New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-09

! ce,ting we'll. hut soon a secoui CROP Of tubercle
sof'ene and then pat Of Che lnrS breaks down. Thi
successive sohening, followed 10y temporary amend
lneut, -lowly but surely undermines the strength o
the IN. As soon as the first softeuin2 o! tuber
Gle t,kcs place we have all the worst symptoms in
augurayed-hectic ferer, n,gh swe2ts, increase o
cotgh, profusc pnrpicAt expecfora'on !oss Of feS'
/ and strength.
Spc! is brief outline Of what takes place IN th'
Lungs IA The Nree stages Of Consumption. Before
death takes place, "A considerable portion OF ore
/ lung becomes destroyed, aud usually the other
AT cfst Sometimes several distinct cavities exist
m he same ung, but II IL moe common for the ia
teryetiug tissue TO become ob.teracd, and the eev-
erIl snal cavities TO unite and form one large
cavatiOn.
| nave told you that Consumption liz caused by
tujcrccs. Now VIVA, is the cause Of tGber..es2 IL
IA necessary that tins question should be Answered
lcfore you can clearly understand how 1t is that
other aud appncady triiing diseases can produce
tiiis dread malady In former letters pciuted ont
the danger of neglecng CatGrrb, Sore Throat,
and Bronchitis, and told yon that these are
the common cause OF CODsumption-l should
havc said that they are the common cause
OF tujcrCes and that tu5ercles are the
,.u.e Of consumption THJerc'es are c0used by
imperfect docarb0ni-af,on u tie blond. Whatever
prevents the fee aduis4ion Of prTs mr. % the air
cells viii prOCucs them. SO;tened tunercle is moth.
iug more than carb0n united with the elements o.
he tissues in which it was deposited. Mark, now,
me effect Of "A catarrh in it, lhliueAce on the lungs.
have told yoH that catarrh is chronic Inflammation
of the mucou-menbFane lining the nose. The secre-
ton y oich forms n the poserior mares falls down
into the throat and rapidly extends the irritation TO
the entrance OF the wiudpipe. Once II has reached
this point, every slight change IN he weather,
every exposure TO dust, increases the irritation
ard carries It down into the larynx, proiuc-
lux sEllt h0nr'cness, aud into the bronchi al
tubes cau-ng the secretion Of q stirtey, blueish
white mucous. You gee, then, that cataIrh
prOdGces the irritation on which TINS muous de-
peuds The wlndppe and brcncnia IN which it
FORMS are the tuies through which The lungs re-
ceiye The Air necessary for the removal Oh the carbon
from the blood. 10 You suppo'e You can obstruct
those tubes and vet not dimnish the air drawn
through them at each inspirati0l2 This sticky
mucus not only ob5iructs them, but often coui-
pletelv seals up a bronchial tube If considerable
Size. And if you diminish the air received into the
ar-cells You cause portion a. the car. on 10 remain
IN the blood. Tie moment the AR l. shut off from
q cluster Of air-ccs the capares OF those cells be-
come gorged with mperiecty decarbOn,ta blood,
and are liable 10 become tVjercY.0Hs. kIud nature
~ very indugent, aud may bear with IA for q long
line, but sooner or iater derosit OF carbon takes
place IN the obstruc;ed part, and from that mo-
Welt the disease has changed from simple cat~rsh
or bronchitis TO The most ia'al disease known %
our race II is the obstruction TO the air tubes by
mucu., which causes the formation a., iuberces. aud
hence it il that / say thai until uberc.os ere ac-
ually formed the patient has no warning OF ni5
danger beyond the evidence Of tie presence Of the
s':cky mucus produced by hawking il ~ f.Om time
~ time.
Ny next letter viii be on the " Symptoms Of
ConsumDtioa." Your obedleu' seryant
ROBfEI Il STFR, NJ D.,
Phvsici,a fol Pulmonary Del'e', No. 80! BFead"ay.
Netr- J on. July T. lb2.