Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-10
Treatment Of C.,arrh.

From the New York Medical 81 ecislIst
Chronic Catarrh, like Asthma and Consump-
ton, has hitherto had no remedy. IL remains
s,n stain No and rePrcach on the Page Of med
OF "ieans Of relief within our reach, or from he
scar OF the disease or the mslignty Of its nature;
Tor we can reach the diseased parts by all the
forces OF the Materia Medica-solids fluids sn6
gases-and the disease itsslf Is only a simple.
chronic Inflammation. Physicians have failed be-
cause tney have not striven to succeed earnestly
ana raaonaliy They have been generally sstis--
NED with squirting a little scarni scate, up the
nose, and In prescribing an "alferafire" by the
stomach which, of course, does no good Cstarrh
10 rarely found as a disease of the nose alone, but
generally accompanied by more o. less hoar.e-
ness, showing that the irritation which exists In
greatest intensity In the nasal membrane also In
wolves the larynx and lining Of the windpipe
we cannot, therefore. hope 20 remove IL by appli-
cauons 70 the nose only The course I have puf-
sued with almost invariable success Is M follows:
mild astringent vapor is directed TO be inhaled
TWO or three times day, from the inhaling instru-
ment described N my treatise the patient being
careful TO exhale through the nostrils By this
means the diseased surface is acted upon in every
part.
In addition to the use of the inhalations, daily
shower the nostrils with a solution adapted 20 the
condition Of the membrane, by silver showering
syringe, which have had constructed for the
purpose. The extremity OF the syringe 10 passed
into the throat and then the curved part 10 turned
up behind the curtain Of palate, and jet Of the
solution thrown against every side Of the posterior
mares at the same Instant. Early I'm practice. ind
Ing the want Of such instrument was I'm the
habit OF using an elastic tube, seal,d at the e,-
iemify with wax, and perforated with small
holes, 70 this I fitted piston and used IL as q
syringe There 10 neither pain nor Inconvenience
In making these applications. Even little chill
dren submit 10 them from dav TO day, and get up
from the chair laughing By this simple treat
ment, have been able 90 break MP the most in
veterate Chronic Catarrh in from four TO ten
weeks, and so generally successful has IL been,
that doubt il il fail In one case out Of an hun
dred, when properly and faithfully employed.
Consumption has several stages. IL has a nrst,
or forming" stage; a middle, or cen fTNaed''
stage; and last, '.xicerdfed' stage. The lungs
do not become Immediately stuffed with tubcrcles,
or crowde0 by foul ulcers IL il only after months.
ana Often years of irritation-of SLOW, insidioUs
progress-from the slight '-Catar-h" 90 the seated
- Bronchitis" from Bronchitis" 10 the first depo-
slton OF little speck Of hydrocarbons 0laff,r" in
a single lobul,, from the first dispositions OF
tubercle 70 the filing up Of a whole lobe, or a
whole lung with this matter, and its fostering and
burrowing among the delicate air cells, until the
whole Of the lung diseased becomes redu, ed TO a
mass OF hopeless and this dresded
malady reaches the last and fHdi stage. The
error 10 too widespread among the people, aud
TOO general even among physicians, TO regard
consumption rs a disease, marked not only by
cough" but by the expectoration OF ''pNS," by
'hectte Jer.r,n by nigh s,ceotS,n and wasting
OF flesh ard strength. In other words, TO apply
the name 'CoHsunIption' only 20 the last stage of
the disease. Were this otherwise, we should not
have expressions as lit is only catarrh;" ''the
uiecosc 10 utt fh or III ONLY Sfsst
bronchial Affection Alas there are are few who
suffer from these affections, trihing and unim-
portant as they may seeu who do not sooner or
later, nil a consumpGve's grave
Hote.-Dr. Robert Hunter, Of New York, TIC
author Of the preceding article, and editor of the
" New York Medical Specialist" is the founder
Of the system OF practice OF treating bronchial and
pulminary diseases by Med Heated Inhalation. He
may be expected in few days on a professional
visit to Washington.