The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-13
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A ND ALI DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
"A ald THTOAT are positively cufabie by
inhslaiion, which conveys the remediesfo
The cathies in the lungs through the air pas.
ssges, and coming in diTect contact with ihe
disease, neutralizes. the iubefcnlaf matter,
allays the cough, causes free and easy ex-
peclorsiion, heaIsthe lungs, pur:fies the blood,
imparls renewed vitality 10 the nervous sys.
lem, giving that tone and energy SO ind:s.
pensable for iherestorative of health. To be
able to state confidently that Consumption is
curable by Inhalation, is to me a source Of
unalloyed pleasure. II is as much under the
control Of medical treatment as any 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
tbe disease as 10 bid defiance 10 medical
skill. Even, however, in the last stages, in.
balation affords extraordinary reliet TO the
suffering allendingthis fearful scourge, which
auuuslly destroys ninety five thousand per.
sons in the United States alone; and a correct
calculation shows that oul Of The present pop
ulation OF the earth, eighty millions are des-
fined 10 fill the consumpuve's grave.
Truly the quiver of death has no arrow 60
fatal as Consumption. In all ages il has been
the great enemy Of life, for il spares neither
age nor sex, but sweeps off alike the brave,
the beautiful, the graceful, and the eifled.-
By the help of that Supreme Being, from
whom cometh every good and perfect gift,
am enabled 10 offer TO the afflicted perma-
nent ard speedy cure in Consumption. The
cood ana bs b nhssSsf i sfs aI prUadnssd Sns,ds
by their disposition in the lungs, sto prevent
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which causes weakened vitality through
the entire system. Then surely tits more
rational 10 expect greater good from IT. edi,
cines entering the cavities of the lungs than
from those administered through the s,om-
acb; the patient will always find the lungs
free and ihe breathing easy after inhaling
remedies. True, inhalation is a local
remedy, nevertheless il acts constuhoGally,
and with more power and 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 sensibllty in few min.
MES, paralyzing the entire nervous system, so
that limb may be ampulaied without the
slightest pain; inhaling the ordinary burning
gas will destroy lie 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.
ceplble 10 the skin afew minutes after being
inhaled, and may be Immediately detected
in the blood A convincing proof of the
constitutional effects OF inhalation, is the fac,
that sickness is always produced by breath.
ing foul air. Is not this positive evidence
that proper remedies, caEelully prepared and
judcously administered through he lungs,
should produce the most happy results Du-
ring eighteen years. practice, many thous-
auds, suffering from diseases of The lungs
ard throat, have been under my care, and ]
have affected many remarkable cures, even
after The su fferers had been pronounced in
the last stages, which fully satisfies me that
consumption is no longer fatal disease
MY treatment of consumption ls original, and
founded OH long experience and thorough
investigation. My perfect acquaintance with
the nature Of iubercles, &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 with certain pathological and mi.
croscopic discoveries, enables me 10 relieve
the lungs from the effects OF contracted chests;
10 enlarge the chest, purify the blood, rmparl
TO Ii renewed vitality, giving energy aud lone
10 The entire system.
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