, 1865-11-27
Mem anbtrttsen1entB.
NOTES on DISEASES OF THE
Threat and Lungs.
NO. T.
THE SfMPT04S OF CONSUMPTION.
sY!. wlHst0w AYEa, M.b
Chicago Throat and Lung 1nstisuts, y HeCor-
uiek1 BLOCK, Corner usa7hmn ard
Randolph Streets.

Catarri IL often regarded by the patient - aoll
the head snd he Often expresses his as.ontsh eut
hIa remarkable tendency to contract Hsnh tsad.
deed bs declares that he u scarcely ru from col
before be takes anpttsr+ I'D ut s1va1s cxceod =
careful; 1t Ii also MISTER of supEt4e 10 him that II
cold always Seems to settle IN tho head md throat
At times many of The s5mptors Of C1tarra ma,
seem ahsse md t3 patient b led to hupe that tn
oi4ease Il Aaout 70 swear or" but smother class o
symptoms scun appea=, and he iea1ns TO ha horror
thas ine1exd of recovering nom tho disease 1t has
somevhat changed In ita character, and hes extended
to the throat.
3en8s ot uueasincsa is sometimes felt b rc4tiug.
speaking or singing. hoarseness At tunes accars-
1ensaon Of dIyness Is felt ln the threat, appes
that sone foreign substance. for t,stance half
otsructet ths thEost. there be<omes sease Of lan-
snor and fatigue, brtathlesspe8 upon = ntt1e 11cr-
ton, eho<t hacking cough. peculiar soEnd IN cesF-
Ing the throat, = feeling though there wesc not
enough In Gle chest 10 breathe These md ohef
symptoms oeew afser tho disease has nsde coasldfr~
bic progress Thea L. tho tine when Consumption Is
about to begn ita dfesdfui work. rpto this period
she progress q the disease ExJ' have" bten
M1w, and tie patient may, ID expressing
his confident hops thatlt win wtar Of decease tnt
he has had the CatatEh for JeaE7 and has seemed
to become much vorse, and trnsss that he viii '.by
snd by recover. but thh delrston Is the xrar e1nr
which has peop1ed our Cemeteries with ccu1 u1umptFs
FORMS
1t Is my eaDdid or.1ton sh.t rAreefcnrtns Of the,
vast number who die df>conz1mptIsn might h Hred
did they twaktn to ade trne sene1 Of danger when
the tlses1e nfst appeared u the teAd and th1cst:
and tho best wEiezs tho ahlest physicians Of the age
hare expreBed similar otInlcas. Tia sr1up,ernS Of
The ysGSt1ce Of Consumption TaEfas, but sta fba-
lowing prominent, and Whenever uny Of she1x 70
pear thorough examination shsaid s1rsays be .rade
With view Arrest the d1seasc II shcEu to exit
There u ranaaJ sense OF WEAKNESS upon N.1ie
exercise, adisalttou to eeAs1 pasalye 1d Idle: d T.
pondency ofsentfEes IRON apparent catse; peru
liar senstvenasst 10 tho erects OF cold aud hseathlcs
ness upon novssx quickly; oe ascending hill r.
stairs: slight hacking cough, WITH Or E1thcnt
.o.auon; e1ctta1oity upon slight secasto12 a1fnp
Mains through &he eAest back or rder ths ehont.
der blades. Tho syszptcus mcfcnotlccabic toFan1
or during the night. slight fever ID the afse.no cold
feet and hands, or IN many casca 6lue trdy Of Ii.
lIps and roots OF the an9eT nalls,
The yymptozds, OF thc serosd std9e srr qnicEeneA
pulse-slight fere.soxard erenlng; &hllItY to taxa
cold ras,]J: howels Ee1ezal1y costlyev DIE eye has
peculiar whItencss and nster skln and mouth dry In
the afternoon; cA1s USUALLY about midday, tbut u,ay
occur ut other tmas} followed By fever during which
the cheeks ate flushed dry burning hea& effects the
palms Of the hands ad soIes OF the might sweats
The symptoms Of tho &afra sfd9e are great loss Of
flesh and weakness, (which symptoms, however sont
times appear in the aeeoudstage) dlartaoea; swell
Ing OF the limbs; mouth; raalng Of lnote With
sptcks Of tuberc1e in It which LOOK like ezubs Of
cheese Without prompt Treatment death speedily
ensues The average duration Of the dlseass hosn its
nrst invasion till deatti il ffom SIX to eighteen
months.
Persons suffering from satzxrh bronchitis. asthma
or consumption, who have. become dishra1tered By
yainly rrJ1u9 the ordfnaTT forms Of medication,
would do we'll to carefully -1nrestignte the Aerisn
system Of curr, snd especially At this ttue- thc
greater numhas Of deaths occur Ia autumn and spring
and the present scasoc' L. peculiarly favorable
for recovery.
Those who cannot ca11 mn. ustSe, when little book
upon the subject and List Of questions will be sent
tfce OF charge.
/. WINSL0W AEER, II. D.,
PhysieIao nr diseases Of the Throst and Chest and
Proprietor Of the Chlc1go Threat and Lung Instnte