The Portland daily press., 1864-04-19

LETTER NO. vi.
To the Editor or fAe Portland Press:
lit Is melanc holy tact that Hemorrhage or Bleed
Ing from the Lungs Is becoming more prevalent ey
cry year. scarcely q day passes in which do not
have more or less persons applying for relief
who have experienced this trouble. 1t occurs in q
large proportiop of eases of Consumption al some
period Of the disease. BY the term ..Hsmorrhaes
we mean every discharge Of blood from lew streaks
In the expeetoraton matter, TO pints Of
pure unmixed blood. There IL considerable variety
In respect to tho stage of disease which bleedine
al tine lungs may ocsur. Many persons spit blood
long before any symptoms Of Consumption are mo-
tiee and when. by general obsery att they would
be pronounced healthy. In others. the first attack
OF hemorrhsge dates the commencement of the dis
ease-the cough, the expectorztlon, the hurried
breathing all referred and ascribed to the hee
ing Some do not raise blood until late and In few
instances, Consumption runs its entire with
out even tinge OF blood In the expectoration.
We may regard II Is . rule that at some period Of
the disease Hemorrhage from the lungs occurs in
about four out OF i've.
The cause Of splitting Of blood ID not generally we'll
under stood.
There is some obstruction in the lungs which pre-
vents the free passage Of the blood through them.
Gradually this obstruction becomes greater, and
Congregations takes place. By congestion mean that
the veins become swollen alucst 10 bursting. like
vessels Of the eye when II Is 6oodshot. After time
these vessels relax 10 allow the blood TO oozs
from them into the air tubes and css-precisely ~
fluids do through litter straiaer and IL Is cough
cd up The Obstruction alluded to- generally arises
from tubercles. When person splits blood. il IL q
common belief that il comes from the breaking Of a
Ii runs from tho mucas membrane lining tho air
tubes and cells just IL often does from the nose
without the rupture OF any vessels.
IL cannot be too widely known that splitting or
raising blood 10 thing of fearful interest as point
ing ou' the SILENT tresehcrous progress OF deadly
disease within the lungs.
The loss Of blood is an indication Of tsbsrces and
from these tubercles will ARISE or later, all
those changes and symptoms which constitute Con-
sumption.
Ga this point there is much error. II is by ne
means unfrequent for physicians TO cheer their pa
tenfs by the that the blood has oniH
from the throat or head" Let me warn yeu againtt
being deceived. The throat rarely bleeds.
In aiae hundred aad ninety ssiHe cases out Of a
fhoasaad. whea you cough up Mood horersr snail
the quantity, that blood come from the lRags and
speaks "a terrible rdraisg.
but do not think the discontinuance OF the bleed
ing any indication OF your cure This Is error
which has proved fatal to thousands. AS soon
the lungs have relieved themselves the bleeding eeas-
es. and the patient seemingty gets better. ! say
seemingly. because the tubercies The eanse of the
bleeding, still remain in the lungs 10 produce
and silently deveope the destructive changes
which mark the pro ress Of Consumption.
If you value health. IL you i.e HE. IL you have
any object that renders existence desirable. begin
earnestly to resist the progress OF this fearful
mAady, the seeds Of which sown in the most VI
Ia, part of your body Fortunately the bleeding
orally occurs before the disease Is far advanced and
III prompt measures taken TO stay its further pro-
gress. the life of the patient may be saved.
u the many hundreds Of eases that have treat Il
for heinorrhsge ofthe lungs. not one In ntty have
ever bled AFTER using my remedies Cold Nedicated
Inhalation.
Persons at a distance can be treated by letter.
Your obt servant
CHARLES MORSE, NJ d,
Physician for Diseases OF the Head, Throat, and
Lungs. Once No. ,. Smith ST., Portland. Maine.
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