The Portland daily press., 1864-07-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
DIR. Morsr on Consumption.
L1ReAf toasamptioa.
LETTER NO. XIX.


LETTER NO, XIX
To ne Editor Of the Haine STATE Pres.
siR:-l come row again TO sreak Of Consumr.
uon-a subject before which, In Importance 10 -
eses and humanity, 81 others sink into ins;guia
cancs Wlen patient has eli the .ymut, M. of con.
sumption strongly marked, il requi es yery uuls
skill IN the physician to tell the nature of Nh.
There are many obscure ari.nx from t.bsreIe.
IN The Lungs. that are not marked by anv outward
signs b. viii their nature may be known. ieh
test to the utmos the diagnostic skill Of the phy.i
cian These cases are deser. bed unce he nan a.
tent consumption, because tho tubere es a e in a
s'ent or qusseent STA e. producing Eeitler Coz sh
SPeeiorAt OF, nor spain Of blood lLer. a 30
> mpton' IN tins form OF consumption l. az ia
hrec ly 70 the lungs. The expert heed oh .,eian
~ tne -atlnent OF pulmonary dlst as.s " IN -
tkel, TO deiecl la tie countenauce What voai.s -
nim 10 make careful ca animation OF The cIesf
WI he gene al practitioner tom limit. d ,sns -
nee IN the ply lognomy Of corsumpsiye e.es
would not detect any ming beyond The act thai ~,
aasnt was slowly dee lang and growing weaker
Ia III Sc cases there's cough pain In the cbest
nor expecIoratiOn. which would cause the un 10
DC overlooked altogether until some one of these
symptoms arise, and that. In latent cons mptisn
at hand. - % "'Ar
DIS asses OF this kind often 30 on unsu.pec.ee. NV
PHI, seisns and friends. until The patient H. Z,
take cold. which often causes pain In The 90 ~
some other y mptom which may cause fhz iunS. 81
oe Suspected IN cAsfs OF this KIND the 4.
ally deposition oftutercles In the IN % II, Iss,
state, aud the patient may Keep along H. a = ~
state Tor many "onths. without knox q he ssss
Of has weakness. which mag be stfr,btlt.a h. ar
physician or fir nos 10 q bad slate of he
VI liver, for which he will be dsiIy taking m, .,sa
without realizing any improvement but sraiasliS
would not be understood that thin K the m, l-r~
ny OF physicians are igu0rant OF the means OF es.g
avss OUT that their experience - limited AID th,ir
line so occupied aud minds 90 absorbaS ~ s,a ssI
Ance on asus disease that they extremely m 10
overlook ceronic Affections Of this nature
nave tEid that there no sympfoms In 4. tan,
consumption whieh indicate disease OF the lun ..
and Often no symptoms oil asy knd "a nHciept 10 e.
LOT ,ns aee nlng health Of the patient But
uent sunefs severely from Inc gestioa or a.fne,,ss
and irregular actioa ofthe bowels: when sach L the
case there Is some excuse for mistaking for a tine
the ma urc OF the disease IL ~ impor am bst
general practitioners should make irequs ~ sxsmin
a oas ., me ch.st IN al obscure cases Of disease IL
the greater number Of Of cone umption ase IA
tent, and II Is very common TO find tab relies In the
lungs OF persons dy ing of W II supposed 10 be
some other disease IN ~ never having ssown an,;n
life any - mptoms Of communion A sr..t ru.s
Der OF hrst attacks are mistaken for colds
Many harer themselves that they are in NO a.n
ger OF consumption because the, have had no c,n1
nor pain In the chest, no expeetoratIon. IL 4,
common remark tor patients 10 make, thar thew
know their lungs cannot be eff cfed, because tbty
have not exp fisDced ANY so ness or ran, n, ~.
thousands who have not had tnese symptom are to-
DAY carving about in the lungs the seeds ~ The
osn dsstruetfon All persons whoa 9 IN b. a beahh
without knowing why should sa D ct the langs a.
the cause and neyerseas satisfied until they have
snomstted them 70 care III exsminaitn. Nofhre
should more SIR bglv excite their fears m, n
neing told their "ises"is di-eased Erest uaior-
ny 81 such eases turn out in the end 20 be cas,s Of
ui1sA q OF latent consumption. ~ is Kind o con
Sumption Is the m II durable " eeted In lime ana
remaining IN the $, stem " ''
An "a " application OF the proper remedies IN IN.
Iarts Objected IN case of latent con. umrtiop NV
Cold Medctied Inhalation, cure NAV be eeeeted az
Early every -
Persons living at distance can be treated bv LAT.
Your Oo-dient Servant
CHAS. MORSE ND
Physician for Diseases of the Throat and r,r,.
ohce No Smith street. Portland se
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