Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-27
DAILY FMPIIRE.,..
tFroth the Cineinhatl Enqulrer)
Or, W olfe on Consumption and Medioa-
4cd Tphafafiop


Mr. EpifoR, Sin The true physician, zap
pointed priest-of the holy aame Of life,'
has higher calling and q more respectable
duty to porlormthan merely 60 repose ia the
shade Of his alma mater, cite illustrlon,
names, quote them as authority, write lonp
; prescriptions for patients in barharous Lat
IN, and hand both over to the tender mcrcies
Of the apothccary's clerk. This may an
swer tho purposes Of conservatism, and be
very professional in its character, but the
claims Of humanity are neglected, and the
public mind, in regard 10 the laws Of health,
is left in Cimmerian darkness This should
not be so especially rs the people are ca.
pable OF receiving, nay, are asking for
more light Let the physician, then, take
one step forward at least, aud become a
teacher OF the laws Of heath and the prin.
oiples Of cure and soOn the public will be
able 20 d,scrlmluute the scientific data of the
educated physician from the bold preten>
siOns of the uneducated charlotdn. DO this,
and the pubic will not only be protected
iiOm the many in'pOsiuOns now pradticed
upon the uniuiormed but q Q mental status
ut the profession will be raised, and much
Of the reprUach now cast upon tho medicai
faculty will be removed
Before entering upon a description of the
disease 10 which the lungs are liable, | will
briefly call the. attention Of the reader 10
their auatimy aud physiology.
The lungs consist OF two porous bodies
oonical IN shape OF dark purple hue, com
posed OF an infinite number of air cells, SO
thut ii their walls were exposed upon com.
mon plane, they would cover Il space Of
twenty thousand spare feet This extensive
surface is tanned greatly by every inspira-
ton of air we breathe, and as the oonstitu-
tiOu of the air may vary, so will its innu-
ence be felt upon the system. Charge it with
a noxious gas, and we become oppressed
inspire it with a salutarY balm, and our
spirits are elated soothe it with q narcotic
odor, and we yield at once to its drowsy in
auence nhale the fragrance Of flowers
their love and pleasure runs riot through
our veins
The cells into which the air passes ut each
inspiration, md from which it is expelled at
each expiration we make, may be compared
IN form to cluster of grapes--the bronohia
or air tubes representing the stems on which
the grapes hang. The br0uehia form at the
lower part of the windpipe is divided into
two grand divisions, one entering the right.
the other the lett lung These again sub,
divide, the right into three, and the left into
each lung, which they severally supply -
These again divide and raln;ry into an almost
infn te numbor ofsmaller branches TO every
part Of the lungs, terminating each in a |
small grape like cluster Of cells The inter,
stices of these cells form cavities for the |
transmission of blood to aud from the heart |
and the coats ofthese vcssels are 50 extreme |
ly delicate that the air we breathe p lsses
through them, and miugles with the blood of
the whole body every four minutes
The heurt thrObs, and every vessel is filed |
with ood we breathe, and every air YES,
sci is filled with air and thus by II beaut- |
ful law of reciprocation-"gi and take" |
the fires of fanimal life are sustained Since, |
in the sane manner, we breathe common |
air, we can inhale or breathe medicated |
vapOr what can be more natural, moro sim,
plo and efiCacious, than the treatment of |
consumption by this method by which rem
edies are conveyed directly into tho lungs, |
and their properties are brought TO bear NJ
once on the seat of the disease, without re-
sorting to the uncertain, and, alas too Cre-
quently, mischieyors action of medicine Ia,
ken into the stomach, from which it is blind
ly sent on q mission of mischief through the
intricate channels of humanity,s noble ten,
pie. lremain, very respectfully,
n b. WOLFE, MD.
Physician for diseases of the Lungs and
Throat, No. SO, Ninth street. Cincinnati O.
P. P.S-lhaye prepared "Ciroular" for the
use Of those who may wish to consult me
respecting my method of treating diseases
of the lungs who reside at a distance from
the city, or who cannot visit mo personally.
The circular contains list of questions re,
lating to the symptoms, by which consump,
tion and its different varieties are known,
and by answering which curectly, persons
from abroad are enabled to send me cor
rect statement Of their condition. for advice
and treatment In this manner, am ena
bled to putpersops under treatment by medl
ieated inhalation at their own homes in all
parts of the country where express facilities
arc afforded, by sending them medicines, in,
baler, and full directions for their USE
Many have thus been restored to health who
to all human seeming were hurryin. into
the consumptive's grave.
Application for the circular must be ac-
companed with postage stamp to pay re.
turn postage,
Address Dr. n, 3 WoLyE, Box 23iO,
Cincinnati, O.