The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-09
CONSUMPTION,

AND ALI. DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
"A ard THTOAT are positively curable by
inhalation, which conveys the remedies 10
the cavities in The lungs through the air pas
cages, and coming in direct contact with lhe
disease, neutralizes the iubercnlar. matter,
allays the cough, causes free and easy ex.
peclo,sion, heals the lungs, pur:fies the blood,
imparis renewed vitality 10 the nervous sys.
tenn, giving that tone and energy 80 indis-
| pensable Tor the restorative of health. To be
able 10 state confidently that Consumption is
curable BY inhalation, is 10 me source of
unalloyed pleasure. II is az much under the
control Of medical treatment as any other
formidable disease; ninety out of every hun
dred cases eau be cured in the first stages,
and fifty per cent. in the second; but 10 the
third stage il is impossible 10 save more than
| five per cent, for The lungs are SO cut up by
the disease as 10 bid defiance 10 medical
skill. Even, however, in the last stages, in.
haiation 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-
! lined 10 fill the consumpuve's grave.
Truly the guiver of death has no arrow so
fatal as Consumption. In all ages ii has been
the great enemy of life, for il spares neither
age nor sex, but sweeps off alike The brave,
tue beautiful, the graceful, and The gifted
BY the help of that Supreme Being, from
whom cometb every good and perfect gift, |
arm enabled 10 offer 10 the afflicted perma-
nent ard speedy cure in Consumption. The
first cause Of tubercles is from impure
blood. and the immediate effect, produced
by their disposition 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 10 expect greater good from medi,
cines entering the cavities of the lungs than
from those administered through The slom-
ach; the patient will always find the lungs
free and the breathing easy after inhaling
remedies. True, inhalation is a local
remedy, nevertheless il acts conslilulonally,
and with more power and certainty than rem
edies administered by the stomach. To prove
the powerful aud direct influence OF this
mode of administration, chloroform inhaled
will entirely destroy sensibilty in lew min.
u!es, paralyzing the entire nervous system, SO
that limb may be amputaled without the
slightest pain inbaling the ordinary burning
gas will desttoy 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-
ceplibe 10 the skin 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
that proper remedies, carefully prepared and
judiciously administered through ihe lungs,
should produces the most happy results? Du.
ring eighteen years. practice, many thous.
| ands, suffering from diseases of The lungs
ard 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 thai
consumption is no longer fatal disease
My treatment of consumption is original, and
founded on long experience and thorough
investigation. My perfect acquaintance with
the nature Of tuberces, &C., enables me te
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 ir
connection with certain pathological and mi
cfoscopic discoveries, enables me TO relieve
the lungs from the effects of contracted chests
TO enlarge the chest, purify the blood, impair
to ii renewed vitality, giving energy and lont
10 The entire system.
| Box SO, Post Office
g. w. GRAHAM, M. D..
Office l09 Filber Street, below Twelfth,
Philadelphia, Pa
/ March 10, 1857.