Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-18
DR.. lIGHTRiLL

Tie first sensahon Is usually q feeling Of.
cryrsrs and heat IN ting nosa, and q frequent
Inclination 70 snet ling. There is m inability
TO breathe freely, as the nose becomes stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on the
other. ,S.,-E - +.
Soon clear wateryt aerid discharge makes
ITS appearance, excoriatins the nostrils, and
edges OF the lips, which becomes red and sorne
what swollen. hftara I. " days the discharges
becomes thick. yeiiowish. extremely frequent.
and ecntipues to be a ms rted feature OF nedis-
ease, and a source OF much danger and the
greatest aancyance. Af'sr more or less lime,
It becomes puruleat, highly offensive, and as
surnes an extremely fetId odor. II il usually
60 profuse as 10 require, wien coufned - the
nose, the frequent application Of the handkar-
chief, or If 1t drops into the thr oat, which is
more particularly the case while The body is in
horizontal position. constans eapecsoration.
and sometimes both. ~ =. .isa --
Sleep u frequently disturbed by q sensatiou
OF choking, caused by the presence OF ths dis
charge in the threat. Owing to the heat in the
head, fbe watery portion OF the discharges often
eyaporales, and assuming condition OF solid
ity, is deposited upon the membrane OF the
nose and upper part of tae throat in the shape
of crusts or hardened Jumps. The accumuia-
ticn of these incrustauous produces feeling Of
as TO embarIass respiration. Therefore, fra
queDt efforts have to be made to reno ye thsrs,
either by forcibiy blowing the ncse, or by per-
sistent hawkng-a practice as disagreeable TO
the one affected as ii is to those around him.
After the removal, that side OF the incr ustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane will
sometimes be found bloody, fact which ex-
plains the force required for its ,disIodgment
During sleep thete incrustations accumulate
more rapidly, and the feeling Is therefore most
uncomfortable in the morning. Sometimes all
efforts to clear the throat are futile until after
breakfast or after something warm is swai-
lowed. Some patients state that they are not
successful ninth they have swallowed some
whisky or brandy. --.s s
The discharge, which is at first yvithoutsnnN
assumes In the progress or the plant IN
excessively fetid co!cr, he breath participates
in this, aud becomes occasionally so revolving
Iy offensive as TO render the patient al object
OF disgust to himself SIS well as to others. I'll
ceration of the mucous membrane OF the nose
takes place frequently, sometimes sven attack
ing the bones, when small particles Of that
substance Wifi occasionally be found mixed
with the discharge. The accumulation OF thu
dischsrge, together with the thickened condi.
ton OF tie mucous membrane, renders respira-
ton through the nasal passages very difficult,
ard oftsrtip1as impossible, Iecessi.atiug res
-pjratian principally through the mouth-a
m thCd very delererious 10 the general health.
but mere particularly so to the lungs, rs Will
bs shown hereafter. The unpleasant noise
produced during sleep, known as snoring
originates from the same carse. The voice
loaes its NJ nsieai quality, and assumes q dis
ooI Jsnt, harsh and nasal character; the sense
OF smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, ard the same effect, though less frequent,
is produced on the sense OF taste. Occasionally,
while blow ing the nose, a crackling or bnbbling
sourd Will he heard In the ear, and hearing
will ha found quite thick and stopped up, but
rcturns suddenly with something like = saap-
ping sound
This pheno 1,enon IL usually re pes.ted until
at ore time, bearing does not retnrn, and
remains permanently ip,nred Noises IN the
head OF every conceivable description will
make their appearance and add 70 ';Ie distress
OF the suferer, and hearing n be lost SO
gradually that considerable Gegrae OF DEAF
ness may exist before .,,e person is reai !
aware Of the tact The eyes are apt To bacoms
wax, irritable, and disposed wafer on ex-
pcsure TO cold aud wind, or after the slightest
exsrtiou. pain, mora or less acute, or dis :
tressing feeling CT prsasura- Is experienced
o, er the eyes, aud sometimes on the top or bac X
Of the head, and also pain n the face. closely
resembling neuralgia, for which /. is very often
mistaken The distress In ths head wsakeas
the memory and produces irri.abiiity aud
morcseness Of disposition The stomach gen.
orally suffers more or lees, Is weak and irri-
table; the appetite Is caprcous, and is nearly
always had i'll the morning. Ia sevars cases
the system becomes feeble and prosra.ad, aud
there is an aversion or inability TO either phys.
ical mental exertion. Not uufrsaucn,ly
cstarrh proves fatal, either by dshllitatlng he
system and wearing ont the patient o: by
travelling downward and producing throat
affections, bronch hits, and finally coaSEn7 ,tiaa
Ii may BE- safely asserted that after hereditary
pTedisposition, catarrh is the most frequent
and important cause Of this fatal complaint
DR.. L1GHTHILL can be cons ulted al the
EBBITT House, Washington, from Monday
morning, February 80. until Saturday evening,
March ;, on Catarrh, Deafness, and all disease.
OF the Ear. Throat, and Air passages. rei6-eo3 "