The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-08

CATARRH is disease of the mucous mem
brane OF che nasal passages aud those cavi-
ties of the head communicating With thcm.
Insignificant as 10 appcnrein iis first stages,
IT is apt in It's progress to become instru-
mental in causing the loss or impairment
of smell. taste, hearing, aud sight and In
creating serious constitutional derangc-
mcntS not mireqncntly terminating in
consumption
At the commencement of the malady. the
symptoms arc those of an ordinary cold. a
feeling OF irritation, sensitivcncss heat or
pain is experienced IN the nose, tlic edges
.ofwhich are red and swollen. aud which Is
stopped up sometimes on one side some
times on the other. aud occasionally on
both. rendering res spirationthrOughi iteither
difficult or impossible, This condition
is accompanied hy q frequent desire to
sure2c. aud discharge Of NJ first clear
acrid water afterwards Of n promise thick.
yelloWish and extremely offensive matter
This secretion becomes p'irulpni and in-
creased in quantity as the complaint pro-
gfcssrs, assumes an exceedingly frtid odor
and forms one of the most characteristic
features of the disease. aud u source of the
gtcatcst ANNOYANCE and danger. Il escapes
mot only bv thc nose. but passes into the
irritation, aud requires frequent pprt0ra-
tom hawking, or scrIping for it' removal.
As i.e PASSAGE into the throat is very much
facilitated hy y horizontal position Of the
body. sleep rs frequently disturbed by q
sensation OF choking In consequence, aud
many are obliged tofir In a 4eni-rccum-
bont positionto obtain necessary ropose.
| Owing ia the Inflammation and heat In the
lt nY al ea1 a ~ rp
o0cu eNapOratcs, and the rest assuming a
condition of solidity. is deposited upon the
| mrW bran" Of the nose aud upper part OF
! tile .hroat in the shape oi crjIsts or hard
cned humps. The arcumulAtionoft these in
crustatiOpS produces q feeling of discOm-
/ fort. 1ild narrows the nasal passages so as
tO Cinbarrass rcspiiation Therefore. nc-
quont efforts are required to remove them
either by torcihly blowing the nose or by
! persistent hawking. n practice as disagree
able to- the one affected ms ii is TO those
around HIM That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane
| will after It's removal. sometimes be found
bluody, u fact which explains the force re-
| Quuel for its dislodGmcnt During sleep
| thcsr iucrustatiOus accumulate more rap
| Idly. and the feeliug IS therefore most nm
c1mlur.abciu the morning. Sometimes
| all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
| tii amer breakfast, or after some stimulant
! has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
| frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
when snail particles of this substance will
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
! charge.
The breath assuming an excessively fctid
aud sickcning odor, ana becomes occasion.
| ally so offensive as 10 render the patient an
object ( disgust to himself rs well ~ Ia
others.
! The aecumulatiou OF the discharge. to
gcthcr ith tic thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
| lhT0ugli the nasal passages very difficult,
aud oil ntimes impossible ncccssitating
raspirttr n principally through the month
| IA mctl I'd very delctrrious to the general
health, hut more particularly So to the
| lungs " ieh become weak and irritable
! Tie vol, loses los musical quality and as
sumes q liscordant. harsh, and nasal char
actcr; sCusc OF smell becomes much
| Impaired or entirely lost, and the same cr-
feet, though less frequent. is produced ON
! taste o, asonally, while blowing the nose
% cracklilg or bubbllng sound IL heard In
| the cars. and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopp,d tp, but returns suddcnly, with
soletliJr like u swapping sound. This
phcnom, uou may be repeated several times,
until hes lug does not return, but remains
permanently injured. I'm other cases hear
| ing is io 50 gradually that considerable
degree deafness may exist before the
person IS really aware of the fact. Either
Irunditlpu is often accompanied with noises
iu the he of every conceivable descrip-
ton, materially increasing the distress of
tho sufferer
Thecyc are aptto become weak. irritable.
/ It.t a .lg - f.. tn. q
aud Wi!iU. or after the slightest eNertinu
A pain, Iupre or less acute, or u distressing
feeling ui pressure is experienced over the
ewes. ana sometimes on the top or back of
the bead nd also pain in the face. closely
re.cmhliu neuralgia, for which IL Is very
Omen misllkcn. The distress in the head
WrakcIis le memory and produces irrita-
bility aud moroscne.s of disposition. The
Stomach rnel9lllv suffers more or less, and
bccomcs weak and irritable; the appetite
/, caprici.us aud nearly always bad In the
morning. in severe eases the system
becomes ecble and prostrItod. This is
manifested ~ a disposition 60 drOWsincss|
and sleep. aversion to either physical or
mental cN'rtion, and a feeling of fatigue
and weakness.
Not unfGquenty catarrh proves fatal.
either hy debilitating the system aud weai-
ing out the pnticnt, or by travelling down
warl and producing throat affections
brhnchti-. and, finally CONSUMPTION. ItI
may bc safely asserted that, after hprcdita-
ny prcdis position, catarrh is the most
frequent a1d Important cause of this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms OF caiarrh vary consider
ably In different individuals, the degree of
their severity dcpendmgupon constitution
al iliosyn rasies and various cNtrrnal in
iluruccs. With somc the complaint con
tultes for numberof years In amild form
aud without caHsing any of thc Injurious
res Its above described, while with Others
all thc WORT effects are produced III a short
-pIao of tilnc,, and cases apparently most
harmless may. through mprudcnt expo |
sure, ad. itional cold, or mtayorable |
changes oi the weather. suddenly exhibit |
all the viol nee and malignity which char |
actcriZc the seyCrcst ones.
With some persons this disease becomes |
periodical, attacklugthcm regularly at GER |
tain seasons each year. as ia the early pari !
of spring when the roses are la bloom. and |
hence rs name ''rose catarrh - or in mid |
summer during haying time, when il Is /
known as "hay-caarrh.' Some claim To |
De able 10 predict the cXact day and ovcnl
hour of the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved of the diilicul- |