The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-14


DR.. Borf fLe author Of isffsrs on Gaia. VA de
A popular Treatise on Deafness &. :. car
b. consulted at che BHnfin HeRse. Ter.
Haufe.- from nos5 until Saturday 81 sfrns-
her 24fh.
on cATAEEH-DEsFSES,
And all the various diseases Of tie Ear
Throat sud Air P.s-ages.
SYMPTOMS o. csTAKgH.
The frat sensation Is usually feel ag OF
dryness and heat 10 the uose. AID ire auent
inclination to sneezang. There - an inability
to breathe freely. a. the nose becomes stop
ped up. sometimes on one side. sometimes on
the other.
Soon clear, wstery, acrid discharge
makes its appearance. ercoriating the ns'strils
and edges OF the lips. which become red and
somewhat swollen. After few days the
discharge becomes thick. yeliowiah. extreme
ly frequent. and continues ia be marked
feature OF the diseass, and a source OF much
danger and the greatest annoyance. After
more or les time il becomes saFulent. highly
offensive, and assumes an extremely fetid
order Ii Is usually 40 proIuse as 10 require
when confined 10 the nose. the frequent APP
plcatioa OF tia handkerchief. or. IL IL drops
into the throat. which is more particularly
the case while the body - ia horizontal
position. constant expectoration and some
times both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by a sensa-
ton OF choking. caused by tie presence OF
the discharge in the throat Owing To the
heat in the head. tho wstery portion OF the
sscretion often esaporates. ard assuming a
condition OF solidty is deposited upon the
membrance OF the nose aud upper part OF the
throat, in the share Of crusta and hardened
lump. The accumulation OF these incrusta-
tons produce feeling of discomfort, and
nsrroNs the usual passages so a. to embar-
rass respiration. Therefore, frequent efforts
have TO be made to remove them. either by
forcibIy blowing tho nose. or by persistent
hawking practice as disagreoable to the
one affected a. IL ia 10 those around him.
After The removal, that side OF the incrusta-
ton when adhered to the mucuous mem
brsne will sometimes be found bloody,
fact which explains the force required for its
During sleep these incrusta-
tons accumulate more rapidly. and the feel
ing is therefore most uncomfortable in the
morning. Sometimes all Efforts 10 clear the
throat are turtle till alter breakfast or after
something warm IL swallowed. Some pa
tients state that they are not successful until
after they have swallo Sed some whisky or
Ax...l~ IT,. I..oha.no xrhfoh u g.
without smell, assumes in the progress of the
complaint an excessively fetid odor, the |
breath participates in this, aud becomes &C.
so revoltingly offensive to rem
der the patient an object of disgust 10 him |
self a. well as 10 others. liberation OF the |
mucuo1s membrane of the nose takes place |
frequently. sometimes, even attacking the |
bones, when small particles Of that substance |
will occasionally DO found mixed with the |
discharge, together with the thickent COR
iition of the mucuous membrane. renders |
respiration through the nasal passages very |
difficult, and often times impossible. neces-
stating respiration principally through the |
method very deeterious to the |
general health. but more particularly so 10 |
the lungs. as will be shown hereafter. Tho |
unpleasant noise produced during sleep, |
~ bWu n EuOttukf tioth tht cttuS Il
cause. The voice looses its musical quality, |
Aad assumes discordant harsh. ana nasal |
character; the sense OF smell becomes much |
impaired or entirely lost. and the same effect. |
though less frequent. "a produced on the |
sense OF taste.
0cca sionally, while blowing the nose,
cracking or bubbling snund will be heard in |
the ear, and hearing will be found quite |
IL 81 afanraI L.sf a..aaaf.lv |
with something like swapping sound. This |
phenomenon IS usually repeated until at one |
time. hearing does not return. aud remains
injured. Noises in the head OF
every c0nceisabls q icrplion will make their
appearance at. .-i {" ne distress of the
sufferer, aud hesung my be lost gradually
that considerable degree OF deafness may
exist before the person is really aware OF the
fact. The eyes are apt TO become weak. ir-
ritable, and disposed 10 water on exposure TO
and wind. or after the slightest exertion. A
pain mere or le = acute, or distressing feel
ing of pressure, is experienced over the eyes
aud some tim, on the top or back OF the
head. and also pain ia the face, closely RI
sembing neuralgia, for which il i very Of
ten mistaken. The distress In the head,
weakens the memory and produces irratabil-
ity and morosese II disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less.
weak and irrtahi,; the appetite Is capricious
and is neatly always bad IN the morning la
severe cases tbs system becomes feeble ~ !
Frustrated. aud t"ere Is an aversion or ia
bilty to either phys,cai or mental exertiun
Not unfrequenti, catsrrh proves fatal. eithef
BY debilitating the system aud wearing ga,
the patient. 80 ,sy travelling downward sad
producing tho, sh.cuons. bronchitis. a..
finally cousua,t tioa. Ia may he safely -
serted that siser hes, htsiy pre'i'Spo=''' q.
csttsrh y TIE mofi Ia guent snd lmpo,t..t
cause OF this fatal complaint.
CAtAfrh b.. been considered sn insus lie
disease, sna "a the strength of that supless-
ton. has been us Il "a. 10y both the p,"iss
sion and the public A il u the exc az
cause in inA hat at the cfss az ds e
Dr.. Bor h = r.. seA.s p a. made Il ; ~
& lseat.lesi. s. -pecirl study. and h. : l.,
his success iuliy esiabF ne the culab,Iis, os
this offer we complaint This j. DO IA. Q
assertion. aud vii be rese1y omptshsnd I
by the annexed testimonis's ON B - y re-
spectacle pei so' who have been under his
care
4 Case ~ GsisSvs Q, - yssrs sfaadis9 cured
~ four rssks
BEecKroRT. Jan. 10, lSo3.
Dx Bosr-Desr SIR. A. you are aware.
l called on you Cor consultation On the ith
OF Dec last. aud took trs .iment Tor Ca
t<rrha difficulty. which had 40 dcbilitaiei
me W. nnsb:e to s,fepd - ny daily avo-
cations Zoe sssre t,ar ses The last three
years the disease b VINE IN manner per
nsnentiy aest. lou nv langs-so much -
that had given 40 AL hopes Of he.ng ~
torei. until ! commenced treatment With you
al which time ! commence improving. and
have continued 80. in tact. am veighine