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Ausculsnsisn and Rercosien.
A. tslly Demonstrated by,Dy. Bort. late
Of the Eye, Ear and LssS Ia
Urinary. Of Ner York,

Of fkt Eye, Ear and LuaS n
Urinary. Of Nsr York,
And sr1o Is nor sf the Bsnfin House. srk<rs
II riu remain until September. 2oh.
The science Of determining the nature Of
Diseases Of the chest by the means Of alter
alton Of sound they produce has been brought
10 . great degree Of perfection To be skill
I'd in its service. however, requires not only
thorough knowledge Of the general laws Of
acoustics, but also the meaning OF the sound
Of the chest. both IN health ans disease. IL
Is OF the utmost importance 20 the patient
that the exact nature Of his disease be Ascer-
tanned. and the treatment prescribed accord
ingly; unless indeed he IL consulting some
Doctor whose wonderful ideas always dIscov-
CT the presence of some disease, requiring
the use Of bis equally astonishing Patent
MSdicines, IN which case. OF courss. the na-
ture OF the disease il of little consequence, as
the remedy Is foreordAined.
In examining the chest there are two
princoal steps one OF which i called Percus-
sion and the other AuscultAticu Percussion
consists Of striking the chest with the bent
fingers or an artificial mAllet, In order 70 de-
termine any variation from the sounds they
produce BY the same process In . condition
OF health 10 health there Is . resonance
over the whole chest on percussion. because
cir isinhaled into ell parts Of the lungs. But
when p&rtlof the lung is filed With tubercls
or otherwise rendered solid, there viii be no
resonance or percussion, bat Ia its place
dullness or fatness- AE5 one can illustrate
this by observing the difference between the
sound produced By striking lightly on the
chest and that caused BY an equal blow on
the arm or thigh where no air Ii enclosed
Hence when percussion over the lungs pro-
duees Q dull or Hat instead OF resonant
sound. IL shows that the lung has become
filed with tubercle or solid or some other
diseases and the air cannot enter 10.
To determine what kind Of diseases has
caused this solidity. II Il necessary 10 resort
TO the second step In the examination, which
Is AuscutAtion: this Is done by listening 70
the sound within the lungs. caused by the act
OF breathing, coughing, whispering, speaking,
&c il j. d,ne by placing the ststhescope
against the chest, either naked or covered
ouly BY q single thickness OF soft muslin or
linen. and the ear well placed TO the instru-
ment. Ia majority OF cases this instrument
is necessary. No other instrument can su
perceds this. because very simple In It's con-
struction, IL answers very perfectly every re-
Quirement OF such an instrument. A thou
sand different contingencies gives rise 70 nun-
bsrless notifications of sound even In healthy
iungs-while in disease the variety Is still
greater. and in some instances widely. differ
erent kinds OF disease cause but slightly diff
ferent sounds. In order therefore 10 deter
mine accurately the nature OF disease OF the
lungs or heart, the sscultstor must under
stand most thoroughly the principles OF the
sciences. while his ear must be trained by
long and constant practice 10 detsct quickly
and determine nicely between the slightest
difference in the qualify and pitch Of sounds.
With these attachments he will seldom err IN
diagnosing properly the true condition OF
the lungs and heart; without them no instru-
ment would be OF any advantage 10 him.
DR. Bort. Physician. formerly OF the
Brompton Lung Hospital. London. has felt it
hIs duty 10 present this information 10 the
public, from a conviction that the fatality OF
consumption is largely owing TO the invsri-
able disposition OF invalids To regard their
disease a. merely a cough, and hence 10
waste the time OF durability in trying par
tial treatment or some Patsnt Medicine. which
may allsy the cough aud yet do nothing to-
ward arresting the turberculous formation;
and furthermore many persons OF considera-
bic intelligence from limited knowledge OF
this subject might easily be duped by the alb
surd claims Of patent medicine meu aud
their nostrums.
Dr.. Bort has for many years given almost
exclusive attention to diseases Of the heart
add lungr, and has been tested In many thou
sand cases who are cow enjoying perfect i'm
munity from any deposite in the lungs, al
though previously affected ritz them.
This treatment IL not based upon any sin
gle remedy or idea. but comprises a variety
of remedies and measures 20 meet all the re-
Quirements Of the disease and its well known
success is in a great degree owing to his
skill In ascertaining carefully the require
ment Of each case, before prescribing for lts
treatment.
DIR. b. is in possession OF perfect instrn-
ments for sounding the lungs and heart, and
10 thus enabled to treat those vital organs
w!sh much more certainty OF success than
those who gucrs 81 the disease and expert
ms at for 80.
Cerufcales aud q sslmoniAls Of cures from
those who have be,ns cured. are to be seen
at HE rooms.
Nervous diseases treated by the use Of the
to and fro current Electro Magnetic Ma
chine. Of which persons thus afflicted should
rot hesitate 10 give 1t trial Thousands
have been cured after all other treatment
failed.
EVE EAR. LuINlsA