New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-05
tComnunioaled.I
Or. Robert Hunter ON the Cure OF Puin'onnry
CnnsumnI Il nn.- C0nfinned
ComnnnloA |
LETTER No GX


To r.. gdi,'r Of he n. T. Ddtlg Tr5sa.
Sir: have already explained nhy no treatment
can possibly effect the cure Of Consumption which
does not begin at the foundation by restoring the
Dur,,y OF tie h0od and causing the oridatioH aud
aBsorp'i9n Of tie fuLerclcs. purpose now TO show
tbnt even this must be combined with other means
sufficiently potent 10 remove the iJidmed and hick'
e4ed condition Of the mucous membrane lining the
air.tabes or tie fr4cion of tie lungs will stl be
tut f.ebly performed, and, as a consequence, the
blo0d can neither be kept pure nor tuberciO pre-
vented ir "a reforming.
A. I'm tsis climate most cases Of Consumption
arise from coids' which have become SEATED, viii
be understood that in ell such cases we have chro-
nc Inflammation OF the Inning Of tho AR passages
Nasa1 C9fltth, -" S0rc Ihr0af," aud "CAr0nic
Broacits' al eNss in greater or ssoyeFi'y, ard
me uhys,ilu rluat remove them ard bring back the
uu.of, membrane to health, before the function oi
fle lurg can he restored. IL they be permitted g.
remain they Will continue b. Obstrlot the bronchial
tulss villa uu,le-tiEiuish their sile-shorten The
.-.iff ,rs4r rnt su.AciGut qrarfi,y OF air from
b. ug received TO koP the blood pure Ihey are
n lot no -.al cauas 81 Consumption and 20 long ss
they remain they feed nnf Increase bo'h tho CARGO"
Ia he blood, rnd tho tuhcrclcs IN the lungr.
From these ilcts the reader eau understand that
one OF tie crest objects % treatment s 10 subdue
fhi. catarrhal condition II tie mucous membrane
I}s.- can this be accom- plished Certainly not by
dorng the stomach; aud yet tbs Is All that Is ever
attemItel. Il is 10 treatment Tor iocal dissase In
the lungs 10 pour &C n 4'reT o", C0HSt M
fnr,s." and "I0nics," into the stomach, for they
never reach toe part Affected and besldes, such
medrines possess no properties c.i able OF efcctlns
cure il tley did. No physician will pretend that
cod hrsr oIi, or any clugh mt1fur, or tome ever
compounded has power 10 remove tubefclts, puniy
the blood or heal the mucous membrane, even u
f.rrcfy 0ppisd. How then, III tie name OF reason,
cfn they accom- lish these objects, when they are
Yppli.d 10 a dr ant and = healthy part They do
moi do .nything Of the kind; aud every physician
knows when he ITescrbes them tuat tley &C." Ho''
they are merely pallmiiyes-I"ihlns inoie-"na no.
body but tie patient expects them - heal the lungs.
Having ox, laiuod why medicines given by the
stomach always fail, ict NE now 'ell yoa VIVA "ll
succeed. a wash or an ointment apphed 10 cl--
e.se on the surface Of the body accomplished rs
cure not ly it's action on the ) sstm but oy ns cl-
rect action on the tart affected lie Same medi-
riues which effect cure when directly applied would
do no good ard often great deal OF harm, II taken
into lie soaacl. II iO.iOwt, therefore, tAts the
cure derends ou the dircct Application. By dirrtly
applying medica,s, we effect tie cure OF lufam-
nations aud alterations oi the eye, KIN Ald other
ars Of the body aud Dy treating disease oil tne u-
cous membrane OF lie inngs In the same manior we
accomplish precisely the snne results. This, then,
il tho reason wis II s necessary in every case ot
pulmonary disease e. treat he patient by nhaiw On.
The luIgs designed by nature for the reception
OF Gtr, gGs and rapJr aud We cannot !hIfOda'e ihto
ibein tolid ar b1d aclues, but We can hl~ays io-
ouce those solids Gnd fn.is 10 Sapor, and sqhG's
them, and they will manifest Ia the lungs All TIE
] virtues they possess. II Physicians could apply
varhet and oiutmens 10 the inner surface OF tao air
tuDss they would do 40 IN every oasei but becaus:
they cannot 90 thls they deer Tie lrincipe oi dl.
reel Medication altogether aud under TIE "retcle'i
pretcu,e Of striving 10 accomplish tho same ends
through tne stomach sacrifice the M ol every con-
sumptiye invalid whQ contdes his health 10 their
care.
TO ,nhais are OF four kinds. Fist eTpect0rGats to
excel the mucus second sedatres, TO alley ir.i,a.
u0r; third asfrtngeHts, TO diminish secretion; aud
fourth aReratuts, TO change the action OF the dis-
eased membrane. These, by acting directly on TIE
rarts affected not only promote the cure oi tho ds-
esse but ai.o from the commencement, add greatly
10 the comfort OF the patient by relieving his more
tronblesome eymptous The c0Hgh is relieved by
cha extulson Of the mucus, ShOrtHeSS ~ cream vDn
Ishes With the removal Of the local obsru,one hec
ne dsappears with the eub6ldence OF pulmonary lf!-
tarion, and spt,ag # biood aud lass ~ >Sa cease
the moment The boJd l. properly oxld.ked. You
SEE therefore that this treatment iuhilS all the To-
ouiremepts OF the patient for relei, while gfodng
lin what none other rational hope oi fertora
| tion 10 health.
Bat" il ia frequently asked, " do You give no
medicines By the stomach " Certainly do, wheh
th,y are required IL tie patient is feeble aud los
I
nd give tonics to and hs digestion. TLerc is 40 OBJ
ecion to the uso Of Cod Liver Oh az nourifhment
under such circumstances, although Ind rich soups
made froui fat meat quite beneficial and greII
deal more paatable. Ii the oe cfIs axe counned tne
Lrrr torpd or the fulcton of any other organ I'M
ted.d or suppressed, medicines must be gwen "a
correct them. The junction Of every abdominal
organ should be sept even more active than natural
lthat they may draw of irritation from the lungs
Again. tiose afflicted with this disease have usual
q very tectie c'rcHiatoH, hence l always pa o,ps'
soiel bD Is ulon no feet Lastly genlle exercise %
the oren air-proportolatc 10 the strength 81 t"'
patent-is az Indispensable requisite % proper TeA'
mon,. Al these m.aus are valuable, ahd 40 ei"ol
TED physician would think Of dsregarding mem ye
vhst nre they but 20 much attention 10 hIoifht
minded by Inhalation, ,hrY never yel ELECTED tn,
I,nrs of "a Gaze OF Consumption, ana nevei Wa
ICDirtped viih tac direct application OF Oxygen O.
tbo tub rcuilr deposits a.i tae blood, Hhl "i.A Ca