The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-02-17
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
CONSUMPTION.

AND ALL DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
A I'D THOATT are positively curabIe by in
"A halation, which conveys the remedies 10
The ca, tiles in The lungs through the air pas.
sages, and coming in direct contact with The
disease, neutraliZes the ubercuar matter,
allays the cough, causes free and easy ex-
pectoralion, heals the lungs, pur:fies the blood,
imparts renewed vitality 10 the nervous sys-
tenn, giving that tone and energy so indis-
pensable Tor the restoration of health. To be
able 10 slate 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 ahy other
formidable disease; ninety out of every hun
dred cases can be cured in the first stages,
and fifty per cent. in The secoEd; but in the
third stage il is impossible 10 save more than
five per cent, for The lupas are SO cut up by
The disease as 10 bid defiance 10 medical
skill. Even, however, 10 the last stages, in.
halaton 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
ulalicn of the earth, eighty millions are des-
tined 10 fill The consumpuve's grave.
Truly the quiver of death has no arrow so
fatal as Consumption. In all ages it has been
the great enemy of life, for it spares neither
age nor sex, but sweeps off alike the brave,
the beautiful, the graceful, and The gifted
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
first cause OF tubercles is from impure
blood. and the immediate effect, produced
by their deposition in the lungs, is 10 prevent
the free admissi IN 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 rom ned.
cines entering the cavines Of the lungs than
from those administered through the sIom-
ach; The patient will always find the lungs
free and The breathing easy after inhalng
remedies. Thus, inhalation is 4 local
remedy, nevertheless ii acts constrtIonay,
and with more power and certainty than rem-
edes administered by the stomach. To prove
the powerful and direct influence oil this
mode of administration, chloroform inhaled
will entirely destroy sensibity in a few min.
ues, paralyzng the entire nervous system, so
that limb may be ampulaled without tho
slightest pain inhaling the ordinary burning
gas will destroy lie in few hours.
The inhalation OF ammonia will rouse the
system when ianting or apparently dead
The odor OF many OF the medicines is per-
| ceplble in 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 The lungs,
should produce the most happy resullsl Du-
ring eiahoen 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 that
consumption is no longer fatal disease
! My treatment of consumption Is original, and
| founded on long experience and a thorough
investigation. My perfect acquaintance with
the nature OF tuberces, &c, enables me 10
distinguish readily the various forms OF dis
easerhat simulate consumption, and apply
the proper remedies rarely being mi>lat an
even in single case. This familiarity in
connection with certain pathological and mi
| croscopic discoveries, enables me TO relieve
the Lungs from the effects Of contracted chests;
| 10 enlarge the chest, purify the blood, llnpSrt
| 10 II renewed vitality, giving energy and tone
10 the entire system.
Medicines with full directions sent 10 any
part 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 certainly, and then the cure could be
effected without my seeing the patient again.
G. w. GRAHAM, Nj. D. .
Office 1871 Filban Street, (old No. lO9)
below twelfth, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jan. 10, 1858.