New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-22

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! 40 ELHCImCTrY.
IL. MLTAsrAsis In CONSEQUENCE OF THE eUDpry rE
i aOyAL or OPHTHALhiA.
! ~. ExcORIATIoSs BEHIND THE AuRTcIg
-, PARTIAL PARALYSIS OF FACIAL NEatss.
| A.. ARIHRnic HEADAcHF
A.! INsEcrs or Woays. See Harvey on the Diseases
Of the Ear
| DC. DEFINITION.
a.. COLD BATHING
| d. DEPOSITS OF PH0sPHArEs or LINE IN CouT.
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50 CYsACIig PAEOT!DHA
81. PHTBIsE
~ EMPHYsEMA.
So PGYPHIGus GANcERYoSra.
81. HERErnARY PREDisposfTDy
IS DISEASES or THE BRAIN.
In treatise on the Ear 1t would be misplaced to de-
scribe the rnaorman or DEFICIENCIES in the develop.
of the brain which must produce dysccoea com.
bined with partial or complete loss OF the other
functions Of Sense sometimes reaches the tynpapim
sbscess having burst through the membrane leaving
aperture through which the origin Of the fungus can be
traced. and which seriously affects the Larynx and
which Affects the quality Of human voice. The arcu
late character OF Sounds is for mankind one Of the most
important arrangements which exist in the universe;
for 1t is by this sounds become the interpreters Of
thoughts viii end feeling the means by which person
can convey his wants. his necessities his Instructions,
bis promises and his Kind feelings Others by which
regulate the actions and influence the con-
siclons and judgments Of another II is in virtue Of tie
possibility Of shaping air into words that the impereep
- II. A.
phere become Of his most important actions tie
foundation Of the highest moral and social relations and
the condition end instrument OF all the advancement
and improvement Of which he is susceptible ~ This
wonderful speech" says medical writer in his essay.
the grand prerogatye Of mankind, could not have
been invented without Ear Of the utmost delcacy Of
construction TO catch the Infinite variety Of sounds and
Scnsorum perceive and reflect upon the impressions
communicated to this organ. II i therefore al crafty
ing to trace the spondcnce Of development in tie
organs of Speech and of Hearing to their perfect condi
tlon in man. and whilst admIing to adore the infinite
wisdom Of the Divine Designer
The manner in which Dumbncss results from Dosf.
ness is very Ineligible We know that tho child learns
to speak by reproducing the sounds which he hear.
daily; the intelligence. also is fayoraby disposed to
this process in the orly stages of life Ii thea the
cannot reproduce them Ills fact affords the simple
aud obvious why Dumbness necessarily follows
Deafness. II at more advanced age we happen to
restore By any means the faculty Of hearing entirely
or in part the Intelligence is longer fayornbly
disposed the repetition OF speech. thus rendering il
so dncul. to educate the dumb even after their hear
ING faculty Is restored improved. II is gratifying to
the surgeon that al cases are improbable by tie
T.. -. l. 10
the present state of knowledge. it Is TO distressing
degree unavailable. yet TIE daily advance Of science
as;i6os the hope that may be achieved eso Tor
suffering humanity. have invented instruments in
which place the Grmcst reliance ard to which habit
has accustomed me and feasIessly assent that they
will BE- found by any one who Is anxious 20 acquire ex
ooonc. in this specially. the best that have been in.
vented into ccsepsiOn % "hscn einno' nrfe oh'ei'
because they TO be thoroughly understood with.
out some examples OF them ard diagrams exhibiting
Tie precise manner in which they act. Al the same
tine. an mos, willing 10 do justice TO others who
have with grca, assdGIty and labor brought TO pcrfec
ton many manlpulaioIy powers, IN which they have
viii justice confidence.
The treatment 81 deafness above al The maadies 10
which tie organs OF the human flame are liable must
depend upon the general skin and wellioundod expo
rcnco o The practitioner. As We have before observed
he Eye and Tact absolutely requisite TO decide upon
what css O; remedies be is to depend as the variation
n the extent deafness almost Indefinite From the
ghiesi possible hardly perccrbo deficiency IN iunc
ton to it, complete loss. IA which cannon shot excite'
no effect .hcre in which the extent Of deaf
ness and disqualification of siguctGr, are very great
The membranes and the ossiclC. Of the tympAAum.
nay BE- LOST by disease and yet the sense OF hearing
nay oniy De slightly impaired 10 10 not 10 be roeosnn
able bv ordinary observers. On the other hand col
lection 81 mrcus in the 1lNPASJN. the organ being
oihcrv quite healthy viii produce deafness So com
plelc o. 20 occasion dnmbncss These ticis III many
eases. may be accounted lot by tie circumstances
OF the various rndulai0ns being Transmitted drecl!
acro-s the disease gmplanm 10 the membranes OF the
nssira ocaf,. There is such great resemblance IN
he Diseases OF he Eye aud Ear though apparently 81"
very different from each other thai they coincide III
man, respects both IN their structure and N their d.
eascs.
A. the disease. Of tie former much better known
an those of The LITTER the cautious use ol tins ana
ors vii be- of mat,rih service IN our examination o
lie ,r,li iiioas ~ ,hs ~ The eseJHaosira. that
pt. ol The csc which s c cent Of somo u T. moss n.
rorsnt diseases is mucous membrane situated NJ the
ipyyfafl surface 81 the eyeba!l In the ear some al
the most common causes o the arrangement os lis iuhe
tons depend IN Ike menner ON The morbid condition oil
mucous mcubl .nc-tlat lining the cavity OF the 'yR
yearn which, being s'uat,d AT the rcrpAeral surface
OF the labyrinth the essential pag1 o hc apparatus u
Hearing beats exactly the same anatomical relation 10
IA a. the corjaac'ica does to the cyehail The nasal
duct = mucous canal il the seat Of sosc frequent 'nd
exoccdim,l Troublesome affection Of tlc eye.
The Eaaiettign tub, which resembles The nasal duet
"a every particular does also IN remarkable degree
IN rs paihooe icnl 8tptcs We give more cSplina'
,ory facts OF the similarity between the construction as
wc m the doascs ~ the eye and but this Is sul
n.nl i uu.rutn liz l.nunn, Hut n must Do lllnn