The Portland daily press., 1864-04-30
DIR. MORSE
oa" Chronic Laryagitis, . asd "C1ergvman's s.
TAr0as."
LETTER NO. VII.
the Ediier qf tAs lMaine STATE Press


To the Editor qf the Maine state Press:
eed this series OF letters with the consid.
GRAFTON Of Catarrh, its symptoms. Tendencies. Dan
gers and Treatment, foiIowedb STEW remarks up
on prcdisposing causes OF Consumpton, its symp-
ioms ana ention, also what is meant by threat
cned Consumption. &c. 4 now ass to the con-
sideration OF tbs affections of the trindPipe.
The trachea or windpipe Is that tube through
which the air or breath passcs from the throat the
lnngs- IL commences just below the root OF the
tongue and extends aoWH to n, chest, where it di
sides into ftco braaehes. one of Nhich enters the
rsshf lung, and the other the teft lung.
These branches, as coon as they have entered the
lungs again divide aEd sub-digide into inn ratle
smaller branches which ranify in every direction
through the lung. and finally terminate in little
clusters of cavities. Va ieh i I'm around their
trenities like grapes around their The tubes
cithia the sE6stasee Of the lungs called BFoR-
cs'at 1Ebes. and the little cavities in which they
end called "air cells" There are no bronchial
tubes in any other part and hence there cannot be
"Bronehi,s" without The Iuags being effected. -
Many physicians have ignoraniiy applied the term
bronchitis to affections OF the throat.
" hem come 10 speak of true bronchitis il will
be seen that il is disease OF the lungs which in
many respects. very closely resembles Consumption,
and ia often mistaken for 1t. Tbs windpipe, before
described, is diyIoed by anafomt ts into Two parts.
The upper part = the organ q roics and Is called
The larynx is lined by membrane. and
furnished with rsord;ics chords. more or lees
pleteiy der the control OF the will BY the har-
nOnIe US action Of these cords the lorynx is a per-
feet musical instrument and the vocalist and speak
sr are able 10 produce tia iabnity OF SOUND which
conduces 50 much to human enjoyment. Hhe lar
ynx is an air passage into which neither food, drink
nor soi.ds, nor id medicine enters, except by
violence Even few drops OF the blandest liquid
a. tea water, when accidentally drawn into The
larynx, produce irritation for hours aiterward.
ih3 lArynS Is subject 10 paralysis Of the vocal
chords, attended by more less complete loss OF
voice but by Jar the most eommoa form OF laryn.
gisi disease. u Chronic LdrgRgits. This like aHec-
tions OF the Throat and Mares usually begins with
aseyere cold and Is always attended vi h hoaresBess.
IL IL more frequently mere extension OF CGf0rrh,
or sore throat than an original disease. There may
be pain, bat II u more common to lind only sense
OF tiokiing, whish proyokes cough, Many complain
OF sensation as OF "SoaefAing sti1kiag' there to
get rid Of which. they Keep up a rasgiag effort to
clear the wndpipe. fhe voice IL always affected,
being rough 10 the early stages. but yee6e ar
ter tle disease is fully established. The effort 10
clear The roics occupies considerable part Of every
conversation with friend In chronic Iaryngius
the mueus membrane IL iitlttmed. and becomes, af-
ter slme. fAickeaed and often ulcers form between
and above the vocal chords.
The caNses which produce iaryngitis are various.
Ii arises IN elergymen and p4blic speakers, from
too violent use OF the voice. rne vtcal chords be-
come exhausted. aud lose their tone IRON straining
and oyer-use, and BY going out into the eeld air,
soon after speaking fnr some time. Dust and all r
ftating matters the air are liable TO be drawn in
10 the windpipe and TO procuce H. II is Oft-a
mere sequel 10 sore throat, the inflammation extend
ing down into the arynx BY reason Of tho eontiuu-
ity OF the nlucus membrane. EVery breath tho pa
tent draws, passes from the iunamed throat direct
ly to the larynx. From whatever eaase Il arises,
chronic Larry ngfis Is always serious malady, tor
threatens the complete destruction OF the voice and
when left to tsel rarely euds until it has involved
the lungs in disease. 1t Will not die out oil Its
accord for every slight coid-every change in the
weather-syery lght Of dust. feeds ihs irritation.
aud increases the inyeteray ofits hold In all cas-
IL must be treaties by the dTacf application Of as
tringeuts and Alternatives TO the Affected part Like
catarrh and granular core fhro9t IL Is local ahec-
ton. and can oaly DO cared BY local treatment
There il no in pouring medicines into the stom-
ash tor inaamed condition OF the vocal chords Of
the larynx, change OF air Is equally unavaiag for
there Is climate without dust and dranghis OF air
sufficient feed and keep the disease alive Prop
or RENE les must be applied TO the disease by inha-
lation. By this method we can reach the whole sur
face of the disease and allay irritation ard produce
healthy action vigor TO the organs The disease
cannot be removed BY any other process. This must
be adopted. or the disease Will 20 en- from bad to
worse. until eure is impossible There are few eas
es bad tina, these will not restore TIE health
aud tone of the voice. The cold Medieated Inhala-
ton which administer 10 my patients, can be used
BY the most all and delicate. with perfect ease,
nothing eau be more pleasant. safe and salutary.
fhe subject of my next letter will be Chronic
Bronchitis.
Persoasa at a distance can be treated by letter.
Your ob't servant.
CHARLES MORSE. NJ. ID.
PhEsicidn for Diseases Qffhe Throat and LaHgs.
Oace No. 2, SMITH 81. PartiaKd, Me.
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