Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-14
DAILY EMPIRE.
Dr. " olfe on Consumption and Medioa-
ted Inhalation
LETTER XXIV
POrvLAR M0oEs OT TRHAElga c0NsgAFTI0s

OF emetics, in consumption, and shall pas
in review some Of the other Fashionable
/ treatments.
MRRcURIAL TREATMENT Some two hun.
dred years ago, this mode was greatly II
fashion, but gradually dropped into oblivion
not only because il did no good, but positiv,
harm; and in the opinion Of many, brought
on consumption in those who would never
have been attacked, If mercury had never
/ been given to them for other oomplaints.--
! Uuhappily for mankind, DR.. Wilson Phillips
/ brought out work twenty years ago, "0n
the influence of small doses Of mercury,
and it became fashionable TO treat consump
ton With it. Happily the conviction has
become impressed on the minds Of the pro-
fession, that il 10 injurious ana few physi-
clans now use it except stealthily, and they
do it in ordor to be doing something, not
from any faith ia lie efficacy After killing
its thousands, let us hope It is buried never
to be resuscitated
ToNIos.-ln opposition to those who look
upon consumption as an inhamatory disease
and employ bleeding, we have physicians
who regard it as disease of debility, and
rely on tonies. Now each Of these is regu-
lar, orthodox practice, and which is righi2
IL is an axiom to practice, that tonies are
useless in organic diseases, and often ageral
vate the disease Tonics have no power to
cause absorption or removal of tuberoles ia
the lungs, and consequently the tonic doctors
have not been able to sustain their position
and better than the advocates for the modes
OF treatment already discussed
Digitalis and Iodine have had their days,
and very lourishing days they we're but
now, alasl they are consigned with ignominy
to the tomb Of all the Capulets, by the most
learned of the profession.
Counter Irritation means, establishing a
running sere on the surface Of the body, in
the neighborhood of an inaamed internal
surface with view of removing the natu,
raj, by an artificial disease. With this view,
poor consumptives have had, and still uns
fortunately too often have, their chests scar.
ed with hot irons-ooyered with postules
from tartdr emetio ointment--tortured with
perpetual blisters, or other modes Of effect
ing the coveted object, The most learned
now allow that counter irritation has no ef,
feet in causing the absorption or removal Of
tubercles, therefore it does no good. But it
positive harm; we know that the cause of
hectic and night sweats; is to be found
where there are snrlaoes secreling matter.
Now if the ulcers in the lungs cause the irri,
tatiye fever, it is only adding to the cause,
by establishing large, running sore on the
outside Of the chest, to keep those in the In
side, company Counter irritation is only
of use to relieve pleuritic pains; and this can
be best effected by q mild rubefacient ano-
dyne linament or dry cupping This cruel
and unphilosophical treatment, is abandon-
ed by the lenders OF the profession, but
n, "a t.n -, A..
followers
COP LIVER 0lL-This great quack medis
cine-this panacea-this god,send to the
stupid physician, who had no trouble in pre-.
scribing while it was the fashion. "pootor,
haVe bad cough 'Oh, your lungs are
weak; take Cod Liver Oil Alas for the
tribe that this pbysic made easy has gone
out Of fashion Who does not recallect
the buckets full that were swallowed few
years ago, and now how little2 IL is of no
use, unless there is n wasting Of the body
1t is not medicine hut food; and like ozma-
ZONE, alcohol, coffee, tea, ETC., possesses in
a high degree the property of preventing
the wasting Of the tissues. Instead of being
looked upon as remedy for every consump-
tive, cases are selected that are suited for
It's employment, just rs with other curatives,
and with the heads Of the profession it is
dying out.
GRANGE OF CLIMATE The cheval de bat
aille-that convenient way of getting rid of
dying patients, Las received its coup de
grace from the recent writers on the sub
ject, and now no longer commands the faith
at educated, medical men, although many
still keep up the cruel farce sending mari.
bunds in search OF that health which they
will never recover on this side Of the grave
The subject Of climate, is too extensive to
enlarge farther on in this letter.
might cite Stokes Billings, Louis, and
many others, to prove that, as yet, no mode
of treatment they employed was of the
slightest use in curing consumption, but
they had not tried Inhalation. | shall not
detain you, by going over again the names of
men OF the highest standing in the profese
sion who tried Inhalation, and have given il
their unqualified approval The practice is
still in Its infancy and confined to few, but
its success is already such, that 10 few
years it will supercede every other mode of
treatment This it will not until the great
mass of the profession shall see the chest
practice in the hands exclusively of those
who follow the very rational treatment by
Inhalation,
~ b. WOLFE, NJ. D.
Physician for diseases of the Lungs and
Throat No SO, Ninth street, Cincinnati o.
p. ST. have 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 distance from
the city, or who cannot visit me personally.
The circular contains list Of questions re,
lating to the symptoms by which consump'
ton and its different varieties are known,
and by answering which correctly, persons
from abroad are enabled to send me cor,
rect statement OF their condition for advice
and treatment In this manner, am ena-
abled TO put peTsopsunder treatment By medl
Gated inhalation at their own homes, in all
parts of the county where express facilities
are afforded, by sending them medicines, in,
haler, and full directions for their use -
Many have thus been restored to health, who
to all human seeming were hurrying into
the consumptive's grave.
Application for the circular must be &C,
with postage stamp to pay re-
turn postage.
Address DR., n B. WOLFE, Box 234O, Gin
cinnati, o.