, 1863-08-24
Communicated.
Or. InmcR Hunter on tho Prevalence
and importance Of Pulmonary Dis

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and 1mno1tancn .Ss OF on ,,nsmonrr1 1h1 mfss
re ea.es ,s'' r.,.,, .,.,. ,,,r.,.uu.,
s,a; When We reflect on the indlsputahle
laEt mat, ot Az the manifold dlseaFes which |
Ia Occurrences Or 90 fatal in. It's Issue IS Pal
monnIy Consumption. and consider that it
oecuta in al agea and IN every station Of llfs.
e,f.nn we tnaa osein rightly to comprehend the In
natn1e ofthls dihea.e, and Of deyising some
more efficient means Of aErcsting its progress
and OF promoting its cure. 30 long M the
leoplo femaln Ignorant OF tue causes which
rscS s1p 1nd o. ne
p.oaches In. =, re cannot hope that any timely
steps WI be adopted for Its prevention, or
Tint those who are 50 unhappIy struck BY tho
n fSa ,srssn, vi be spared the suiis,ings and
the e iupKgs ingSs arising fF0m connfnsa alsoas' Of
,raonet nnar ,,n is want Of Information docs exist
n nmnnng tho people cannot be denied; However
sr1,1 e. snt tnGJ may ee On politics. gov
rnia eomnr1is% " a9a !tae, Icy a!e, o.
to a.s o nsth nn 9te
aitcasrs anoht I "in ~ ~ Pre1ene ana @ @uangeroas
In ToTd ths ~ ~ 70 & coIntod nnd n femovod
prevention of fii.r..o Issutsn9 raaa.l !s N Lac
sccopdafy to thc nrnu.;t,Ig ~ w s,st ~ vhs'se
t9o l9tte1 my almost bo sald to % boaaa tho a az.
NQf6tI1HA n s,fnA
Now. clesri1 III h91c,aI cyi n,,ght nu n T.,
and this can only 10 effected by exnosinr K
thsongt, tho rntrfotlc iournajs which In roo. ~
plo rad from day 10 day, md 10 whici, {hnv
naturally look fur Information on iii tho cur.
rent txent* Of the slncs,. Medical mon must
tery W which II Las too long beon tholr CD.
tom to marx everything. Pertaining to tho
MAlhs a1tt ehd etand fosIh as tonchora Of tho
II,ricno mi Maaielne ssH1s 1 on ry;io
o' sS,oco IIse Y, gsual nowlcdTo aud
nut however Till - may % 10 y!ewcd sI'iy !; III,
| nurrnso 10 rss,,mc ia a "ooS Ma,p ppsfcshson' f
ttlGutlur oynryfhlpn vhIrfs d"rrn ~ " eon.
10 Inc pcopio il regard To- lint imnnrtsrt -
ot dlsoapes 10 which my rrncticc II erc1as;vc.
~ connned, leaving TO othors tho tlusy nf ri,
lowirY my example with rciarcuco to othnr
nnladics. am strengthened aud sustaInoi
in tlIls resolution to write for tho lnfornation
Of Tho people BY the example Of ono Of tho
| highest and brightest ofnntpcuts Of nv nrn.
fess1ou, whose words take great pleasure il
| quoting. 6lr James Clark, Physician In Or
dlnary 10 tho Queen Of England In tho prvtacc
scrofnla," observes: !" Tho total lneiilc.cy Of
I'LL Incans hitherto adopted for Diminishing
the frequency. or reducing tho mortality q
this claus OF dltea. o., ID Of itaclf sufficient
incltemcnt 70 us to aeck for some other meth.
IL y
- III caunot but be aware of tho
great difficulties which present thcmsolyra Id
the accomplishment Of mY ylrws Of nreycn.
lion; and TINT these cat1 i1eycr bect,fI,o gen.
orally applicable until Tic t,ublIc ara fuilv i'm.
prcsecd with The ncccss{tv Of nttcndlnr "a
fhru,n And aruln hu savs. It bujnr " nro.
babe TINT nv wort. trotn ihe jrnnnrtss,ccF Frnd
general lpterest Of lho subject. Viii mas into
the banda Of the puhlfc. / haye eniuaynreil =
dIycst nv i.ncuaco AZ much Al nos:iht. y y
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in thcse extracts three f.c,. ,-o ,,ao ,n,,
rent. which wish ycrv ~. ton;s-ir ao ~ nPla la
nncn the nttcrtinn ~ hi9 ~ PIGse
odmittlcn that thc ,srsle ..ast. t.,.,t - ~ -
stn,n.ch Ia r.tn-1v aopI sf,'e5 - nitain, ~ ~
seomeneV 1o o. 1e,nse tha moet,'ita ~ ~ sIt
oay ~ 9issa1eoi nnu .nns Wy caa only nope
~ surI ~ aIop.o ~ =, ne otner metood ol
es .s.ne.{tns ~ ta1 + can. secono, 1naL We car q
nn,ii, ~ ,,.1 h ansl the
a. aaittenu.ng ns ~ UT Psecepts ana, ihi5d, Ihal
elr vanes C!alk Nfote ano pnoisned BOOK
1sr 1ae 1hiormat'on ana guidance o. the peo,
ple, ana d1vested his Language OF techoical
.eims aoas tneF m1ant INC better Under
s'7l Mon II: vb,+ ,ro,oxat !, T. .,,. ,...o, :,
letters, to Which this is the Introduction, H. to
describe In plain, untechnical Language, the
nature, caqses, and symptoms Of diseases oi
the throat and lungs. embracing catarTh,
Hzenn, eoro throat, dlphthetta, bronchitis,
asthma, and consumption-to point out an
improved method OF treatment for their cure,
and at the same time to Impress the publid
with the paramount Importance Of under.
standing that these sese1M diseases are but
Inks IN the same chain, and that the only Sc.
and radical treatment Of those catarfhs and
throat affections In which It takes its rise. Il
these are allowed to remain, diseases OF the
; lungs will inevitably follow.
I prefer the public newspapers to the usual
method Of book publication. am induced to
DO 50 By the knowledge TINT no circulation
which could be obtained for book would ap
proach that which Is at once secured by thell
publication in the metropolitan Journals
It will no doubt he remembered TINT it
1eb2 introduced into the United States the
practice Of treating pulmonary diseases b.
breathing, or inha1ing medicines into tht
lungs, whereby the remedy was applied te
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