The Portland daily press., 1864-06-25
DR.. Morse on the symptoms Of Cop
sumption.

On Splitting 0 Blood and HemOrrhase from the
Lungs
LETTER NO Nv. (coSTrsurp)
To the Editor Of the Maine State Prsss
siR:-In my preceding letter said that splitting
ofbiocd was sometimes the first symptoms OF Con-
sumption, and In many consu nptves never
spit blood at ALL but as rule that the loss or more
o iess blood nom the lungs occurs during ssme Pc
ROD OF the disease in about four cases out Of i've
The cause ofspitting of blood is not generally nm.
dcrstood Tits common belief that the blood comes
from the breaking OF blood vessel ana this idea n
entertained By many physicians. Tins 10 no more
true than IL would be to FAY that bleeding from the
nose comes from the breaking of blood vessel The
blood merely oozes through the coats Of the relaxed
vessels, and Is expectoratsd. should n vessel of
any size reali break. and such eases have occurred
though extremely rare the patient bleeds
10 death. because neither medicine nor surgery AZ
fords Us any means BY whica we can apply either
sfypfic tortion. the ngafEre But As this msfor.
tune has never Occurred to me in the treatment OF
many thousands ofcases of eonsumptiye disease Its
danger Ia not worth considering.
From wha: have said 1t viii be understood that
splitting Of hood Is an alarming symptom. IS show
Ing the progress OF treacherous and most fatal dis
esss within the lungs. Either fube.cles are already
prssHon will eommsnee. Tho stopping Of the blood
gives no assurance to safety. 1t seldom co tinuss
more than few days, does it, recurrence indi.
cate any increased danger to the patient Its cause
lies deeply within the chest. aud remedy which
does not go down to the root Of the ev and remove
the obstructions within the lungs IL Of TIE least
Va ue Physicians too often cheer their patients BY
the assurance thatths blood 'only comes from he
throat" Let me the Invalid against being de-
ceivet. The throat seldom biseds-neyer enles IL be
stack By some hard substance aud wounded. II
blood coughed up, however small the quantity 10
comes from the lungs, aud delay Il death. Fortu-
nAtsly IL generally occurs before the sease 10 far
advanced, and IL proper treatment DO employed NO
danger need be spprshsnded.
The great committed BY physicisn, 4. I'm
treating the tymptom itself while the cause which
producess Is ieft in undisturbsd possession of the
Lungs.
IL viii be asked II hsmorrhage never occars when
the lungsar not diseased, Yes. there are causes
which produceit First, injury to tho lungs as rom
violent blow. Second, organic disease OF thu
hearts and third in fsme,es il may occur every four
weeks instead Of the usual periodic excretion But
ifs person spits blood whom none Of these esu.ss
exist, set It down sign that the lung, are
unsonnd Bear in mind, too. that papitatou Of
ina heart and monthly irregusrity are tar offsner
"eeAsss 'nAa tne cause VI splitting of blood. Pa
hsnts viii understand the fearful import Of this
| symptom when tell them that Baron Louis, an en-
inent French authority on Consumption. did mot
meet sriih single instance, out Of txess hundred
cases. In which the loss Of blood was not preceded
or followed By the Development Of tuberclss. II
you value health. IL you prize hfs IL you have sny
object that renders existence desirable. begin nov
eArne'ty to resist the progress OF tins arfa mals-
dy. the seeds of which sown ia the most vital
part OF your body
with this close my observations on the symp-
toms Of consumption. shall hereafter describe the
varieties OF this disease.
Persons living at distance can be treated bv LAT.
ter
Your obsdieut Servant.
CHAS. MORSE, MD,
Physician for Diseases of the Throat and Langs
Once No.2 Smith street, Portland, NE.
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