The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-22
CONSUMPTION.

A ND ALL DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
"A ard 'THTOAT are. positively curable by
inhalation, which. conveys the remedies 10
the ca, tiles in the lungs through the air pas.
sages, and coming in direct contact with The
disease, neutraIizes the iubercular matter,
allays the cough, causes free and easy ex.
pecto'olion, heals the lungs, pur:fies The blood,
imparts renewed vitality 10 the nervous sys:
tenn, giving that done and energy SO ind;s.
pensable for the restorative of health. To be
able 10 state confidently that Consumption is
curable BY inhalation, is to me source of
unalloyed pleasure. II is as much under the
control Of medical treatment as any other
formidable disease; ninety out of every hun
dred cases can be cured in the first stages,
and fifty per cent. in the second; but in the
third stage il is impossible 10 save more than
five per cent, forlhe lungs are SO cut up by
skill. Even, however, in the last stages, in.
halaton affords extraordinary relief TO the
suffering allendirg 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-
lined 10 fill the consumpuve's grave.
Truly the quiver OF dealh has no arrow so
fatal as Consumption. In all ages il has been
the erea, enemy Of life, for il spares neither
age nor sex, but sweeps off alike The brave,
the beautiful, The graceful, and The gifled.-
BY the help of that Supreme Being, from
whom comelh every good and perfect gift, |
am enabled 10 offer TO the afflicted perma-
nent ard speedy cure in Consumption. The
first cause of tubercles is from impure
blood. and 1.-The immediate effect, produced
by their disposition in the lungs, is TO 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 10 expect grealer-good from medii,
cines entering the cavtles of The lungs than
from those administered through The siom-
ach; the patient will always find the lungs
free and The breathing easy after inhaiDg
remedies. True, inhalation is a local
remedy, nevertheless il acts consiluuonally,
and with more power aud certainty than rem
edes adminisle red by The stomach. To prove
the powerful and direct influence OF this
mode OF administration, chioroform inhaled
will entirely destroy sensibilily in lew min
u.es, haralyZng the entire nervous system, SO
that limb ma, be amputaled without The
s'ighes, pain; inhaling the ordinary burning
gas will destroy lie in a few hours. =
The inhalation Of ammonia will rouse the
system when fainting or apparently dead
The odor OF many of the medicines is per.
ceplible 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 fac.
lhatsickpess is always produced by breath.
ing foul air. Is not this positive evidence
atpropef remedies, carefully prepared and
judciously administered through the lungs,
should produce the most happy results? Du-
ring eighteen years. practice, many ihous-
ands, suffering from diseases of the lungs
ard throat, have been .'under my care, and !
have affected many. remarkable cures, even
alter the sufferers had been pronounced in
the Hast stages, which fully satisfies me that
consumption is no longer q fatal disease
My treatment of consumption is original, and
founded OH long experience and thorough
Investigation, My perfect acquaintance with
the palure OF tubercles, &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 a single case. This familiarity in
connection wiih-certain pathological and mi
croseopic discoveries, enables me 10 relieve
the Lungs from the effects of contracted chests;
TO enlarge the chest, purify the blood, lmpari
10 II Eenswed vitality, giving energy and lone
TO The entire system. -s
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