The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-09
DIR. Morse on Chronic Consumption.
LETTER NO. XVII.

To The Editor Of the Maine State Press
siR:-I said in my last that "Chronic copsumn
nsh' commenced with slight dry cough, ard that
was called chronic because of its slow progress;
aha that IL begins differently in different cases.
ihs' persons in apparently perfect health has an at
'AoA Oh eaiarrh or throat, and when thi, sul.
noes u caves the "dsy. hacking cough alluded to.
also alluded to splitting of blood, night sw,ats.
appetite, debility. etc.
NJ matter ezpectorated changes with the differ
there Is no expecoraon Tor tn, cc,n =; 80 bt
aner time the patient coughs IN Traik,, ,srcas
Tins is usually Gear. bat now and then cSntsiSs :
little point OF yellow or straw oolsrei n afer Tili
later the uta becomes yellow or on -rsa,,sh 80
low When the deposit Of tubercies ios,oxss ,,rv
sssisIIx ns Tssss = m.e slaseh. glue. blue
ways yellow, and some parts Of II sink In wa-er.
sometimes the matter expectoratec has a sUsetish
nsrs ,rcsa .s,e pam. often nooe At ALL in the
oPpIeseion IN breathing, and perhaps occasional
stitch in the side.
getting better" IL credit their sfatements Int
uafortanasey to the eye of the physician they A I,
steadily steadily growing worse That ihsy DO apparently
Is ONLY for little while. and Il always followed bv
re apse. during which they sEk TO worse Condition
man Deivre ~ we take The case Of patient with
sotenea tuoerces ne spits pus for time has fayer
and night sweats, with loss Of appetite flesh ana
strength coughs necessarily. aud can scar ely seep
- AiSnt. " ucu tnc cough gradually abates the
pectora;ion becomes less and of better color he
ieser asd preparations yaoish and he very natur-
ally imsgines himself rapidly getting well. Should
he ain several pounds in weight which is ffeQuenf
y the case, his physician confirms the error into
which be has allen BY pointing it As IA evidence.
OF improvement under treatment. Follow such .
case Tor few months, and all the old symptoms re-
turn-heetic fever. light sweats, cough. and nam
lent expsctoration, aud with them RAPIDLY disau-
pear the newly recosered hesh and strength. A
temporary improvement in symptoms Is Therefore
no evidence OF improved hea th uAle il be accom-
panied By such changes in ths Lungs az show that
the tubercles are being absorbed
These caanges for the better take place In most
eases Of chronic consumption. but they are always
followed BY corresponding changes Tor the worse
aud At the close OF aah succeeding one the eve of
the physician readily detects that the e.nst,tutien
OF the patient IL step BY step giving way.
Now II will be asked. why is thiss The reason is
easily explained Consumption, I have already
SAID, is caused by tuberces in tho lungs and iube.
eles by Irritation In the air tubs Consequent upo
neglected colds eatarrh. sore throat bronchitis &C.
long time before tubercles deposited buT soon-
er or later more severe attack than usual follow
sd y nc rapid deeosit Of military tabercies. IRE
cold disa pears before many weeks the irritati Is
wfshdrA sn. and the tgberelos cease TO foam bea
la mind however that those already deposited re-
cold reviyes the irritation and causes further d.
posit lhas tnberce Is are deposited in suec sFsiye
crops a. different tines Those first formsd are The
.ents improves, until the secosd crop ieeins 70 sof
zen, when he again relzpses- Now. at cash soften-
ing OIL tuoeroes q part OF the lung breaks down;
hence. as the lungs are destroyed. piete by piece
the body wastes away BY successive ieIapses. Dur
ing these periodic Improvements. nostFnms and VIII
aiuous compounds OF every description obtain the
credit Of efesing the amendment which fakes place.
when. In reality. they do harm instead Of good py
Interfering with the proper action OF nature. BY
such means. most paiieats are being scured'' from
the day they become inval ds 20 the day they ara
laid in their graves As sad in my last cure "a
only TO be effected BY carefully adapting the trast-
ment to the stage OF the disease and applying the
rsmsdies 70 the affected part. This snail explain
more fully hereafter. l will here remark shst In
assertiag as have done heretofore. the ourablifr
OF consumption and its kindred diseases by nv
method OF treatment. "Irhalsfion'' that L wouIi
not convey the idea that all easss whatever tbe
condition or stage of the disease, can Invariably be
cured. We are too well aware Of the iOrmiiahls
character Of the dfesse 10 advanee any such state
ment, and ii would be Contrary to the result OF our
experience and inpieal to the cause Of truth There
are many cases however, that are pronou ced hope
less by the family physician. that be cured by
"Cold Medicated fnhalafion; Of these facts We re
having almost daily testimony, Of which We can
give urquestionableT reference.
Persons living at distance can be treated by let
ter.
Your Ooedient Servant
CHAS- MORSE. Md,
Phy sicisn for Diseases OF the Throat and LIMA
Once No. smith street, Portland. Me.
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