, 1863-04-27
THROAT AND LusG INSTITUTE,
Rocks II ASn13, MCCuEMrcK'a BUILDING,
Cor ElntIniull and Danrilntn strrnfs

Cor. Randolph and Dearborn streets,
We have spoken of the various diseases Of the
Throat. and have seen that they originate generally
from eone local cause and for the yrcater part coz
s:st Of inflammation Of tile membrane lining tho
Eatal caYtits andthc throat wiudpipe. and It's d.
Visions in the lungs to which VIC give the name Of
bronchial Tubcs. Having common origin, they
dtronly In !oSation, and as we have said already,
rasa! catalgli or common tllrcat may bc the
haEbinger oflnng compl1ints.
lnr and Bronchial Consumption is tLis,-tlle tuber-
culaT type is usually attended, in its origin by q
connection with bad assmi!aiion, while the b!on-
cnl form generally has its found tiol laid in cost-
ncytion With Ind digestion, but hcalthful assimi-
the patnlum Is properly prepared, but the nusri-
tive arteries do not use i for renewing the tissues.
In the latter case the digestion is bsd. the pabu-
els, under the control Of q well developed system
OF o'sanic nerves, use it to The best advantage.
Here s found the explanation Of tho fact that so
tohst which will If left to themselves. terminate
fatally. show to tho common observer no sptcial
Indications Of disease; they uay be In good lest,
little sympathy with them, from the very fact that
danger.
ed to be complimentcd upon their appearance, even
though suffering extremely from disease Ithap-
pens that before the fatal Close ubercnlar patients
asay bes9%e atetsd more or less t had d.
simlation. 50 that In the end they present us with
mitch the same CLASS Of symptoms.
Tie diseaees to which the throat is liable, as we
have sct n, arc various mud to determine their true
chataeter and sta:,s Of progress rc4uircs a prac-
uced eye ard nice discrimination. Hence the ne
cessty Of co1sulting q, physician devoted to this
threat with causties cannot be too openly q &c.
xerc}y condemned. The effect Of spongins tho
throat with nitrate Of silver, for this ii tie article
destroy or impair the scnsIbili.y Of tho mem
trane. and However palliative solution OF
d essis msy at ae at decavy hs atrs e
in very ma:y casce, and We hare known severalin-
staneee to BE- followed with the most melancholy
certain case is no more important than to deter.
mine the strength Of the solution to be employed
a certain EFade Of Inflammation which would
1eneh Would be nf .tsPs aPPia1ss aavaed % sfi1 IL
stronger or weaker solution. Thus It will be seen
that .tatc of silver, though in general use, is
an agent which can not 10 indiscriminately en-
p.oycd without the greatest hazard.
~ The AIian practice the remedy is conveyed
directiyt0 tho diseased part. CONSUMPTION isa
general 10 disease, requiring constitutional treas-
lnngs-1n the lornt Of albumiDous turnors tubc1-
sles) and then AFTER the softeuing, breaking down
es 4 de1aaS ssf e ans as i Z Is of asf
Of The highest importance to apply remedy ii.
rcctly to the local disease.
Both in tnbcrcnlar diseasc aud bronchitis the
bronchial tubes almost always eufIer eouc mar
ticl'lar arehange. The mucous membrane ia Geuer-
ally softencd sometimes the tubes become eal1r
throughout their whole length, 20 that mary Of
them. from the eizc Of quill, reach the size Of
glove finger Sometimes the stFairing prodreed
by coughing causes the tubes to be enlarged at
some point forming the sac, which is generally
flled with Offending luid. Again, tuberclc will
press against tube as to datten it, aad the air
drawn 1alorious1y through it produces high or
lew note. according to the size. These causes
which produce such changes may, in most cases,
he removed entirely by the new remedies Of the
-Frian practice.
The lnngs have an immense absorbing surface.
Gnd hy this new method ne may bring Il aseons
medicine In contact with the whole mass Of blood
within two minutes, and il we consider that
medicine iii the gaseous state acts more powerfully
than in the fluid state ne may judge something of
way.
At another time we shall speak of the process
oftubHr u1a disease, but now have OILY Epaec to
1emask the czrat Importance Of patients who may
oe suffering from either catatah, throat or bron-
ehial affections or have rcason 10 apptchenl coz
the present season and apply such medication as
gives rational promise Of complete restoration to
health. so that unon tile advent of another
autumn and the chilly blasts Of winter they may
not e3elam :" the sumner il passed, and the haf.
scRs1s enced and We are not saved"
e When requiring medical aid-such IS Dr.
1ames I1 renders, Tiz: Diseases Of the skin and
advised TO amply to Dr. James and receive the con
eo!at!tn OF hope, and the prospect Of a specdv
cure. which lie is SO well enabled to give ID tbis
speciality Dr. James has been praetlcins in New
and press Of that country Fay hr has no sunsriof
Or James clacc is now permanently locatcd al 81
Randolph street, between State and Dearborn