The Portland daily press., 1864-06-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
DR.. Morse on the symptoms of Con-
sumption.

sumption.
o" Splitting RI Blood and Hemorraage from "a.
Lungs.
LETTER NO. XIV. tcoSTISuEDl
To The Editor Of the Maine state Press.
srR;-it is a melancholy fact that HemorrhaRe or
Bleeding from the Lungs is becoming more preva.
lent every year; scarcely day passes in which do
not have more or less persons applying to me for
relief. who have experienced this trouble.
Ofail the 8 mp.oms which indicate the approach
OF Consumption, there Is ns ne OF such feafiu sig
nincanee the occurrence OF 'streaks of blood In
tho mucous cxpeoforafeu. If this syurton Acc.
not tell US that tubeices are actually deposited
IL does tell US that til lungs obsrucied ana con
gtsted, ana in q very precarious CO.. clifton Ihe
quantity OF blood Drought up IRON The Jugs nav
vary r1@ lew streaks 70 one or more pints Of pure
blood, but the quantity do not increase the dan
ger TO the patient. The danger lee Ia the tn
which this symptom tells Us are now about TO be-
lungs, and lew sreaks Of blood the sputa are a.
strong proof OF This as pint would be- The ala m
which patients feel at the first sight OF blood 10
natural enough. for they cannot know, what Is the
fact that those who spin blood from time 10 time
have better chance Of cure than those who do net
lose drop. splitting OF blood sometimes the frst
symptom Of consumption apparent 10 tie patiept
More commonly II does not occur unit I the disc ace
- tally established. Many consnmItives neserstit
cases out OF eighysevea: AndraI in fse cases CUT
OF every SIX, and DR.. Welsh Of the london f,on-
hnp ~ nosPls Ia eighty zone cases cut OF every
NUM- Gu so that We may set Ii down as q rule that
the less Of more or less blood from the la "a ocours
saring som period Of the disease. in absut 4 ur
What y the caess u splitting OF bloodY Itis csu.-
ca oy Whatever obstrUets the free arsase Of ths
pood tnroqs . ,ie pulmonary 6 piliariss. Every
pusation OF the heart pumps into the Jung. 10 Be
distributed over the ais-eells certain onabfit, OF
bio,d. As tho heart ceases its action. and
of lifs it will be ut derstocd n At ~
blood Is flowing from the Heart 10 the sunss NOW
IL the Lungs are healthy this blood becomes purified
and ytszed by exhaliDs i.s carbon into the lie
and alb orbing oxy gen from the air we breathe and
ID then returned again TO the heart from whence a
goes to nourish aud sustlin the system. Bus let us
suppose the lungs oosucfed by the presence ef tu-
bercles or by what is quite JUDICIAL viz ,stcky
tenacious Inucus in the air tubes
=, In the hrst ea.e the vesses through which the
blood must pass are ats.rue;ed; ard Ia the second
the tubes through which the sir passes The eonss
querce Is that the impure blood flows with oifeuitv
and oten stsgnatss IN the debate vesaels OF the oi.
sIuctet part. We phT scians say he 10 z is .eon
gested, by which thai the vess Il re fnll
almost 70 bursting. This condition continue. for
ong or sho period, and then the vessels relax and
allow the blood TO through their costs ss uiS
do through filter, and the patient coug h. il mn n
the congestion was considerable, the quantity of
blood will te greater; but no matter how mneb ~
how little, II Indicates that the lungs are In an nm
healthy condition lin word that they are obsirust.
cd IL tsfhe business and the duty the phys clan
TO discover the OF tho obstruction ~ 4 sare
ful examination a the chest. and then 10 ,he
propsr means TOT iis removal. aud those means
should be applied directly to the seat of the I, on
BILE. which must be done by inhalation, and The IN
hslaton shoud be of The natural temperature Of the
air we breathe. No hot va2ors nor steam should
eser be IN ha ed for hemor-hage Bleeding OF the
lungs, nor for iuhsma:ioB OF the lungs 1 viii here
remark, that not one case In handred ever Biz "a
any af or using my Cold Medieated Inhalation,
ITO be continued.l
Persons living at distance can be treated BY lot
ter. -
Your 0b~dieni Servant.
CHAS. NOISE, NJ. D.
Physician for Diseases Of the Throat and Lunss
Once No. 2 smith street, Portland. Nc. -
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