Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-18

Soon elear, waicry, acfid dlsehsrEe makes its
Appearances, exooriAtlnr The noutfiIs and edans Of
the lirs, which become red and somewhat swollen.
After few days the discharge becomes thick, ysl.
lowish, extremely frequsuts and soptinpc 10 be
marked feature Of ths -disssss, and "A source Of
much danger and the grsAtesi annoy ysnes. Amer
more or less time II becomes puruisnt, hlehIy Of.
fsnsivs, and assumes an extremely fetid odof. q.
IL usually 90 profuse a. 10 require, when confined
to the nose, the frequent application Of the hand
kerehisL or, II II drops Into the throat, which IL
more particularly the oase while the body IL In 4
horizontal position, constant expoctoration, sud
somstimes both. .tIrte ra D. 1iGlf
sleep ir frsqusntly diEtuIbsd By AAsnsGtion Of
choking, caused By the presence Of the discharge
In the throat. Owing 70 the heat In the head, the
wAtsry portion Of the discharge ofteu evaporates,
and assuming condition OF solidity, IL Deposited
upon the membrane Of the nose and upper part Of
the throat, In the shape OF erusts or hardened
Jumps Ths aooumulation Of these incrustations
produces fe-iine Of d'aoomfort, and narrowa the
nasal pasanges 70 a. to enbArrAsa respiration.
Therefore, irequeat eforts have 70 Be made 70 re-
move them either By forslbly blowing The noso, or
By persistent hawking practice a. iisaEreeabie
V the ons afestsd AZ u Ia 70 those around him
Amer the removal, that sids OF the insrusta,ion
which AdhsrSd TO the mucous msmbi ans win
sometimes be found bloody, . fact which explains
the force required for iis dislodrsment DurinE
sleep these inorustaiions accumulate more rapidly,
and the feeling IL thsref re most uncomfortable in
the morning. Sometimes all efforts to eiear the
throat are futils until amer breakfast OF after
somethiaG warm is allowed .,i aEaeE
Some patients state that they are not suecossful
until they have swallowed some whisky or brandy.
The discharge, which 10 at nsst Without SMELL as
sumea In the progress Of the somplaint an exees-
sivsty fstid color, the bresth participates in this
and becomes ossAsionally so revoltinsly offensive
a. 10 render the patient object Of dagurt 10 him
self ss well ~ others UlesrAtionrf ths mucous
msmbtsne Of the nose ,skes place frsauently,
sometimsi even aitaeking the bones, when ANAL
partieles OF that substance viii oeeaaionaily be
| found MIXED with the dischafas.s The assumula-
hoo Of the dlsehsrEe. tok,thsr with the ihiekened
condition OF the mucous msmbraue, tsndefi respI-
\ ration through the nasal passages ven dlnsult,
and oftentlmes impos ible, nessnitsting rsspira-
tion principally through the mnuth--s method
very deletetious to the general hsaith, but more
particularly 20 10 the lungs viii be shown hare
after. The unpleasant noise produeed during
sleep, known as snoring origtnates from The sAme
| cause. EgfE4tlf. ta BtaeF
| Ths voice loses its musical quality and asrumes
disoofdaut, harsh, and hssai eharActsrt the
senseof smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the sans effect, though less frequsnt, Il
produoad the sense of, tAsie. Occaaionnily
while blowing the nose, eraekiing or bubblinE
sound win be heard In the ear, and he ring win Be
found quite thick and stopped up, but returns
suddenly with something like q mapping ssund.
This phensmenon IL usually repeated until, 1t one
time, hearing does not return, and remains hsrhA
nently injured Noises in the head u svsry con.
eeiVabls description will make their appearance
and Add to the distress ofthe SUFFERER and hearing
may be lost gradually that considerable degree
Of deafness nAy sxist befors the person IL really
aware OF the fact. Ths syss are apt 10 become
weak. irritable and disposed 70 water on expoture
to cold and wind, or aftsr the slightest exsrtion.
A pain more or lass acute, or . distressing feel
Ing Of pressure, ii sxperisnssd over the eyes and
somstimes on The top or back Of the head and also
pain In the face, closely resembling nsuraga, for
yhish II 10 very often mistaken. The Distress In
the head weAsens the memory and produces lrri.
liability and morosensss Of disposition. The ston,-
Aeh generally suffers more or less, IL weak and IT.
ritabei the appetite il eapricious, and IL nearly
always bad In the morning. In severe eases the
system becomes feeble and pTostrAted, and there
is an Avsrsioa or inability 10 either physical or
mental sxertioR. a-. .r... .| 0..... ND.
Not unfrequently eatsrrh proves fatal, either BY
debilitAtins the system and wearing out the pa
tlent or by travelling downward and produeinE
throat sreetioss bronehitis, and finally, eOnsasS-
iioH II may be safely asserted that after heredl.
tAry precipitation, eatarrh IL the most frequent
and Important cause Of this fatal complaint. =
Dh. LIsHrHILL caa 10 consulted at the EBsTr
HoUSEi Washington, from Monday morning, Feb
ruary 2sth, until Saturday evening, March Sth, on
Catsrrh, Deafnsss, and all diseases sf ear, throat
and air passages. febis-eosW
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