, 1863-11-23
BIZ. JAMES HUNTER, OF IS WASH
lNGTOR STREET ON CONS UNIP-
l1ON.-{COnttnue1.
Latent Consumption
.KrrEA FOURTEENTH,
Editors Chicago Tribune:

Editors Chicago Tribune:
Sms: When patient he's all the symptons Of
cousnmption strongly marked. II requires very lit
dseeste. No respectable nurse, who had once seen
such case, could mistake it. But there arc cer-
tain obecurc cases, arising from tubsrclss IL the
Their nature may be known. which test to tho IT.
most the disgonist,c skill OF the physician. The
books describe these cases under the name Of
"!atelt cor SUMPTION" because the, tubsrciea sra
III latent or quiesceat state, producing neither
cough, e1pectofa.ioo, nor spitiag Of blood There
are IN This form OF consumption 20 symptoms
which dis ely poi1t e ne lung. Tho pr.eticsd
eye OF physician Of experiences IN the treatment
Of pulmonary diseases would probably detect ia
the countsnanee what Honld lead him TO carefully
saa%ns sas ehes Rpt the general
beyond the fact that tho patient WAS slowly d.
cough, pain IN the chest, no e1rectorattou. TIC
lungs would probably be overlooked alsogother IN
u eome one Of these symptoms arose, and that,
sets in, and the end IL near At hand 4 gentlemnu
came to conenltns the other day, from Springfield,
Mass whoee disease was Of this character, and yet
caans Or ftiends. had he not accidentally taken
cold, and suffered from slight pain in bis side,
be would not hare e1en thought II possible hia
found the superior lobe Of the len lung dlled
with tu1bercles In latent state. This gentle
man had been n poor health several month, hut
had consulted half tcorc Of doctors; and rot Il
mcst as many different opinions. Some treated
bis case very lightly, ard psonlsed speedycure
q III, md pati.nee. One tod him It va. al sso
mach, while another assured him that his liver
was ont Of order. BE tried In turn the Regular,
the Honecpath, and tho Water.cure, but obtained
no benefit from either. Those who knew thelea.t
about LIS dieease, promised the mo=t.but aceomp-
4hhed nothing, while, II any suspected the 1nnrs
q being the eauee Of bls bad health. they did aot
that majority Of physicians arc icnorant Of lie
meals Of d1agnssis, but that their experience fs
limited, and their time so occupied and minds Dis
t1acted oy attendance On acute diseases that they
affections Of this nature. Hsd the stctho.cepc
been spilled to the chest, It is probable eone Of
them niGht have detected Tue presence of tu6er-
dent taking eold,tt is lmos. certain tho disease
would have gone on to diaorganlzation OF the
lungs and tho sacHace Of the patients life.
70 symptoms y hich indicate disease Of the lunsg-
ottea, 70 symptoms Of any klud sufficient to ac-
eounf to1 the declining health Of the patient. Bat
the patient suffers severely from indires.
tton Or datnleace and ir,csultr 4etion the bow.
When such il the casc. there IL some cxcusn for
nlistaktr for time The nature OF the disease
bat cannot too strongly Impress upon the minds
frequent exaninat.ons Of the chest III III obscure |
casGs Of disease.
Let It not be supposed that latent consumption
eale ss5s may indeed say thst Il the s arester
number OF cases Of consumption are latent since
nothing is more common than to find tubercles In |
to be ZONE other dlsease, they never hayfng skoga
during life any symptom Of consumption. It has |
Frequently appeared to ne. from carefully compar-
o. ssecoa 5at tbe great nubsr q 1sa
taeks are mistaken for colds" And Sir James
Clark. physician to hst Majesty Queen Victoria,
character, eays: II have known more than ~ one one
example Of extensive tnbercular disease Of the |
lnpgs d'seoye1ea @ f y a postnoEten examination,
the stomach, liver OF bowels"
From thete facts you will uuderataad what |
mistake those pereons make who datter them |
selves that tiey are in no danger Of Consumption
chest, or e1pecto1atlon. Thousands who hayo
never had these symptoms are to-day carrying |
about 1 Re q1gs fhs se<d; Of tees
and capable o. c1ertlon thsn FORMERLY |
and, indeed. al persons who are In bad |
health without knowing why, shoa1d suspect the |
they have submitted them to careful examination.
know ei nothing which should more atronglyex- |
c1te their fears than being told their 'ta1er' Is
majority OF such cases turn out In the end to be
mele caees Of mseked or latent consumption.
This kind Of consumption. II detected Ia time
firee ills the strength and vitality sun remaining
in the eysttm, which masks its character and re-
tards1ts progress.
lence and peculiarly Of consumption in Infants
Your obedient servant,
JAMES HUNTER MD.
Physician for Diseases Of the Thsoat, Lungs and
Heart, So Washington, between Clark and Dear
born.
The W1iter Of tho above ts Ii 10 Way co1nect-
ed with ptrson n1med Van Baden, practiclpg on !