The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-06

sncpLc. and discharge OF at iirst clear
acrid water, afterwards of Wotuse thick,
VclluWish and cNtrcnoiy offensive natter.
Ihi. secretion becomes purulent and in
creased ia quantity as the complaint pro-
Itrcssrs, assumes M exceedingly ietid odorI
1lnA forms one OF the most characteristic
l features Of the ,baAsr and q sOnrccof the
.fcutest annoyance and danger. II escapes
Itot only toy the liosp but passcs into the
throat. producing hv iis lndgmout local
Irritation. and requires frequent eNpectora-
tiuu, hawking. ur scraping for It's removal.
As lis passage into The throat is very much
| Nlrilitatcd hV u horizontal position of the
lhndy sleep IS frequently Disturbed by q
smlfatiou OF chokiug ln consequence and
many are Obliged t0 Vie Va semi-rccum-
lbcnt position 70 obtain necessary reposc.
! Owing to the Inflammation aud heat in the
hcul. the WAtcry portion Of the discharge
often ryaporatts. and the rest assuming u
condition. of solidity, Is deposited upon the
tlcmb uuc of the uu-c and upper part Of
liltr throat i'm The shape " crnsis or hard
icurd lrtnns. The accumulation Of these IN
icruStations produces a feeling of discom-
,oat aud narroWs the nasal passages so as
10 cuiharraes respiration, therefore. ilt'-
luttVul efforts are required to rnmoVc them,
cItlier 10y lorciblv blowing the NOSE or by
persistent hawking, Il practice rs disagree
able tb the one affected ns il Is to those
4
(which adhered 60 themuoous membrane.
will, after its removal. sometimes be found
nloudy. fact which explains the force re-
lutrirrd tr lis disludgnrnt During sleep
ih,ssc iuCrustatiuus accumulate more rap
Idly. and The feeling Is therefore most un-
IpoiiG-riablc in the morning. Sometimes
Lam rGuri,i to clear the throat are futile un-
tiI afor' breakfast, or after some stimulant
B has bdtn, swallowed. Iteration of the
. luur,1ls membrane OF the nose takes place
lNrlutnt ~ sometimes attacking the bone,
3 wi On su.lll particles OF this substance will
occa-ionallg be found mixed with the dis
charge,
. The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and sickcuiug odor and becomes occasion
! lully $50 offensive Us 20 render the patient W
. object of .lisgust 20 himself as wcll rs tc
othurs.
1LC accumulation of the discharge, to-
Igethhr " IA the thickcncd condition of th,
muoous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
3 Hand oflcr. lines impossible, ueccssitatin9
rcspraiio principally through the mouth
Ia meth, very dcleteriou- Ia the general
health, 1t more particularly 80 10 Oh,
laup4 Wl ich Is, come weak and irritable
The Noir, loses il. musical quality, and as
! snmes a. iscortlan.t. harsh, and nasal char
b Iacfer; ia sense o,' smell becomes mucl
impaired lr entirely lost, and the same cl-
feet, thou IA less freq lenl Is produced on
taste. Occasionally. WIN llcblowmgth the nose
} a CTarklu 6 or bubbling SOUND Is heard N
the cars, md hearing bee ONES quite lhich
or stoppc mp, but returns suddenly, VIII
somcthiu like u snappino sound. Thi
Iphenomepon may Dc crepcatcd several times
until hearing does rot return, bilI romans
permanently Injured. In Other cases near
lnG Is TO- 80 gradually that a 90 hsiheraDi'
degree oi deafness may exist b tl"TV tl'
person IS really aware of the inct. hlle'
Irouditiou Is often accompanied wit, noise
~ lhe hrtd OF every conceivable "a scrip
tion' materially increasing tie 1istu, 'ss o
the sulle.r,
Throyc are aptto become weak. hritah, 'e
ana uispuscd 90 water on exposure to cob
npl wind, or uitcr the slightest eNcrion
| \ pnln, Wprc or less acute, or n distrcasinVl
feeling of pressure Is experienced over tha
eyes uu nmetimcs on the top or back of
The head and also pain in the face, closrl, |
resembling neuralgia, for which il Is very |
IPfenmi-lnkcu The distreg. IN the head |
1 Wgakrns t.'c memory and produces irrita-
! hility aud mOrosencss of tlispositinn. Tho
stomach generally Suffers more or less, and |
| becomes weak apd irritable; the apprtitel
/ is ~prP'his and nearly always bad in the
morning ln severe eases the system |
becomes lccblc and prostratrd. This isl
manitcslrA ny u disposition TO drow mess
aud sleep lYersion 20 either physical or
mental eN'rtiomhnda ceiling ol fatigue
aud weakness.
! Not uni equrntly oaialgh proves Gtal, |
either ~ drbiitating thesVsteut ami wear |
| ing ont ihc patient, or by travelling down- |
ward ana producing throat affections. |
BRONCHITIS, and. finally, ooNsuMTIuN Itl
Imay hc safely asserted that, after hcrulita- |
| ry predisrosition, catarrh Is the most
irequeng and important cause of liiis fhtnl
complaint.
/ The symptoms of cllarrh vary consider |
Iably ia different individuals, the degree oil
! their severity depoudingupo constitutions |
| al idiosyncrasics and various external in |
| ilurnors. with some the complaint con-
ltnpes for a numborof Years in mild form. |
lRUi Witiuut caHsinw any of The injurious |
rc-1lt- above described, while Will others |
all the Wor't elects are produced in a short
space OF llme and cas,s apparently most
harulcs, may. through inprudcnt cNpo- /
sure. additional cold, or unGivorable
change al ,he weather, suddenly cNhibitl
all the Ninl nee aud malignity which char
actwizctll, everest ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
pcriodical' attacking gihcm regularly atcer-
tain seasons each year. ms in the early nartt
Of spring When the roses are IN bloom, andI
hence rs Iiamc "rusc catarrh !" or In mid
summer during hayin@ time, when Il Is
known q, ''hal -catarrl." Some claim 10
he able to predict tho oNart day aud even
hour of the attack They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved of the difficult
ty during the intervals bat we have rcn-
son 20 suppose that symptoms of The COM
llaintarcconstahtly present IN some mild
toiIn or other which aru reused into acth-
iiy by the odor peculiar to certain plants
with which the atmos phereis impa,gnatedI
during the seasons mentioned. Tho conc
paratiVe quiet cuiuyed between tle atlaeks
no doubt leRdstn the orrOne0us belief thatl
the atection has ceased entirely.
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