coming IN direct contact with The
disease, beuitaIizes the subefcslaf matter,
salIays the cough, causes a free and easy ex.
fpecio'siion, heals the lungs, purfies The blood,
'impsfis renewed vitality 20 the nervous sys.
item, giving that lone and energy 90 indis.
fpensabIe for the restorative OF health. To be
able 10 state cor fidebtly lha, Consumption is
-cnrabls By inhaiaiiou, 10 10 me source of
'unaiIoyed pleasure. sft is as much under the
control Of medical iseatmen, as any other
formidable disease; ninety out Of every hum
.dfed cases eau be cured in the first s:ages,
and fifty per cent. in the second; but in the
third riaae il is impossible TO save more than
five PER- cent, for The lupas ave so cut up b.
the disease ,as 10 bid defiance 10 medical
skill, Even, however. 10 the last stages, in
haiation affords extraordinary Ieiet TO the
suffering a,iendir this fearful scourge, which
annually destroys ninety five thousand per.
sous in The United States alone; and correct
calculation shows that out Of The present pop
uIa,ion of the earth, eighty millions are des-
tined TO Gil The consnmpnve's grave.
Truly the quiser of death has no arrow so
fatal as Consumption. lin all ages il has been
the great enemy OF life, for ii spares neither
age nor sex, but sweeps off alike the brave,
the beauiifol, the graceful, and The gified.-
By the help Of tha, Supreme Being, from
whom cometh every good and perfect gill, |
am enabled 10 offer 10 the afflicted psfma-
,r,ent ard speedy cure in Consumption. The
sfirs, cause OF tubetces is from impure
blood. and The immediate effect, produced
.by lheir disposition in the lungs, is to prevent
the free admission of air into the cir cells,
which causes weakened vitality through
the entire system. Then surely il is more
rational 10 expect gresier good rom H.edi
.cines entering the cavities of the lungs than
from those administered through ths slom-
ach: the patient will always find the lungs
free aud The breathing easy after inhaliua
remedies. True, inhalation is local
remedy, nevertheless il acts coBsiilutioEaIly,
and with more power aud certainty than rem-
edies administered by the stomach. To prove
the powerful and direct Influence OF this
mode OF administration, chloroform inhaled
will entirely destroy sensibllity iu aiew min
,uies, paralyzing The entire nervous system, so
that limb ina, be amputated without the
saehtess pain; inhaitug Inc ordinary burning
gas will destroy lie in a lew hours.
The inhalation OF ammonia will rouse the
system when tainiing or apparently dead
The odor Of many OF the medicines is per
.cep,ible in the skin few minutes afef being
inhaled, and may be Immediately detected
in The blood A convincing proof Of the
constitutional effects oil iuiafatioD, is the fac
that sickness is always produced by breath.
ing foul AR. 1s not this positive evidence
that proper remedies, carefully prepared and
iudiciously Administered through ihs lungs
should produces the most happy results! Dn-
ring eighteen years practice, many lhous-
ands, suffering from diseases Of the lungs
and thtoat, 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 thai
consumption is no longer fatal disease
NV treatment of of.consnmption IL original, and
founded Oh long experience and "A thorough
investigation. My perfect acquaini atce viii
the nature of tubercies, &c, enables me ie
distinguish readily the varions forms Of dis
ease that simulate consumption, and apply
1he proper remedies rarely being mistaken
even in a single case. This Familiarity IL
connection with certain pathological aud mi
croscopic discoveries, enables me 10 relieve
ta-s~frors, sso offecrs of couIracipd chests
to enlarge the chest, purify the blood, impair
sou renewed vitality, giving energy and lone
to The entire system.
box %, fusI offrv,
G. w. GRAHAM, M. D.
Office 100 Fiiber Street, below Twelfth,
Philadelphia, Pa
March 10, 1857.