New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-10

1t but too frequently happens that tho sScon wit
unavorable termination to this painful form
Of disease; the severe symptoms those charac
tiers indicating Inflammation Of the membranes Of the
brain, and after passing many hours or day two,
in state" says an experienced aura writer. "of de-
lirum more less ravng. the patient falls into con-
diton of coma and thus expires" The symptoms alone
are sufficient evidence that the disease has extended to
the BRAIN and 1t appears In most instances to make it.
self pathway either through the roof the posteror
wall of the Tympanal cavity.
In cases whore this result 10 very rapid the inaam
nation may occasionally extend from the lining mem
branc Of the tympanum to the bone, thence to the
durc mater and thus life may be destroyed by mcningi
tbs or phrentis while in other cases the disease may
terminate in suppuraton either between the Uranium
and the dua na.er or between the cerebral membrane
themselves, or in the substance ofthe brain.
Dlssection these however prove that the up
per or posteror wall of the tympannn is generally de-
stroyed either by necrosis or more frequently by carries
which condition corresponds to the more gradual ex
tension Of the disease to the BRAIN and particularly to
the fact that these fatal causes usually result from acute
Inflammation excited by chronic affection.
"Some practitioners" Mr.. Saunders says while
treating Of discharges arc disposed to regard this as
trivial disease; others too dangerous to allow the
interference of art Both are in error It's without
disease destructive in Its tendency to the faculty Of
Hearing"
1t rarely stops until II has so much dsorganized the
Tympanum and its contents as to occasion total deaf
mesa On this account demands the mos, judicious
attempts to arrest its progress and 1t requires an
amount Of skill combined with enormous experience to
be certain tina. these attempts should result in no bad
TO the sufferer for In the severe stage It is
by far easier on account Of the extensive Inflammation
which is It's sure attendant, to aggrayae rather than
elevate.
How n contrary opinion can prevail is indeed unac
countabei yet modern practitioners do not condemn
the judlcious attempts tocurc it, What argument could
ever have been adduced as 1t has been the general mode
until very lately agains. the attempts 10 cure this dis
ease that is not equally conclusive in reference to ell
other nGamatory diseases Is any one an abettor Of
The obsolete hrmral pathology He will contend that
stoppsge Of drain which nature has established Is per-
nicIou- and the morbid matter will be determined on
the internal parts But how such person." say
saunder. venture on the treatment Of any disease
even the healing Of common ulcerf Some years age
thought this absurd notion had exploded totally for II
has been constantly adduccd to deter sufferers roH
seeking cure for this discharge. Is child the subject
Of it, the parent is told leave IL to nature and the!
will ortsrop IT, Is it adult. other plea equally
injurious and futile /, employed The truth is say
this Aurst thc disease is always tedious and difficult
and always easily durable and many are disincned
TO embarass themselves with the who have not can
dor enough to make true statement"
Thus IL Is many sufferers who have this disease com
rnencing in childhood allow i, to grow with thei
growth and siren gthen Itself with maturity who in
duccd TO refrain from AL attempts 20 relieve or cure It
until the disease In the first stage easy OF cure to be
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Ia ow n bad course and lead to the worst results.
The truth is that the practices and the prcjadices
the old times mix themselves with the more orderly an'
percc, operations Of the present, day AID this is sub
Iee, of study which We must not neglect We hay'
now leisure to observe how slowly aural diseases hav
been understood or operations invented or improved
In. az, and fosx ipn ,rfa WAS
anatomy and Classification Of aara diseases TO th
dag. At this moment employed in roofing III
prcudices and ridiculous practices OF tho aneien's 10
the practice Of the earlier aaris,s was marked by ~
effort being made to bring the diseased Ear under III
influence Of medicine indifference about tie smpl
cure Of deafness, aud a passion for perforating th
drum (see Sir Ashley Cooper and oil tie excuses Q
surgery.
Is IL not most unaccountab!e among us cx
pcc,ns TO excel in specially OF which their knovedg
Ia but limited eager to be known as improvers with
GU, having rpcned their minds by studying the nyea
tions of others vain Of their opinions practices
pathooges OF disease in which they often cxcee,
and anticipated by authors which they have read
Many busy creature do we proclamins fine in
ventions Of his instruments which have been dc
scTibed drawn commented upon. condemned. neglect
ed and revived again. centuries before this nyen
tor Of old things was himself born
While be troubles the world with his inventions. h
has every fault but that Of designing III. committing
any plagiarism no Is innocent Of the knowledge Of al
old Inventions.
Whoever has thus neglected the study Of the hlstor
Of our specially has narrow mind, and prefers III
I.c of Liz narticulr tho