The Portland daily press., 1864-07-02
DIR. Morse on Chronic Consumption.
LETTER NO XVI.

To the Editor Of The Maine state Press.
SIg:-Ihe culver Of death has no arrow 80 fatal az
Consumption. In all the history Of the past II has
been the great foe of human life.
Having pointed out the usual symptoms which oc-
cur in Consumption, propose next to explain in
this and subsequent let ers the several kinds OF this
dsase for it must not be supposed that in all cases
the same symptoms exist.
The most common form Of this disease Is known
TO physicians b, the name Chronic Consumption
aaa generally begins with slight dry coush' IL
Is called chronic, Deeause Off slow proxress The
old physicians used to regard cough a. the cause be-
know shat t Is bat the Ell Ct IL would be Qnitc as
sensible to say that pain decay in tbs teeth
As that cough producsi disease ofths lungs Cough
10 but symptom OF Irritation in the lungs aud Tor
. long time Is scarcely more than dry hacklng'
ats cause u the presence Of tuDercles In Their hrst
stages OF Development and IL the patent were to die
suddenly Of an injury or an acute disease We should
Ind them -tudding the upper part OF one or both
lungs and looking precisely ike mlet seed. II is
very common to mad the lungso those dying Of fe-
vers and ianamstions filled with fine tuDefc e. aud
that too, where the health OF the lungs had never
been suspected Indeed. many Of those friends
with whom We are Ia daily intercourse and who re-
gard Themselves as perfectly healthy, are thus car
ryins aboat this seeds their own destruction de-
POSI- ed 70 the lungs during some rtcsnt cold. and
only awaiting some future exposure to render them
actise and aevelope the disease OF which they are
the germs.
Chrome Consumption begin, diff rently in differ
emit cases. person apparently Ia perfect heath,
has an attack of catarrh. or sure thrOxt and when
tlis subsidies il leaves the dry hacking gh before
alu Cd 10. Or the hsst symptom may be- splitting
b God, which may be considerable, aud OF a bright
red color, or only light streak in tho mucus In
many cases the nrst sign il chilly sensation In
back. followed by more or less heat IN the palm OF
tbs hands. or an afternoon nush the cheeks
Then again, In manJ cases We mad the hands and
feet colder than natural At this season tie patient
probably does not feel this, but those IN health,
When shaking hands imme ciafeiy detect the differ
ence. should the flushing OF the che Is or tho To-
vsrshness Of the hands be followed b. presprzfions
at night. the patient ID thought u % suffering from
Masked Ague
The stomach in chrt mic Consumption IL not u.u-
ally muc1 disturbed until alter the ase /. firmly
established. Its by no means uncommon for tho
10 becomes eapricious and poor. In females month";
ly irIegulsrify is CONNIE from early eiiod Of
tne disease, and ARISES from the debility produced
BY the bad state of the lungs. After hectic fever
aud night sweats are fslly abiished fho los q y
.sl and sreng h takes place rapidly and the body
may trulydbe said TO consume away. In a severe
case the joints show the loss OF esh by
log larger than natural the chest becomes Contract
ed th- st1fes sharpened and the res attain moro
than their wonted brillfancy.
cure Is only 10 be effected By carefully adapting
ing the remedies TO the affected rart Bur tris i
shall OK plain when cons to speak Of treatment
tfo bs continued
Persons living at distance can be treated ov LET.
ter.
Your Ob~dienl Servant
CHAS- MORSE, n. D..
Physician for Diseases Of the Throat and Iune.
Once No. Smith street. Portlasd. Me.
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