The New York herald., 1862-11-08
DIR. Hunter on Colds, Catarrh and Oc xena
LETTER NO TWO.

To THE sDIIoh VI TIE HERALD
SRIn considering the causes which gradually ermne
The strength the lungs and produce consumption s'Al'
porant When exposed to feet TO drafts Of
S 81 q
% organs o. the body This Is cold 4, may se slight
e&aa & In G ss Of hs N s p % w
We Gisiinsssh colds y parts Affected Hence have
cold in the head, or inucnzaa cold in the nose"
eatarra-a coid throat" quinsy-a ''coid tue
By caarrh is meant u CON gesed inlamed condition
Sf ts mucous nS 9e S ne r ssnsr
matters in the air We breathe through pose
jury from sudden changes IN The Of Tie air aud
from a. and In noe9s I 9sng a. y Ia a
cold is sense Of s,ufng IA the nose The mucous mem
o seane essne se nns ss os s & pa
up and irritable Attempt % force the air through the
Of ali affections the most common and the least regarded
rarely think Il necessary 70 do anything Tor is removal
Chronic ealarh ioloy the acute form and and Is generally
e cure seii After longer .Iae the liability e
charge cf yellow maeus This chronic caia,rh On oo.
as s is % a%d
the poseror and behind the palAe VII 'he
s in tho and Sc
rs % ssrp d se % false
forms in NE nos,s which the patient removes
Where %s Y Hs been
s II s ss ne p back aFes %
or orcbiy snus up the air When the ulccrasions ars
sn oss ss s9s and the
through the membrane to the bone the discharge has an
oaarh all ssss being found IN young children
ce 10 take cold on slight exposure Il much worss
autumn and winter than during the warm months of I'M.
because there Is less liability to relapse from taking
influenza is ca,arr the frontal There two
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n Y s .ss m ny %
+ whss nsy yS.a w 30 sp a.
the the nose and are connected With ne nas.
sinus producing hesdaahs distress ID. region
dSrena q only another name for very bad form o.
ca q M ee S II an n" h
he system broken down. liable
aaceS Sy sssd state The blood caused by
For % Be- sU ass. 90 :: S
on OF the bones OF the nose aud may end fatally by extern
catarrhal affections Of tho and
es Ss Pd haa ns
repfoach the page Of medicine And yet s'ranse as
y ss . Il s sssD: ssa sns
can . b .s. :essS ssS 81 s Srss II Ss
earnestly and nationally sovs to succeed a,o Tsss
noss from .,,sl.S. IHss and perhaps n,s ,as pre-:
mon nc soo 81 a" Y nee sSs 10
the Of these affections by such means conilived
curved showerug syringe, by which was able to make
. direct application OF any ,medcated wash 70 tne
daily cleansing the nnamcd membrane and strengthening
by asringent applications found that caarrh VA
among cuihle ahecnns In the aggravated
of and chrouc infuc sometimes found thu
cure hastened ~ apors wh t1i Md
be applied equally well asa wash and TO meet this require
nent eonyed asn,a copper sand vh 70 b. u,ed With
spirit lamp The medicines are paced glass crystal
aud evspoatcd by beat The pacu holds his head tn
bath aud receives the ssrnfs they his
rs There Is neith pain INC using hes
remedies Even lilc children submit them from day
day without complaint. BY thA tho only simple direct
rational treatment ever prescribed for catar have bee
able with certainty TO break these
gero,s affections whore overy other cas had failed Who
i moi fnif i'm one In a thousand.
Unfortunately these affections too generally ,reate
with neglect aud In consequence lost siaht
in the disastrous diseases to which they give rs
| Cstarrah IN the hrst step towards CONSUMPTION.
goes on untii u Involves the throat ia granusfion
| causcs the voice 70 become husky In reaiiu
| aloud, aud ends In thickening Of the mucot
mefnbrance lining the bronchial tubes After this ia
deUositlou OF