The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-07

| Or. HUNTER ON AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT;
70 ne Ha9r o. ne Of aiarr pointed out The
nectIon which exists between TINS disease anu
H aeS M anp and
| shall now proceed to speak OF anectons OF 'ie
The Throat is that cavity which is seen belo,c
| ard tsAind the curtain of the palate on looking
| INTO the mouth. F rom the centre OF the palate
| little point hangs down towards the root OF the
| tongue-this is the " nrula.' On each side of tho
entranee to the cavity called the throat. we have
| the mucous membrane. which also covers the
uvula and .onsils; Beneath the mucous membrane
secrete lubricatIng fuld-these are the mucous
to.t,eleS. ,;,,, o.. ,;..s.
hence you Will understand that all affections Oh the
throat are not alike, nor can they be cured p' the
tons OF the throat we say sample throat. or
! inflammation of the mucous membranes granular
nF ~ ,ueoys faH.eTs. The tomsils nav be IN
iarged from repeated attacks OF qHtnSy or the
urnia elongated from repeated attacks oil simple
To d.tect and rsnlore these several diseases, is
the business Of the PIN. stefan, and that ply sican
and that practice which accomplshes these oh
Jects with the greatest certainty and with the
least inconvenence, Is the most deserving the
In ordinary sore throat, occasioned by a cold,
there is simply redress. and slight opuffiness, OF
the membrane, WHICH subside after few
| days, ard leave the parts affected in their for
mer condition. This occurs to most persons dur
ing each winter. but is though mt of so little conse
| quence as scarcely to deserve attention. Not SO
IN reality. however; for each attack leaves an m
creased liability to a recurrence, and lays the fOHn
datlOn of chronic diseases. Ii IS imperative that
all these cases should be promptly treated, 10y the
instrument. the tubes OF which are capable OF di
| Tectius large volume al vapOr into the throat,
without effort on the part OF the patient
! But simple sore throat does not always termi-
| nate in this satisfactory manner. All the unpieas-
ant sy Hptoms gradually disappear leaving the pa
TENT as he supposes, in perfect health but soon he
becomes conscious oil a haraSsl ne Utilization, pro-
| ducing desire two or three times day TO clear
! himself, but is noticed by his friends. After some
few months thus disposition increases. and is at,
something to use familiar phrase) sticking IN
his throat"
stances, gyanMtdft0nS OF various sizes Will be seer
! studding the membrane. and causing 1t to appear
| uar patches, hut commonly they regular IN
| shape, and each sranulatIon is distinct. Should
| the disease progress, the mucous iocies OF the
| iarynx also become involved, and then we have a
HUsKNEss OF the voice, with frequent and vexa-
| tious attempts to clear the throat At these times
| a thick, sticky kind of mucous is forced of with
| cOnsde rahle difficulty.
usual recourse to bleeding. purging. Alternatives
and counter irritation, only weakens the conatitu
ljargles. too, are of little value In defiance OF
| such means, the irritation proceeds slowly. but
learns that it is hut short step from an ORDINARY
| soRK THROAT TO coNFIRMED CONSUMPTION.
When this disease has passed, as 1t invariably
does when not arrested to the br0Hch ta{ tateS,
| pilcatons to the throat always fail, unless con
oped it'll Alternative and aStrInSeut iniialatIols
| No SOLID OR LIQUID medicine ever hndS Its way
| below the division OF the W indpipe, and rarely
| more than two and half or three inches below
the isiottis. The disease below the lowest point
to which applications are ever made by the Whale
bone and sponge. is by far the most serious and
| yet here. when rely on these applications alone,
IL proceeds throus In Its several stages certainly
| AZ though no treatment were adopted To arrest it.
| THIS is imaginary picture. Nearly one hall Of
the consumptlve cases under my care IN thus city
| have been previously treated for ''D>EAsEs the
| THROAT by applications of NITRATE or SILL
| vER.' and, as they assure me, not only without
| businesses.
At the present moment, | have many pa
tents suffering from clearly marked consumption.
who attribute their disease of the lungs to 'BJRN-
| ING THEIR THRoATs.' These facts are mentioned
To illustrate the failure and disappointment winch
| must always occur wheE the diseased surface is
| not fully reached by the remedy emplOycd and
this conceive to he Impossible by any other means
than Inhalation.
| The term ''5roachitis" is very commonly applied
| to DISEASES OF THE THROAT; and this error Is
| kept up, by the folly of medical writers in using
the term, not IN Its proper bat IN It's POPULAR
| MITIGATION. Recent books issued from the Ameri-
can press have assisted in small degree to per
peruate this error. ''By0Rchtt,S'' is disease oI
| the bronchial tubes, which ramity III every difsc-
| ton through the substance OF the lungs. BrOn-
chIts is therefore disease of the lungs; and unit
those who the term to designate disease OF
throat, they will find it difficult to Justify great
| d pervcrson of the common sense OF the term
| Ally next letter viii lie on Chrome Larry us it's
ROBERT HUNTER, Nj. b,
Powkatan House.