, 1863-12-07
Dr. James Hunter, Of Bs yTas!llnston
S$S< en- the CRXi6cts Of G0UAuMpf{Qus

Dr. James Hunter, Of BB Washington
S., On the Causes Of fCousumptton.
LErun No. II.
10 kAe Editoref tbs Chicago 7fs5sne:
sm: now come to the consideration OF the
By tracing the disease back to It's source that tho
means necessary for its preyentlon can be d1scoY-
c5ca OF @ dhG Treatment 1cqnircd Tor its care mllo
der.
Is Consumption caused by inhcrltance' That
HE r. % 20 III nos b. ;n ae IT.
ton fail to ten me that they ''know. that their
npFfb ha aSSssa for none Of their family
Nov, nothing gould DO further from tho truth
than the 5apPositlon that this disease ls the COM
Ton reenit OF zone faint implanted In the asln by
lives by fiatterins themselves that their disoase
cannot to eerious becauso their family had pru1i-
% %sss set aasSH aa ds5 81 n,s ,as
become filled with tnbefclea, and onIT discover
their eIoE VIXEN alss. 4 Is TOO iateto save then,
Why, that ont Of every hundred consumptises.
eighty acquire the disease from other causes Wills
only twenty can tfaea It IN their family. -Four
ses;anse prsdIsposoa g own aia e.att1e ct i
not moro than fifteen IN every hundred ha1o 'asY anY
knowledge ofthe dsesxo haTin. previously oecaf-
ase aeo ef It 1oetly ss e mh''' aas'ss3t s,s'S3
dusty workshops - Or some other caasa Of local
1T ~ ~ s my oxpotfence ia
tion. Dr: WaIshe, orc Of tho physicians Of tbs
ar"1rra II %r pases tho
arising from family prcalsposfilon at twcnty-one
per cent. Bfiqnet, rkYsteian to ono Of the Paris
EoERa's; CO.. pS Il, ,nei oa. o. cases oc.
vii 5s snsSssd, vho1e ianlits afo no1n 1nE to
but aoes r.ovs We taat @ the disess. Is
rily Eercdita1y1 Gces it provo any thing moro than
uat acrnc faxilies arc more Liable to consumption
In some raro ins:aaces consumption Ia inhnr,,
ted, bnt never unlesB the nlethcr has tha disease
when the child is born. and ihca tic ch:id goaer-
sy sn ~ eer sc.a, ~ the
itarV. if5.' haye seen % chi1d born vii, snailnoF %
pastn1es over tho wholo BODY. / mother thai Las
Il er opsR sae cou II tansnt aa
pox without having It, No paseat can tranamit
what she has not, ~N '''@1'~11'
temperament. II nstng fhe o4m aia1fts Of oar pa.
rents wo inke-it The liabilities which lint firm n,
t1ila II they are tall, their children win siso b.
tai. II oae Be tail and lie other chart ~ snme ue
oIher rf nne hsa L.rro ebcat and t1,a ot;,nr ,'o
small ono Tie same dificronce win be found in tho
childrsn, whoever has small chest has an inc,ca.
arc oIyTays delicate in Youth. They caunot nm NJ
far or lft ns,mucA Us Other boys OF their age and
yet they Iuay tie perfectly healthy. They 70 onto
tte ago Of puberty without the least Btcp
they reach that ngc may sickcn md Eal into de-.
cline. Why is this! It is beconse when youth
suddenly expands into manhood and womanhool,
great increase tnkes place In the size OF the body
ard in quantity Ut blood in the system. This rc.
upI1es corresponding increase tn the quantity ol
The air received at cnch Inspiration into the lungs
~ no NJ. ,s too small 70 admit thls there Is
md the Az md . canaeon }bn Hood be-
mnnrs I hcc,ss e ara dsros,ta5 ~ ~
tinnt faia M Hn,e,,-rS,t i., su.* ss r.
me1,tar ~ Gn;is s,,t ~ f. nare HeeH csE5y
nther han 1s1a h. esiont. -, liz s vi. " que
sttcntInn "a f1c n5vscpi trnnic f ic piGpea
ssen them escnne fb1npb " barior a4,Ss. - lave Ha
gisnosiiIon 'fSn rn9snn.1t. nnt e'esy pfe'
r e2rnH.@t T. -, - sHIiai suinRsgun Aga1n,
crns n.crohrsrs ,Ee at.,aa .1s =. .ae !nM,
hn fanrd In ti,e rhi13rrn srJ IN ~ ;nr". ~,
her 1iahiIsH n .ts,rb anI ~" ~
aisrnss y ~, ~ ~ III maj pse
~ Ias ,1a1 ~ tsa
+ner x Ill ~ - -,.o9Iaea pefson
~ 70 g. natH ~ " tnat mas small
iE;t 49,. a,.5 ,usgus MItno.1ns. Mc may
- ~ ~ @ - - s- ~. G.Is. P9y nt@44 peGuAa1ltlGs, ou'
~, {nheritea .nv ,sassa ,,nias ~ h ine "os.u 9ve5
81. S!sa..N ~ n1Gss tae parent nau
tuaa a. aseaee ~ tae .anS o. Dltsh.
t sI r ~ 4lse4se oi the ar passaEes-LA-
1T, a,a Suts q ~ 1 1e Ihese afe gene5,
oaJ uEeu ~ iuue. Dat soMcEE1es ~ dIsl- Al
3 % MAstnet q me aose. threat or
4ungs' piSduce Inlc1enlns oI Inc mucous mcm-
r ta n,fa;. If th s % Mncns Iaeee
teIa 70 oaM1ultA tue hixe Of tue lancs through
Whicn toS W passes 10 the lungs, and, as eonsc-
QuenCe+ QllQlnlea t0e quantity OF air received ut