, 1864-01-25
>. fCommunicated.l
DR.. James Hunter on Consumption
Consumption In Children.

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DR.. james Hunter on CouaumptlOn-
,Conxnmntton In ChIIdren.
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70 Me EdeEof q Ne thsed9o 1T1ouae- .,,
GM: have described In preceding letters the
three most common kinds Of Cousumpt1ou met
rvith IN odr1ta w. ts rh-oni :, :. o1foning ), and
WIN m4,, u aau' VIZ nfo4, oa"opg. @aa ~
Latent" consumption. before proceeding 70
speak OF Consumption In Children" / will
hrief,v exn1a,n why these differences exist. It
,nnst annear str.nce n tbe non.nrofessiona1 rea.
der that ubercles in the lungs (which characterize
all forms Of Consumption do not produce precise
y n!sV qe ssh WbV Is tbisf IT'D orran iseasod and
e o ensea h NJ these IL WSe e5anc IL the co
s,ntional pscaatrtiea o. me patients m These
a ntgaon az oS hich perrons temneramsat 1 eP to
f. Fsv - Iin ,,harc;os 8, TX 1+,,s1a ~
amos1t q suffering sspsrienssea By the Pat5en.
"out1 " n1e1 ~ ght, n ,aas "
nner tha same aiseass n o9s eaRe thera onG
p e. Ra'n II III sla1 w ol enes', WI m4e .ne
o.ne1 ta. 4 m!snI pf enuIe!y ZEE no4 Agaln1 e.
to spIttine Of bood o. henohace Ia o rom u lie
n1n aa Tsh1a .hon s;,hat - H. ~. t4e
IL oLe ~ r. ata.nr .o 'ho otaass mo 20
difersnce in The svmotoms. then. is caused by by
~ S;F4an. ~ T. t{o tsnManta ~ ~ ~ ~
tients and MT h1 any reai 3ifferanrs IN the II
aasn f.saif Rasfa az M. ,, hava otha-
uecriInIities- -idfosvacrdeiss we pbyalcftus cal
he isrsse In fndtrjdna1 casesl md too ofsen 1eai
- t., ~ .raaIe s,nd az 'e'a
When s.T. thercfore, that comparntiyely few
ihe health Of the lnnese I mean simpiy Dial medi-
~ men cnesoc1 in Fe,era1 nTctice eanpnt acanira
the great experiences which Is necessary to enable
earlV staees. 1nT mo In medicine IN detect con-
sumption In the last stage but medical eYamin-
alton; 70 be Of any value to tue patient, must dis
lore TIC ungs IRE seriously Injured, and Wills cure
10 ret possible.
GossunrT1oS IN cn1IpaEs.-It is the general
eommon % hetween the R ages q twenty and thIpty Gs
years. II We epeak of this disease only in the
adult, this may be true bnt 1t will occasion some
man Hfe during which consumption il 20 pEeTalent
or so fatal as between the aees Of three and ffseen.
Have you never been st11ek, IN looking over the
OF chtld1en?. Now, clearly, children, If properly
nururcd and clothed By their parents, ought TO be
ab it, hn eSa 9 Il and w5sn bb
6ercics aro seldom sought for IN the lungs Of chi
5sp aa they has away and die
tie physician who attended the is called upon
to furnish burial certificate, he Is compelled to
ass some to the and henee
mus. by which It was characterized. During the
past year there have not been ten burial certificates
NEW
which the "caueo Of death" sTas set down as
"iubercies Of the lungs, and yet it is certan TIM
more than hve hundred children have in that tim t
sn acce to thla seass e.: And IL # ts b.
treatment these poor little Buferers receiyedc
Can We suppose they were properly treated whe!
hs soes f s e ass o as T. e
whether child bo treated for diazrhea or con-,
fpmP.Ions , .,x.,.,.a =, x.,, ,,..,. axn..,
enses in Paris, ian Institution which receives no
Rntent under one ysas nof oyef s1tee1l tells Ha
MN. Lonos1o ana fafpa79!5ne go 70 prove ne
nqaty tom eansnmnion n ola nthsn tae
l isa lnf RIafs IL mo1tant5 occurring a"onS cn1s-
II tha childtsn this disease does not manifest it.
Of hood nrif 10 rarely. Where Couch occnrs It ia
in paroxysms. There is no e1pectoEation, for Ill
the matter forced up nom The lungs is swallowed.
There is commonly moisture on the forehead dQ-
ring the night, but seldom a distinct night
rally aacribea to worme: DIarEhea ia yeEycom;
mon symptom but It Is almost sure to be
complaint There Is one symptom which is a.
y pose1o'e 70 oetSes N enoten i t
y ne general eyfnp1ona' fne stetheseope IL the
OILY aWays Sa.S ansnest the health Of the LUNGS In chill
1ol!oWing s5mptoms: ETon.ions aonns tf ne laee; e
1he syedsEappns an; Behind he e ~
o. me neck, ano Htaoual "asslng q nesa 9 ana 10
coneEnnton oi hut 4 tSev show bad stats e tie m
10 af1ee nom inc pf9se1ee o. tu1ete1es II tne lungs
yond doubt. and cousegueatiy that parent WHO
usEtHet5 ~ AAss - AA3'e>Ns 80 6@'A"1 - ss ~"AN'