Ellsworth American., 1857-04-24
The Cause Of Consumption.
BRoNcHITIs-wHAT PRODUCES BRoS.
CHITlSi

rIRsr or hlsEAsr.
Cestivensss 10 the first link that connects disease
10 the system. Ii creates. induces, feeds and sup
ports bronchitis, and Is slightly or ipdifercntly
treated, As though i, was Of no serious tendency
nevertheless II has laid the foundation OF that
destroying disease. without the knowledge of the
sufferers, undermining and sapPiag the very vitals
/ Of their constitutions.
Among the numerous classes of diseases which
atiict man, there Is meme more silent cr trcscher-
Gus in it, approaches. or more certain 10 triumph
over its slowly eon.uming victim than the furDid-
able and insidOus leveer oi iHumanity--Bronchitis.
which is produced by catching cold--shrough a
negiee, Of regulating the state Of the bowels
when arriving at adult age. Ii seldom exeites any
attention alarm in the mind Of any person until
1t has sown the seeds of disease and suffering in
the human system by checking the circulation Of
the blood and IL is ~ this alone that at
tribute the awful mortality of Consumption.
Tue following is simple hut correct ilust-a-
: tion, namely If the eulvcrts and Of the
city were ch"ked or eoggc accidentally 9TH
erwi-c. rha; would be the result An overflow Of
accumulated ath AMI sush on the surface ot the
earth in its neighborhood, until it hlls every hole,
corner sud crevice. This Is quite similar b. the
human body, when the channel OF sewer Uf life.
as may term il, which i the bowels. is checked
or confined through constipation. or some uuna,ur-
al obstruction which rrcvent. the bleed from cir.
eulAting through the general system.
What. then, is the consequence An accumala. j..
tion Of diseased matter and bile. Where will this
bile and Poisonous substance 60 To. when it is pre-
vented from taking its natural exit through the
bowels 1t must surge itself back again into the
blood, 10 be enfused through the entire frame by
the agency Of the blood, bringing in its passage
disease and suffering and exhibiting itsclfby pain,
nervous sensations and irritation all over the body
producing a bad feeling at the stomach, sourne.s
of the fc"d rush Of blood 10 the head, catarrah
bronchitis, a short dry cough, dirIiness. pain in
the shoulders, and through under the shoulder
blades, cold feet. peevish irritable temper an
noyed by this hacking cough; and then gradually
begins the espectotaiing from the throat Il a
lightish phlegm, resembling boiled starch or
tough jelly, Of various colors. from iieh, to
iarkish substance, and hawkei up like a string.
sEcvSD STAGE.
From this period the patient is Of some
unusual and disaerceable feeling. though seldom
takes the hint until it goes from bad 10 worse
/ Catching cold from the slightest exposure, which
he cannot avoid in eorscquence Of the blood be-
ing in diseased and corrupt condition for long
time previous TO the appearance Of those trouble
some symptoms through the impure state of the
blood, that At every breath the patient draws, he
inhales similar quantity Of fresh air by the nos
trills and mouth, which keeps the tickling tia;
exists in the throat and bronchial tubes in fer
ment OF irritatien-this is the why some
people com mplaia of catching cold, confined
IN their room. Hence. the sufferer Is hacking
hawking, or expecturatlng n little at a time with
the impression that there is something in his
throat that wants 70 come out. aud which he de-
sires to get out. There is fre9uen, desire for
heavy signing, with dryuess Of the nostrills
which inclincs the patient pick scratch them;
sleepy, drowsy dali and heavy loss Of appetite
and confused memory s;aftng tishtness. and
oppression OF the chest. with a rAvncss and sore
ness of the guile, Of the threat This i. caused by
the silent enemy that has lurked in the system
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reused your fears, and well i, might; for ou, #
one hundred who die Of Consumption, ninety-
nine are owing 20 disease nf the thruat alons
though simply called Bronchitis; aud ~retcheily
treated by the self pretended and diguihed class
oi ncrcurial physicians termed NJ II. $ who have
proved a curse To the human family. They treat
their patient on the following abusive principle
by cutting the tonsils and palate from the throat,
you might cut the eiiis Of 4 fsh-ncIt comes
The solution wash Of nitrate Of silver eaustie
and the whalebene swab TO wash and burn AWAY
the disease that has occupied the throat Then
comes the application Of blister and Crotnn oil
externally 10 the throat aud neck, 10 draw gu;
the Inflammation, as the rh ysicians suppose what
blind philosophy Then comes ,he quack sheet Of
their skrsRt> sEDIex-Cslomei, Aut!meny, Asr-
phine and Opium, to salis ate and lul the feel
ings Of the ,Sticnt which adds to the disease and
increases the suffering, by gisIng the disease an
opportunity of trumphing over nature. What a
delasiye idea t. think the above treaternent would
be available in having recourse ta those debili,s-
ting and irritating remedies Of cutting, burning
bli.terng pursing md starving, which is Of itself
sufficient 10 lower and reduce the Constitution Of
al OK.
-uE ruIRn STAGE.
Confirm. the ahoyc remarks. While undergoing
this torturins treatment the Substitution gradually
falling and giving away. in giving rise to
alarming symptoms evidently preparing its victim
for the shrcud, while the physicians AMI friends
fail 10 see the until these confirmed ptnm.
Of consump ption st IN but fooli.hly assign the
cause to some other besides the genuine on. tiii
the disease has reached its meridian. VI COM
piica,ion Of frvsh symptoms, breathing short and
hurried coug gh frequent, with an accumulation Of
corrupted matter sometimes strcaked with blood
profuse night srests, emaoiation and debility
cold ehills Ia the forenoon, with burning fever
after; flesh soft and fsbby. the limb- scarcely
able to support the body; susceptibility Of catch
ing cold upon the least exposure, attended with
a hearseness and loss of voice with heavy cxpec-
;ora;ion in the forenoon flying pains in the chest
and shoulders, with a severe ht Of Ching in the
morning. or on avaking from sleep The painful
crisis is fast approaching, with 4 swelling and
pufhng Of the feet and anccs and frequent attacks
Of diarrhea In females the symptoms more
distressing a; an early period than in the maie,
with = weakness in the back And loins, : sinking
and exhausted feeling At the stomach, nervous
and e1citablc, with gradual and frequent Interrupt
tlons OF the monthly noW, AND Is the disease pre-
gresses total OF final cessation Of it, with the
harbinger Of broken down constitution, which
is . discharge Of whites, symptom that proves
very facilitating and irritating to females.
The above remarks will prove saffeien, 10 the
simplest observer In comparing i; TO his own
feeling also. the nature and cause Of this insi.
dious disease that Stays thousands Of Thousands Of
the mos, blooming of cur population annually, on
account Of catching colds on the slightest expos
ure, which excises coughing through the diseased
condition Of the blood, and which could be easily
remciicd BY applying to me and obtaining RENE
dies while the disease is in the frst and second
stage but when the disease has progressed 10 the
third stage. and those fatal symptoms fully de-
yeloPed, a cure Is impossible.
have made il my rule TO treat no disease long
or than three weeks. If cannot check the fatal
progress of the disease in that time give up the
patient As Lost, and lead the sufferer to ns further
expense.
J. D. pCRKTT,
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