The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-03

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IT. is apt in rs progl ess W uerI ~. im,nairmen
mental IN causing IN, 'd ond s,gbt and Il
creatinT ssrions nans,,,, tiOnal derange
ments' not unfrequently {, 'i''"'7
consumption.
AT the commencement Of the NAL IA W
symptoms are those an ordinary G, az a
icehng OF irritation, sensitiveness. he, y,
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edA
OF which are red and swollen. and which
stopped up sometimes on one side. some
Times on the other, and occasionally on
hoth, rendering respiration through iteifher
difficult or impossible This condition
is accompanied by a frequent desire TO
sheeze' aud discharge of &C first clear,
acrid water afterwards of a profuse thick,
lyellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased in quantity as the complaint pro-
gresses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one of the most characteristic
features ofthe disease and source of the
lSrcatcst annoyance and danger. 1t escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat producing by its lodgment local
irritation, and requires frequent expectora-
ton, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
| As IT'S passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by n horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by al
sensation of choking IN consequence, and
many are obliged to lie In % semi-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose.
4 Owing 10 the Inflammation and heat i'm the
| head,the wntery portion OF the discharge
often cvaporatcS. and the rest assuming
condition of solidity. is deposited upon the
membrane Of the nose aud upper part of
the throat in the shape of crusts or hard
! Icncd Jumps. The accumulation of these n-
1 prustnt inns n1.nGpaha Gonltpar ,F Il
fort and narrows the nasal passages so MS
to embarrass respiration, therefore. fire.
qucnt efforts are required to remove them
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, practice rs Disagree
able ~ the one affected rs it Is to those
around him. That side of the iucrustation
| which adhered to the mucous membrane. |
| viii, after its removal, sometimes be found |
bloody, fact which explains the force re-
! quired for its dislOdgment, During slecn
these incrustations accumulate more rap- |
| idly, aud the feeling is therefore most IN |
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all Efforts to clear the throat are futile nm |
ti after breakfast or after some stimulant |
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
frequently, sometimes attacking the bone |
when small particles of this substance will |
occasionally he found mixed with the dis
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and sickcning odor, and becomes occasion-
ally so offensive as to render the patient am
object OF disgust To himself as well as to |
others.
The accumulation of the discharge, to-
gether with the thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
ana oiteutimes impossible, necessitatine
respiration principally through the mouth
"a method very deleterious 70 the general
health, hut more particularly so to the
lungs which become weak and irritable.
Ihe voice loses Its musical quality, and as
sumes % discOrdant, harsh. and nasal char
acter; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff
iect though less frequent, Is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose
cracking or bubbllng sound Is heard i'm
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like Il swapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times.
until heat lug does not return, but remains
permanently Injured. In other cases hear
ing is lost 20 gradually that a considerable
degree OF deafness may exist before the
person Is really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
in the head of every conceivable descrip-
the sufferer. |,
Theeye3 are aptto become weak irritable.
and disposed TO water on exposure To cold
and wind. OF after the slightest exertion.
pain, more or less acute, or a distressing
ieellng oi pressure is experienced over theIS
eyes, ana sometimes on the top or back ofl
the head aud also pain in the face. closely
resembling neuralgia, for which It is very
often mistaken. The distress in the head q
weukens ne memory and produces irrita-
hility and moroscness of disposition. The !
stomach generally suffers more or less, and q
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite :
Is capricio1s and nearly always bad IN the {
morning In severe cases the system =
becomes feeble and prostratcd. This is y
manifested by a disposition to drowsiness
and sleep, aversion to either physical or
mental eNcrtioh, and a feeling of fatlgne g
and weakness.
Not unfrequeutly catarrh proves fatal, Il
either by facilitating the system and wear, 4
ing out the patient, or BY travelling DOWN r
ward anti producing throat affections \,
bronchitis and, finally, CONSUMPTION. Itl
may be safely asserted that, after heredita- q
ry predisFositlon, catarrh is the most \
frequent aAd important cause OF this fatal Y
4
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider !,
ably in different individuals, the degree oil
their severity depending upon constitution
al idiosynt rasies aud various external in
huences. With some the complaint con o
tinues for "A number of years i'm mild form. q
and without causing any of the injurious II
results above described, while with Others ;
iil the worst effects are produced in a short h
space of time, and cases apparently most p
harmless may, through imprudent exp0- tS
sure. additional cold, or unfav6rable NJ
changes OF the weather, suddenly exhibit 81
Ill the violence and malignity which char =
lcterize thv seyerest ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly at cer-
ain seasons each year, as in the early part a
IF spring when the roses are In bloom, and
hence its name "rose eatarrh - or in mid
'ummer during haying time, when il is
Known rs "hay-catarrh.n Some claim tol O,
)e able To predict the exact day and even sa
lour of the attack They usually consider %
themselves entirely relieved of the dihlcul-
y during the Intervals but we have rea-
on to suppose nlat symptoms of the COM
llaint are constantly present In some mild