, 1864-04-18
chicago Throat and Lung 1nstitute,

Chicago Throat AMI Lung Institute.
AcCoRN1cks HulLUISG.
Con. RANDOLPH AND DEARBonN Srs.
W. rhal publish ffom TING to ,ip,e iate:ezsing
he worth reading and preserving.
cATAnnu cArsB OF CONSUMPTION
!. cs!a7h ia often regarded By tho patient as a
"eold in the bead y and b oten expresses bis as-
fresh cold; indeed he DECLARES that he is scarcely
tce from one cold brore be takes another and vel
IT, aIa5s e5Sseeansl, S careful i s also nattef Of
"a N fSc hea Ia 1aa tan sod always seems to set-
At, At times n y many ofth ynptoms Of catarh may
te sos 10 sna The y led te hope ts
glass Of symptoms eoon appear, and he learns to
his horrnr that instead Of ofracorering from the dis
e eesse. !. has somewhAt changed in character and
Eest ID sometimes felt in reading, speaking, or
singing, hoarseness at times occurs sensation OF
nsfs slsa htSa r q Il sRPs @
eEIGfed the throatt there becomes a sense
Of lsneuoF and fatigue, b1eathlessness up
eoucp neg,r exs9n so1S Il ee,n fneft t hacking ,sl5
feeling as though there were nof room in the
chest 10 btea'he-these, and other symptoms &C.
cur afte1 the dltesse h.s made considerable pro
about to begin its dreadful work. Up to this pe-
nod, the p1ogress Of the dieeaso nlay have been
@ pise %s IT aee:re III M sSn e.
mas had the eatah for years and has not seemed to
become much worse, and trusts that he will s.bye-
nd.bye" recover: but this deIusiou is the GRAND
error Whleh III aas peoped our cemeteries with con-
sFrom the upper cavities Of the throat, the disease
passcs ~ Ehsrs and easy stage into tho Iaryux.
the c1Tlty IL which the voice Il made; the nid Sc
aettd to luor1catc the parts becomes acrid, and
hos1teRess occas!onfl!y ensues-possihly thcre
may be sphonia floaa Of roIce) fur ! time OF per
manently. There may be feeling Of snGocstion,
oppression in Breathing, and an almost congtont
irritation Of the Throat.
& The .t. disease soon Ras.es into the body of the
Bronchitis as the inflammation Is called after it
ha7 txtenocd thus far; differs from. Padrw,1itis
only IN being In far moro dangerous locality and
clearly belongs to the family OF Consumption.
The Invasion and advance Of the disease fs 80 In
sdlops as hardly to attract uotc and it frequently
makes fearful inroals before The patleut Is aware
ot IT. presence, IS he ia genneraly confident that
NJ capuot hare Consumption, and regards his
symptoms Es on1r those of cold, Of which the
warm weather will relieve him.
We Hould call the attention Of tho patient to
true etate Of bis case, and impress upon him tho
importance farresttng the disease while In is ID
c1ptent stages, foE complaint curablc now, In.
Lew days or weeks may pasa into ataga where h1-
Innn MD Will be ofno avail. It Is our candid opI-
ion that threefourths Of the sast number who die
to the trae fense OF danger when tho disease first
appeared In the head and throat and tho best writ
eIs OF the agc have expressed similar opinions,
Fe1enns sudes1nE from Catar1h, Bronchitis, Assh-
cation would do well to carefully inTeetIcato the
drlan eJstcm OF cure.
~ Wterc 1t Is 1nconycnient for pereons tn ca1l
a. the ohicc they may rte respecting their cases
anu Atic book upon the subject and also list OF
bic to make immediate application. :
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