The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-25
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
? .CON&GMPTION,

"a.
AND ALL DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
a lid THOATf are positively corable by in
a balalion, which conveys the remedies 10
the cas tiles in the lungs through The air pas.
cages, and coming IN direct contact with The
disease, nentfalzes the tubercular matter,
allays the cough, causes free and easy ex-
pecto'slion, heats The lungs, pnr:fies the blood,
imparts renewed vitality 30 the nervous sys.
TEN, giving that tone and energy so ipdis-
pensable tor the restoration Of health. To be
able to state confidently that Consumption is
durable Sy inhslalion, is to me source of
uualloyed pleasure II is a. much under the
control OF medical treatment as .apJ 1ther
formidable disease; ninety out OF eyety hun
dted eases eau be cured in the first stages,
ant fiily per cent. in the secoEd; but iB the
third stage il rs impossible 10 save more than
Ave per cent, tor the lupas aie SO cut up BY
the disease a. to bid defiance 10 medical
skill. Even, however, in the last stages, in.
halatlon affords extraordinary reiieI 10 the
suffering auendiCs 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 consumpuvs's grave.
. Truly the quiver of deaib has no arrow so
fatal as Consumption. In all ages i, has been
the great enemy of life, for il spares neither
age nor sex, bu, sweeps off alike The brave,
the beau,iiul, the graceful, and the gifted
By the help of that Supreme Being, from
whom coneth every good and perfect gift,
arm enabled 10 offer TO the afflicted perma-
nent ar speedy cure in Consumption. The
first cause of tubereles is from impure
blood. and The immediate effect, produced
., 81. in tbal
the free admission of air into The air cells,
which causes weakened vitality through
The entire system. Then surely il is more
rational 10 expect greater good from medi
cines entering the cavues of the lungs Than
from those administered through the siom-
ach; the patient will always find the lungs
free and the breathing easy after inhaling
remedies. Thus, inhalation is local
remedy, nevertheless il acts consttutloGally,
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 sensibility in a few min.
u,es, pRralyzins the entire nervous system, so
that a limb may be amputaed without the
sIiehles, pain; inlIaling the ordinary burning
gas will destroy life in few hours.
The inhalation OF ammonia will rouse the
system when iaiuting or apparently dead
The odor of many of the medicines is per.
ceplible in the skin a lew minutes afier 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
tina. proper remedies, carefully prepared and
udiciously administered through ihe lungs,
should produce the most happy results? Du-
ring eighteen years practice, many lhous-
ands, suffering from diseases of the lungs
ard throat have been under my care, and
have affected many remarkable cures, even
alier the sufferers had been pronounced in
the last stages, which fully satisfies me that
consumption is no longer a fatal disease
Ny treatment OF consumption IL original, and
founded on long experience aud thorough
investigation. My perfect acquaintance with
the nature OF tubercles, &c, enables me 10
Distinguish readily the various forms of dis.
ease that simulate consumption and ppply
The proper remedies rarely being mistaken
even in single case. This Familiarity in
connection with certain pathological and mi
croscopc discoveries, enables me 10 relieve
The lungs from the effects of contracted chests;
TO enlarge the chesi, purify the blood, lmpari
10 II renewed vitality, giving energy and lone
TO the entire system.
Medicines with full directions sent 10 any
par OF the United States and Canadas by
patients communicating their symptoms by
letter. But The cure would be more certain
if the patient should pay me visit, which
would give me an opportunity 10 examine
the lungs and enable me 10 prescribe with
greater certainty, and then The cure could be
effected without my seeing the patient again.
G. w. GRAHAM, Nj. D.
Office 1871 Fiihstl Street, (old No. IO9)
below twelfth, Philadelphia, Pa.
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