Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-25
DR. Robert IIunter,of Now York ,on Chron-
ic Consumption.

LETTER NO D.
10 mr. Editor Of the VTgiaian:
thron, Consumption, or the common form Of
Consnmption generally begins with IL 81 ,h' dry
r"u2h. 1t was probably the frequency of cough
preceding the disease that lei the ACCENTS 10 Ae-
rve that cough the cause rather than the ell
fret If Consumption. This cough may con,inne
t'r several months or years without any other
y nptom. Ii Is scarcely cough. but rather II
nack.' Now, the cause OF this slight Gu n IL
thc presence Of tubcrcles in the lungs and if ,he
+ nlent were to die suddenly Of any other disease,
r. from m injury. We should find the lun - stud.
lied or filled with fine tubercles. 1t is comm"nnn
examination after death, to find the lungs o! per
,ons dying IF feycrs and iu1amations stuffed with
lubcrclc4. and this, too, when in health the rxls
rrucc Of consumption bad not even been stls Icc'el
Many ui those friends with whom we ure in lnlly
intercourse, and whom We regard M really healthy
ara thus carrying about in ,helr lungs tie elc
Nents II their own dcstructan.
I his form of Consumption begins differently in
,Ililrrcnt cases. A man apparently in perfect
cath, has an attack Ut caiarrh sore throat and
Ahen this subsidies. it leaves the dry, hacking
,.u.h before alluded to. Not unireuuentIy n
,litting If blood is the first symptom, and indeed
II almost invariably marks the commenced cnt Of
he disease; this may he only slight streak in the
uucous OF it may be considerable and of u bright
tel color, In many cases Consumption set in al
,rr "chills and ieyer," aud these occur alu,a,t
tn The regularity 1T ngue. In the Others We
na,r n sense Of heat in the nalm Of tho lands
"a do ~ ia, NJ. , n,,.h r. a. ,,, 'l
.,et AID hands are also FREQUENTLY oh.cr,e1
Many persons mistake the lever and cb,llne,s
w,ch ocenr in Tho early Stage of Consum,,i.,
pr intermittent fever. As the disease nr,,rrs...
nersnlntions occur generally towards m,rnin,
aud are often so prciuse MS to drench the sbe.,.
aad even tho bed.
The stomach is not much disturbed in the car
IL stages If Chronic Consumn,iun II il hv ~.
ncaus uncommon for the nnn.tite IN cnn,;,,. nm
4.noly good until after pia,rl,,. .a,s i, nh.,,;
generally becomes canrci,u. and moor In ,onni..
after fever occurs tn. monthly sickness i. ,,n,os
always SUPPRESSED. and il il rmmnn Inr H., U'',n,,
and Disease in the Lungs +, bs ascribeJ IN ,L,.
rregnlarty while in realty il ia only tho rc.ui,
. depending upon the debility of the c,,.,ti,n,i,,
alucel hy the disease After the f.ver ,pJ ,,r
sniratons have becomo es,,hl;shs, ,ho -.
! RI, flash and stren,,b Cons 80, -, I'll; "a
! Lly nav H.. ,r,J,, ia ~, " .-p'u'y '""' cnc
3 - -, 49, -. away il'
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4 ~ ''"' Pe"t", n"a we eyes at
An. ~, P''"'"' ""u"ess anu br'iiiancy
Inc '"''er cApecioratcu changes with the PRO
GFeSs u. INC o'seose In the commencement the
to"Sn u "ry' ou' AFTER time wntery or si ,ht.
y iro'hv secretion follows. As the disease aI,-
prohehes the second stage, this gradually changes
, 10 sticky, jely'Nke, or glusv substance often
! lark IN color, but more commonly inclnn, +, n
,reenish, with now and then st,eaks az i, III .
! color
! When trrberclcs soften tho exne.,,.,,;,, H.,
comes still more y,llow md NM H. M .,
exne,tnr,te3 from, ,,,r;,r l.; Vs. "o '"".''i
. 1t il Of n wbitish y.lL,v ,.I,. -" pe'"i'''