The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Observations Continued ON Chronic
Bronchitis. by DIR. MORSE.
LETTER No TX

To the Editor Of the Press:
SR:-In addition to the varieties of chrol &c brop-
chi,is described in my last letter. there are several
others. which OF lets Importance, because less
common in their OF these there is q
kind OF plastic inflammation Of the bronchial mucous
membrane. which is characterized by the formation
Of false membrane a false lining to the air tubes
Patients experience great distress from want Of air.
because in all such the size of the tubes thro'
which they breathe diminished.
Again. We have the very opposite of that form of
bronchitis OF which have just spoken en-
iargemsnt tdilationl Of the tubes. 1his occurs In
several forms. The bronchial tubes Of one lobe, or
Of rois lang, may be dilzed tn CHOU their en-
tire length swollen out toward their extremities
or alternately contracted ana diiafed along their
course. Lastly, the mucous membrane lining the
bronchial tn0es Is liable To liberation and these Of
secrete pussieaf matter resembling pas ex-
perforated in confirmed consumption. where the
iuegs the seat of JteHed tubercfe None but the
pysIcian who has carefully observed the sputa of
yet is most desirable that it should always be de-
tected FIR the life OF tue patient often hangs upon
this question does the matter erPerforafed in
dicate staple aieeratton o|i mucous membrane.
the breaking offhe substance oft lungs aud
the formation Of tnbercsioas corify,
Let US now pass to the consideration oftreatment
II you have read carefully what have said on the
seat Of bronchitis. viz that IL Is trfhin lungs
you will readily und srsand how inadequate for is
cure must be any remedy which does not penetrate
the lungs deeply the disease Itself Applications
20 the throat altogether useless since they do OF
re ach the foundation OF the evil.
Here see the consequence Of installing q dis
ease. Your ply stefan informs you that your affec-
tion Ia bronchitis and At you submit TO she
turc OF having eauste applied every second day to
your throat. 1.-THE unnecessary suffering you unde--
20 were the only consequences winch spring from il.
Il would be OF tees importance, but the disease with
10 your lungs u all this time gaining hrmer hold
the mucous membrane IL becoming tAickeasd, and
the smaller bronchial tuo,s closed up.
Gent air caanos b. dsswn through the ale tubes 70
prodaco th9 chang in the blood from reaoas to
isr.ai.
Its the o. eet Of respiration TO change the blood
from dark 20 a bright red color. Ibis change Is
produeed in the lungs oy the air We breathe. and
cannot occur unless il Il received in sun auap
tity. When considerable distractions exist In the
bronchial tubes. ths carbon which constitutes the
impurity OF the blood Is not wholly removed. tut q
part Is retained aud sent again through the
impeding the circulation irritating the brain and
nervous system and deraneing digestion. Under
thiscondifion OF the blood. tatecles deposits
IN the lungs There Is no warning given Of the
fearful change which IS taking place, without pain
without cough. without expertoration; the seed OF
this most insdious zad mortal disease Is sown and
soon brings forth its fruit in the chang
IS which marx the progress OF consumption.
Thus consumption arises az consequences Of neg
lecting attracting bronchitis by acng reliance
upon applications TO The throat ps lllalyes thro
the stomach Ii is grand dssideraium, in thoteat-
organ or nat ai.e,sI We me- w.ssss - ' in.
jeesions. counter irIants. purgaiives aud ioTtb
on this principle. In pulmonary diseases this SINE
cannot solids fluids, for this Is air cavity
No: but by inhal alton reach thoroughly aud
satarag all diseases situated within the air tubes
what then, Is inhaAati.n, The word itself merely
means the act ofinspirins drawing in the breath
In medical palarance IL means mode Of admins
tering mediesss by breathing them. thus We say Il
inhaie q medicine, "a would say II take med.
ieins"-ihe difference being simpi, that one : ia
hailed or breahcd. whe The other Is sruise iced We
are thus explicit in order to show that incidents
inhaei into the lungs are not alike. any more than
all medicines taken iato the stomach; and hence.
that the b4nent- be derived Inhalation