Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-17

On HuvrEH on CHRONIC CoxsuMProS-To the Eahor Of ne
rally begins with slight dry cough probably the e
quency cough preceding the disease that led the anents 70
sumption Tn cough continue for several month. or years
SaS Now G cause OF this S cough n. Of
In the ings and the patient 10 die OF suddenly
studded or filled With dne iuberce common
ton after death to End the lungs Of pesoGs dying Of feyers and
the existence Of Consumption had not even heen suspected Many
Of those friends NTH whom 10 daily intercourse and whom
regard really healthy thus carrying about In their lungs
the elements Of their own destruction.
This Of Consumption be gins ferenty In different
man apparently in perfect health attack cdtIrh
hod this subsidies leaves the dry hacking cough
symptom This NAV be only digt streak 10 the mucous or
and q bright red color! In many ease.
with the regularity Of dOUe In others We have sense Of
heat the palms the hands and sles Of the feet or H on
the cheek cold feet and hands are also frequent nay persons
and ohness which In the early stage OF
DsrsDirons generally towards morning. and often
profuIe drench the sheets and even the the bel
sOnr much disturbed In the early OF Chron
cn,ine ,1ts1yJ good pntII ~ LTyr6a sets In when II
generally caprcious and poor In females after fever
occurs the monthly sickness almost always suppressed and
for the Cough and Disease the Lungs to be dscd
10 this ireguIrit while reality It only the result Of the
debility CONSTITUTE Induced by the disease After the fe
and respiration have become established the wasting Of the
goes rapidly that the body be truly
said dOa The joints appear larger than natu
raj from the wasting OF the hehy parts the chest becomes CON
tacied the features shapened and the eyes attain peculiar
The matter expectofaed changes progress the dis
In the commencement the cough Is dy but after time
proaches the coad this gradually CHANCES to sticky %
yke guy substance often dark In COLOR but more common
" incnng greenih with and then seaks OF yeNoD
color.
l0ig and pus ike The matter eXpeco ated from cdry In the
lungs peculiar II of whitsh yellow color, with rugged
times the matter expelled ctre but commonly
Il without the least smell Sometimes has @reeh at others
Freqaeny the patient complains pam can
place bis hand the very Of Ms disease hut FIRE
queny there pain beyond sense Of oppression an oe
cSsona t IN Tie side and IS by no means uncommon FOR
the patient to point out as the seat Of his disease the most healthy
part Of his lungs: ,,..,,-,.,
ter" and steadily growing wOrsethAt Is he appears TO Inn
prove for WHILE then relapses Into condition than
before succeeding attack leaving him feeble than tbs
previous He sp pms for time has rer, night steed,
Loses appetite ae, and strength coughs necessarily, and can
scarcely sleep night Gradually the cough abates the eNpect'
ration becomes less and nearly Disappears the fever and Eeats
vanish and Re lmagnes himself rapidly getting we'll He ganse
veral pounds weight and his phv an points TO evil
improvement from he treatment from Cod Liver Oh
But all The old symptoms retqnhe hectic fever and night
cough and eXpectOra0n Of punceasd frequency
Of pulse flesh aud strength.
Now Won would ask why this The reason easily under
by tuberce these produced by
Gore Throat BORcis-by impure ar or GH or
irritation Of Kind In tie air tubes OF the lungs This irita
kept long time before tubercs begin to FORM but
later fresh cold greater r alton than usual
their rapid deposition soonte cold disappear or the IT.
Withdrawn and tuberces TO form Those formed
however remain and gradually develop themselves After afew
months the lungs again exposed In some manner to rrta
when further deposit uOerces takes place In an'her part Of
As ali se tubsrces are not deposited the time they
all soften the period but Ia successive crops as they
were
expelled patient has Precipitation; his
petite poor and lie loss flesh ayd strength But
crop thrown on all these toms vanish and he
improve until tne second ready for expulsion
again relapses every soeuing ubercles.
part broken into cdUi hence, the Lungs
become gradually ed the BODY becomes gradually wasted
each attack leaving he poor Invalid weaker than the viii
preceded H. During these periodical improvements, H7DiS
vainon compounds Of description Obtain credit for
eectng change VIII takes place. Will ~ red thew but
interfere with prop action nature The poor patient s by
such means from the day he becomes invalid
the day he is laid In his gave"
cannot Inlng practical observation the
idcousns the usual recommended by most phys
cas Ning for Intelligent 10 advise the
sumpye 10 take good Qfbe' N eTerciss IN the OpsH
air 10 rs lro" tke rery khs medicine ?! Now
what i, bnt TO advise that n shall wait for the
the lungs and thereby destroy him. ad
striving earnestly dermnedy peevengly TO prevent that
change taking place. Let alon, dea the al
most Inevitable aim Of the physician then should be
dbs0rDO the tuberce In other words make
the system take and throw tn by the bOC the
Eidneys skin L Il by absorption that scrQOu' 0iInds
are removed-that srng 0ad nmOrs van!shha drODsies
apper-lnd making this the chief aim and object OF treat
mut We are able through nsrumentaty OF nhal ton
effect Consumption by arresng the deposition Of
promoting the expulsion n those Are dv locate
far the lungs from destructive liberation than
TO heal ulcers aft-r they are formed
Your obedlent servant,
r. HUNTER, N. D.
Pownlr,s Ior p RI ,hmond, May 70 1860
NorE-Dr R0uERr HuSrER Of New York. the writer
letter those which have preceded IT, will close his Office In
I'll, city SATURDAY evening 18Th inst which date he